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Here are some shots from today… this first one was my test shot… a shot that I take every event we do… I just typically “kinda” aim the camera somewhere… quite literally I just point it somewhere, just holding it in my hand, not looking through the viewfinder… and click… well, this is what came out of the camera!  We liked it… so I kept it!  What I like the best about it, 100% unintentional… is that I’ve got the Lane 4 Blocks… if I was going to compose a shot like this, the Lane 4 blocks would be the one that I’d want… dumb luck sometimes makes something nice!

Some race action!  Each of the strokes for a little variety.  I’m doing something “different” tomorrow at the  tent… We always have samples… I’m bringing a “different” sample tomorrow for a change… I’m anxious to see the reaction.  Maybe make a “splash”!  🙂

Congratulations Fellas!

“if”…

It happened tonight!  Washoe got the better of Carson tonight, they meet again tomorrow and the Nevada District 1 11/12 Champion will be crowned!  Good luck to both teams, tonight was a good close game, good hard play by both teams, I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s game!

A little Carson batting action for the Photo of the Day… stop by and collect your Photo of the Day prize!

Just one game tonight… lots of runs, very close finish… looked like it was going to possibly be a quick one… but Reno American came back and won it by one run!  Photo of the day, something a little different… there are hits and home runs and pitching on the site from tonight… this one just makes me smile…

The tournament is winding down… only two games tonight… only one game tomorrow, then Championship Night on Tuesday!  It’s going to be a showdown between Carson and Washoe for the District Championship!!  Carson coming from the winner’s bracket and Washoe coming up through the looser’s bracket beating Sparks Centennial tonight.

The Photo of the Day… The Ball or the Man… who’s going to get there first?

Stop by our tent and pick up your Photo of the Day prize!

Big night… I’ve got three photos and four “recipients” of the Photo of the Day awards…

First… take a look at this photo… look where the ball is… Sometimes you get it just right… that throw was right in the path of the runner… who knows how what might have happened if this throw was off just a little bit…  Catcher (obviously not pictured…), GREAT throw, bring your shortstop by for a Photo of the Day prize!

Two more… both from the Wahoe team… two dingers tonight (there were more, I just didn’t get the ball in the frame with those… 🙂 )  You can JUST see the ball in the second one leaving the frame… I left off the vingette so it shows up…!  Great job fellas!  Stop by our tent for your Photo of the Day prize!

Very simple… no “photo of the day today”, that will resume on Day 10…

Congratulations Washoe for your wins in both the 9/10 and 10/11 District 1 Championship games!!  Off to Vegas for both teams!

The Photographer, the ball magnet…

OK… so to the untrained eye this photo looks like I kept a photo of a kid taking a strike… to the UNtrained eye…  Let me explain a few things… look closely at the ball…  See how blurry it is compared to the player… this is shot as the sunlight was leaving us and darkness was setting in… so that means that I’m shooting with a setup that allows for low light situations and limits the “reach” I have… but what it also gives me is a very shallow depth of field… a shallow depth of field means that stuff that is either in front of or further away from the focal point will be blurred… so in this case… that ball is… well, HEADING RIGHT FOR MY HEAD… for those of you at that game during that inning and 1/2 got to witness me nearly getting hit THREE times…!!!  I’ve been hit two times in my years photographing baseball… and nearly got hit three times in an inning and 1/2 by three different kids!!!  This photo was the first… and this foul ball off the bat actually hit the lens hood on the end of my lens… that was close to the old noggin’!!

So… although it appears this is a swing and a miss… it was actually a very near miss… of my head!  🙂  Stop by and get your photo of the day prize at our event tent…. I promise I won’t retaliate!  🙂

To me, tonight… this photo sums up what it’s all about… having fun playing ball at the park.  I know someday some of these players will look back at these games, places, etc. and have some great memories of their time…  So… the photo of the day, just a simple one, but it says a lot to me…

See you out at the fields!  I know you might not be back… but if you do make it back, stop by and pick up your “photo of the day” gift.  See you out at the fields!

Some heartbreaker games tonight… 6th inning come from behind kinda deals… teams going home, tournament over… teams going on, happy happy!  Tomorrow the 12’s are back in full swing with four games… come on out and watch the games!  Two days away from Championship Day for the 9-10’s and 10-11’s!

The photo of the day… I know RC is now out… but if you’re down supporting your 12’s team… stop by for your free gift….