Here are a few from a recent softball game I shot. Croped them tight and horizontal for something different.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/Homerkenpo/Z001.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/Homerkenpo/Z004.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/Homerkenpo/Z007.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/Homerkenpo/Z009.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/Homerkenpo/Z021.jpg

Jim

Love them.....they fit in with the "Mommy Factor" for sure.....they should sell....quick..

Where we you standing with these, and were you using the 20-700 or the 300?

Crisp, clear and wonderful!

Jim, do you use a monopod with your 300mm? Also do you think you need two bodies if you have the 70-200 and 300mm lenses? Do you always use both lenses at a game? Sorry about all of the questions. I keep batting around getting one, but definitely have some issues with price and size of the lens. I'm also wondering if it's essential to have two bodies.

Very nice Jim. I like the crops and was especially taken by the variety of the head gears.

Love them.....they fit in with the "Mommy Factor" for sure.....they should sell....quick..

Where we you standing with these, and were you using the 20-700 or the 300?

Thanks, I was using the 300 on these and standing just inside first base near the dugout.

That is where I get also, when I can...if the field is set up so you can....but I could tell you must have been using the 300.....do you use that for all of your baseball/softball shots...

And the questions Jeta asked too....LOL...
We women want to be in the know...

Crisp, clear and wonderful!

Jim, do you use a monopod with your 300mm? Also do you think you need two bodies if you have the 70-200 and 300mm lenses? Do you always use both lenses at a game? Sorry about all of the questions. I keep batting around getting one, but definitely have some issues with price and size of the lens. I'm also wondering if it's essential to have two bodies.

Thanks JETA, I shoot both ways but prefer to use the monopod. Usually the only time I don't use a monopod is when I forget it. My goal is to get a MK III, which I'll use as my primary camera with the 300 and use my MK IIn as a backup with the 70-200. Now that's my goal but don't see that happening soon. I love the 300 but find that I could use the 70-200 often but just don't want to keep changes lenes, especially during a baseball game. It's not essential to have two bodies but I'm sure it helps. During this game I wanted to get some pictures of the pitcher during her warmup but found that by the time I took out my lens and changed them she was pretty much finished. Having the second body would have helped in this situation. Now I did get some shots of her but it would have been easier for me to just grab a different camera to shoot what I wanted.

Jim

That is where I get also, when I can...if the field is set up so you can....but I could tell you must have been using the 300.....do you use that for all of your baseball/softball shots...

And the questions Jeta asked too....LOL...
We women want to be in the know...

Right now I've been using my 300 for everything. I love the clarity that lens gives me, not that the 70-200 f/2.8L IS is any worse. I like being close and not having to crop much from a shot. It's a great lens for baseball / softball. I did find that it was rough to use during track, as I had to stay back and would have problems with people standing between me and the action, but I dealt with it.

It's a big and heavy lens and does cost a pretty penny, but if your shooting a varity of sports and not just for scrapbooking then I would highly recommend it. It's a great investment that will be there as you grow.

Jim

Okay...thanks for the info....something to look into in the future....right now I am all invested out...LOL...but always looking for ways to improve...and that would be a good thing, down the road....

Your shots are always excellent....

It's nice to see your work again, as usual great clear crisp shots I really do like the crop on them as it works very well for them.

Wondeful shots!

I wish I had a 300 2.8 but that 4K has keep me away from it and will for a long time to come. However the addition of the 300 f4 this spring has changed how I'm shooting some of my sports as well. I love the 300 range and it seems to work very well for several areas on the baseball diamond. As for two bodies I rarely will shoot a game with out two bodies. It stems back to the days of all primes. Lately it's been the 300 on the D200 and the 80-200 on the D2h. It's proving to be a pretty reliable combination for covering the field.

Thanks JETA, I shoot both ways but prefer to use the monopod. Usually the only time I don't use a monopod is when I forget it. My goal is to get a MK III, which I'll use as my primary camera with the 300 and use my MK IIn as a backup with the 70-200. Now that's my goal but don't see that happening soon. I love the 300 but find that I could use the 70-200 often but just don't want to keep changes lenes, especially during a baseball game. It's not essential to have two bodies but I'm sure it helps. During this game I wanted to get some pictures of the pitcher during her warmup but found that by the time I took out my lens and changed them she was pretty much finished. Having the second body would have helped in this situation. Now I did get some shots of her but it would have been easier for me to just grab a different camera to shoot what I wanted.

Jim

Thanks for all of the great info Jim. I just took a deposit on my IIn today so it's as good as gone. Now I have to decide if the 300mm is something I really need. I'm such an amatuer and think it might be ridiculous for me to own a 300mm.....