a flight and a crash
Sorry that I’ve been a bet absent the last week or two…I’ve had a lot of shoots outside of my “normal” shoots that have kept me away the keyboard, which is actually kind of refreshing. I’m doubling back now.
These are from a Cardinal Mooney High School baseball double header, in which I got nothing in the first game. These are from the second. Shooting baseball is a crazy mental game you have to play. Pick a risky position and miss a key play. Blink and all of a sudden an outfielder is laying out for a ball. Shoot too tight and you miss that leaping player. Sit on your ass until your feet fall asleep and as you readjust, a foul ball careens right over your head. A no hitter and you’re stuck with a pitcher picture. Take your camera off the batter and a bean ball or broken bat (of course) happens even though you’ve spent the last three months not even seeing one.
This one game provided a few outs for me…luckily my chance of shooting with a wider lens from directly behind home helped me land the home plate leap. He was called safe. It was one of those moments where I felt the lens snap out of focus for a brief milli-second – spurring a frantic chimping session.
May 31st, 2009 at 1:25 am
I love that first shot. Also, can the next entry be called “No Division”?
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:55 pm
wow, i love the last two shots! i’ve been shooting little league the past few days, but i’ll have to use these shots as inspiration for the next time i go out!