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DIY T-Ball Photos

This year my oldest son played his first team sport. We had to buy all the equipment he needed and also got some parent team shirts made. We were excited to see him play and he really enjoyed himself. As parents we had a lot of fun watching the team play and I honestly have to say it was the most comical thing I’ve seen in a while. After the season, they took a group team and an individual photo. I thought the photos game out nice, but the different packages were a grip and I wanted to see him in some more poses. So, I did my own baseball photo shoot and got what I wanted.

Here are a few of the pictures I took:

First Photo

This is one of the first photos that I took with my D80 that I thought came out pretty good. I was just snapping pictures of my son playing in the park and I caught him just before he started rocking back and forth. It just so happened the sun was in a good place and didn’t affect the lighting. I did crop and add a soft glow in Gimp during post-processing.

Dallas Tea Party Fireworks

This is one of my first posts on the new site. I thought I’d share some fireworks photos that I took of the Dallas Tea Party event at Southfork Ranch. It was a nice show and my oldest son actually made it through the whole show without freaking out. I still don’t understand the concept behind the Tea Parties because the government has been spending excessive amounts of money for a while. But it was a great show none the less. Happy Independence Day everyone!!!

Camera Settings:
Exposure: 0.8
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO Speed: 500
Flash: None
Focus: Manual
Exposure Program: Manual
Definitely had to use a tripod

Next time I may use a faster exposure setting because I got some blur in most of the photos. I did increase the contrast some to get rid of the blur.

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