T-Ball action at 400mm

MT StringerMT Stringer Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
edited May 25, 2008 in Sports
Well almost. My wife and I went to watch our grandsons (pics #3 & #4) play ball today and I took the 30D, the Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 and a 1.4x TC. That gave me 168-420mm f/4. Although I did take the converter off late in the game for some shots through the backstop, I kept it on for most of it.

With the power to reach out and touch somebody, I moved down past the first and third base dugouts so I could shoot the baselines.

475 images in a 4 inning game! smile.gif

Here's a few of them.
Mike

1) Doing the spin in between innings.
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2) Pretty good form for a girl! :D Actually, she fields her position well and throws good too.
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3) Chris chasing the baserunner back to third.
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4) After making it to second base, Angelo is a happy camper!
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5) Batter up!
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6) And she scores! This was the winning run.
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2008
    excellent shots.clap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • OhEddieOhEddie Registered Users Posts: 337 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2008
    That's the best reason to shoot 475 images in a ball game. So you can get 6 outstanding shots like these.

    Ya gotta love T-Ball too. Just for the love of playing a game :D

    I've coached youth baseball for about 12 years now and yes, the girl in #2 has excellent form. She's a natural clap.gif
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  • zack75144zack75144 Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2008
    Agreed...excellent shots. thumb.gif
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  • KEDKED Registered Users Posts: 843 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2008
    My daughter never played T-ball (lacrosse instead), but if they had had pink baseball gloves back then (as in #1) it mighta been a whole different story! Beautiful faces!
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  • LensCapLensCap Registered Users Posts: 121 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2008
    You may not want to hear this (being sports and all) but #4 is one of the most adorable photos I've seen in awhile! :D
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  • wompom1wompom1 Registered Users Posts: 60 Big grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    LensCap wrote:
    You may not want to hear this (being sports and all) but #4 is one of the most adorable photos I've seen in awhile! :D

    +1 :D
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