Hopp Schwiiz!
Photography of Swiss fans supporting their team in the 2006 World cup.
 
   
   
   
   
         
   
         
   
         
   
         
 
I'm living in Zuerich at the moment, and have been watching the England world cup games in a stadium with a big screen TV, created in the square at Bellvueplatz on lake Zuerich. My sister and I watched the England vs Paraguay match there a week before, when she came to visit for the weekend. I decided to go and practice my photography and fought my way through the crowds taking pictures as I went, during the South Korea vs. Switzerland match. My goal was to get a good picture for my works bi-monthly photographic club competition, as well as practice my general skills. People were all very friendly and I must have been asked 50 times if I worked for the Sun or some British newspaper, and people were mostly thrilled to have their photo taken, but I tried hard not to let them notice me at all, it made for a better image.

All images were taken without a flash to try and keep the images natural looking, and mainly at 1600 ISO using my 50mm f1.8 EF prime lens.





Authors: Page created by: James Bartosik
Date of event: June 24th 2006.
Page History: First created: June 2006. Last Revision: 8/11/06. Revision version: 1.2.
Camera and Lenses: Canon 350D, EF 50mm f1.8, EF-S 17-85mm IS, f4-5.6 USM.
Locations: Bellvueplatz, Zuerich, Switzerland. Click for Google earth link.
Wikipedia links: 2006 World Cup.
Copyright: © Copyright material, all rights reserved.