MONOMAD – Fun on the soccer field |

Celebrating victory under the rain.

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Recording soccer tournaments for children and teenagers is a joy in itself for photographers. The natural joy of children, their innocence, their enthusiasm, is very quickly contagious to anyone who sees, especially to the photographer behind the camera.

While participating in a tournament at the Rawang Itiek Field in Pantonlabu, North Aceh (Indonesia), I recorded several interesting moments, both on the field and off the field.

There is a little football player lying on the field. I don't know if they are really in pain or just diving. Children are great imitators. They imitate their idols on the field, especially the viral ones, including diving which results in their opponents being sanctioned by the referee. History has recorded many football tragedies caused by players diving.

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Listen to instructions from the coach.

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respect for the audience.

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Some matches took place under heavy rain which only added to the excitement for the children. They are very enthusiastic about chasing or winning the ball, including celebrating when they score a goal.

There is one fundamental drawback when photographing children's actions on the soccer field, namely a telephoto camera. Many of the children's expressions and details in the field could not have been recorded without lengthy telephotos.

This is what I experienced because I don't have a long telephoto. I've long dreamed of a telephoto that could take photos from a distance. Hopefully the reward from the #monomad photos here will enable me to buy a camera in the future.

Thank you for the support of all parties, both past, present and future support.[]

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Lying on the field. Today's children are also good at diving.