Gettysburg College Tryouts
Sep 20, 2021 19:30:59 #
We were at Gettysburg College and the girls softball team was having tryouts for high school juniors and seniors.
I have never done sports at this level.
I found that being in the dugout on the leftfield side and using a 100-400mm L MII, I was using 260mm-400mm about 95% of the time.
The photo here is at second base and was cropped from a 263mm setting on a 7D cropped camera being equivalent of 420mm.
Two take aways:
1. 70-200mm would be worthless for good closeups in this sort of venue.
2. A camera like the R3 with its AF system including amazing eye AF and tracking would be amazing.
Need to save my pennies up now.
I have never done sports at this level.
I found that being in the dugout on the leftfield side and using a 100-400mm L MII, I was using 260mm-400mm about 95% of the time.
The photo here is at second base and was cropped from a 263mm setting on a 7D cropped camera being equivalent of 420mm.
Two take aways:
1. 70-200mm would be worthless for good closeups in this sort of venue.
2. A camera like the R3 with its AF system including amazing eye AF and tracking would be amazing.
Need to save my pennies up now.
Sep 20, 2021 19:55:51 #
Sep 20, 2021 20:39:09 #
Sep 20, 2021 20:41:59 #
Excellent action photo. Such intensity is caught by the subject and photographer. Mahalo for sharing.
Sep 20, 2021 21:04:25 #
Nice photos, but I must disagree about the lens comment. While shooting a hs baseball game last spring, I got some great action shots from the fence on the first base line with a 55-210 on my Sony.
Sep 21, 2021 03:12:54 #
Sep 21, 2021 06:15:18 #
Architect1776 wrote:
We were at Gettysburg College and the girls softba... (show quote)
Fantastic image!!!!
Sep 21, 2021 08:50:43 #
Sep 21, 2021 12:41:52 #
Love the image and agree with all the comments. If the image were mine, I'd delete the pole sticking out of her head.
Sep 21, 2021 14:36:39 #
Sep 21, 2021 15:33:33 #
I'm glad you got those shots.
My experience after two sons and a grandson playing HS baseball is that most of the action shots come within 180 and 300 mm. Being at the fence, your 210 will have many good action shots in range. The point about the lower zoom FL of 70mm, is a well taken issue. I usually portion my time between on the field action shots, and the players individually and the spectators. There can be some very satisfying studies of the Mothers' vicarious emotions when their boy (ya know that 6'4" 230 pounder) gets the hit or makes the play--or doesn't. I either use my 24mm pancake or my 17-70 Zoo on my EOS 77D for those.
Notice that this 3rd base player--I'm guessing, has about as many toes on the ground as a ballet usually dancer does?
C
My experience after two sons and a grandson playing HS baseball is that most of the action shots come within 180 and 300 mm. Being at the fence, your 210 will have many good action shots in range. The point about the lower zoom FL of 70mm, is a well taken issue. I usually portion my time between on the field action shots, and the players individually and the spectators. There can be some very satisfying studies of the Mothers' vicarious emotions when their boy (ya know that 6'4" 230 pounder) gets the hit or makes the play--or doesn't. I either use my 24mm pancake or my 17-70 Zoo on my EOS 77D for those.
Notice that this 3rd base player--I'm guessing, has about as many toes on the ground as a ballet usually dancer does?
C
Sep 21, 2021 19:30:08 #
ediesaul wrote:
Love the image and agree with all the comments. If the image were mine, I'd delete the pole sticking out of her head.
Totally agree and that is the next project.
Thx.
Sep 24, 2021 22:15:45 #
Architect1776 wrote:
We were at Gettysburg College and the girls softba... (show quote)
Post in head removed.
Sep 24, 2021 22:28:31 #
I like it much better! And what would you think if you cut some of the top off so we don't see whatever the orange and white things are?
Edie
Edie
Sep 24, 2021 22:28:45 #
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