Frank Lauri wrote:
Bob....thanks. I know it would certainly hurt me.
David....Thank you. Yeah....I did get a real nice copy of that lens and it's one of my fav's. Regarding shooting thru the fence....the only shot where I shot thru a fence was on #5. I was on the field for all other shots....to include the pitcher. My back was right against the backstop on those. My positioning was right next to the dugout but about 2/3 of the way between HP and 1st Base. Here is a before/after of the crop I did on the 2nd shot.
Hope this helps...
Ray....thanks for the comments. Regarding the tightness of the crops - hang around here long enough and you'll hear quite a bit to shoot tight and crop tighter. That pretty much sums up my style....probably 96 to 98% of the time with sports.
Yes of course Frank i agree completely hence my need for a longer lens, i should have been more specific, there is only your #5 that leaves me a bit on my appetite, i would have liked to see it without the leg pads cropped out and a little more overall room to sense the powder exploding from the catcher's hand. Just a personal preference at this point because of course your work i fantastic :-)
Frank Lauri wrote:
Ray....I check that shot and I have a little more room at the top but none at the bottom. Should have shot it portrait.
Chris thanks bud.
I figured as much Frank, i was just saying to be really super critical about you set, frustratingly not being able to find anything wrong with any pictures :-)
Scott....the SS on these were around 1/1600, 1/2000, 1/2500. Skies were bright/overcast and was great for shooting. This particular field can be tough depending on the time of day. Sometimes the infield can be totally shaded then the start of the OF grass it will be all sun....like yesterday. And then throw in some moving clouds all day and exposures are all over the place.
This is such a cool set. I love how each one has a great face captured.
I really struggle with how tight to crop some of my shots. Some are pretty easy, but some feel like a tradeoff between getting tight enough to see the expression(s) vs. wide enough to tell the story of the play. Do you have any kind of 'rule of thumb' you follow to determine this...or is it really subjective to each shot?
