The night is young

Some photos don't need captions.

A lot changes in a year | Baseball photography

This past Saturday, I had the privilege to photograph my College baseball team's doubleheader. As I was saving my photos and meandering through some of my old ones, I found baseball photos I'd taken approximately a year a go. Just from looking through the photos, I'm so grateful for what I've learned since then and sort of peered through my fingers (since by now I've covered my eyes) because of how photographed those photos.

They aren't necessarily bad, I just could have done a lot more to make them better. To show you what I mean, to this day I haven't been able to duplicate the fourth photo, which is one of my all time favorites. The only thing that would have made it better (in my mind) is some technical changes.

One of the best things about photography is the never ending cycle of learning about it and making photos better. That's why as much as some of my old photos make me cringe, I love seeing the growing process.

Here's a couple examples. (The first four are from 4/27/2011, the second four are from 4/21/2012.)

ISO: 100 | 1/250 exposure | f/10

ISO: 100 | 1/250 exposure | f/10

ISO: 100 | 1/250 exposure | f/9

ISO: 100 | 1/200 exposure | f/8

You've got the music in you | One dance left | This world is gonna pull through | Don't give up | You've got a reason to live | Can't forget, we only get what we give

It's a beautiful night to look at the sky

Truth be told, I'm going to miss my school.

Of slow shutters, low apertures and city lights

18-55 mm | f/3.5 | 1.6 exposure time | ISO: 800

I cheated and put the camera plant stand by the fountain. But hey, I don't have a tripod. Gotta work with what I have. :)

I love night shots like this. I'm a little wary about seeing the aperture too low since it's incredibly hard keeping the camera still otherwise (yes, even if it's sitting on a planter). But, once I do get a tripod, I can't wait to experiment with natural night lighting and shots!