Vintage Base Ball images: I posted this in photo gallery, but failed to get a single comment in about 5 hours. Maybe it belongs here, instead. Yesterday, the Oakland Colonels hosted...

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Those pictures are a hoot. Look at that umpire! Look at the details. Facial hair, real wooden skinny bats, those mitts, the uniforms, no home plate, first base in the grass. No spoiled millionaires here.

Photographically, I would increase the contrast a little either by boosting the green, vibrancy, or clarity, straighten the verticals and cropping a little more judiciously.

Thanks for posting and do post more of these whimsical shots.

NikonKnight Loc: Owings Mills, MD

Very nice series! Good action, tells the story. Thanks for sharing.

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

abc1234 wrote:

Those pictures are a hoot. Look at that umpire! Look at the details. Facial hair, real wooden skinny bats, those mitts, the uniforms, no home plate, first base in the grass. No spoiled millionaires here.

Photographically, I would increase the contrast a little either by boosting the green, vibrancy, or clarity, straighten the verticals and cropping a little more judiciously.

Thanks for posting and do post more of these whimsical shots.

Thanks for your comments, abc1234.

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

NikonKnight wrote:

Very nice series! Good action, tells the story. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for looking & commenting, NikonKnight.

I accidentally discovered this league at Golden Gate Park two weeks ago. I looked up the schedule afterwards and found out that this past Sunday's game was only a couple miles from me, so I got this series.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Enjoyed. College baseball in full swing in this area. Going to watch my LSU Tigers tonight. :thumbup:

Don

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

PAR4DCR wrote:

Enjoyed. College baseball in full swing in this area. Going to watch my LSU Tigers tonight. :thumbup:

Don

Thanks, Don.

Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

Allen Hirsch wrote:

I posted this in photo gallery, but failed to get ... (show quote)

Great stuff. How different. Nice shots. Settings if you would like to share.

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

juleskarney wrote:

Great stuff. How different. Nice shots. Settings if you would like to share.

Thanks, Jules.

I shoot in manual; these were taken with a Canon 50D, 70-200L f2.8 lens. ISO 400, f6.3, shutter speed usually around 1/1250, but adjusted depending on direction of light.

Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

Allen Hirsch wrote:

Thanks, Jules.

I shoot in manual; these were taken with a Canon 50D, 70-200L f2.8 lens. ISO 400, f6.3, shutter speed usually around 1/1250, but adjusted depending on direction of light.

Thank you for the info. I can't get over how cool this game must have been. The gloves remind me of my first one for Little League.

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

juleskarney wrote:

Thank you for the info. I can't get over how cool this game must have been. The gloves remind me of my first one for Little League.

It is very cool. Having the ump stand 20 feet behind home plate b/c he has no protective gear is very different, and every fielding play is an adventure with those tiny, flat gloves, in addition to the time-period garb.

RE Loc: California

I just ran into these, what an absolutely splendid series!

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

RE wrote:

I just ran into these, what an absolutely splendid series!

Thank you, RE.

Tom S. Loc: Hillsboro, Ore.

Allen Hirsch wrote:

...I shoot in manual; these were taken with a Canon 50D, 70-200L f2.8 lens. ISO 400, f6.3, shutter speed usually around 1/1250, but adjusted depending on direction of light.

That's a nice action set. It looks like they're having a big time and you captured their fun well. If you get to shoot this group again, think about minimizing the background distractions, like the modern automobiles, for a more old-timey look. Push the numbers around to get a shallower depth of field so the cars will be out of focus. On a bright day, like when these shots were taken, I'd start at ISO 100 and a big aperture. You might even consider using aperture priority and letting the shutter speed be set automatically. You could probably go to 1/250 or slower without getting blurry. What's your white balance setting?

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

Tom S. wrote:

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Thanks for the suggestions.

This is an urban park, so shooting without autos in the background would be just about impossible - but I could have tried for a narrower depth of field and maybe had them more blurred.