baseball - facial expressions

Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
edited February 15, 2007 in Sports
My dear hubbie was talking up my sports shooting hobby to a colleage and I got my 1st paid shoot:clap It was an evening game for an all-star tournament. I typically shoot soccer and x-country, so I did a practice shoot before I agreed (to make sure I was happy w/ what I could do); liked what I captured and so it was on:D

There were some very expressive boys on this team and I loved some of the facial expressions, so thought I'd share...

#1: the effort of throwing
Colleen
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*Thanks to Boolsacho for the avatar photo (from the dgrin portrait project)

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  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2006
    #2: run over
    Colleen
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    *Thanks to Boolsacho for the avatar photo (from the dgrin portrait project)
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2006
    #3: baserunning face
    Colleen
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  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2006
    #4: gotta beat that throw
    Colleen
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  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2006
    and last one, #5: the pitch

    Hope you liked them. C&C always welcome.
    Colleen
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    *Thanks to Boolsacho for the avatar photo (from the dgrin portrait project)
  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    Colleen -

    You got some great shots for just one game! Your title "facial expressions" fits very well!
    Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

    - Kevin
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    Thanks for the comments Kevin, I was happy w/ what I got (and from what I hear, so were the parents). Considering this was the 1st full game I've done, it felt good. Need to work more on getting good action (i.e., ball in frame), but baseball seems to lend itself to good individual shots. Unfortunately, this lead came late in the season, but hopefully I'll get more opportunities next year.

    C.
    Colleen
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    *Thanks to Boolsacho for the avatar photo (from the dgrin portrait project)
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 17, 2006
    how great ..
    those are great... the expressions and your comments really tell the story....you did great..
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    Curtis, thanks for taking the time to comment and for the kind words iloveyou.gif

    C.
    Colleen
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    check out my (sports) pics: ColleenBonney.smugmug.com

    *Thanks to Boolsacho for the avatar photo (from the dgrin portrait project)
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 17, 2006
    faces...
    your post made me laugh... i went back and looked at some of my pic to see the expressions i caught.......pitchers really do give good expressions even after they grow up..
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  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    Wow! Nicely done. Just a few comments, try to keep a very shallow DOF to blur out the background as much as possible (1st shot). A tad too much air above the runner head (3rd I think). But these are very minor adjustments especially in light of the wonderful expressions you captured. Keep on shooting.
    My snaps can be found here:
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  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    allensphoto wrote:
    your post made me laugh... i went back and looked at some of my pic to see the expressions i caught.......pitchers really do give good expressions even after they grow up..

    Laughing.gif - but it's not really surprising since they're just big kids:D
    Colleen
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    check out my (sports) pics: ColleenBonney.smugmug.com

    *Thanks to Boolsacho for the avatar photo (from the dgrin portrait project)
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    Seefutlung wrote:
    Wow! Nicely done. Just a few comments, try to keep a very shallow DOF to blur out the background as much as possible (1st shot). A tad too much air above the runner head (3rd I think). But these are very minor adjustments especially in light of the wonderful expressions you captured. Keep on shooting.

    Thanks Seefutlung! I know what you mean about the shallow DOF. I shoot w/ the Canon 100-400, typically on aperature priority, so when I'm at the long end, I'm stuck at 5.6 - thus the bkgd. Maybe one of these days I'll move up to a telephoto prime...

    cheers,

    C.
    Colleen
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    check out my (sports) pics: ColleenBonney.smugmug.com

    *Thanks to Boolsacho for the avatar photo (from the dgrin portrait project)
  • pspphotospspphotos Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited February 11, 2007
    LOVE your faces
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    Here's one of mine.

    Lorrie
    Lorrie Prothero
    Prothero Sports Photography
    http://pspphotos.net
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2007
    Hi Lorrie,

    thanks for dragging up this old thread for your 1st post! I was really happy w/ what I got that day, but haven't had a chance to shoot any more baseball since then, so I am looking forwards to starting up again. I noticed from your site that your (pony league?) is already underway? But I think some of your links are not working (i.e., the home, info, and "about me" pages all bring up the same slide show - are you just getting started?)

    hope to see more of your shots.

    cheers,

    C.
    Colleen
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    check out my (sports) pics: ColleenBonney.smugmug.com

    *Thanks to Boolsacho for the avatar photo (from the dgrin portrait project)
  • GrampsGramps Registered Users Posts: 50 Big grins
    edited February 11, 2007
    Oh i so want in on this thread....

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    and I dont know that I would want to face this guy....

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    http://www.rightmovephoto.com/
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2007
    Gramps wrote:
    Oh i so want in on this thread....

    hiya Grampswave.gif

    welcome aboard and I'm glad you joined in. You got some great expressions there on the players toothumb.gif (but, if I might suggest, you might want to crop down the pitcher into a portrait orientation - it would help clean up the background, particularly the coach talking to the 2nd baseman)

    C.
    Colleen
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    check out my (sports) pics: ColleenBonney.smugmug.com

    *Thanks to Boolsacho for the avatar photo (from the dgrin portrait project)
  • GrampsGramps Registered Users Posts: 50 Big grins
    edited February 11, 2007
    ah you mean like:

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    http://www.rightmovephoto.com/
  • pspphotospspphotos Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited February 12, 2007
    Hi Colleen,

    Yes, my site is still in it's creation state. Still figuring out where I want stuff. As far as the Pony League - Our season starts March 1st. The pics that are online right now are only of my kids from last season (as placeholders)

    Lorrie
    Lorrie Prothero
    Prothero Sports Photography
    http://pspphotos.net
  • RandySmugMugRandySmugMug Registered Users Posts: 1,651 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2007
    wow shots every one !!!
    Thanks
    Randy

    http://www.CarolinaSportsPhotography.com/
  • SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited February 15, 2007
    Funny! I have a almost 15 year old who makes those same faces too...but he's not playing baseball! Hahahah just kidding. He's a third baseman for the High School...and it's funny to see the facial expressions.

    Here is one where he thinks he's superman...although...impressive, he made the catch...but didn't get the kid out. The catcher threw the ball a little over his head...good thing my son was able to adjust and jump for it. Had he not caught the ball...the runner would've made it home. Way to go...that's my kid!cheerleader.gif I taught him all he knows! Heheehehethumb.gif

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