Just wanted to share some pics from this past weekend. Was out in Pittsburgh visiting family. Had a chance to watch some PeeWee football, the Mets game, and a girls soccer game.

Here's some samples. They are all resized, but untouced.


PNC Park from upstairs behind home plate:


Some Mets pitcher. This shot was taken from left field, 2 sections from the end of the seating, and about 10 rows from the top.

 

I like the last one!

 

Is his arm broken? Unreal.

Nice work Gary. But I guess the camera does all the work.

 

Not broken. I have a similar one with a Pirates pitcher. It is amazing how they can do that - I guess its where they get the speed on their pitch?

The camera does a lot of it, but not all. I could never get a focused shot without autofocus. I spent a lot of time at the games working on timing, and trying to get good composition. Understanding what 'should' happen and knowing the sport helps. I was fine following the football and baseball games, but seemed lost at the soccer game - just too erratic to follow.

I think its also somewhat luck? I happen to have a pic with one of the Mets getting hit by the pitch. In the pic, the ball is actually at the batter's arm, another, just as its entering the catcher's glove, with a puff of chalk or rosin visible. Again - luck - a split, and I meal split second early or later, its just the batter swinging at nothing.

 

Face Mask penalty on the Pee Wee football photo.

 

Good eye Ref.

 

The pic of the ballfield looks good. Great photo I like how you can see the lawn in the outfield was cut to make it look like a baseball

 

what kind of camera/film did you use?

 

Thanks. All taken with a Nikon D70s.

The football pic is:
70-200 2.8 AF-S VR lens and a 1.7x teleconverter.
f4.8 1/400th at 340 mm.

The field is the kit 18-70 lens.
f3.5 1/320th at 18mm. ISO moved to 800 or 1000 even - not sure.

The pic of th epitcher is the same as the first lens
f4.8 1/200th at 340mm, ISO also at 800 or 1000.

As for the facemask. I was suprised - there was 3 or 4 of them in the game. Some of the kids just reach out and grab whatever they can. I have one pic where the the running back and the tackler each hvae a facemask.

 

Neat pics, Gary.

If I'm not mistaken, we met at the Nor'Easter. I remember your screen name on the badges as we put the "goodie bags" together.

I'm I correct, or is my Vintage brain playing tricks on me?