a couple of softball pics

I went to the park earlier today to see of I could freeze some action. I just invested in the Tamron 70-200. Fun lens.

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got it!

I think you mastered the freeze pretty good.

Thanks. Needless to say, timing these shots is easier said than done.

nice use of doublesided tape to stick the ball on there!

kidding. nice work

1st image...

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Image Date: 2008:07:13 14:53:30
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 103.0mm
CCD Width: 2.67mm
Exposure Time: 0.0001 s (1/8000)
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO equiv: 640
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

I think the second shot has just about the same specs, too. But yeah, it occured to me how easy it would be to fake those shots. I think I took about 70 pics to nail those two shots.

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I think the second shot has just about the same specs, too. But yeah, it occured to me how easy it would be to fake those shots. I think I took about 70 pics to nail those two shots.

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Image Date: 2008:07:13 15:11:38
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 70.0mm
CCD Width: 3.45mm
Exposure Time: 0.0003 s (1/4000)
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO equiv: 400
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

You got a couple of good ones there. I always just hold the shutter button down when the batter starts swinging and hope I get lucky.

Looking at your EXIF - I didn't know the 40D would do 1/8000. My XT only makes it up to 1/4000. You probably coulda dropped the ISO down two stops and slowed your shutter down two stops and wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I don't notice any noise though.

Now try girls fastpitch, its a whole different experience trying to get the 'bob' shot.

I predicated my timing on the swing of the bat, not the velosity of the ball. Now unless the girls tend to hit the ball twice as fast and twice as far as the guys I was taking practice shots with, I predict I'd get about the same ratio of "bob shots" provided I was given the same number of opportunities.

what the heck are you doing in front of the cage...

So funny. Actually, I was behind it. When shooting with a zoom like the one I was using, it "disappears", but the trick here was manually focusing, because af would've thrown my shots off by focusing on the fence, at least part of the time.

Snap its a whole different game (girl's) than slow pitch they do swing faster but they also hit the ball in different positions relative to the plate. The pitchers in fast pitch are that pitchers, hitting corners and trying to make the batters chase. At least the upper level teams. Bat speed in slow pitch is consistent, in fast pitch there is more last minute waiting on change ups, drops etc and speeding up on rises trying to get them in front of plate before the ball gets too high. Go shoot some I bet you will love the challenge, plus I think the game is more exciting than slow pitch softball with stealing, bunting and slap hitting.

Nice shots.

DH. That home run was probably an anger hit to make up for the shot she got in the leg. That's a nasty bruse

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