Ice cold northern derby

Of course that's not true: it wasn't an ice-cold derby - at least in the first half - because HSV immediately fired up the cauldron in their own stadium and created a lot of pressure in Werder Bremen's defensive cauldron.

But the outside conditions were freezing. The stadium thermometer read -6°C, but I think it was colder. Even though Naldo wore a short-sleeved jersey, he still had the gloves handed to him later. With continuous snowfall and a cool wind, it became uncomfortable in the stadium after an hour. But only half an hour of play was over. And as a photographer on the sidelines, jumping around a bit to warm up doesn't go down well.

In the end I got it thanks to warm underwear, sensible gloves and two pocket warmers managed to work sitting for three hours in the freezing cold - but indoor sports in winter are more pleasant!

I found the behavior of my camera interesting, because after about an hour it was difficult to persuade the rear exposure time dial to set shorter times again, but longer ones were no problem. Towards the end of the football game I also noticed unusual fluctuations in the automatic white balance, which you can also see in the pictures. However, this could also be due to the unusually high white content of the images due to the snowfall.

Ultimately, I'm happy that a camera for which operating temperatures of 0° to 40°C are specified in the instructions for use can last for three hours without any problems, even in sub-zero temperatures and high humidity due to snowfall from above and lawn heating from below. If necessary, I could have avoided the problem with the exposure time by not working in manual mode but in the aperture program.