Here are a few more Softball pics, my 4th set, and to me, my best.

http://www.gaffneyindiansports.net/regionchamps/images/IMG_3960.jpg

http://www.gaffneyindiansports.net/regionchamps/images/IMG_3964.jpg

http://www.gaffneyindiansports.net/regionchamps/images/IMG_4006.jpg

http://www.gaffneyindiansports.net/regionchamps/images/IMG_3999.jpg

http://www.gaffneyindiansports.net/GHSSoftball3/images/IMG_3693.jpg

Im still not fast enough to freeze the ball on the bat though:confused:

#3 & 4 are the best. 5 is a tad dark. #2 no ball. Three is the best....hope she doesn't bite her tounge though :) It seems every team has someone who looks like they are going to bite their tounge. One school has a pitcher who does bite his in every game!

JS

Hey looking good. John pointed out some valid things bout the images, but overall looks like yur getting the hang of things. Keep snaping and posting.

Thanks guys

I shot these on an overcast day and used RAW instead of JPEG. The second pic I snapped too soon. The ball is in the original, but its about 6 feet away. Timing on Softball and baseball is way different than anything else. It seems for Basketball and Football you can anticipate a little, but you gotta time shots in Baseball and softball.

Scott,
Timing is everything, no matter what you are shooting, everything in photography really comes down to timing. A lot of practice will get your timing where you want it, but knowing the sports really well, watching a pitcher gets you the jump on the timing.

JS

I am finding that I can see little moves, from the catcher flesing his glove to a batter rising up a little, and that gives me a que to snap the pic. I shoot the same kids all the time, so I can get used to what they do. Our Softball pitcher slapped her glove on her wind up, so i could shoot through the viewfinder alone. Baseball I shoot with both eyes open.

Do you use burst mode any? I tried it today and got a really good catch out of the three shots.

I always have the camera set for burst, however only use it if I think something big is going to happen, like the shot from the play at the plate the other night (thread HS Baseball) that turned out to be the winning play.

JS