AAA Night Baseball

wellman · April 24, 2006

Below are some photos from the Charlotte Knights / Toledo Mud Hens AAA game on Friday night. This was my first attempt shooting baseball.

Shots taken with 20D and 200/2.8L prime (and the 1.4x TC before light ran out). Once the stadium lights came up, I was at f/2.8, ISO 3200 and only eeking out 1/200 sec. All RAW and developed in DPP; high-ISO shots run through free edition of NeatImage.

More here: http://wellman.smugmug.com/gallery/1394165

Comments and critique welcome! I don't know when I'll have another opportunity to shoot night baseball, but it was a fun challenge.

wxwax · April 24, 2006

Very nice! I especially like the motion in this one.

LeDude · April 24, 2006

wxwax wrote:

Very nice! I especially like the motion in this one.

it makes me cringe! what's his lower body doing??? nice shot though

Mr. 2H2O · April 24, 2006

Nice shots
Great job Greg. I'll be at the Durham Bulls in late July (I think they're playing the Hens) and plan to see what I can do. Thanks for the lens info - that will help me figure out what settings to try!
Mike

wellman · April 24, 2006

wxwax wrote:

Very nice! I especially like the motion in this one.

Thanks! This was my first serious effort with burst mode and AI Servo. I'd like to get better (luckier?) with the ball position.

wellman · April 24, 2006

Mr. 2H2O wrote:

Great job Greg. I'll be at the Durham Bulls in late July (I think they're playing the Hens) and plan to see what I can do. Thanks for the lens info - that will help me figure out what settings to try!
Mike

If your game will be a night game, you'll be pushing the limits of your gear. Since this was the first time I'd ever shot anything under the lights, I simply didn't have an appreciation for how little light there actually is. I now see why the 300/2.8L and 400/2.8L are pro favorites. Maybe someday I'll get to rent one.

Good luck in Durham!