Play at the plate

Rockford's Mandy Phillip's beats the throw and scores during the last game against Team Canada. They came into town and swept the Thunder in four straight. Very good hitting team with consistent defense. I've heard they are ranked fourth for the Olympics with a chance at a medal.

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Nice shots!


Where were you shooting from?

too bad about the ugly orange snow fence in the background!

Are you lookign for CC? Or just sharing?

AdamLewis wrote in post #5776695
Are you lookign for CC? Or just sharing?

Either/or.

good capture, to bad about the crappy back ground that you have no control over.

REXTi wrote in post #5778089
good capture, to bad about the crappy back ground that you have no control over.

The background is pretty bad but I can only shoot through a small opening in the dugout. The teams field is flooded so they're playing on a rec softball field that is surrounded by a chain link fence. They put the nasty orange fence up to segregate the players from the fans as it was the Canadian Olympic team playing.

Sorry but the big black guy with the red cover in the background takes away from this picture...any shots of just him?

That dude looks cold...nice work with the tough conditions

manutd101 wrote in post #5779452
That dude looks cold...nice work with the tough conditions

and everyone else looks warm

i kinda like the background even though it is a bit busy.

Anderson-Photography wrote in post #5777708
Either/or.

Alright, then Im gonna be honest about it.


The timing isnt bad but the picture(s) isnt (arent) very good IMO.
In the first picture, Im not even sure the catcher is looking at the base runner. While this may actually be the way it happened, it doesnt lend itself to a strong picture. Its also very hard to even see a plate in the picture.
Another downside with it is the fact that it is obvious the girl is safe (if the base is where Im assuming it is) so theres not really anything exciting about this picture to me personally.
The background is also the worst Ive ever seen. Again, its not your fault that the background is there, but I just wonder if anything else could have been done about it. The black guy with the fleece and the kid hiding under the umbrella are highly distracting.

In summary, I think you definitely had good timing and awareness to know where to look and when to pull the trigger, BUT... I just dont think those pictures are all that great.

Im sure they will sell though

Also, please dont take offense to anything I said. I give the types of critiques that I have always looked for and the type that, when I finally got them, helped me improve as a photographer.

Like the first image, the look on the catchers face, looks like she is staring the ball into her glove. Both images are good, the background is somewhat out of your control. Sometimes you don't have access to the whole field, wish we did, but we don't. I thank you for sharing these.

AdamLewis wrote in post #5780250
Alright, then Im gonna be honest about it.


The timing isnt bad but the picture(s) isnt (arent) very good IMO.
In the first picture, Im not even sure the catcher is looking at the base runner. While this may actually be the way it happened, it doesnt lend itself to a strong picture. Its also very hard to even see a plate in the picture.
Another downside with it is the fact that it is obvious the girl is safe (if the base is where Im assuming it is) so theres not really anything exciting about this picture to me personally.
The background is also the worst Ive ever seen. Again, its not your fault that the background is there, but I just wonder if anything else could have been done about it. The black guy with the fleece and the kid hiding under the umbrella are highly distracting.

In summary, I think you definitely had good timing and awareness to know where to look and when to pull the trigger, BUT... I just dont think those pictures are all that great.

Im sure they will sell though

Also, please dont take offense to anything I said. I give the types of critiques that I have always looked for and the type that, when I finally got them, helped me improve as a photographer.

You pretty much just critiqued the ball field, you gave no insight on what the photographer could improve on....... As he stated, he was shooting from a small hole in the dugout and from that position, i doubt he had any control over the background behind home plate, where the catcher was looking, or if you could actually see the plate clearly in the picture. Please don't take offense to this, i just think that critique should help a photog improve on something. I agree that the background is distracting but i think the first picture came out pretty good considering he didn't have control over the background, catcher, or umpire (to clean off the plate).

So...... the 1st is a keeper for me, nice and sharp and full of action!

Part of this is understanding you must manipulate every aspect of the shot to produce great images..... critiquing the field is probably the most overlooked thing about sports photogs.... Adam puts things his way always but you can learn from his comments if you dont get upset about them.. he was being honest and made it clear he was not trying to "hurt feelings"