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Softball tournament

GSPePGSPeP Registered Users Posts: 3,751 Major grins
edited June 8, 2009 in Sports
2 weeks ago there was a recreational softball tournament in my village. Six teams participated. (Our team ended second :D) I was there from 8 am till 6:30 pm to take pictures. (Got a sunburn on my arms, lower legs and neck :bluduh )
I took a total of 930 pictures of which a few had a good timing. I started with the 28-300L IS on the 1D MkIII, but after only a short time switched over to the 70-200L f/2.8 IS

About the timing:

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OUR TEAM :D :

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Greetings from Belgium, Peter
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    KellyCKellyC Registered Users Posts: 129 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2009
    Nice job Peter.
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    tjk60tjk60 Registered Users Posts: 520 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2009
    Lots of BOBs there peter! why are some shots in a dirt batters box and some in grass? Different fields?
    Tim
    Troy, MI

    D700/200, SB800(4), 70-200, 300 2.8 and a few more

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    GSPePGSPeP Registered Users Posts: 3,751 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2009
    tjk60 wrote:
    Lots of BOBs there peter! why are some shots in a dirt batters box and some in grass? Different fields?
    We have only one field, so they made two out of one. There were always two games being played at the same time.

    Here you can see: in the front one game is on and in the far corner another. Very funny if the ball shot through ... suddenly one game would have two balls.

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    Greetings from Belgium, Peter
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    GSPePGSPeP Registered Users Posts: 3,751 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2009
    Oh yes, I forgot to mention: the oldest player is 72 years old ...

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    Greetings from Belgium, Peter
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    johngjohng Registered Users Posts: 1,658 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2009
    Peter - I applaud your timing. But, from a sample perspective they're really all the same shot (with the exception of the last new one you posted with a great facial expression). Did you happen to shoot any of the action in the field?
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    tjk60tjk60 Registered Users Posts: 520 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2009
    peter love the last shot! 72 yrs old, great expression, and not a half bad swing!
    Tim
    Troy, MI

    D700/200, SB800(4), 70-200, 300 2.8 and a few more

    www.sportsshooter.com/tjk60
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    shphotosshphotos Registered Users Posts: 47 Big grins
    edited June 5, 2009
    Great timing getting ball on bat again and again, but my favorite is the team photos because it has so much personality. Love the kids in the picture.
    Susan

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    Gary752Gary752 Registered Users Posts: 934 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2009
    Hi Peter! Awesome shots! I love them all, but if I had to pick only one, I would have a tie, the last one you posted, and #6 in the first group. In #6, you managed to capture the ball being compressed by the bat! Now that is GREAT timing!
    GaryB
    GaryB
    “The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” - Ansel Adams
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    GSPePGSPeP Registered Users Posts: 3,751 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2009
    johng wrote:
    ... Did you happen to shoot any of the action in the field?
    Yes of course, there are also a lot of other pictures available. There are three galleries of this tournament with a total of 580 pictures :D

    For those who have a lot of time: PART 1 PART 2 PART 3
    Greetings from Belgium, Peter
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    ClaireJClaireJ Registered Users Posts: 35 Big grins
    edited June 6, 2009
    Excellent stuff - wonderful timing!clap.gif
    ClaireJ
    Northampton Saints - Images from the European Challenge Cup Champions 2009
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    GSPePGSPeP Registered Users Posts: 3,751 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2009
    Thanks.
    Greetings from Belgium, Peter
    gspep.smugmug.com & steendorp.smugmug.com
    FB: www.facebook.com/peter.perdaen - Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/1150GSPEP/videos
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