Re: PESO: Saahwing, battah!
It's a great shot. And not just the ball coming at you at 90 mph. Lining up the players from catcher to center field! Just droolin' a bit. And I thought my timing in catching the ball right after they were hit and were still be in the frame was a triumph. You got me beat. Seats too! On Oct 3, 2010, at 15:14 , Charles Robinson wrote: Well, I tried it over 3 pitches... but I was shooting with my finger poised on the shutter button and pressing it manually at the rate I thought was appropriate. I find that when I machine-gun the shots using the rapid-fire mode of the camera, I lose track of focus and also start moving the camera, which makes only 1-2 of 7 shots even be sharp. So, out of 10-12 shots, I got two which had the ball in the middle like this - and this was just the better of the two shots. -Charles Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com The Big Bang was silent, and invisible in it's beginning moments. — from the Pentaxian's thoughts on particle physics, so far. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 10/4/2010 12:14 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: Well, I tried it over 3 pitches... but I was shooting with my finger poised on the shutter button and pressing it manually at the rate I thought was appropriate. I find that when I machine-gun the shots using the rapid-fire mode of the camera, I lose track of focus and also start moving the camera, which makes only 1-2 of 7 shots even be sharp. So, out of 10-12 shots, I got two which had the ball in the middle like this - and this was just the better of the two shots. -Charles Charles, if you permit, I'd like to use this picture and the above response of yours in my blog for purpose of illustrating certain point. Is it ok? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Oct 6, 2010, at 9:41, Boris Liberman wrote: On 10/4/2010 12:14 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: Well, I tried it over 3 pitches... but I was shooting with my finger poised on the shutter button and pressing it manually at the rate I thought was appropriate. I find that when I machine-gun the shots using the rapid-fire mode of the camera, I lose track of focus and also start moving the camera, which makes only 1-2 of 7 shots even be sharp. So, out of 10-12 shots, I got two which had the ball in the middle like this - and this was just the better of the two shots. -Charles Charles, if you permit, I'd like to use this picture and the above response of yours in my blog for purpose of illustrating certain point. Is it ok? Be my guest, Boris. Quite alright by me! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: The Canadians on the list might feel differently. Nice Catch.;-) The only bluejays I like are the ones Dave photographs. I hate the Toronto Blue Jays. I'm a Montreal Expos fan. ;-) Oh yeah, that's a hell of a photo, Charles. Should be on the cover of SI. It's that good. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Oct 4, 2010, at 15:18, frank theriault wrote: On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: The Canadians on the list might feel differently. Nice Catch.;-) The only bluejays I like are the ones Dave photographs. I hate the Toronto Blue Jays. I'm a Montreal Expos fan. ;-) Oh yeah, that's a hell of a photo, Charles. Should be on the cover of SI. It's that good. Thanks, Frank! I could tell you bunches of reasons why it's probably not up to their standards, but... I'll just sit back and appreciate the kind words. And to think it was taken with a $30 zoom lens. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 10/1/2010 4:45 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: I had the good fortune of getting tickets to a ballgame last night from my company. At one point I went a few rows forward. Just a few. I couldn't stay there for the whole game, but they let me hang for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/twins_game/content/IMGP5190_large.html A question for your, Charles - did you use the rapid fire mode of your gun... errr... camera... Or did you just aim and shoot once? Timing is absolutely accurate here, to the point of causing a mild case of hatred and envy ;-). Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Oct 3, 2010, at 10:27, Boris Liberman wrote: On 10/1/2010 4:45 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: I had the good fortune of getting tickets to a ballgame last night from my company. At one point I went a few rows forward. Just a few. I couldn't stay there for the whole game, but they let me hang for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/twins_game/content/IMGP5190_large.html A question for your, Charles - did you use the rapid fire mode of your gun... errr... camera... Or did you just aim and shoot once? Timing is absolutely accurate here, to the point of causing a mild case of hatred and envy ;-). Well, I tried it over 3 pitches... but I was shooting with my finger poised on the shutter button and pressing it manually at the rate I thought was appropriate. I find that when I machine-gun the shots using the rapid-fire mode of the camera, I lose track of focus and also start moving the camera, which makes only 1-2 of 7 shots even be sharp. So, out of 10-12 shots, I got two which had the ball in the middle like this - and this was just the better of the two shots. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Oct 2, 2010, at 3:45 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/twins_game/content/IMGP5190_large.html Fantastic shot. You timed it very well. