Shot a few games yesterday on an overcast day and got some good light. Wish there was more action but there were more errors and running than hitting and catching. Managed to grab a few. Shot with the 1dmk2n, 300 2.8 and 1.4 TC. C&C welcome.
Thnaks
Frank Lauri
#1 - Love the face.
#2 - A throw to first.
#3 - Almost popped out. Gotta check the rule on a 1b glove for the OF.
#4 - This little guy actually threw the ball well.
#5 - The one eyed bunt.
#6 - This lad made an excellent play and maintained control for the out.
Friggin great job, Frank-- and love your post work. These remind me of Paul's tight kid shots, which are always outstanding. But the last image with that dark green bg just POPS.
i'm always impressed with your captures and the facial expressions in them. Great job! (I am not impressed however with your avatar.... It needs a big B on it instead)
Talofa wrote:
i'm always impressed with your captures and the facial expressions in them. Great job! (I am not impressed however with your avatar.... It needs a big B on it instead)
Yeah, that'll go off big next time you're shooting at PNC.
Tom - I started the tighter shots last year (definately inspired by Paul and his feedback) and I really liked it and since getting the 300...I'm hooked.
Talofa - The Bambino curse to you.....just kidding...been a NYY fan since 2nd or 3rd grade. Thanks...
bobbyz - thanks for the feedback. Not being too up on the PP lingo, not sure what you mean by the halos. Could it be that shot was cropped pretty heavy. Here's a link to the orig. http://flauri.zenfolio.com/p523036054/?photo=529189390
Paul - Wouldn't be too well received up there that's for sure.
With Halos I mean the sharpening halos. You can easily see it in #6. Look at his left arm at his hand, where the blue uniform is in front of his face. You see effect which looks like when you shoot/see through hot air coming from fire. That is caused by too much sharpening or sometimes improper sharpening method.
I think one of the best aspects of these is the lack of chain-link fence that is basically unavoidable in youth stuff. even the shots with the fence there, you hardly notice it
we have a saying in the Bronx for that little team with the B.........
bobbyz, thanks for the explaination on that. I still have a little trouble seeing it on my monitor at home (laptop). I'll check it out at work and see. That is one of the things that I still scratch my head about is the sharpening and to know when it's too much.
grenadier2002, Mark.....thanks for the comments.
Danny, the fence at this field is terrible. One of these types where the old stuff was never removed and new stuff just pieced in and it goes from just beyone 1st all the way to 3rd and it's 25 ft. high. I think by shifting to the tighter shots/crops makes the fence and some of the more unpleasant b/g's more bearable. Hey....I think Igawa is on the move to going back up....Rasner didn't look too bad after that 1st inning the other day. Keep an eye on Giese....he's turning some pretty good numbers down here.
. It needs a big B on it instead)