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ltdesignphoto · July 25, 2005

Here is a pic I took as I was filling in for the teams photographer.
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ltdesignphoto · July 26, 2005

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Here is another I took earlier in the season.
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ltdesignphoto · July 26, 2005

Ok So I'm adding more pics. I'm still trying to figure this forum thing out. Never really done this before.
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Lee Todesco dives back to first base.

ltdesignphoto · July 26, 2005

Amin Abusaleh dives to first.

ltdesignphoto · July 26, 2005

Another Steamers pic. Eric Rose slides to home. I just think this is a cool image.

photon · July 31, 2005

I really like the first two pitcher pics... Nice and sharp. I really like that you can see the ball on the first one, and the expression of almost anguish on their faces!

photon · July 31, 2005

I think home plate slide is cool, too... I really like the sense of motion to the runner's slide. I felt that the fielder on the left detracts from the overall composition though as he looks kinda out of place. Maybe you could lens blur him out of focus some more so he isn't as distinct? Just a suggestion, what do I know?

Hey, what kind of lens and settings did you have for this shot? Being a newbie to photography overall (at least good photography, like yours) I found it kind of interesting that the base runner was blurred yet the background is still pretty sharp (for a background

-- was it a very long exposure?

ltdesignphoto · August 1, 2005

photon wrote:

I think home plate slide is cool, too... I really like the sense of motion to the runner's slide. I felt that the fielder on the left detracts from the overall composition though as he looks kinda out of place. Maybe you could lens blur him out of focus some more so he isn't as distinct? Just a suggestion, what do I know?

Hey, what kind of lens and settings did you have for this shot? Being a newbie to photography overall (at least good photography, like yours) I found it kind of interesting that the base runner was blurred yet the background is still pretty sharp (for a background -- was it a very long exposure?

I was running a 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens at f/4.0. Most of those shots were taken in the fading light around 7:30 EST. I use apeture priority when I shoot action shots. Seems to work best for me. With the base runner sliding into home plate, That was a better shot than I thought it was going to be. The light was fading, the lens was having trouble finding a focal point and I had to shoot fast. It wasn't a slow shutter speed that I had set, just the camera slowing down in order to compensate for the fading light of day.

JimM · August 2, 2005

Sliding home is an incredible shot!

Keep the second baseman.

ltdesignphoto · August 2, 2005

JimM wrote:

Sliding home is an incredible shot! Keep the second baseman.

Thanks Jim!!

Higgmeister · August 2, 2005

Second favorite of the bunch. Great clarity with some motion blur. Love the expression, definitely giving it all he's got

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Chris

Higgmeister · August 2, 2005

Favorite shot of the bunch. Quite the capture. It looks like camera shake (assumption) in the background, but the catchers leg is very sharp. Talk about being in sync with your subject

. Lots of action in that shot.

Thanks for sharing,
Chris

ltdesignphoto · August 3, 2005

Here's a slightly different shot that I took at the game on Monday night. I thought it was "artsy", if you can get artsy at a baseball game.
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Higgmeister · August 3, 2005

Hi Lindsay,
I like the shot. I'm not much of a baseball fan and only threw the ball around as a kid. What I really liked about your shot is when it first came up, I could smell the leather gloves, guess it struck a memory in what brain cells I have left.

Thanks for the post,
Chris

ltdesignphoto · August 4, 2005

More Pics from our recent games. They're not great but they serve their purpose.
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We had a film crew at the stadium last night as they were filming "The Dog Days of Summer." This is the director Mark Freiburger throwing the first pitch.

Just another one of the many movies being filmed in this area. Another is a new Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner movie called "The Guardian." They shot part of it just up the road from me.

ltdesignphoto · August 4, 2005

ltdesignphoto · August 4, 2005

The lighting was awful last night.
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3. Another of the film crew in the stands.

ltdesignphoto · August 4, 2005

ltdesignphoto · August 4, 2005

ltdesignphoto · August 4, 2005

Last one. I think I need to take my camera to the doctor. It's been worked pretty hard lately. The pics are little grainy and it usually doesn't have that problem.

Threw this one in for a change. It's the other team.

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