After the game

This was a shot that I saw aftet the game ended lady night. I know that the best camera is the one you have with you. I was kicking myself for not bringing a good camera, because this would have been amazing. However, the iPhone still did a good job capturing my vision.

Update: Here's a version of the photo with some of the noise reduced.

Pink Glove

I think the pink glove makes this shot.

It's alright to cry

I've seen the movie A League of Their Own about 100 times. It's one of those movies that captures my attention if channel surfing and find myself watching it till the end. One of the lines in the movie delivered eloquently by Tom Hanks has become part of my vocabulary "there's no crying in baseball?!?!" No one can deliver that line better than Tom, so why did I think I could do it? I couldn't help saying those words when a young athlete struck out today and cried. I had my long lens on the camera and was quite a long way from the girl (she didn't hear me), but I felt so bad saying it. One of the parents looked at me and said "I was going to say it, but I stopped myself." I know it was on other guys minds and I wasn't alone. I learned a valuable lesson today.

Today I learned that It's alright to cry in softball.

Tigers Opening Day

Today was opening day for the Detroit Tigers and I had the extreme pleasure of attending this game with family and friends. The Texas Rangers didn't come to play today, and that made for a very high scoring game 15-2! Here's a macro shot of my seat.

The Catch

The Catch

In order to get this shot I was laying on the ground. I had to trust that the person catching the ball would actually catch the ball. I got lucky during this shoot.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Silhouette Profile

Silhouette Profile

A baseball cap looks great on a beautiful woman, and this profile shot really made me stop and stare at the computer screen. Silhouette's have a wonderful artistic effect of leading the imagination. I loved the lines of the blinds in the background of this shot and the framing of the profile as well.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 210 mm
ISO Speed: 400