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You've got a good eye for finding and isolating what is important in the scene and contrasting it with the background clutter, one of the more difficult things to do outdoors and something most beginners struggle with. You've also got the knack for capturing the decisive moment, as evidenced by the batting shots, and good technical skills (exposure, focus, etc.)
In terms of constructive criticism, the cropping on the action shots is tight to the point of cutting off the bat, feet, etc. in some and the heads are winding up much lower in the frame than in your more deliberative shots. Its very tough to catch the action and get the most effective crop at the same time. I'd suggest you shoot the action shots a bit wider to allow yourself some flexibility for cropping and composition during editing. Some of the other shots like the dugout shots have the subjects centered when they'd be more effective slightly off center with extra space in the direction the subject is looking towards.
On the more deliberate shots when you have time, once you identify your center of interest (COI) expand the frame outward from it, rather than starting wide and cropping it. As you expand the frame move the center of interest around in the frame to find the best balance. It is easier to spot distraction that way and adjust cropping to avoid them. When you crop out-to-in the tendency is to keep the center of interest where you initially put it, even when distractions in the frame at the edges.
Edited on Mar 30, 2008 at 10:20 PM
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