Pro softball

[fidgety]

Some snaps from the last homestand.

[jacobovs]

Crisp, clear and as always beautifully composed. I learn very time you post. Thanks!

Shal

[fidgety]

Crisp, clear and as always beautifully composed. I learn very time you post. Thanks!

Shal

Thanks. That's very nice of you to say.

[SmartWombat]

I agree, that dive in particular is nicely timed.
I'll let you off the tilted fence in the background

[fidgety]

I agree, that dive in particular is nicely timed.
I'll let you off the tilted fence in the background

That happens every once in a while as I shoot from the third base dugout which has a chain link fence in front of it. Sometimes while panning the petal lens hood on my Canon 70-200 2.8L will get stuck in the fencing, causing me to twist it and I end up getting snaps with the horizon tilted slightly.

[SmartWombat]

I can't imagine shooting by a fence without a lens hood, scratching the front element would be too easy.
How do you get them without the greyish low-contrast look, do you just not post the ones where you catch an oof wire in the frame by accident?

[fidgety]

I can't imagine shooting by a fence without a lens hood, scratching the front element would be too easy.
How do you get them without the greyish low-contrast look, do you just not post the ones where you catch an oof wire in the frame by accident?

I always shoot at 2.8 which almost always completely blurs the fencing. I also use my left hand as a type of wall tripod where I rest the petal hood on it so that the lens is right at the opening of the fence. With some of the petal hood sticking through the fence that's how I get it stuck sometimes when I pan.
You should see my lens hoods. After years of resting them on chain link fences they look like they've gone through several wars.

[photo dk]

I love the pictures, I feel you have really captured the emtion of the game and the passion of the players. Great shot!

[geoffdroid]

Very very nice. Really awesome.

[dhyravy]

Nice! Shooting through the fence is a common thing when you shoot baseball/softball. It's a skill that many of us have gotten adept at by necessity. Even with on-field access there are many areas where the best angle forces you to be behind a fence. Great job working around that.