Baseball

[TW1NS]

Something about this ball just out there caught my eye...

Model: NIKON D80
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/10.0
Focal Length: 300mm

[Saralonde]

Interesting b&w, compositionally, ball is in the right spot. A little soft, but it might be because of the distance (300mm). This image is just begging for a great title. Thanks for posting the exif BTW.

[Sime]

i'd love to see it with the whiter bits of ground snuffed (cloned) out... it does have something... hmmm, a title... hmm

[thingy]

I can see what Sime means regarding the white spots. I think compositionally it is a nice shot, but maybe the B&W is just lacking enough character in the ground. Do you have a colour version?

G

[TW1NS]

I do have the color version...and will post the before and after when I get a chance...i added a gradient from top to bottom...maybe shouldn't have?
Title? Taking suggestions.

[thingy]

'Game Over' ?

G

[TW1NS]

here is the color version before sharpening, adding shadow intensity, a gradient from top to bottom and of course b&w....all in Picasa...haven't brought it into photoshop yet....

[thingy]

LOL, don't know why but I was expecting green grass Hey, I'm British..what do I know about baseball! As is, the ball and sand colour are too similar for me. The B&W was cropped closer to the ball too which I think works better. How about the B&W with the ball still in colour?

G

[jiminyClickit]

"Retired"

Or a caption:

"Mike had spit on his fastball so much, no one would touch it."

[Saralonde]

JC, your talent for editing may be eclipsed by your knack for creating titles.