CCLL Giants Baseball - May 10th, 2012 NIGHT game!

Here's a few pictures/video from the Giants/Dodgers night game on May 10th, 2012.
This was pretty cool for me as Kyle was playing and Dirk was Umping

Thank you Coaches and Umps for allowing me to shoot from Center Field - 250 feet from home

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My older son Dirk had his first "behind-the-plate" Umping job ... and that's Kyle on the mound!

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Ethan about to hit one - mouseover to see him smack it

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That pitch was right down the middle! ;-)

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Kyle hits one down the right side

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kyle hitting one

Marcus starts his swing ... mouseover image to see him poke it to right field

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Coach Dave talks to Marcus with Ethan and Lucas at the mound

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Brothers Dirk (umping) and Kyle (swinging) hanging out during a timeout

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Game is back on - Kyle is now catching as Dirk umps

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Brothers Dirk and Kyle chatting during another timeout

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Alex from the Dodgers at bat - mouseover image as he watches the pitch go by

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Dirk calls it a SSTTRRIIKKEEEEEE!

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But Alex gets three strikes - mouseover image to see him smack this one to right field

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More pictures of Dirk calling strikes

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Dirk calling the third strike - YERRR OUT!

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dirk calling third strike
Photography Notes: Pictures & Video taken with a Canon 7D and 500/F4 for the CenterField pics others with 70-200/2.8. Obviously not as bright as a sunny daytime game ... so ISO is bumped and shutter speed reduced - as much as 7 stops!

While there is some motion blur due to the slow shutter speed (as low as 1/100s) and there is some reduced dynamic range and the pics are a bit noisy (ISO as high as 3200!), I was pleased how well this night baseball shot came out.

Both pics below are from the Seattle Mariners' stadium have about two more stops of light which helps a lot. I happened to be visiting family in Seattle - only baseball games I went to both years. Simply amazing that on the same day in both 2008 & 2009 I saw (and captured) walk-off home runs. I wasn't in Seattle in 2010 ... but maybe I should have bought lottery tickets then! ;-)

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