CCLL Giants Baseball - June 8th, 2013 Championsip game against the Padres
Star Spangled Banner before the game
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Wrapping up the National Anthem ... and then "PLAY BALL!!!"
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Umps chatting with players before game - mouseover image to see another view
200mm "Wide-angle" view showing the announcers and concession stand behind Home Plate
The 500mm "big dog" lens gets you a bit closer to the action!
Catcher Kyle has a close eye on the CCLL baseball - mouseover image to see the "year/vintage" ;-)
Gabe has a sweet swing ... just missed on this one!
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Davis rips one!
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Stop-action of Jack at bat
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Drew hits one off the end of the bat
Pitcher's leg obscures Lucas about to make contact
Sometimes the Umps and baserunners block the camera - Eric swinging here
Luke's facial expressions as he swings are awesome!
Mouseover image to see Luke take a swing at this pitch Kyle chases a high pitch
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Kyle had a 4-4 slugfest a week earlier ... but was just 2-4 today - darn!
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Kyle conferring with Lucas on the mound
Ump, Catcher, and Batter all have their eyes on the ball here!
Closeup of Kyle - the 500/F4 lens has skinny depth of field and the focus point is at Home Plate
More pictures of the Padres - sorry I don't know their names
This ball gets crushed - mouseover image to see it sent flying!
Some serious determination/intensity by this batter!
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More Padre Power!
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Everyone has their eye on the ball here - mouseover image to see solid contact!
Coaches and Players thank the Umps for a job well done after the game
Padres celebrating their victory after the game
Jonah using his helicopter to "help" wrap up the outfield fence ...
Some of the kids hanging out in the outfield mugging for the camera
Mouseover next two images to see in motion Ethan (looking like quite the GQ model!) took several of the pictures above
Photography Notes: Pictures taken with a
Canon 7D and 70-200/F2.8 & 500/F4 lens from just beyond Center Field fence.
The "big dog" 500/F4 lens attracted a bit of attention as an increasing number of kids
came by to check it out was the game went on. They seemed to enjoy looking through
the "soda straw" and I had 'em take a number of pictures at the end.
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