I am guessing that this was a crop of the orig neg?
Framing is good, and background isn't bad.. too much blurr and you would have lost the sense of the other players watching and involved in game. I would have liked to see thier heads though.
I have been taking LOTS of little league baseball photos and it's soo hard to get the action.. especially with a long lens.. there is not much room for error when a little camera shake completely ruins the framing. Sometimes I would go for the wider shot, just to make sure you capture all the action. Sometimes if you get too tight, something may happen out of frame that would have really added to the photo.. like for instance.. the ball was missed by the fielder and you captured the ball bouncing out of his glove.
Chris, Thanks for the kind words. The only thing I would have done different was to have a longer lens. This was shot with a 300mm 2.8 I think a little more compression would have nailed it.
Hi Aaron, This is great! I love the dynamism and committment of it - its excellently timed, flying dust, straining arms and all. The key players are brilliantly sharp, and the row of blurry spectators add nicely to the overall shot. Chris
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