Nothing Beats a Day at the Ballpark!

What a difference a few pitches makes. First David Ortiz raises his hands in disgust for swinging at a bad pitch...

Then he raises his hands in thanks after launching a shot deep into the right field stands.

Finally one Mike Cameron misplayed into a ground rule double.

Football!

The Browns hosted a flag football tournament yesterday. It was fun and different.

Keep Your Eye OFF the Ball

When shooting sports it's easy to forget that many photo opportunities occur off the playing field.

Snow job

No, there wasn't a freak snowstorm in May, just a little fun with a P&S Nikon I had converted to infra-red a few years ago.

Organic materials show up white in infra-red, leading to the "snow" effect.

Standardized Testing

Every now and then I like to check out my equipment when I don't "have" to get a shot. I live right next to a high school, which affords me some great opportunities. Lacrosse is great, as the action is very fast, so it's a good challenge for me as well as the equipment. Five different cameras came with me.
The softball team was getting ready for a game:

Then off to lacrosse:

Fun with Photoshop

Spring has finally decided to make its' way to Gates Mills!

A little watercolor filter goes a long way.
The original file:

It's all the same! (OK, the bats are metal)

Life changes, and this year I haven't been doing as many MLB games as in the past. D III College and High School games have kept me on the diamond, however. The ball is still white with red stitching, and the batter gets three strikes and your out!

The ball still seems pretty hard....

A little softball (finally.) Bad weather had done a real number on the JCU season. This was a double-header that was able to be rescheduled.

Missed it by that much!

Probably 1 /100 of a second earlier and the ball is in the frame, not his glove. The photos when he rolled over were nice, though.