Rome Braves vs Hickory Crawdads

I shot for the Rome Braves again and had a blast. This is a great stadium to watch a game and they have a really good attendance. 

I notice it's much easier for me when I shoot at a venue at least once, because shooting here just a couple weeks ago made me learn which spots are the best to shoot from and I was able to get much better composition.


Here's some of my best from the game:

 1/2000 f/4 ISO 1250

Nikkor 400mm f/2.8 & 1.4x TC

Nikon D3s

 1/4000 f/4.5 ISO 800

Nikkor 400mm f/2.8 & 1.4x TC

Nikon D3s

 1/1250 f/3.2 ISO 1600

Nikkor 400mm f/2.8

Nikon D3s

 1/6400 f/3.2 ISO 500

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

 1/800 f/3.2 ISO 2500

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

1/800 f/3.2 ISO 2500

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 

Nikon D3

1/800 f/4 ISO 4000

Nikkor 400mm f/2.8

Nikon D3s

After a couple innings, someone in the dugout told me to be ready because one of the employees was going to come out in-between innings and propose to his girlfriend, who also works for the team. I got in place and here's how it went:

 1/1000 f/3.2 ISO 1000

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

  1/1250 f/3.2 ISO 1000

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

 1/1250 f/3.2 ISO 1000

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

 1/1000 f/3.2 ISO 1000

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

 1/1250 f/3.2 ISO 1000

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

 1/2000 f/3.2 ISO 1000

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

 1/1000 f/3.2 ISO 1000

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

 1/1600 f/3.2 ISO 1000

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

 1/1000 f/3.2 ISO 1000

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

1/1250 f/3.2 ISO 1000

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Nikon D3

Now that was perfect. I got in a good position, and there was an overcast sky so there was perfect lighting to work with. I'm excited to get these photos to the couple.

The skies weren't perfect for long. There was a big storm coming in, but somehow it completely missed the stadium. There were storms to the right of the stadium, as well as the left. While the dark clouds hovered in the background of the stadium, I quickly put on my fisheye lens and took a few shots around the stadium. You can actually see it raining to the right of the stadium.

 1/250 f/4 ISO 500

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye

Nikon D3s

 1/250 f/4 ISO 500

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye

Nikon D3s

1/250 f/4 ISO 640

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye

Nikon D3s