On Saturday I was on assignment for the Royal City Record at the PacWest women’s soccer final between the Douglas Royals and Vancouver Island University Mariners. The lighting at most local outdoor sports fields is pretty dismal; this was my first real test of the Canon 70D’s low-light capabilities. By the end of the evening match, I had pushed the camera’s ISO to 8,000, a far cry from the old film days when 3,200 ASA was stretching the medium’s capabilities to its limit.
Photo by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Nisha Simra battles for the ball with a VIU Mariners defender in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.
Photo by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Mikayla Hamilton battles VIU defender Lexi Fawcett in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.
Photo by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Madison Hendry chases down a ball past VIU defender Lexi Fawcett in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.
Photo by Mario Bartel VIU Mariners celebrate their 1-0 win in Saturday’s PacWest women’s soccer championship against the Douglas Royals at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West.
Photo by Mario Bartel A Douglas Royals forward loses a race to the ball to VIU defender Haroop Mali in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.
Photo by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals Taylor Wettig absorbs defeat as players from the VIU Mariners rush to celebrate their championship in the PacWest women’s soccer final, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West.
Photo by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals absorb their 1-0 loss to the VIU Mariners in the finals of the PacWest women’s soccer championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West.
Photo by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Nisha Simra loses a header to VIU defender Zoe Grace in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.
Photo by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Sam Kell gets around VIU defender Lexi Fawcett in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.
Photo by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Taylor Wettig loses a battle for the ball to a Vancouver Island Mariners’ defender in the first half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.
Photo by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Nishi Simra is knocked off the ball by VIU defender Kaylee Dodds in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.
MARIO BARTEL 