Baseball - May 23rd

Wow, the regular season has come to an end and now the regional games are taking place. Our team won in five innings by a score of 17 -7. Here are a few images, all taken with a D2H, 300mm and 1.4 TC.

1/2000th sec. @ f/4 Aperture Priority and Matrix Metering


1/1600th sec. @ f/4 Aperture Priority and Matrix Metering
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1/3000th sec. @ f/4 Aperture Priority and Matrix Metering
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1/2000th sec. @ f/5.6 Aperture Priority and Matrix Metering
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1/2000th sec. @ f/5.6 Aperture Priority and Matrix Metering
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This last shot was taken with a 70-200mm lens. 1/3000th sec. @ f5.6 Aperture Priority and Matrix Metering
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Thanks very much everyone, I came away from this game feeling good with what I thought were quality action shots and those feelings were confirmed when I viewed them on the computer. I'm hopeful to be just as successful tonight...hopefully the rain will hold off long enough to shoot the game and get out of there.

 

I honestly cannot take the TC off, I really like the added focal length and the perfomance of this lens is amazing when using the tele. If I could turn back the hands of time, I might have sought a used 400mm and used 300mm, but turning back those hands of time isn't possible. In the meanwhile, I am really enjoying the new lens and TC. Thanks for your kind words Twig.

 

Thanks Shekhar, very much appreciated.

Ahhhh....thanks Brian. You're too kind. As I have mentioned above, I am improving due to what I learn here from the regulars. We have a great core of regulars who make shooting sports and sharing so enjoyable.

Thanks Bruce, I placed the EXIF data with each of the images above. I'm looking forward to seeing some images of your son and his teammates.

Thanks Joe, I love getting those "slide face-first back into first base" shots. This one wasn't too bad.

 

Thanks so much Ron, you are very kind. I was shooting at ISO 400 for this series. I am not one to use auto-ISO with confidence, so I either use one of the presets or use the Expodisk for a custom ISO setting.

 

Thanks Topher. I never, ever would have thought that I would enjoy the lens/TC combo so much. The performance is more than I could have ever expected. My keeper rate has increased tremendously since I started using this new gear. I highly recommend that you give your gear another try and I hope that you have the same success.