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thats a good shot. Sorry we beat you guys. Dave On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I had the good fortune of getting tickets to a ballgame last night from my company. At one point I went a few rows forward. Just a few. I couldn't stay there for the whole game, but they let me hang for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/twins_game/content/IMGP5190_large.html Stats: 1/125 sec at f / 7...@80 mm ISO 1000 PENTAX K-7 smc PENTAX-F 80-200mm F4.7-5.6 Hey, wait! I thought you couldn't use high-ISO on the K-7. Too bad we lost, 13-2! Otherwise fun times. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I had the good fortune of getting tickets to a ballgame last night from my company. At one point I went a few rows forward. Just a few. I couldn't stay there for the whole game, but they let me hang for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/twins_game/content/IMGP5190_large.html Stats: 1/125 sec at f / 7...@80 mm ISO 1000 PENTAX K-7 smc PENTAX-F 80-200mm F4.7-5.6 Hey, wait! I thought you couldn't use high-ISO on the K-7. Too bad we lost, 13-2! Otherwise fun times. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That is a nice gallery of baseball images there, Charles. Dan On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I had the good fortune of getting tickets to a ballgame last night from my company. At one point I went a few rows forward. Just a few. I couldn't stay there for the whole game, but they let me hang for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/twins_game/content/IMGP5190_large.html Stats: 1/125 sec at f / 7...@80 mm ISO 1000 PENTAX K-7 smc PENTAX-F 80-200mm F4.7-5.6 Hey, wait! I thought you couldn't use high-ISO on the K-7. Too bad we lost, 13-2! Otherwise fun times. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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The Canadians on the list might feel differently. Nice Catch.;-) Too bad we lost, 13-2! Otherwise fun times. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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The '91 ALCS is still one of the most exciting I've ever watched. I can see where that one might still pack a big of a sting for Canadians. But, I was a huge fan of Kirby Puckett's, so it was an unforgettable one for me. The Jays are pretty fortunate ol' Kirby isn't around anymore. All he ever did was hit, field, and win ballgames. -- Walt On 10/1/2010 11:11 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The Canadians on the list might feel differently. Nice Catch.;-) Too bad we lost, 13-2! Otherwise fun times. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My main criteria in judging photographs is a simple question: Would I be proud to have taken this image? Your over-the-shoulder look at a pitch on the way to the mount certainly qualifies with a resounding YES! Excellent work and thanks for sharing! Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 1/10/10, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: I had the good fortune of getting tickets to a ballgame last night from my company. At one point I went a few rows forward. Just a few. I couldn't stay there for the whole game, but they let me hang for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/twins_game/content/ IMGP5190_large.html Bitchin shot! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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What Cotty said. Well done! Paul On Oct 1, 2010, at 6:20 PM, Cotty wrote: On 1/10/10, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: I had the good fortune of getting tickets to a ballgame last night from my company. At one point I went a few rows forward. Just a few. I couldn't stay there for the whole game, but they let me hang for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/twins_game/content/ IMGP5190_large.html Bitchin shot! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:45 -0500, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I had the good fortune of getting tickets to a ballgame last night from my company. At one point I went a few rows forward. Just a few. I couldn't stay there for the whole game, but they let me hang for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/twins_game/content/IMGP5190_large.html Ahhh... Swing Batter! I initially thought it was some foreign language. Fine shot - great the way you've caught the ball in mid flight. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ Stats: 1/125 sec at f / 7...@80 mm ISO 1000 PENTAX K-7 smc PENTAX-F 80-200mm F4.7-5.6 Hey, wait! I thought you couldn't use high-ISO on the K-7. Too bad we lost, 13-2! Otherwise fun times. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Nice shutter-release timing. . -- John Mustarde Paris, TX -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Oct 1, 2010, at 19:41, Brian Walters wrote: On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:45 -0500, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I had the good fortune of getting tickets to a ballgame last night from my company. At one point I went a few rows forward. Just a few. I couldn't stay there for the whole game, but they let me hang for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/twins_game/content/IMGP5190_large.html Ahhh... Swing Batter! I initially thought it was some foreign language. For a fine example of the phrase, watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off at the part where they're at the ballpark. :-) Fine shot - great the way you've caught the ball in mid flight. Thanks, Brian! I just found out that the seats I was in for this game: 1. Are worth $175-250 per game 2. Can only be purchased as part of a full season ticket package (81 games) 3. Must be purchased as a minimum two-year commitment. In short: about $56k over two years for our company to have those seats. Darn, that's a lot of money. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
