Impact

[freddycr]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/alcorjr2gmail/impact.jpg

[ddelallata]

Nice capture! Much better than the one with a guy that had a cigarrette in his mouth (Bradd Pitt). hahaha.

[ayotnoms]

Cool shot Freddy.

Question: did you want the motion blur of the ball and bat or was that by accident?

[freddycr]

I was shooting AV 4.0, so, I guess it was a side -effect !! (wasn't so worried on "freezing" the ball )

[ddelallata]

I wouldn't call it a side-effect.... that motion blur gives the photo a sense on action.

[freddycr]

Sure it does... I had a fixed aperture, and 400 ISO, so I knew I was getting not-so-fast shutter speeds ( as oppossed to shooting at ISO 800); from previous experience I knew that 1/500 or so, gives you blurry bats & balls...it was a side effect, but an expected one, if you know what I mean.
Check out this other one..

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/alcorjr2gmail/IMG_3863.jpg

[ayotnoms]

At first I was thinking freezing the ball and the bat would be a better shot but the intense look on his face is the main subject of the photo.

...or am I all wet? :-) :-)

what you should do is sign that guy up to do a dental advertisement. Teeth straight and white just as they should be LOL

[grego]

Second one is better. Less extra area, motion is implied and bg is more out of focus which is good. And there's good expression.

[CookieMonster]

baseball is an awesome sport.... cricket is another one that is good to photograph

[stoneylonesome]

Nice shots, great timing on your part. :)

[freddycr]

Thanks. And i wasn't shooting bursts, either. ;)

[Henry Low]

20D is a nice camera. Nice capture Freddy, I have been looking at all the pictures u posted. :D

[bolantej]

it must have been hot there. he's sweating buckets! i enjoy the blur, adn would liek to be able to do the same. great job here.