First Baseball of the Season.

[canonnoob]

Believe it or not, this is the first baseball game of the season for some of the local high schools because of snow and rain last week. I feel a bit rusty, but it will be nice getting back into the grip of things.

Feel free to comment, bash, be rude, whatever.

I do want to ask if some of you would be willing to become a fan of my work on Facebook (Sleezy I know), or at least follow my blog. Here in the next week I will be going to L.A. for a workshop (Sportsshooter Academy). I will be updating daily about activities and have photos to show for it. So please keep tabs on it.

Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#%21/pages/Springfield-MO/Turfimagescom-Sports-Photography/323928801856?ref=nf) (If the link doesnt work, search for Turfimages.com Sports Photography)

Blog (http://turfimages.wordpress.com/) (I have some pretty awesome news in there in case anyone is interested)


Below are just a few shots from the game:

1.
http://Turfimage.zenfolio.com/img/v7/p303594552-4.jpg

2.
http://Turfimage.zenfolio.com/img/v10/p109911656-4.jpg

3.
http://Turfimage.zenfolio.com/img/v11/p679638050-4.jpg

4.
http://Turfimage.zenfolio.com/img/v11/p501900774-4.jpg

5.
http://Turfimage.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p97510888-4.jpg

[CousinMadness]

Colours are very crisp, white balance is excellent. You might want to bump up the ISO for more speed. If grain becomes an issue try Noise Ninja (http://www.picturecode.com/download.htm), it works very well. Even for junior baseball you want at least 1/4000th to stop the ball. Major league at 90 degrees to the ball will require everything you've got. 1/8000th if your camera body supports it.

Best of luck with your games.


Cousin. :)

[canonnoob]

Colours are very crisp, white balance is excellent. You might want to bump up the ISO for more speed. If grain becomes an issue try Noise Ninja (http://www.picturecode.com/download.htm), it works very well. Even for junior baseball you want at least 1/4000th to stop the ball. Major league at 90 degrees to the ball will require everything you've got. 1/8000th if your camera body supports it.

Best of luck with your games.


Cousin. :)


Thanks, Im not all that worried about noise. One thing I would note though about your advice is that If you keep wanting 1/4000th or 1/8000th every time you shoot, then you are going to be hard pressed with any glass/body combo you use..

[duckiller01]

If you keep wanting 1/4000th or 1/8000th every time you shoot, then you are going to be hard pressed with any glass/body combo you use..

Yeah... I dont think those shutter speeds are realistic at all. I find myself shooting at or just below 1000 and ISO's as high as 3200 while under the lights. Just recently found how ugly pictures can get at 500/ 6400 w/ 2.8 glass. Games in the middle of the day are a different story.

[duckiller01]

Great Shots BTW!!

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

LOVE #4 Mainly for the fully lit face. Good grab.
Signing up for the Facebook fan page and blog.

[canonnoob]

Yeah... I dont think those shutter speeds are realistic at all. I find myself shooting at or just below 1000 and ISO's as high as 3200 while under the lights. Just recently found how ugly pictures can get at 500/ 6400 w/ 2.8 glass. Games in the middle of the day are a different story.

agreed, lol.. although I was shooting at ISO 160-400 :rolleyes:

Great Shots BTW!!

Thanks.

LOVE #4 Mainly for the fully lit face. Good grab.
Signing up for the Facebook fan page and blog.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

Not finding the facebook fan page...

[Michael15]

Those are outstanding. Cool blog!

[Big K]

I am now a fan. :-)

Nice baseball work. My first game is tomorrow.

Have fun at SSA. Sure wish I was able to go.

[canonnoob]

Not finding the facebook fan page...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Springfield-MO/Turfimagescom-Sports-Photography/323928801856

Try that.

[canonnoob]

I am now a fan. :-)

Nice baseball work. My first game is tomorrow.

Have fun at SSA. Sure wish I was able to go.


good luck tomorrow at your game.

[timbar21]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Springfield-MO/Turfimagescom-Sports-Photography/323928801856

Try that.
Worked for me.

Great shots. Which lens did you use for these?

[canonnoob]

Worked for me.

Great shots. Which lens did you use for these?

Majority are the 300 2.8 and the mkIV.

Some were with the mkIIn and the 70-200 2.8 which needs to get calibrated.

[cstewart]

Dave:

I think you just convinced me to spend ~$10K on a new body (Mk IV) and lens (300 2.8) combo for baseball. I will be shooting about 20-25 games for our minor pro team this season as well as lots of youth ball around town and they would be great to have!

I also can't get to your FB link. It simply points back to my personal profile! I can find your personal page and your web page but not your FB page.

Cheers!

Chris

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

Wow. It sure isn't my night :S Everytime I try the link it takes me to my homepage. Grr... maybe tomorrow.

[snyderman]

Really nice, Dave. Colors totally pop off the screen. Agree with others ... great shot of the pitcher's face.

dave

[canonnoob]

Dave:

I think you just convinced me to spend ~$10K on a new body (Mk IV) and lens (300 2.8) combo for baseball. I will be shooting about 20-25 games for our minor pro team this season as well as lots of youth ball around town and they would be great to have!

