Our team is doing great this season so far. We have won every single game with only 2 teams even scoring on us. Everybody is in super spirits....although Big Dan has had some moments of distress. He has been down on himself because he's worked so hard gearing up for the season, and even in spite of that, he is still feeling inadequate. I think he just gets so nervous when he's at the plate. Instead of really focusing on getting on base, he focuses more on getting it over the fence. His fielding has been good though. He in is competition with another senior for 1st base and so he doesn't get to play all the time, but he hasn't had any errors and that says so much.
Ok, with all that said, I got some super shots at the last couple of games that I wanted to share and a couple of tips...if anybody is interested.
Do you remember when I talked about the sports setting here? In sports mode (in good lighting), you can shoot continuously which is what I did here. This is Big Dan fielding first base.
I was extremely pleased. All I did was tweak the contrast a bit in my photo editing software because I like vibrant color. One thing I will note is even with my 75-300 lens, instead of staying in my seat and zooming in, I like to get up close and personal with my subject, and I find that zooming in at the max sometimes causes me to lose clarity.
Here he is still at the same position, but I turned my camera to shoot landscape for a different look, and also to include the runner.
To me, the batting pictures are a bit more challenging. I have to be 100% ready and the continuous shooting here is the only way I'm really going to capture the hit. Out of about 10 shots, this is the only one that was really good, but I LOVED capturing the blur of the bat as it rebounded off the ball. That's some good action right there.
Good News! Last night Big Dan got a great hit! He got a double with a hit that went all the way to the fence. I was so happy because he really needed that pick me up. I was mad at myself, though because he had a face first dive into 2nd and I totally wasn't ready to capture that on camera. I'm sure you will notice the dirt in these next 2 photographs though. haha.Remember I told you how I like to get up close and personal? Well, it's the best way. I get funny looks sometimes and I had to travel far from the stands clear to the other side of the home dugout to get over to 3rd base, but look what it got me!!
I'm so glad Big Dan has finally gotten out of that "mom, you're embarrassing me" stage. I thought that day would never come, but it's so funny....now the first thing he wants to know is "if I got any good pictures!". Makes getting out of my seat totally worth the smile on his face.
4 comments:
You are definitely one proud mom! Isn't it exciting to watch your child succeed in sports...or anything else, for that matter? I am probably the loudest mom at all of Brittany's track and cross country meets...imagine that? I can get pretty loud at Abby's choral performances, too! Hey, they're only going to be with us for a short while, so why not enjoy it to the max, right?
Great shots you took! That one of the bat swinging was so COOL! My girls would die if they know the words I use on here! LOL! Have a super weekend! Hope you're having warm weather in Arkansas like we're having here in Georgia!
My son Logan is in baseball and football. I'm not much for football...I don't really understand the game but I'm trying for him. I LOVE baseball. This is Logan's first year in Pony League. We are nervous and excited. He has try outs Sun. Logan usually plays 3rd base. He likes to get the out of the park home runs. This year the field is bigger. We have always told him not to worry about getting a home run but to be consistent in the hitting.We always tell him the MOST important thing is to have FUN. How long is your season? We don't start until the first of May. You must be from a warm state.
So glad Dan got a good hit. Sometimes they need that to he their confidence back and get focused.
Hope he has a great season.
I can so relate to you... I'm a Soccer Mum like there never was one! I just wish I had a camera like you - great shots you've taken. You're boy's quite strapping, isn't he?! Hope you're having a great weekend!
Your photos of Dan are great! Shoot at 1/640 shutter speed or faster. Switch your camera to burst mode which will allow you to capture many shots & your aperture (something I still don't understand) wide open. Your subject will be clear & distant background slightly blurred so the focus is the athlete.
iheartfaces has some great tutorials. There is a link on the left side of my blog.
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