Trying to get back into the habit of posting from my shoots. Here are a few shots from yesterday's 8-2 victory by the home team.
The first shot was a nice play by Ruben Tejada to start a double play. You may ask yourself how a diving stop to the shortstop's right could possibly result in 6-4-3 DP? Answer: First of all, the ball was hit very sharply, and secondly the catcher was the batter, and he's not exactly fleet of foot.
May 18, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada (11) fields a ground ball off the bat of Chicago Cubs catcher Welington Castillo (not pictured) to start a double play during the eighth inning at Wrigley Field.
May 18, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy (28) misses a 2 RBI single off the bat of Chicago Cubs center fielder David DeJesus (not pictured) during the eighth inning at Wrigley Field.
May 18, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney (15) forces out New York Mets left fielder Lucas Duda (21) on the front end of a double play during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field.
May 18, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) fields a ground ball off the bat of New York Mets center fielder Jordany Valdespin (not pictured) for the final out of the ninth inning at Wrigley Field.
Man those are tack sharp shots. First time here, i'm from Montreal, Canada and also a sport shooter, but a bit challenged lens wise. Will get a 400mm f2.8 one day.
Were those shots done with this lens ? They seem so close i wonder if it's not the 500mm or even the 600mm. Any who great job. No one is that good in the Quebec photography forums i hang out in, not even me...
Raymond, merci. The first and third were taken with the 70-200 f/2.8L on an EOS 1D-MkIII and the second and fourth with a 400 f/2.8L on an EOS 1D-MkIV. The EXIF should be intact for all four images.
dmwierz wrote:
Raymond, merci. The first and third were taken with the 70-200 f/2.8L on an EOS 1D-MkIII and the second and fourth with a 400 f/2.8L on an EOS 1D-MkIV. The EXIF should be intact for all four images.
Ahh i see, thanks for the reply. I mean this is Sports illustrated material quality. Are you a pro ? (might be a stupid question forgive me for asking i don't know many pros in the sports realm not outside my area at least)
Raymond, yes, I shoot professionally. There are a number of full and part-time pro sports photographers on this board, which, along with the myriad helpful amateurs, makes it the best place online to learn and improve your sports photography skills.
To answer a couple PM's I've received, batter shots do not necessarily have to contain the ball, or a proximity of ball-on-bat, to be worthwhile. Here's a capture of Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo hitting a solo home run in the same game as the shots above. It's taken from the "wrong" side (It's normally thought that LH batters should be taken from down the 3B line), and it captures a point in time well after the ball and bat collided. Tells a decent story, though.
May 18, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) hits a home run during the fifth inning against the New York Mets at Wrigley Field.
