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Something different. Are these from behind the fence?

thanks everyone for your comments. I agree this is not the best angle, and they don't make for a great pic but they do sell I just wanted to show something different. this was the second game to the semi finals there were tons of people there i had forgotten how big high school sports were. I counted 12 photographers with the 400mm 2.8 standing ladders on the fence line the backstop was loaded with parents and girlfriends with there low cut jeans, belly shirts,and a thong sticking out. this country is going to hell !!!and i LIKE it lol

Sledhed wrote in post #5829558
Not for baseball Scott!

Eeeyah, I was gonna say that. Flash + baseball = BAD!

A f/2.8 would be better, but even at f/2.8 you're gonna end up shooting at ISO1600 or ISO3200 (if your camera can do this) in order to keep shutter speeds >1/400s.

FWIW, even MLB parks struggle to get shutter speeds >1/640s at ISO1600 and f/2.8 .

jimmywires wrote in post #5830331
thanks everyone for your comments. I agree this is not the best angle, and they don't make for a great pic but they do sell I just wanted to show something different. this was the second game to the semi finals there were tons of people there i had forgotten how big high school sports were. I counted 12 photographers with the 400mm 2.8 standing ladders on the fence line the backstop was loaded with parents and girlfriends with there low cut jeans, belly shirts,and a thong sticking out. this country is going to hell !!!and i LIKE it lol

I'm curious Jimmy - how high up were they on the ladders (how do you even climb anything with a 400 in hand anyhow), and when you say there positioned along the fence line, where exactly? Like in the outfield part, between home and 1st, or between home and 3rd? Isn't it amazing how high school sports still triumphs over stuff like music & art eh? When I was in school I thought (mistakenly I might add - my opinion has changed like 360) the jocks were weird because all they cared about was winning. Ironic that I married one and created 4 more of them? I'm STILL trying to figure that one out

pat they had those mid size kitchen ladders(stools) I don't leave home without mine any more

dmwierz wrote in post #5830433
Eeeyah, I was gonna say that. Flash + baseball = BAD!

You're absolutely right on that Dennis, I know of some who do this but in retrospect its bad advice from me. I usually put the camera away if lighting is so bad during a ball game that I'd need flash anyway so I really wasn't in a position to offer that opinion in the first place.

This ladder has a platform you can rest a monopod on - a great choice when having to shoot over fences or glass (at an ice arena). You can buy it at most Big Box home centers or even at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com …=hi&qid=1215013​649&sr=8-1

It's even "skinny" meaning not only will it be easier to tote around, but it'll also fit in narrower places (like penalty boxes) more readily.

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dmwierz wrote in post #5834834
This ladder has a platform you can rest a monopod on - a great choice when having to shoot over fences or glass (at an ice arena). You can buy it at most Big Box home centers or even at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com …=hi&qid=1215013​649&sr=8-1

It's even "skinny" meaning not only will it be easier to tote around, but it'll also fit in narrower places (like penalty boxes) more readily.

200-Pound Duty Rating - I wonder - Looks like a death trap for us guys with larger belt size then 36"