Posts Tagged: baseball

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24
May 11

PETCO Park

Home of the San Diego Padres.

Home of the San Diego Padres.

Click here to view the image larger.

During out day-trip to San Diego last week, I actually did shoot something with my SLR *gasp* with the intention of stitching it into a panoramic photo. The results are above, of PETCO Park in San Diego, CA.

I retrospect, I wish I was a bit closer to eliminate the back of some of the stands, but overall, the lighting, stitching, composition, and post-processing came together to make a great image of a beautiful park.

I seem to have an big interest in panoramic photographs. I should pursue this more.

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21
May 11

Baseball #2

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This second game at Dodger Stadium is what the whole trip was centered around. We knew we wanted to see a game, visit family, and enjoy the area. So why not have it centered around one if the greatest rivalries in sports?

We took the bus from LA Union Station straight to Dodger Stadium. This is a newly added bus just for game days and free to ticket holders – and a great idea.

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You haven’t had a hot dog until you’ve had a Dodger Dog.

The game started rather poorly for the Dodgers, but they fought their way back in the 8th inning, tying it 5-5, only to have Cody Ross of the Giants hit a 3-run homer. Overall, this game was more exciting than the one we saw on Monday (as we were all standing and cheering during the 8th inning), though it still ended in a loss.

Of my three games to Dodger Stadium, they have lost all three times: to the Yankees last summer, Brewers on Monday, Giants on Wednesday. I’ll just have to try and improve my win percentage with some more games in the coming years.

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If you were wondering, here’s our seats. We were on the second deck, 20-rows back. Not bad – the loge section is a good spot to have seats, though you lose some fly ball viewings if you’re in the back.

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Typical Dodger fans, leaving before the end of the game. You definitely saw a lot of people leave after Cody Ross’s home run in the top of the 9th.

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And one more nighttime photo of the backside of their iconic scoreboard.

This concludes our trip to LA. I hope you enjoyed your flight.

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18
May 11

Baseball #1

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As I mentioned in an earlier post, baseball is my pastime, my interest, and something that brings us together.

On Monday, May 16th at Dodger Stadium was Andre Ethier night, commemorating his 30-game hit streak earlier in the season (it’s on the 16th, because that’s his jersey number). They had special $30 tickets and 30% off Ethier merchandise (we got a bobble head).

The photo above is from our seats – they’re great for watching the game, and I was able to get some interesting perspectives in photos that included the deck above and some crowds.

Believe it or not, I have been taking my 40D around with me. I took some photos to stitch together for some high-res panoramas when I get home. Maybe I’ll post some from that camera later. We’ll see.

Too bad the Dodgers lost to the Brewers 2-1 that night. We will be rooting for them again today against the Giants! It’s my first ever Dodgers-Giants game. We will see how heated it gets in Dodger Stadium tonight.

By the way, Brittany looks pretty adorable in her jersey.

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11
May 11

Baseball-Bound

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I’m going to bed now in preparation of an early flight out to LA tomorrow. If you go back through this blog to last June, you’ll see some posts of my first trip out to the area and to Dodger Stadium. Well, here we go. Round 2. This time, Brittany is coming too!

Now, to the image. I’ve had a re-surging interest in baseball the past couple years. It’s a nostalgic sport for me from when I played when I was six to fourteen years old. I’m not really sure why I stopped, but I did around 8th grade.

Because of this resurged interest in baseball, my father and I have had a growing bond with each other. Baseball has served as a catalyst to bring us back together, the way family should be. By bringing my father and I closer, the bonding has spread to his side of the family in the LA area, which is where we’re going and who we’re staying with.

So, in a nutshell, baseball has brought me closer to my family. And that’s just another reason to love America’s sport.

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8
Jul 10

It’s Tiiiiime for Dodger Baseball

As any follower of my Twitter account (@PhotoDijit) would know, I took a trip to Southern California for some family action, highlighted by a couple baseball games. When we landed on Thursday, June 24th we hung around for a couple hours then went off to the Dodgers at Angels game in Anaheim.

I wanted to highlight that day by sharing one of my favorite shots from the game, showing one of my favorite Dodgers players, Andre Ethier.

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We had great seats that day, sitting only one section down from the first-base dugout where the Dodgers were for the series. It was an excellent vantage point for shooting photos around first base.  I brought my telephoto lens, which enabled me to get such great photos of people I only see on TV.

On a techy note, though, I had to rent a Canon 5D since my 40D was in the shop for some repairs. Switching from ASP-C sized sensor to the full-frame sensors is quite a bit of a change when shooting sports – the crop factor really is a benefit when you’re dealing with far away subjects.

Many more photos can be seen on my Flickr account.

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27
Jun 10

Dodger Stadium Panorama

This iPhone 4 has such a better camera in it, that it’s essentially a point and shoot for me. And with certain apps, makes the possibilities almost endless.

This is my first trip out to California since I was three years old. Also, my first trip to Dodger Stadium that I can remember. I love that I’m a photographer and have the ability to take home great photographic memories of events like this.

UPDATE:
Retweeted by @MLB on twitter.

“http://twitpic.com/20kae2 #yankees at #dodgers sick panorama shot by @PhotoDijit”

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26
Jun 10

Want Some More Baseball?

So here I am, out in California typing up a new mobile blogpost in my new iPhone 4, which makes mobile blogging extremely more efficient. I never blogged on my 3G since it was just so slow and buggy.

But enough of tech talk. We hit up Angel Stadium Thursday afternoon to see the Dodgers kick ass!

Of course, I got better photos on my rented 5D. But this will do for now.

AND DODGER STADIUM ON SUNDAY!!!!

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16
Jun 10

BASEBALL BASEBALL BASEBALL

I’ve really been into baseball this season. I played when I was young, which made me really appreciate the game and the pastime.

So Pops and I went on a little journey. We took a drive down to St. Petersburg, FL to see the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Chicago White Sox in Tropicana Field.

I love baseball. And it’s even better live.

So here are some photos.

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This is the view from the main parking lots.

 

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This is the little logo that’s on all the caps on the end of the row of seats. It’s pretty representational of the dome itself.

 

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It’s the view from our seats.

 

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And an even better view from our seats. Be sure to click on it to view it larger via Flickr. (Click on “Original Size” once you’re there.)

 

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Matt Garza, pitcher. He did NOT start today.

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But Jay Shields sure did.

 

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And of course, everyone’s favorite, Evan Longoria. 

There are a lot more player’s photos on Flickr, too. I’m only posting a couple here.

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It was Pena’s figurine day. According to the box that belonged to the six year old down the row from me, it’s a toothbrush holder. Haha.

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And finally a shot from behind home play showing the whole field and the dome in all it’s glory.

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