Any of you guys brave enough to do this?

Looking at some old sports photos on SI dot com site. Came across this image and cringed. What were these guys thinking?!!!

http://siphotos.tumblr​.com …he-first-inning-of-a-1938

dave

they were not

that their nifty fifty would get them some great shots....lol

They were thinking, "I wish someone would invent a telephoto lens"

dbvirago wrote in post #14964731
They were thinking, "I wish someone would invent a telephoto lens"

I would love to have been where those photogs were with a camera in my hands.

dbvirago wrote in post #14964731
They were thinking, "I wish someone would invent a telephoto lens"

LOL! And there was no 'chimping' shots back then either. Probably didn't want to take an eye off the action for a split second.

dave

I'm laughing at the amount of protection being worn by the catcher / umpire 10 feet away.

I guess camera = facemask maybe?

Were there less foul balls back then?

I've seen hundreds of old baseball films and have never seen that. Something fishy.

MDJAK wrote in post #14965933
I've seen hundreds of old baseball films and have never seen that. Something fishy.

Not fishy, happened all the time back then. One of the best baseball photos ever taken was in 1910 with a large format camera on a tripod in foul territory where a third base coach would stand.

Just crazy....

MDJAK wrote in post #14965933
I've seen hundreds of old baseball films and have never seen that. Something fishy.

After seeing this, I can remember seeing old photos of D'Maggio, Ted Williams and Babe Ruth swinging the bat from the vantage point where the guys are shooting. Again, this was an image from 1938 when having cameras on field was apparently allowed.

Scary, though. Just plain scary. I was asked to come onto the field during a HS game and shoot a particular player. No way was I going to do it. I see the danger and potential for bad things happening and err on the side of caution and good sense.

dave

It makes you wonder how many people in the stands were cheering for or waiting for the photogs to get slammed with the ball. If it were a slow game, it might have been the only excitement.