Players using others players bats or other equipment

[BMH]

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Bat that has been used by Dustin Pedroia during his recent 24 game hit streak. We picked it up from him yesterday. He wants us to make a copy but change the handle some.

[kylehess10]

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Thanks guys!

I'm indeed using my Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8 lens. I only put on my teleconverter for just a little while each game. It gives me a much better focal length (it turns the lens into a 510mm f/4.8) but it downgrades the sharpness just a tiny bit. It's best used for close-up infield/outfield shots.


The settings are almost different for most of my shots. In the daytime, I always go for the fastest shutter speed, which in my camera is 1/8000th of a second. I keep my aperture wide open (without my teleconverter, I leave it at f/2.8 the whole time, and with the teleconverter it's f/4.8 and I leave that wide open too).

During night games, I have my settings saved at 300mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 shutter, ISO 2500. I always try to get the best color for my images, and for that I actually guess the color temperature in Kelvin. Most cameras let you manually set the color temperature. For day & night games the temperature is usually around 5500-6500. I'll usually just take a picture at each different temperature in that range until I find what color matches what I'm looking at. Understanding white balance can dramatically change the appearance of your photos. I've learned a lot about that this year. The color in my images are much more on-point than in previous years.

I take pictures at every single home series and I'll take usually 500-700 images per game. The more you go out and shoot, whether you're professional or not, the more you'll learn on your own. That's how I helped myself understand the settings more. You just have to practice, practice, practice, because photography isn't simple at all. It's one of the most complicated hobbies out there (it's actually rated as one of the world's most stressful jobs too), but as long as you practice and read up on new things all the time, then you can have some great work come from it.

[OaklandAsFan]

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your photography is great Kyle, Can I ask what lens and what setting you use for your photos?

Thanks

[frikativ54]

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Thanks Bobby! I always try my best

Are you taking these with your 300 mm f/2.8? Are you using a teleconverter as well?

Hopefully, some day I can get as good as you in my sports photography. It's amazing how awesome you are at photography at such a young age, Kyle.

[kylehess10]

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Kyle,

Your photography is amazing! I always look forward to seeing your photos! Keep up the great work.

Thanks, Bobby

Thanks Bobby! I always try my best

[gameused]

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Kyle,

Your photography is amazing! I always look forward to seeing your photos! Keep up the great work.

Thanks, Bobby

[kylehess10]

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[kylehess10]

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Nick Markakis using a Vladimir Guerrero bat on July 2nd, 2011

[kylehess10]

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I took this a few hours ago. It's Juan Rivera using a Jose Bautista bat

[cubbs1232]

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theres an EVAN LONGORIA bat that might be hitting the market soon that has his name completly sheared off, the only way you know it was his is from the number 3 sticker on the knob, only problem is KELLY SHOPPACH was the one who was using it, NOT LONGO

[kylehess10]

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Ok Kyle, I am convinced- nobody on the Braves uses their own equipment. There I said it

Joe

lol actually the Braves have been more consistent with using their own bats this year. I just take so many photos that I see every bat that every player uses in every game so I catch a lot of guys who will switch bats for even 1 at-bat. With the Braves, this year it's just the players you usually don't hear about often that will share bats. Most of starting lineup is sticking with their own bats now.

[joecoco]

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Ok Kyle, I am convinced- nobody on the Braves uses their own equipment. There I said it

Joe

[kylehess10]

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Here's Diory Hernandez using a Tommy Hanson bat yesterday during the Braves-Rangers game

[Skizzick]

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Going back a few years (from 2001 I believe), I remember seeing Gary Sheffield using a Marquis Grissom bat. It had Sheff's signature tape style and was marked with his number.

[DJaeger22]

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i saw yadil mujica using a robinson cano axis bat today at trenton