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    The Pitchers

    Got out for my first baseball game of the Spring yesterday afternoon. I had a church meeting that limited me to two innings but I still enjoyed getting out of doors to shoot in good light for a change. Here are a few of the two dueling pitchers.
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    Re: The Pitchers

    Nice. Number two may be a tad dark but overall, a nice selection of hurlers. Good detail in the whites, too.
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    Re: The Pitchers

    Quote Originally Posted by fidgety
    Nice. Number two may be a tad dark but overall, a nice selection of hurlers. Good detail in the whites, too.

    I have a tendency to go a bit dark. I have a real fear of burn out highlights. Thanks for the look and the comments fidgety.
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    Re: The Pitchers

    Nice timing on number two, definitely.
    But what a face in number one !
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    Re: The Pitchers

    Quote Originally Posted by SmartWombat
    Nice timing on number two, definitely.
    But what a face in number one !
    Faces are the best part of pitcher shots, in my opinion. The intensity it takes to throw a baseball hard is pretty high, so the faces show that stress

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    Re: The Pitchers

    Thanks Paul. I think so many of the parts of the pitchers delivery are unique and interesting, I tried to get a cross section here of the many different stages.
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    Re: The Pitchers

    I'm really liking the first two. Is that a college player?

    He doing the same thing that my son has been doing. Dragging his mit.

    I like the one that you shot of the back of the pitcher. I tried the same angle this weekend and really liked it. It yields some neat shots.

    Great work as always OT.
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    Re: The Pitchers

    Quote Originally Posted by JETA
    I'm really liking the first two. Is that a college player?

    He doing the same thing that my son has been doing. Dragging his mit.

    I like the one that you shot of the back of the pitcher. I tried the same angle this weekend and really liked it. It yields some neat shots.

    Great work as always OT.

    Thanks JETA always a pleasure to hear form you. These are just a couple of local high school kids. I'm looking forward to any update your guy.
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