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Challenge: Beatabg Tribute (Archival) (Extended Editing*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
Date: Jun 28, 2026
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: Jul 1, 2026

 This was not a typical Beata creation. I respect her photographic ability and willingness to experiment outside her "box". The fact that she appealed to so many even outside her normal genre is a testament to her talent as a photographer.

An aside to why I chose this picture as my entry. About 35 years ago my sons and I would play baseball in our backyard. I had a bucket of balls that I would pitch to them and they would hit. A few months ago I was walking around the back of the yard which is lined with trees and I saw this ball from when we used to play almost totally buried in the dirt. I pried it out and normally would have thrown it away but the memories came rushing in and I decided to keep it. I'm sure the cut on the side of the ball is from my dog "Zack" who used to chase the balls and sometimes chew them up!

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Place: 16 out of 40
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Canon EOS M200
Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
 07/17/2026 10:56:39 AM
A beautiful capture, Larry. And a beautiful story, to match. On a personal note, the discoloration of the yarn on the ball--the black-brown instead of the typical distressed red--gave this tribute a mournful warmth that might be lost on others. I distinctly remember that, shortly before she took first place with that baseball image, Beata made a throwaway comment about how winning a blue ribbon here would really feel a major accomplishment for her.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 07/10/2026 08:29:08 PM
A fitting tribute.
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