College Baseball

bhowdy

First sports shots with my new lens
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

These are from Maryville vs Ogelthorpe NCAA Division III game
I also have SEC Division I baseball in my area, but I like shooting these guys as well, they are doing it "for the fun of it!"

C&C welcome


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#3


#4


#5


#6

dbaker1221

I like the 6th best.. looks like pretty harsh lighting,,but it also looks like the white balance is off......i can't wait for baseball to start here

johng

Yep, WB definitely looks off - very blue. #5 is out of focus but the rest look pretty good. If you clean up the WB you'll have some nice shots here.

wmstumme

Last week I shot outside for the first time in a long time, and forgot to switch the WB back from the indoor settings at first and got a half-dozen which had that exact blue tint. May want to check that...

bhowdy

Thanks for the comments. You are right about the white balance. I've been shooting indoors and on cloudy days for months so I completely "zoned out" on the bright sunshine.

Much appreciated

grimace

Great looking series of shots!!

winger

bhowdy wrote:

Thanks for the comments. You are right about the white balance. I've been shooting indoors and on cloudy days for months so I completely "zoned out" on the bright sunshine.

Much appreciated

Doh! I hate it when that happens!

Nice shot on #6 sometimes for fun, I like to throw a bit of the batter OOF in there for perspective. I know sometimes it can be hard, but try to watch the backgrounds like on photo #1, sometimes something as simple as taking a knee, or finding a little step ladder can fix that and it can help you get a a photo where the peak action is distracted by people in the background.