I also can't get to your FB link. It simply points back to my personal profile! I can find your personal page and your web page but not your FB page.

Cheers!

Chris

Thanks Chris. It is a pretty fun combo, plus all of the comments you get. Soon Ill be adding the 400 so that should be even more fun.

Wow. It sure isn't my night :S Everytime I try the link it takes me to my homepage. Grr... maybe tomorrow.

Search for "Turfimages Sports Photography"

Really nice, Dave. Colors totally pop off the screen. Agree with others ... great shot of the pitcher's face.

dave

Thanks Dave. These were shot Jpeg, just FYI.. lol.

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

Search for "Turfimages Sports Photography"


Tried that. Got a link to your website (very nice) but can't find anything other than web links. No pages or groups on facebook :( But facebook has been acting screwy for me tonight. Will keep looking.

[canonnoob]

Tried that. Got a link to your website (very nice) but can't find anything other than web links. No pages or groups on facebook :( But facebook has been acting screwy for me tonight. Will keep looking.

weird....



Anyway, Thanks to all of you who have been adding as a fan. I appreciate it.

[Huskers69]

Wow, these are some Great shots !!!! Good job Dave !!!

[canonnoob]

Wow, these are some Great shots !!!! Good job Dave !!!

Thanks bud!

[willshoot4food]

Colours are very crisp, white balance is excellent. You might want to bump up the ISO for more speed. If grain becomes an issue try Noise Ninja (http://www.picturecode.com/download.htm), it works very well. Even for junior baseball you want at least 1/4000th to stop the ball. Major league at 90 degrees to the ball will require everything you've got. 1/8000th if your camera body supports it.

Best of luck with your games.


Cousin. :)

I disagree everything looks fine, in broad daylight there is no need to up your ISO. I think this is a perfect example of how to correctly crop your sports images, I see so many loose snapshots on the forum that it's finally nice to see some clean well cropped images. Became a fan also, post some info on the SSA would like to see what goes down there.

[canonnoob]

I disagree everything looks fine, in broad daylight there is no need to up your ISO. I think this is a perfect example of how to correctly crop your sports images, I see so many loose snapshots on the forum that it's finally nice to see some clean well cropped images. Became a fan also, post some info on the SSA would like to see what goes down there.


Thanks I appreciate it.

Ill probably do some sort of video diary as well just because i can with my mark IV.

[Peter Camyre]

These are great baseball shots, they've got me looking forward to baseball season up here in the northeast. After reading all the replies I'm a little confused on one thing... what shutter speeds would you recommend for daylight baseball? Reply appreciated. Peter

[canonnoob]

i like to stay around 1/1600 or more. but sometimes I have to dip down to 1/1000. I was shooting at ISO 160-400 through out the game. all at 2.8

[Peter Camyre]

Thanks for the reply! Keep up the great work, Peter

[Sledhed]

Shots look good Dave, nice work. As for the shutter speeds I try to stay above 1/2500th if possible, even in bright sun I will be shooting at ISO 400 or higher. I leave tomorrow for Minnesota to shoot the Twins first game in their new stadium on Friday. That will be cool!

Have fun at SSA.

Chris

[canonnoob]

Shots look good Dave, nice work. As for the shutter speeds I try to stay above 1/2500th if possible, even in bright sun I will be shooting at ISO 400 or higher. I leave tomorrow for Minnesota to shoot the Twins first game in their new stadium on Friday. That will be cool!

Have fun at SSA.

Chris

awesome chris! Have fun shooting the twins.

[Baseball Nut]

Nice shots Dave. I really like the action in the last one. I can't wait to get out and shoot some baseball. I'll be down in Liberty the middle of April for my son's tournament. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for it.

[Harleypugs]

Nice work. I am shooting my first game of the season tonight. Looking forward to it....

[Scott V]

Great captures Dave...I am waiting on my 300 f/2.8 to pair with my IIn, shoot mostly mid-afternoon games...Hope to have some keepers like these! Great job

[canonnoob]

Nice shots Dave. I really like the action in the last one. I can't wait to get out and shoot some baseball. I'll be down in Liberty the middle of April for my son's tournament. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for it.

Nice work. I am shooting my first game of the season tonight. Looking forward to it....

Great captures Dave...I am waiting on my 300 f/2.8 to pair with my IIn, shoot mostly mid-afternoon games...Hope to have some keepers like these! Great job

Thanks Larry, Jon and Scott.

[AdamLewis]

I really like #1 and how the player is almost mirrored by the player on-deck. Even the OOF coach who is bifurcating the Siamese batter adds to the picture.

[RickyH]

I love #4. Probably my favorite from the set. I've been looking at the Mk IV for a while now & sure enough, another great group of photos shows me its a wise choice.

[canonnoob]

I really like #1 and how the player is almost mirrored by the player on-deck. Even the OOF coach who is bifurcating the Siamese batter adds to the picture.


Thanks Adam. I appreciate the comment. The "oof coach" is actually a fan behind the backstop.

I love #4. Probably my favorite from the set. I've been looking at the Mk IV for a while now & sure enough, another great group of photos shows me its a wise choice.

Thanks Ricky.