[Leica] Called strike at the knees

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)]

Super catch!


>One other image from a baseball game.
>
>I like this image a lot and not because of some great compositional
>contribution but because it's a perfect called inside strike at the
>knees that pushed the hitter back and you KNOW it's that way because
>you can see the ball descending past his knees as it crosses the plate
>and the shadow of the ball, about the cross the plate, shows it'll
>pass right over the corner of the plate.
>
>And yes, it was a called strike.
>
>So I've combined my two passions here in one moment. Yes, I wish he
>had been looking up a little to see his face, but it's a baseball
>moment: ephemeral and intense.
>
><http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/CalledInsideStrike.jpg>
>
>And, no, this wasn't shot in multiple image mode. I don't shoot
>baseball that way any more. I've learned that here. Training for the
>moment, having situational awareness is so much more important than
>shooting at 10 fps.
>
>Thanks to Ted and all of you for helping me see better.
>
>Your comments are welcome and invited.
>
>Adam
>
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Regards,

Dick