Chico State Baseball! 1st Attempt, C&C!

Alright, this was my first baseball game shoot and i loved it. It was a great game as well, it was Chico State (home) vs. Western Oregon. It went into the 11th inning and Bret Ringer hit a grand slam to win it for the wildcats, amazing ending! Anyways this was my first baseball game and i'd love some input!

Here is Ringers Grand Slam:

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Input?

these look solid. I like them. I like the ones into the sun set

Also you only posted them 8 hours ago, give guys a chance lol

Sauk wrote in post #7274747
these look solid. I like them. I like the ones into the sun set

Also you only posted them 8 hours ago, give guys a chance lol

Thank you, i know it's soon haha, i have another game in a couple hours and was just hoping to get some C&C before.

I think your crops are solid, action is solid, everything looks good to me

Have fun at your next game

Sauk wrote in post #7274804
I think your crops are solid, action is solid, everything looks good to me

Have fun at your next game

Thanks Sauk, Second game was a blast, lighting wasnt as good but it was still fun. I'll probably post those later. Another close game, Chico hit a walk off double to win the game in the bottom of the ninth.

C'mon, buddy. These are TOO good for your first go round! Kidding you. Even though, they are great shots. Loved the 'poof' of the ball leaving the bat. Great timing. Also liked the one that looked like a pickoff play at first where the upmpire probably didn't see anything. Love those situations.

Looked like kind of a gloomy day for baseball. Just wait 'til the sun shines. Keep 'em coming. I might try some baseball after baskeball season wraps up in a couple of weeks.

dave

quick feedback...8th needs to be cropped tighter but a great image. In each batter shot, you are on the wrong side of the field. You want to be opposite the hitter (ie for a righty, you are ideally shooting from the third base side). This lets you get the face on the swing and follow through and will add more impact (imo) than having the ball in the shot.

Some very nice images there.

I like to see pitchers in portrait @ start of windup and landscape when shot @ release point when shooting from the sides. I really like the pitcher image looking from behind the plate, off to the side .

It helps to think ahead , example would be runner on first.....possible play @ second..........Prefoc​us on second basebag.....swith to manual......and wait for the play to develop and machine gun it with a burst at the bag.

Thanks for sharing

Looks very nice. What equipment are you using?

Nice Shots! I love the dust cloud where the bat made contact. If you can get to the first base side towards the bag you'd get the batter running to first.

MikeC710 wrote in post #7304650
Nice Shots! I love the dust cloud where the bat made contact. If you can get to the first base side towards the bag you'd get the batter running to first.

Thanks, i'll try that out next time.

snyderman wrote in post #7284152
C'mon, buddy. These are TOO good for your first go round! Kidding you. Even though, they are great shots. Loved the 'poof' of the ball leaving the bat. Great timing. Also liked the one that looked like a pickoff play at first where the upmpire probably didn't see anything. Love those situations.

Looked like kind of a gloomy day for baseball. Just wait 'til the sun shines. Keep 'em coming. I might try some baseball after baskeball season wraps up in a couple of weeks.

dave

Thanks dave, it was pretty gloomy for awhile, but it made for some interesting lighting!

namasste wrote in post #7284194
quick feedback...8th needs to be cropped tighter but a great image. In each batter shot, you are on the wrong side of the field. You want to be opposite the hitter (ie for a righty, you are ideally shooting from the third base side). This lets you get the face on the swing and follow through and will add more impact (imo) than having the ball in the shot.

Thanks, i agree about the 8th shot needing to be tighter, i had a few from the "right side" but none turned out that great. But i will definetly try the other side more next time. I see what you mean and thanks for pointing that out!

freebird wrote in post #7288147
Some very nice images there.

I like to see pitchers in portrait @ start of windup and landscape when shot @ release point when shooting from the sides. I really like the pitcher image looking from behind the plate, off to the side .

It helps to think ahead , example would be runner on first.....possible play @ second..........Prefoc​us on second basebag.....swith to manual......and wait for the play to develop and machine gun it with a burst at the bag.

Thanks for sharing

Appreciate it freebird, i see what you mean about thinking ahead. Towards the end i found myself "predicting" what would happen next. It helps that i played baseball too so i can anticipate different situations. Thanks alot!

Simon Turkin wrote in post #7289502
Looks very nice. What equipment are you using?

Thanks, i was using a 40D and 70-200 f/2.8L. Hopefully i'll be getting a 1.4 extender for a little more reach!

I had a question about "action coming at you". I showed these to the photo editor at the Chico's Student newspaper which i work at, and they pretty much said the only one that works was the pitcher shot where he's throwing directly at me. He said this was because it was the only picture where the action was coming at the viewer. I found myself disagreeing, while i believe it adds impact i felt that this doesnt make the others not acceptable. Anyone else have something to say on this? It just kind of shook my beliefs and i was wondering what others thought.

KJEphoto wrote in post #7307404
I had a question about "action coming at you". I showed these to the photo editor at the Chico's Student newspaper which i work at, and they pretty much said the only one that works was the pitcher shot where he's throwing directly at me. He said this was because it was the only picture where the action was coming at the viewer. I found myself disagreeing, while i believe it adds impact i felt that this doesnt make the others not acceptable. Anyone else have something to say on this? It just kind of shook my beliefs and i was wondering what others thought.

Looking back, I'd say the most engaging images are those that show eyes and emotions. 'Turning 2' and 'Celebration' both 'have it', and I would have been proud to take them. A little cropping for composition often makes a big difference to focus the viewer. I see some great action shots that include a helmet and no face that might be magazine cover material otherwise. I wonder, would your editor feel the same if the 'action coming toward the viewer' shot had only a cap with a visor visible instead of a face (unless it's RedSox pitcher Okajima )?

Check out the shots in this thread and tell me if they don't 'work.'
http://75.126.234.18/f​orum/showthread.php?t=​641298

Included in thinking ahead is.. probably obvious (and stated on every forum I've ever read).. watch out for line drives coming at you. Obviously you want *the* shot but also don't want to get knocked on your backside by a baseball either! Probably a good idea to shoot with both eyes open just in case...

As with the softball thread, I'm jealous of being able to watch baseball/softball when they don't even take the field here until the end of March if then.