Wow - Now THAT is a baseball shot

MDalbyMDalby Registered Users Posts: 697 Major grins
edited March 28, 2011 in Sports
This would be a tough shot to get.

http://www.life.com/gallery/57791/the-weeks-best-photos-31811#index/8
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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    Uh huh, uh huh!
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  • crustycrusty Registered Users Posts: 10 Big grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    DAMN! I had enoug problems chasing a bee around one day... couldn't imagine a 90mph fastball!

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  • TEphotosTEphotos Registered Users Posts: 23 Big grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    WOW!! That is an amazing shot!!
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  • craig_dcraig_d Registered Users Posts: 911 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    Long, fast telephoto lens, shooting through the backstop, and a DSLR with a fast continuous shooting mode... probably not all that hard, really. In the course of several innings, shooting at every pitch, you could hope to get a shot comparable to that, especially if you had the good fortune or freedom to be in just the right spot. The real credit due the photographer is not simply for getting the shot, but for having imagined it and daring to go for it.
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    I'd still like to see the eXif.
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  • xchangxxchangx Registered Users Posts: 47 Big grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    It's not too hard to get. I've got a variation of that:
    http://www.michaelchangphotography.com/Sports/Portfolio/DSC1136/940424441_ruPZd-L.jpg

    Batter's not in there, but it's the same concept.

    Essentially you focus on the pitcher then back the focus off so that the focus plane is between the pitcher and the batter (probably somewhere in the middle). Then fire away and hope that one shot has the ball passing through the focus plane.
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    Terriffic, Michael.
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  • MomaZunkMomaZunk Registered Users Posts: 421 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2011
    Cool...something to play with at tomorrow's game.
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  • travischancetravischance Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2011
    Icebear wrote: »
    I'd still like to see the eXif.

    I'm with you on this one. Probably shot at f8 or so & then using something like Alien Skin Bokeh to achieve that.
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  • ajroahkniajroahkni Registered Users Posts: 82 Big grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    I wonder if it were "catch-in focus" setting? The camera's set to fire as soon as an object enters the pre-set focal distance.
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  • cecilccecilc Registered Users Posts: 114 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    travischance wrote: »
    I'm with you on this one. Probably shot at f8 or so & then using something like Alien Skin Bokeh to achieve that.

    Nah ... I don't think so .... it can be achieved right in camera.

    That shot has been referred as "the Detrick" after Chris Detrick, a photojournalist out of Salt Lake City (I think!) who was one of the first - if not THE first - shooter to make the photo.

    You can see Chris' shot here, which has been the inspiration behind a boatload of other attempts at the "look": http://www.chrisdetrick.com/02_sports/index.html and look for image #28.

    But it IS a great shot !!
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  • travischancetravischance Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    cecilc wrote: »
    Nah ... I don't think so .... it can be achieved right in camera.

    That shot has been referred as "the Detrick" after Chris Detrick, a photojournalist out of Salt Lake City (I think!) who was one of the first - if not THE first - shooter to make the photo.

    You can see Chris' shot here, which has been the inspiration behind a boatload of other attempts at the "look": http://www.chrisdetrick.com/02_sports/index.html and look for image #28.

    But it IS a great shot !!

    #28 in Chris' landing page. I'd seen versions of this shot before that looked as if they'd been created in post. I agree that it's a great shot!!!!
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