Champions are born...

Been workin my backside off this week pulling 16-18 hour days trying to catch up before hitting the road for 10 days and then decided last second to go shoot a high school championship game at the local stadium, since I'm the team photog for the pro team that plays there and all....C&C welcome, could use some new ideas!

#1 - Kind of local (40 mins away) team's starting pitcher....

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These are some great shots! Good mix of action and emotion.

Great shots Mike.

I would make #23 run poles all practice long for not sliding back into first.

I love the descriptions with the shots! Made my day. Wonderful images.

Pat

well done Mike, haven't seen much of your stuff lately so this was great to see.

Great shots Mike...I'm new to the boards but I see your a fellow New Yorker (and very close to me). I will be at Dwyer today to get some pics of Class AA. I am a sports photography newbie hoping to come up with some decent shots from the stands. Any good spots at Dwyer I should know about? I was wondering what you do with H.S. pics that you take....or is it just practice?

manutd101 wrote in post #5671125
These are some great shots! Good mix of action and emotion.

Thanks, I almost left before getting the emotion shots! That woulda been stupid of me, did make the mistake of not having my short lens with me on a 2nd body though. Oh well.

rcavanaughjr wrote in post #5671456
Great shots Mike.

I would make #23 run poles all practice long for not sliding back into first.

I actually believe he did slide on every attempt but this one. He tried the ol' stick your leg in there, and it worked even though he looks to be out by a mile. First baseman slapped the tag and the ball popped out. He was banged out on the last attempt, you think you learn after so many but nope - oh well, they still raised the trophy.

pigtailpat wrote in post #5671595
I love the descriptions with the shots! Made my day. Wonderful images.

Pat

Thanks Pat

namasste wrote in post #5671835
well done Mike, haven't seen much of your stuff lately so this was great to see.

I've been hiding and busy, posted a couple threads here and there, probably 4 or so over the last month or two? Not even sure...I seem to only post when I'm sick of doing my other work and this is my break, ha.

Eastlake next week, staying the night down there probably.

chris270 wrote in post #5672006
Great shots Mike...I'm new to the boards but I see your a fellow New Yorker (and very close to me). I will be at Dwyer today to get some pics of Class AA. I am a sports photography newbie hoping to come up with some decent shots from the stands. Any good spots at Dwyer I should know about? I was wondering what you do with H.S. pics that you take....or is it just practice?

I'll be there tonight for both games I think, at least the first and the start of the 2nd. At Dwyer the sun goes down over the left field fair pole (we all know thats its real name) so the best option is usually on the 3rd base side by the dugout. There's seats right to the side of where I usually shoot from at the games there. Around 7:30ish you lose a lot of light at this point of the year, though maybe another 10-20 mins may be added.

Shots #5-8 are from the stands as I wanted to get the pitcher/catcher like that, whole pitcher coming in, etc. Really depends what you want (pithcers/hitters) but there's plenty of places from the stands if you get there early for good seats as the other teams leave today.

If you see a big ol' lineman type guy that looks like he should cut back on the chicken wings and beer that'd be me.

As for what I do with them, well I've been the team photog at Dwyer for 9 years now and also shoot for MaxPreps as many members do.

Entire Gallery from last night...
http://www.maxpreps.co​m …Class%20C%20Cha​mpionship)

Gallery looks really good, thanks for the info mike. Maybe I will see you, I will probably be there for the 7pm game.
Chris

chris270 wrote in post #5673470
Gallery looks really good, thanks for the info mike. Maybe I will see you, I will probably be there for the 7pm game.
Chris

I'm heading there now for the 4:30 game...

Honeoye Falls, New York? If so that is a blast from the past, I lived there until I was in forth grade, that was back in "77 when we moved away. Great pictures well done.

Dave

penodr wrote in post #5673576
Honeoye Falls, New York? If so that is a blast from the past, I lived there until I was in forth grade, that was back in "77 when we moved away. Great pictures well done.

Dave

I'm not sure how it all works, I know there's a school named Honeoye and then Honeoye-Falls Lima. How far apart they are, how close they are, if they're even in the same area I'm not sure.

Shot two championship games today and got plenty more jubilation shots...

Put them up!

manutd101 wrote in post #5675773
Put them up!

946 images are downloading...gotta try to get them to the client first...

...alright, one for now...if you can't tell the light was a bit harsh, wanted to be behind the winning teams bench and he is a lefty...

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Looks great Mike!!! Very nice meeting ya...til next time.