Baseball Action

Stop that baseball in it's tracks! It's a lot harder than it looks.

I have been working on covering the new Prospect League team in Hannibal, the Hannibal Cavemen. The Cavemen's home base is located in the newly renovated Clemens Field. The grandstands have been repaired only, not redone. This approach allows fans to sit in the old historic grandstands. Really neat stuff.

A team effort consisting of myself, and Larry Coleman have been covering the team, games, staff, fans, and even the mascots Shoeless Joe and his pal Rascal the Raccoon. We have come up with some great images together. This images are to be used for promotional media, advertising, website, and even prints for players to sign for fans. We are also planning on making baseball cards of each player, coach and a few staff members.

My 20D, although its files are not as large as the 5D2, shoots at a much faster rate. The 5 frames per second versus the 4 frames per second can make a difference here. That said, I have gotten a number of great images with the 5D2 simply by timing just right.

Most DSLRs have almost no shutter lag. Compared to a point and shoot, its almost zero. -But not quite. That little bit of shutter lag, as slight as it may be, can mean the difference between having the ball in your shot or not. This may cost you your money shot. The only way to get by this is to know your equipment. Know when you press the shutter when the actual image is taken on sensor. This can be a lot harder than it looks. Baseball can be a great way to practice and learn this notion about your camera.