Quote Originally Posted by berrywise
It gives you a good sense for what's going on and you caught the action at the right spot but I think it could benefit from a tighter crop and slightly different angle. Shooting directly behind the catcher is a fairly common photo and works well if you can shoot wide open enough to blur the background, keeping the pitcher sharp and catch the photo right when the ball is in the mid point.
Thanks for taking the time to comment Berrywise. This is the only one I took from behind the plate everything else was shot from the press box, dugout or sidelines. I did think this was a common angle but that was part of why I wanted to include it. What would the team think if I had missed such a common impression of the game? I should have also stated that the team I was working for was the the team in black so I wanted to retain focus throughout on them. The lack of sharp focus on the pitcher is intentional as he's not on the team that hired me. As far as blurring the background more and the tighter crop, I was hoping to capture the whole scene. Do you mean that the trees in the furthest background distract too much? And would you suggest a crop that cuts out anything beyond the back wall or just a selective blur to obliterate any distractions?