I like to go outside of the box. Yes, the old saying is get it right in the camera. I couldn't agree more butttt...the damn coach was in the wrong place. A feeble excuse? Sometimes yes. I had to play with this as I had crisp images to work with.
Anyway...................
Thanks for the look. I hope you comment, too many of us don't comment on Sports Corner when we should, me included.
Your comments please.
Ted
Please note an additional image has been added afters Russ's reply.
While not a big fan of removing stuff from an image, for the purposes of a parent print or poster i would have to say #2 is my favorite of the 3. I feel the work in 2 now allows me to focus on the pitcher rather than the other distractions and has the most comfortable crop and feel. Good work!
Ted: I would vote for #3 if not for the 'new' background distraction, which I must admit has me really puzzled, since I don't understand how that could be present in this version but absent from the others (even though I do realize the left-most image is different in #30--but I would expected that to be a cutout). I do like the idea of the foot on the rubber overlapping for both images, because when you first posted Version 1 in another thread, I recall being bothered by the presence of two pitching rubbers.
Russ Isabella wrote:
Ted: I would vote for #3 if not for the 'new' background distraction, which I must admit has me really puzzled, since I don't understand how that could be present in this version but absent from the others (even though I do realize the left-most image is different in #30--but I would expected that to be a cutout). I do like the idea of the foot on the rubber overlapping for both images, because when you first posted Version 1 in another thread, I recall being bothered by the presence of two pitching rubbers.
Russ:
Hopefully this added image will clarify things. I too did not like the original image as the coach was much to dominate. The second image as you mentioned, the two pitching rubbers. So I tried a different approach. Move the pitcher to the left and add the second image. I gained the base runner at first but lost the 1st base coach.
I think if you are going to do a composite shot on a pitcher you should include a 3 photo of the follow through. This shot makes me think there are 2 pitchers on the mound.
mkchang wrote:
I think if you are going to do a composite shot on a pitcher you should include a 3 photo of the follow through. This shot makes me think there are 2 pitchers on the mound.
Yes a follow through would have been nice but that is the way it is always done. Did you see the 3rd image? One pitcher both with the foot on the rubber?
A feeble excuse? Sometimes yes. I had to play with this as I had crisp images to work with.
