1st Baseball Pictures

[RLopez]

Ok, my oldest son had a baseball game so i decided to try shooting baseball for the first time. I've had my first DSLR, a Canon 30D for about a month and a half now.

I guess i'll start myself, i guess from looking at more baseball pictures here, i might have been on the wrong side of my son when batting. Got there late so just got a chance to shoot a couple innings. Thanx for checking them out and any CC would be appreciated :cool:

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4859/14366055ku3.jpg

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8990/picture1021bu8.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8674/emilio1ko0.jpg

[dsul413]

I really like #3. Maybe slightly more to the right to expose more of his face, but great shot.

Nice job for your first time!

[rnourse]

Just out of curiosity... what are you shooting with? I see the 30D, but what about the lens?

[RLopez]

I really like #3. Maybe slightly more to the right to expose more of his face, but great shot.

Nice job for your first time!

Thank you. I couldnt position myself right because the couches kept walking back and forth :(

Next time im gonna try to get there early or ask for permission for a spot.

[RLopez]

Just out of curiosity... what are you shooting with? I see the 30D, but what about the lens?

I shot this ones with the Tamron AF70-300mm F/4-5.6Di, my first and only big lense for now while i learn to shoot.

[superdiver]

These are nice!

Obviously its not your first time shooting, just first time shooting baseball...lol

post more!

[RLopez]

These are nice!

Obviously its not your first time shooting, just first time shooting baseball...lol

post more!

Thank you. I've been shooting my 30D for about month and a half, very diferent from the A640 point and shoot i had.

This is my first time shooting any sports, dont have many interesting shots cause i got there late and the time my son caught a ball in the outfield i was busy chasing my other 4 kids so i missed the shot :cry:

Heres another one, i like it cause it looks like he's as bored as i was lol.

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9527/97178024ng9.jpg

[superdiver]

"bored"...lol, thats why my son doesn't play baseball. He likes baseball practice, but hates the game! He swims and does basketball and soccer and cross country instead.

[HeatherSik]

These are very nice shots. My son's games start on Sat. and I can't wait.. He loves playing baseball... Thanks for sharing. :)

[MT Stringer]

I wish you had left the EXIF information in the images so we could see what your settings were.

Things like exposure information, ISO, focal length, f/stop, etc.

I like the last one best because the background is soft (out of focus).

Maybe crop # 2 & 3 tighter to cut out the stuff that is not important to the picture.

Nice work for the first try.
Mike

[Fade2]

Very nice!
Question?
Did you shoot these thru a fence?

[RLopez]

I wish you had left the EXIF information in the images so we could see what your settings were.

Things like exposure information, ISO, focal length, f/stop, etc.

I like the last one best because the background is soft (out of focus).

Maybe crop # 2 & 3 tighter to cut out the stuff that is not important to the picture.

Nice work for the first try.
Mike

Ok here they go:

1st picture:
ISO - 800
Focal Lenght - 209mm
Shutter speed - 1/500
F/5

2nd picture:
ISO - 800
Focal Lenght - 180mm
Shutter speed - 1/500
F/4.5

3rd picture:
ISO - 400
Focal Lenght - 130mm
Shutter speed - 1/2500
F/4.5

Last picture:
ISO - 400
Focal Lenght - 300mm
Shutter speed - 1/1000
F/5.6

All shot in manual mode. Seeing the settings now makes me realize i had a lot of them wrong like the shutter speed on the last one and the ones he was battin in. Any advice will be very appeciated :)

[RLopez]

Very nice!
Question?
Did you shoot these thru a fence?

Thanx. Nope didnt shoot thru the fence.

[dandaman606]

These are a very good start. Don't get frustrated. Shooting baseball is very tough compared to most other sports and takes a lot of trial and error.

[mlav]

The shots hitting, I'd suggest trying to capture the ball somewhere in the frame.

#2 is pretty cool how the catcher and umpire are both looking up like "holy crap!".

The base running shot is great with the foreground blurred the way it is. Is the kid on the base behind him saying "$h!^"?


Nice work. My daughter just turned three, I hope to be shooting T-ball next year, maybe to be the team/league photog??

[rnourse]

I'd like to have pics on my boy playing ball as good as yours... nice work! (and tx for the info)