Posts Tagged: mlb

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29
Sep 11

“This Is Why Baseball is the Greatest Game…”

I just witnessed one of the most stunning and exciting nights of baseball so far in my lifetime.

The title quote comes from Tim Kurkjian, quoted again here:

“That [has] to be the greatest games played in one regular season night in the history of baseball. We played 200,000 games in the history of this sport and there cannot have been a regular season night quite like tonight.” -Tim Kurkjian, ESPN

Baseball is a lot about stats. They track everything. But when you’re in the moment and on the spot, stats have little importance. The only thing that does matter is what’s in front of you and what’s about to happen. That is the marvel of baseball. I just witnessed a sub-.200 hitter hit a home run to tie the game in the team’s potential final strike of the season. I just witnessed a team come back 7-0 to win their most important game of the season and win in extras.

That sounds like a life lesson. But what do I know?

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6
Sep 11

James Loney

Interesting thought: James Loney is a lefty at both throwing and batting, yet he signs autographs with his right hand. I know it’s tough for lefties in such a right-handed world; and I’ve heard of other “lefties” being somewhat ambidextrous throughout their life. Writes left, but kicks right? Etc, etc.

Anyone else like this? Similar stories?

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27
Jun 11

Jacksonville Suns Still Life

Between Innings

Here is the first shot that I’m sharing from a short shoot I had at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville during a Suns game on June 4th, 2011. I called ahead and gained access to the camera wells with a media pass. A colleague of mine, Devin Faulkner was kind enough to let me borrow his telephoto outfit, highlighted by his new Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 lens with a 1.4x teleconverter on a Nikon D90 body. The main advantage to this was the use of the 1.4x teleconverter which made that 70-200 lens a ~100-280; it was then multiplied again by the ASP-C sized sensor the D90, adding another 1.6x magnification (if I’m correct about that body), making it ~150-450mm outfit. And that’s stellar for the price of the gear, as compared to buying a full-frame camera with a 400mm lens.

Gear aside, I was able to photograph my favorite sport on a professional level. Since the Suns are a minor league team, though, it was easy enough to get access to the camera wells and shoot the field. After all, minor league baseball players ARE professionals, working their way towards The Bigs.

So, here’s a still life image as the Suns wait during the bottom half of the inning. They store their hats, gloves, and sunglasses (and balls if they’re in charge of warm-ups) right by the stairs for easy access at the end of the inning. Frankly, only playing little league and softball, I didn’t know they did this. Since the camera wells were right next to the dugouts, it gave me a brief view of the players in-between their moments on the field.

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24
Jun 11

Father’s Day Sun’s Game



Father’s Day Sun’s game., originally uploaded by bwhitlock55.


This is my belated Father’s Day post. Oh well.

We went to the Jacksonville Suns (the Marlins’ AA minor league affiliate team) baseball game where they had a special event where we could play catch in the outfield before the game. The day was blistering hot, but entertaining. Had a nice day at the ballpark and went to dinner.

Brittany and her family joined us as well. It was great for us all to get out and enjoy the heat (ha), watch baseball, and be together.

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25
May 11

Dodger Stadium Panorama

Dodgers vs Giants, May 18, 2011

Dodger Stadium, the mecca of any Dodgers fan, is one one of the buildings have photographed the most in m life. It’s such an awe-inspiring stadium that I can’t put a camera down.

It really is a mecca for us Blue fans. When we were prepping for the game, we had to dress ourselves in our fan regalia, including shirts, jerseys, caps, etc. I had three layers of Dodgers regalia on during our trips to the ballpark. Fanship is like a religion, only without the whole philosophical thing.

I haven’t had the opportunity to get field-side seats yet, though our seats this year were significantly better than the ones we had last year by the left field foul pole. Maybe once I get those seats, I’ll be able to get some ideal positioning. I’ll be posting another panorama of the stadium from directly behind home plate, loge level, in the coming days as well.

This is also my new desktop wallpaper.

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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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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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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.