Saturday Softball Swings

The clouds would come and go and it was giving me fits...especially seeing as it was the first time out this year....enough excuses?

Anyway...some batting action form Saturday....MKIIn with either the 70-200 or the 300 +/- the 1.4 TC. EXIF data all attached for that that are interested.
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Nice series, looks like the little girl in #7 is givin all she's got, lol. All are nice but I really like #3 & 8. Thanks for sharing.

Randy, the shots look good and #1 is my favorite. My only nitpick is a couple of them are flat. Open them up in PS and look the histogram, you'll see what I mean.

I usually don't edit peoples photos very often but here's my take on it.

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awesome pics. #7 CRUSHED it...literally.

Sledhed wrote in post #5666851
Randy, the shots look good and #1 is my favorite. My only nitpick is a couple of them are flat. Open them up in PS and look the histogram, you'll see what I mean.

I usually don't edit peoples photos very often but here's my take on it.

I shot these in Jpg (I usually shoot raw) and processed them directly through Aperture. I did an auto levels on these but these do seem a bit flat...your example is a good one.

Thanks for the edit and the suggestion as I knew something was a miss..... Aperture has its flaws I think.

Travisj wrote in post #5666719
Nice series, looks like the little girl in #7 is givin all she's got, lol. All are nice but I really like #3 & 8. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the comment!

Brad999 wrote in post #5666912
awesome pics. #7 CRUSHED it...literally.

Those ball on bat shots are always fun to look at....just wish the helmet wasn't so much in the way!

Hey Randy,

Nice shots. Have you upgraded to Aperture 2.1 yet? I did a couple of months ago and really like some of the new things they have added. If you like the Aperture application I think you would enjoy the upgrade.

Have a good one.

Kevin

Those ball-on-bat shots are excellent! Nice work!

Shots like this are making me contemplate a MkIIn, and you started it Chris! Thanks alot!

FZ1dave wrote in post #5667924
Shots like this are making me contemplate a MkIIn, and you started it Chris! Thanks alot!

Your welcome Dave! Stop by sometime and play with the new 400/2.8 IS.

Sledhed wrote in post #5670017
Your welcome Dave! Stop by sometime and play with the new 400/2.8 IS.

You are a bad bad man.

I would love the opportunity, though I may end up divorced because of it.

Me... "Honey, I need the MkIIn and the 400 2.8 IS"
Her.. "What you're gonna need is a good lawyer"

When did you say you're available?

#6 is my favorite by far. She has a look of absolute joy on her face and the bat and ball have enough blur to give a sense of motion without looking like you misjudged the shot. The bat-on-ball shots are fun, but I'd be more interested in the second after contact right before their initial step towards first base; if they've just crushed it over the infield, that is a near-priceless expression...

Big K wrote in post #5667845
Hey Randy,

Nice shots. Have you upgraded to Aperture 2.1 yet? I did a couple of months ago and really like some of the new things they have added. If you like the Aperture application I think you would enjoy the upgrade.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin...Yes, I switched to AP 2.1...which also required an OS upgrade to utilize the new RAW engine...what an expensive headache that was!

dshootist wrote in post #5670246
#6 is my favorite by far. She has a look of absolute joy on her face and the bat and ball have enough blur to give a sense of motion without looking like you misjudged the shot. The bat-on-ball shots are fun, but I'd be more interested in the second after contact right before their initial step towards first base; if they've just crushed it over the infield, that is a near-priceless expression...

Funny...but that was my favorite of the set as well...but very few people saw it the way you and I did.

Funnier is most of the kids that saw this set liked that shot the best.....Parents picked the ball on bat ones....hummmm