My son's first tee-ball game

Scraff

Here are a few shots of my son's first tee-ball game. The lighting was not too bad becuase it was an overcast day....please let me know what you think...
Thanks...Scott

1. I like his pose in this shot...


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3. This was towards the end of the game...you can tell the kids were getting tired.


4. I like the look of determination to get to first base...


5. I know that I missed faces in this shot, but I like how the fence is in the shot with all getting ready in the dugout.

beetle8

I think you got some good shots.
I would say #1 is my favorite,
For critique...
#1 could use a straighten (this is something I always have trouble with)
#2,3,&4 the comp is wrong he should be running and hitting into the frame instead of out of it. Some of those could be saved with a crop, #4 would be better vertical.

Scraff

beetle8 wrote:

I think you got some good shots.
I would say #1 is my favorite,
For critique...
#1 could use a straighten (this is something I always have trouble with)
#2,3,&4 the comp is wrong he should be running and hitting into the frame instead of out of it. Some of those could be saved with a crop, #4 would be better vertical.

Thanks for the feedback Keith. He has a bunch more games in the up and coming months so I will have lots more chances to get better shots.

jfriend

Scraff wrote:

Here are a few shots of my son's first tee-ball game. The lighting was not too bad becuase it was an overcast day....please let me know what you think...

You're starting to capture the spirit of things.

I'd suggest shooting most of your shots in the vertical orientation. I shoot >95% of my soccer and softball pics vertical. It lets you fill the frame with the player/batter/runner and get in a lot closer so you can see more of the expression. It also makes it easier not to cut off feet or heads.

Scraff

jfriend wrote:

You're starting to capture the spirit of things.

I'd suggest shooting most of your shots in the vertical orientation. I shoot >95% of my soccer and softball pics vertical. It lets you fill the frame with the player/batter/runner and get in a lot closer so you can see more of the expression. It also makes it easier not to cut off feet or heads.

Thanks for the tip John, I am going to try and shoot more vertical. I can see how some of my shots of his games would have come out much better if they were vertical.

Scraff

I have taken John's advice and tried some more vertical shots. Here are two from this past weekend....please let me know what you think.
Thanks...Scott

jfriend

Scraff wrote:

I have taken John's advice and tried some more vertical shots. Here are two from this past weekend....please let me know what you think.
Thanks...Scott

I like them. These definitely work in the vertical. You might want to think about cropping the first one to get in closer. Here's one take on it:

beetle8

jfriend wrote:

I like them. These definitely work in the vertical. You might want to think about cropping the first one to get in closer. Here's one take on it:

I agree
Otherwise great job, better composition on these too!

WildWally

Much better vertical !!!!
But , it's ok to mix it up !!!:D

OhEddie

I have coached youth baseball for over 10 years now, and #2 caught my eye. Very good form for a T-baller. Look at that arm extension. Posting up on the front foot and not lunging. Eyes on contact too. He's gonna be a good hitter.

Scraff

OhEddie wrote:

I have coached youth baseball for over 10 years now, and #2 caught my eye. Very good form for a T-baller. Look at that arm extension. Posting up on the front foot and not lunging. Eyes on contact too. He's gonna be a good hitter.

Thank you for the comments...his coach has told me that he is one of the best hitters that he has seen in T-Ball in a long time.

MT Stringer

Scraff, another angle to try is sit on the ground (or as low as you can get) behind the backstop in line with the third base foul line and shoot the runner(s) coming around third and crossing home plate. Put your lens as close to the fence as you feel comfortable and shoot through it with your aperature wide open.

Attached is a shot of my grandson. This is his first year to play. This should give you an idea of what I'm trying to describe.

The pics are looking good. Keep up the good work.
Mike