Whats the keeper photo from this baseball game?

[cozmocha]

I really don't have to shoot baseball anymore because I have all the boring stock pitcher / hitter type shots I need but I see those all over the place.

Today I focused more on the action in the game. I'm still learning the game and had to deal with shooting with my 300 f4 so I had to shoot at iso 3200-6400 with the 7D.

Whats the cool keeper for the portfolio in this set?

1


2 This SS error was with a man on 3rd base so it ended up a run.


3 same play


4 He cought it!


5


6 He was safe!


7 Foul ball!


8 Coach got kicked out!

[NoKnees]

Number 6, stealing, was my favorite. #1 is pretty good, but it's just a hair too busy. Little flare, the bat is a little across the pitchers face, just a bit too much distraction. Almost great.. ;)

The error is pretty entertaining (2 & 3), safe to say he took his eye off the ball.. ;)

Good stuff.. 'tis the season for baseball! I've got my first game coming up on Sunday.. To play, rather than photograph... Old guys league.. Not quite like these young guns...

- G

[emiles]

Gotta agree with NoKnees. The one of the runner stealing is my favorite, next would probably #4, but since the ball is hard to see, makes it the runner up. Darn those fast SS

[Old Timer]

I hate to be a copycat but #6 grabbed my attention immediately.

[SmartWombat]

Yeah 4 and 6 for me too.
Why do you strip out the EXIF information?
I'm interested in the noise performance of the 7D, and it would have been handy.

[armando_m]

I'll go with 4,5,6,7

but 6 is the best

[cozmocha]

I'm not sure why the exif data is not present. I injest with photo mechanic, edit in camera raw / convert to jpeg, then resize/watermark in photo mechanic. I guess something in the chain takes it out. I usually click the reserve exif data box in PM.

BUT
#4 is at iso 3200 f/4 500/sec
#6 is at iso 5000 f/4 800/sec

#5 is the same settings as #6

I used the NR in camera raw 6.3 to reduce the noise.

I am leaning towards 6 but 5 would have been cool during the day with a fast SS and the ball closer to the glove.

[Grandpaw]

I will go with 6,4,5. On five I like this shot and think that has a little extra touch to it because the name on the bat is turned just right for the picture, Jeff

[Photo-John]

#1 is pretty good, but it's just a hair too busy. Little flare, the bat is a little across the pitchers face, just a bit too much distraction. Almost great.. ;)

That first one is a winner for me. I *like* how busy it is. It keeps me coming back for more and sets it apart from the standard clean sports shot that only shows the obvious.

[JETA]

I like 4. Something draws me to one though and the last one says it all. I appreciate that one a lot.

[phlipoutphoto]

Me too - #6 - the others of the pitchers are pretty comical though