first fastpitch shot with the new 40D

Used the 28-135mm kit lens that came with the camera. The 100-400L should be here sometime this week. C & C welcome. You folks are making me such a better photographer. Thanks!

Great picture! Congrats on the 40D!

Very nice, thanks for sharing. Have fun with your 40D, i'm having a blast with mine.

I think you did a great job. Photo is nice & sharp with good exposure. She looks like she means business.

Keep 'em coming.

Very good, I like it. One suggestion, watch your horizon line. The fence in the back is tilted, an easy fix in post.

I personally think that the person on the right is distracting. I would see if you could crop it without them, and then straighten the horizon as has already been noted.

It was a tight shot. I was happy the catcher didn't pop up and get her head in the bottom of the frame and cut off the pitchers feet. I did get a few of those. Or the batter is really crowding the plate and you only got half of the pitcher. Umpires are going to be somewhere close to the plate. I was trying to frame her between both people.
I don't have any software to adjust horizons or do any of the other really nice effects I have seen in some posts. Any suggestions?

I never have been a big fan of this angle but the photo is nice and sharp and the colors look good. To me there is too much in the foreground and I would rather see the pitcher in a shot by herself.

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Superb image. Great job. Even with all those FPS, catching the ball at the top of the wind up is not easy. I'm curious to see how the MKIII does. I have my first game with it Tuesday. So far I have only been able to shoot graduations and weddings over the past week.

This is nice, three comments:
#1: As has been mentioned, the horizon is tilted.
#2: I really wish you had taken a step to the left so the ump wasn't in the way (although this may have caused the catcher to block your view.
#3: The background is pretty distracting. If you can get another lens (other than the 100-400), try getting one with a large maximum aperture so that the background is better blurred. Also, try to frame the subject against smooth colors, such as a tree.

cant wait to be able to buy a 40d, i hope its soon so i can take some nice sports shots.

I've been using a 28-135 for about 6 years now.
(Digital Rebel, 10D, 20D)

I have _never_ seen an image that sharp with it.

WOW!

I'll agree with the comments about the composition and background....but hey, we're all here to learn!

Tom D

Great shot of the pitcher, shame about the arm on the right hand side.
Excellent focus and sharpness.