First Time Shooting Baseball (High School)

From my first time out shooting baseball. Lots of fun! Need to get better at well, everything.

Did a little research on here and Fredmiranda.com to see what the best shots are to get. I did my best, but I need a lot more practice.
That said, I'm still pretty happy with how it all came out.


If you have any advise or CC. Please feel free to chime in.

1.
Canon 1Dx
Canon 400mm f/2.8L II
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter: 1/1600
ISO:800

Oh, and in honor of Chris Detrick..

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I think shots of your high quality deserve a team with better uniforms.

AZGeorge wrote in post #17599632
I think shots of your high quality deserve a team with better uniforms.

Lol. Thnks. Those uniforms are a little rough to look at aren't they.

This just goes to show that a talented photographer is just that....a talented photographer. it took me 6 years of shooting to get images of this quality. Well done colors, clarity, focus, action all spot on.

1st time huh? Nice freaking shots!

Not entirely sure you could change much to what you have posted to make them "any better."
Regarding #3. I like it.

Noitca wrote in post #17600305
1st time huh? Nice freaking shots!

Not entirely sure you could change much to what you have posted to make them "any better."

I agree. Fine work.

Phil

These are incredible!

Fantastic! The first few images appear a little over-exposed to me, but that's being nit-picky. You hit a homerun with #6. I also really like #8 for whatever reason. Bravo!

prncfarquad wrote in post #17599974
This just goes to show that a talented photographer is just that....a talented photographer. it took me 6 years of shooting to get images of this quality. Well done colors, clarity, focus, action all spot on.

Thank you very much, prncfarquad.

Noitca wrote in post #17600305
1st time huh? Nice freaking shots!

Not entirely sure you could change much to what you have posted to make them "any better."
Regarding #3. I like it.

Thanks a lot, Noitca.
Yep, thank goodness this was a doubleheader so could spend the first game trying to get the timing.

Zivnuska wrote in post #17600401
I agree. Fine work.

Phil

Thank you, sir.

rebelsimon wrote in post #17600428
These are incredible!

Thanks, Rebelsimon.

Aressem wrote in post #17600539
Fantastic! The first few images appear a little over-exposed to me, but that's being nit-picky. You hit a homerun with #6. I also really like #8 for whatever reason. Bravo!

Thanks, Aressem! I'm very okay with nit-picking, all it'll do is help me get better.

Really appreciate the feedback everyone! Cheers

These are really good! If your shutter speed on 1 and 2 was the same as 7 and 8 those captures would be of been killer!

wmccree wrote in post #17601833
These are really good! If your shutter speed on 1 and 2 was the same as 7 and 8 those captures would be of been killer!

Yeah.. Wish I would have nailed those two with a higher shutter speed. But on the plus side, now I know. Lol.
Thanks, Wmccree.

prncfarquad wrote in post #17599974
This just goes to show that a talented photographer is just that....a talented photographer. it took me 6 years of shooting to get images of this quality. Well done colors, clarity, focus, action all spot on.

No its 1dx and 400mm f2.8 IS II.

Great shots.

bobbyz wrote in post #17602361
No its 1dx and 400mm f2.8 IS II.

Great shots.

Bahaha. Not to discredit the photog, but yeah - pretty much. That's a $16,000 rig (not including tax). Nuff said ;p

Lol. Thanks Bobbyz. You have a really valid point. Being the photog here, I take no offense/discredit personally at all, aressem. I'll be the first one to be honest about it, yeah, there comes a point where the gear really does make all the difference. Pretty sure the results from my old rebel XSi and 70-300 3.5-5.6 would look nothing even comparable. So yeah... It's the truth.

But to be fair, the shots would not look the same at all if you hand the same rig over to a person who puts it in 100% auto and just fires away.

On a side note, I've been VERY fortunate with the gear. Saved up for about 3 years for the 1Dx and the 400 is a non IS II. It's an 18 year old lens they I snagged over on Fredmiranda for wicked cheap. No way could I afford a new 400 f/2.8L IS II right now. Lol.