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Wiffle Ball..... yes, Wiffle Ball....

 
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Jun 15, 2010 11:44 |  #1

Since FIFA and Getty don't seem to need me in SA right now, I had some time on my hands recently. A local High School hosts a year-end, everyone plays, wiffle ball tournament, and I went out for some fun shots- Here's some of what I got-


Most of the pitching was underhand... Most...

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Odd uniforms are pretty much the norm for this event- but this young man may have pushed the limit...
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Coaching....
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Didn't help...
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The Home Run Derby is a fun part of the tournament- There was a big crowd around the boys, so I had a hard time isolating the batter. It figures though- years of trying, and I finally get a BOB picture- in a wiffle ball game....
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The Girls' Derby drew less of a crowd- much better backgrounds-
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There are no prizes, the whole day is just a fundraiser. The celebrations were no less passionate though-
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This girl is an intense competitor- this intense stare was about as relaxed as I saw her all day-
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Overall- lots of fun shooting a day of leisurely pursuits. These are, for the most part, kids that I shoot all year long in their "real" sports. It was nice to see them unwind a little. The whole gallery is here (external link)- there are lots of shots in there that may have ordinarily been deleted, but I left them in since the kids seem to like a lot of shots that photographers would snub. Any C&C is welcome.



  
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Jun 15, 2010 15:20 |  #2

Your 'odd uniform' shot is worse than mine of guys in daisy dukes in the whiffle ball shots I posted 2 weeks ago.. yikes! Plus they're using a real wiffleball instead of the one with holes on all sides likes our tournament had because of huge age ranges


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Jun 15, 2010 15:22 |  #3

Nice Series...

This reminds me of a story I saw a while back about the guys who built a scale-model Fenway Park for whiffle ball complete with Green Monster!


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Jun 15, 2010 20:29 as a reply to  @ FlyingPhotog's post |  #4

The back side of the young man at my tournament really made the outfit...

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I am glad to hear that we were following official rules too- I am frankly surprised to hear that.

It WAS a very fun day. Really nice to see the kids let loose a little bit as summer break starts.



  
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Jun 15, 2010 23:43 |  #5

Looks like a fun event to shoot.




  
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Jun 16, 2010 06:12 |  #6

Congrats on the BOB shot! ;-)a Looks like a lot of fun!


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