#14

Here is a good example of why primes let you down sometimes. I was as

far back as I could go and still missed her foot. I had some extra

space on the right which would have been enough to include the foot,

but the action was so fast (and I had to jump out of the way right

after this frame) I missed it.

I'll agree that primes can restrict you sometimes, but two other thoughts...

Zooms can be a problem as well, It can be really difficult, if not impossible to zoom with moving subjects like this. If anything, when shooting from a close position like this you might just want to try a wider prime and crop when necessary.

Also, this is arguably as much about "aim" as about the prime. If your shot had been a bit to the left, missing the other player's hand wouldn't have been much of a loss.

Speaking of cropping, I wonder how this would look if you took a bit off the right to get a slightly tighter crop?

Of course, I wouldn't be too serious about the post mortem on a shot like this - it is just plain hard to track such quickly moving subjects! :-)