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The Pressure Left Him Beside Himself
The Pressure Left Him Beside Himself
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Collection: Blur
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: NYC
Date: Aug 22, 2007
Aperture: 32
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.5s
Galleries: Sports, Blur
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2007

Viewed: 488
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

 A baseball pitcher faces extreme pressure. He's all alone on the mound, expected to deliver a small ball at high speed and extreme precision to the plate 60 feet, 6 inches away. Once it arrives, a fully grown man who exercises regularly will do his best to hit it, and sometimes it'll come back at incredibly high speed right at the pitcher's head.

Handheld at 280mm for 1.5s (1.4 teleconverter at 200mm). I knew this would make a nice blurred shot. :)

I think this is another example of pushing the limits of perception. If you know baseball, you might know what this is immediately. But if you don't, you might not see it even after reading these notes.

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 08/28/2007 09:40:15 AM
I don't know a thing about baseball, but this looks like a painting on felt. Neat effect and great colors.
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 08/27/2007 12:34:23 AM
You got the effect that you expected. The high color works well for this too.
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 08/26/2007 03:10:53 PM
Love your title! Like the patchy effect from blur.
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