Photos: An Afternoon At The Ballpark
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One of the advantages to having a flexible schedule at work is that it affords you the opportunity to spend a day at the ballpark with your family.
As part of my son’s PONY Little League season that recently concluded, all of the kids were given vouchers for free tickets to a Chicago White Sox game. While the tickets were in the upper deck, we still had a great view of the game and had an enjoyable day even though it reminded me of one reason minor league baseball is better - cost!
Without the expense of tickets to the game, I didn’t think the cost would be too bad. But $22.00 for parking and $30.00 for four drinks and three hot dogs does not make for a cheap afternoon. Then throw in some cotton candy, a super rope, and Edy’s Dibs just to make sure there isn’t any money left.
For the first time, I decided to bring my Nikon D40x along to the game to try and capture a few interesting pictures. Before I share a few of my pictures (btw, I was shooting in JPEG mode) with you, I have to say that I am a bit apprehensive given that there is now a professional photographer here at The Man Page.
Enjoy the photos and please let me know what you think.
To see more of the photos that were taken at the game, check out my White Sox picture set at flickr.
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Nice. In upper deck, although you are farther away from the action, you do get to see clearly how the fielders move on defense.
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Great shots!! The exposure and the color look great!
One thing you might try is zooming out a bit for some of the shots - you might catch the ball coming in or out that way if you time it right and your shutter speed is high enough (i.e. as high as it can go!)
Other than that one idea, these are cool shots and you can’t do much better unless you get a job as a bat boy and can shoot from the dugout!
Eric
@Kelvin :: Our seats actually had a great viewing angle for the game even though they were up pretty high.
@Eric :: Thanks for the feedback. In the set on Flickr, I’ve got the following shots that captured the ball coming in at the batter.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dereksemmler/2700939804/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dereksemmler/2700914970/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dereksemmler/2700914298/sizes/o/