This image illustrates both athletic skill and soccer proficiency at the high school level.
The Gulf Islands player is clearly in full control and in the process of passing the ball to a team member. She will continue to be part of the play upfield.
The shallow depth of focus both isolates the players and softens Gulf Islands Secondary School behind. See the camera settings below:
technical: ISO 200, 1/250 sec at f/3.2
camera: Canon 1D Mark III (up to 14 images/sec with continuous autofocus)
lens: 300mm f/2.8
image: April, 2008