Varsity Baseball (pitcher)

First attempt at shooting baseball. Two from almost behind the catcher and two from the side. C & C welcomed.

personally, I think the timing is off on those by just a fraction. They don't really capture the action as well as they could. My only other gripe is that the 3rd one seems a bit dark. But who am I, right? keep it up.

Nice shots but why f9.0?

nice shots although i think you'd get even better results if you shot a bit more wide open....better DOF

Definitely no reason to be shooting at f/9...

How do you all know it was f9? just curious....

Wow, you're WAY too stopped down. In the last shot, for example, the coach in the background is almost in focus.

Lens (mm): 190
ISO: 400
Aperture: 9
Shutter: 1/1000

Not sure what lens you're using, but open it up all the way, and you're see much better results!

I'd also think about getting lower to clean up the background, and when shooting pitchers, the "ideal" shot is often thought to be one taken from behind the plate, where the ball is just coming off the tips of the pitcher's fingers.

BooneDawg wrote in post #5521951
How do you all know it was f9? just curious....

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Mike

I was thinking f9 was a happy medium. I was worried that if I was too open the DOF would be too small. I wanted to get the whole player in focus. I didn't want the uniform in focus and the face soft or vice-versa.
I was using a Canon 100-400mm L IS 5.6. This was my first try at baseball.
This is the main reason for being a member on this site. The little things that I would never think about. Between the pictures that are posted and the advice from everyone I am becoming a better photographer.
Thanks

Open that lens up. This was shot with a 400/2.8 at 2.8.

Sledhed wrote in post #5522812
Open that lens up. This was shot with a 400/2.8 at 2.8.

Oh, now you're just showin' off.

Also it is all about cropping too. The 1st two shots have a distraction of a 2nd person in the background, you can easily remove it from the 2nd one with a simple crop...maybe a little harder on the first one. Also as the others have said, lower the f, you'd make a better shot. The last picture sums it up. The coach is almost in full focus, but the guy behind the pitcher is in full focus, and doesn't allow you to capture the full entity of the shot you wanted. Good luck with your future shots.

Sledhed wrote in post #5522812
Open that lens up. This was shot with a 400/2.8 at 2.8.

Man that 400mmf 2.8 is sweet.

nice picture Sledhed!!!
Hope to get a chance to shoot more of the varsity next week.