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Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/1250 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Backyard Baseball

Uncle Alan stopped by to visit for a bit with his wife and four-month-old Titi. He didn't have long because he had an 8-hour drive home waiting, but he had time for a bit of baseball with Anthony.

I took a bunch of shots as they played... here are some I like, arranged as if they were all from the same pitch. The different lighting (the sun was in and out of the clouds) is perhaps disconcerting, but I figure it's a slightly better ordering than “random”...

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — ¹/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 450 — map & image data — nearby photos
Uncle Alan

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm — ¹/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Opposing Forces

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 150 mm — ¹/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
Psyche Game

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 160 mm — ¹/1600 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm — ¹/1250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
The Pitch

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Power Swing

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 98 mm — ¹/1250 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 110 mm — ¹/1600 sec, f/3.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Failed Attempt at Extra Bases
should have been happy with a single

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — ¹/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Returning To the Dugout

Anthony was pretty good at hitting.... he's not too bad with me when we practice, but Uncle Alan is a much better pitcher.

Anthony sent this particular pitch way over the grape arbor.... a definite home run....

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — ¹/800 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Destiny Calls

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 190 mm — ¹/800 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Victory-Lap Stroll

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — ¹/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Serious Stuff
Uncle Alan forgot, sometimes, that the opposition was a six-year-old kid

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 75 mm — ¹/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 360 — map & image data — nearby photos
Burnt By a Six Year Old Kid
— safe at first —