Two Different Shots

[Actionphotog]

I'm shooting through a fence just off from home plate and took two photos.
I just found it great how I took two single shot photos and I got the ball in the same position......
This is the local farm league team the "Luray Wranglers"
I have found a better place to shoot now which is right behind home plate.

[kpoole32]

OK, so how are you getting the shots thru the fence. I'm new to sports photos and my nephew's palying high school summer ball. I'd love to get some shots of him but the fence keeps getting in the way.

[R1 Kid]

Depends on the lens size. Like a 50 II is small enough so the glass can look through the links of a fence. As where a 70-200 isn't small enough. So I would go down past the dug out and see if you can lean over the fence line. Usually it's only about waist high or so. Or you can do like in the examples above and just shoot through the fence. Above is a really good job and you can hardly see the fence.

[kpoole32]

Thanks! I'll give my 50II a shot.

[Tdragone]

Not to steal the thread;


Kpoole; I do this a lot with my 70-200 F4;

Get as close to the fence as you can; and zoom as close to the 200mm end of the lens as you can. The chain link in the extreme foreground will almost disappear as it does in the photos above.

One warning note; USE A UV FILTER!! After explaining this to someone @ Padres spring training; he was doing just this. And a foul tip while a batter was warming up hit the fence above him and he thought it scratched his front lens element when the fence moved backward.

-Tom Dragonetti

[Actionphotog]

Oh yes always use a filter I have had balls hit the fence and bump the lens

[MadMesh]

what was the apature and shutter speed of thoes shots =)

[Actionphotog]

Good day to shot, Sun was out so I used
ISO ~ 160
Aperture ~ f/3.2
Shutter Speed ~ 1/2000 sec. and 1/1600 sec.
Focal Length ~ 135mm