Away From The Action

OhEddieOhEddie Registered Users Posts: 337 Major grins
edited May 6, 2010 in People
Many time when I am shooting my sons high school baseball games, the light get too low for high speed action. This is when I will shoot the kids in the dugout or walk around the stands to see what the fans are up too.

All of these images were converted to sepia tone using the built in SmugMug Color Effect tool.

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Once I converted them to sepia tone, I would download them back to my computer and add just a little more contrast.

May be a little time consuming, but I think it is worth it.

Watcha think...


(1) - Consession Workers

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(2) - The Look

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(3) - Fuzzy Buddy

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(4) - Strike a Pose

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(5) - Flower Power

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(6) - My 4th Grader

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(7) - Cain Reflects

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(8) - Here's Looking At Ya

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(9) - Future All Star

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(10) - Just Chillin'

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(11) - My High School Junior

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(12) - And..... A Little Curtsy

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Comments

  • CaspianCaspian Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2010
    Nice shots. It looks like they would also be good shots in color or straight black and white. The sepia toning works well for you with these pictures because it shows how well you see the light in the scene when you take the pictures. #7 is my favorite of the group. It is a classic portrait shot.
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  • Mr. QuietMr. Quiet Registered Users Posts: 1,047 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2010
    Great set!
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  • kidzmomkidzmom Registered Users Posts: 828 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2010
    Really nice work! These are outstanding Eddie!
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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2010
    Some really special shots in there. 2/7/8/10/11 are wonderful as captures of expressions in the game(s). The posed shots and those of the girls are really nice as well.
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  • OhEddieOhEddie Registered Users Posts: 337 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2010
    Thank you for your kind comments. These are mostly just snapshots. The only posing is in #1 & #10. Even #4 where he just saw me pointing the camera at him and he just smiled for me. I like it when they do that. Unlike #2, I don't think he liked having a camera pointed his way.
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  • PhotoLasVegasPhotoLasVegas Registered Users Posts: 264 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2010
    I think all except #1 are very very nice. Though you call them "snapshots", all of them (except #1) are above that level. My specific problems with #1 are that she is OOF (it's weird, though - she seems to be on the focus plane - is there a problem with the lens?)... and the pic seems slightly crooked based on the line above their heads. I just dont' think this shot is anywhere near the quality of the others.

    Also I'm not a huge fan of the sepia look in these photos- especially a "stock" look such as provided by SmugMug. It's too "generic" and while OK overall, could use some fill light here-and-there, and some boost in the blacks in other spots.
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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2010
    some nice stuff here..the last shot is particularly nice!
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