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StanI have been a huge Boston Red Sox fan my entire life; i’m currently celebrating their victory last evening elevating them to the World Series against a team to be decided in the next few days.
Mookie Betts will most likely be named the MVP (most valuable player) in the American League this year
Attached is a photo that I took of him this year in a spring training game vs the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach
Hasselblad 300mm lens with a 1.7 extender mounted on a phase back.
I brought my monopod to the game to use for this image, but it was confiscated at the entrance (I retrieved it after the game).
As a result, I took this image using the rear edge of the dugout for stability, with the mirror up at 1/800 sec.
Stanley
Yes, I also was permitted the use of my tripod at Roger Dean Stadium; for whatever reason the policy at the new Houston Astros Stadium is different.Stan
Surprised about them taking the monopod . I photographed Spring Training for almost 10 years up in Jupiter at Roger Dean Stadium (not far from West Palm ) . Was allowed to take my 400 or even 600 on a monopod over my shoulder . Used to wait for the Red Sox game (one per season ) .....even shot a game focused only on Red Sox fans with my M gear .
Roger
Graham, the color palette and detail in your image are stunning. Best viewed at 100% resolution, I found myself just staring and scrolling around the photo. Well done by you. Thanks for sharing both the photo and the story.Charcoal Kilns from a tougher age. Near Leadore/Nichola ID. They built these to support the gold mines of 1886-1889, originally 16 of them in pretty much the middle of nowhere, staffed by up to 200 people at their short-lived peak.
Thanks Joe - I prefer to shoot pre or post sunrise/sunset which imparts it’s own subtle soft palette that I like. I’m glad that you liked it too.Graham, the color palette and detail in your image are stunning. Best viewed at 100% resolution, I found myself just staring and scrolling around the photo. Well done by you. Thanks for sharing both the photo and the story.
Joe
Thanks Joe - I prefer to shoot pre or post sunrise/sunset which imparts it’s own subtle soft palette that I like. I’m glad that you liked it too.
Chasing sunrise & sunsets for the trophy sun bursts etc leave me cold these days. I’ll take the alpine glow any time.
Btw, regarding sharpness, I don’t add anything in raw processing from C1 and then drop the TIFF into PS and use your frame script to scale to 2k and then drop my signature png on top.
I’ll defer to Joe to share his preferred link to his excellent PS framing script. I use it very simply to resize, put on a simple border and exif/title info. It does a lot more than that though if you want it to.Graham
Not familiar with that in red.:bugeyes: Care to explain?:clap:Thanks.:grin: