I love baseball

StevenVStevenV Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
edited April 12, 2006 in Sports
From this morning's game, my older son's team-mate makes the play.

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I haven't done much with this yet, just cropped, leveled and punched up contrast a tiny bit before I headed out to other weekend events.
-Steven
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  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2006
    Great action shot Steven - those kind of "catches" are always fun to come home to and see what ya got:D Do you get to shoot from inside the fence?

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  • SecondHandSecondHand Registered Users Posts: 69 Big grins
    edited March 25, 2006
    I like it too. GO SOX! However, is it just me, or does it seem a little fuzzy?ne_nau.gif
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  • StevenVStevenV Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2006
    outside the fence, but I was standing on a bucket so I could shoot over it.

    it could very well be fuzzy, I was moving from batter to him, following the ball and perhaps autofocus wasn't fast enough. I don't trust my manual focus enough for live sports.
    -Steven
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  • StevenVStevenV Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2006
    StevenV wrote:
    it could very well be fuzzy, I was moving from batter to him, following the ball and perhaps autofocus wasn't fast enough. I don't trust my manual focus enough for live sports.

    :uhoh Yup. Here's a 100% crop. Focus was a bit forward of the player - dang!



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    -Steven
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  • jdfaithjdfaith Registered Users Posts: 172 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2006
    Don't beat yourself. It's a nice photo and a good job of catching the action.

    Oh yeah. I love baseball, too! thumb.gif
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    Take more pictures!
  • KMCCKMCC Registered Users Posts: 717 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2006
    That's a nice shot, Steve. I was down at Ocee Park in the afternoon shooting some little league games.

    I like your "bucket" idea. As I'm sure that you know, all of the local fields have these 7 to 8 foot fences all the way around them. At least on the fields that the 10-12 year olds play on, I can get into the outfield and shoot in from there over a short fence.

    I'm thinking of getting a short step ladder so that I can shoot over the fence from behind 1st base.

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  • StevenVStevenV Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2006
    here's a bit better shot. from http://miltonsports.smugmug.com/gallery/1308601/, here's the pitcher tossing a "shuffle pass" to 1st after knocking down a line drive.

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    -Steven
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  • robert mccanerobert mccane Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    good catch :):
  • LizaLiza Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
    edited April 4, 2006
    Wow, what a great capture! Your timing is excellent.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,953 moderator
    edited April 7, 2006
    This shot has great timing written all over it. The shuffle pass as well.

    Have you tried picking a focus point, like the center, instead of all the AF
    points?
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  • robert mccanerobert mccane Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2006
    very nice good action :):
  • StevenVStevenV Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2006
    I almost always use center point AF, I just think wasn't moving & aiming fast enough with that one.

    Here's one I'm happy with from last night, my son sliding into 3rd. I would have preferred a slightly different angle, but those darn fences keep getting in the way :):

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    -Steven
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,953 moderator
    edited April 12, 2006
    that third baseman looks huge. Are you sure that's high school lol3.gif
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