SquareRoot Loc: southeast Missouri

The university season begins in 16 days; so practice is in 'full swing.'
Late afternoon, lots of full sun.
I was once told that a good sports picture has the ball, the player's face, and his jersey number. Comments?
These pics are for the players & their families; so I haven't concentrated on removing the shadows of the cap bills.

GandolfoAtBat

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EzellAtBat

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Boggetto

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EzellAtBat2

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Fisher

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Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Very nice series!!!!!
Pat

juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

Nice job!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice work.

Latent-Image Loc: bunker not on Google

Nice shots, Gandolfo and Ezell great form, they should be batting 3 & 4 in the order.

SquareRoot Loc: southeast Missouri

Thanks to each of you for taking time to view the pics, and for making the effort to post a compliment! FYI, Ezell is a freshman shortstop (switch-hitter, as you can see). Gandolfo is a JUCO transfer utility player. Both were impressive in fall intersquad games; but will have to compete with other skillful players. I've been upgrading my camera 'stuff;' but don't find the time to learn what I should about it! Will post more pics.

Jim Soholt Loc: California Central Coast

Square,

Not necessarily. There are some great sports shots that lack one or more. However, it depends on why you're shooting. if it's for the players and their families you look for something different than if it's just to capture the drama and spirit of the sport.


EzellAtBat2: For me, there is a little too much motion blur to the bat. Compare to GandolfoAtBat. Shutter speed, bat speed? Of course, that's a pretty subjective call.

Good angle on the AB shots, nice and low. Don't ya' hate it when ya' have to shoot against such a crappy background?!

Respectfully,

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Square,
Some good action shots.
Like Jim above stated, if the blur of the bat and ball was what you were after you accomplished that. If you wanted to stop action better try a little higher shutter speed.
Shot angles and composition are good.
All in all nice shots.

Don

SquareRoot Loc: southeast Missouri

Thank you for your kind remarks, Jim and Don. I believe we think quite a bit alike. I do consider the background when taking pics for an on-line roster and when taking pics to send to the local newspaper or university baseball web-master. Nearly all of my shots are of 'MY' team. I usually take a pic for every pitch when we're at bat, and often focus on one of our infielders when in the field, guessing where the action might be. (I hate to tell a player "no, I missed your home-run swing!") If WE fail to make a play, no one gets to see the picture! (I destroy the evidence, ha!) If the newspaper has one of their staff photographers at a game, I completely ignore the background; the pics are for family, sometimes half a continent away or even half-way around the world, who never notice the background. I post pics 'of interest' on Flickr.

Tom S. Loc: Hillsboro, Ore.

Nice photos.

It's the same w/the motorcycle races I cover, especially the local ones. Try to get their face and number plate... Take enough photos of the same guys and after awhile it feels like you're just taking mug shots. That's when you really need to start thinking about different perspectives, lighting, etc., to tell the story. Your regular viewers usually like it when you change things up a little, and it makes it more fun to take the pictures, too.

SquareRoot Loc: southeast Missouri

Thanks, Tom, for sharing our thoughts.
You've given me some new ideas, which I needed.
I gathered a set about tongues in baseball a couple of years ago.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whmcpherson/sets/72157636602361735/
You've made me think of facial pics of 'effort' or 'emotion.' Wish me luck, and thanks again.