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26-SEP-2008 Robin Reid

Force Out at Second Base

Petco Park, San Diego

This is a two frames combined showing Brian Giles sliding into a force out at second base and the start of a double play as the Pittsburgh Pirates went on to defeat the Padres 3 – 6. Unfortunately I missed the shot a couple of innings later of Giles dropping an easy fly ball to right field that led to 2 more runs for the Pirates.

Sitting up high in right field gave me a great opportunity to push the limits of my 70 – 200 mm L lens and high ISO.


Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/500s f/3.5 at 200.0mm iso1600 full exif

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Mindy McNaugher29-Sep-2008 19:31
Great action shots Robin!! The Pirates can't seem to win at home!! ;-)
carol j. phipps28-Sep-2008 20:43
Wow! fantastic clarity; rich color! Eye-Catching.
JW28-Sep-2008 07:44
Superb technique to capture a moment in sport within a 'still' image.
Guest 28-Sep-2008 07:13
I am suprized that you had to shoot allmost full wide at 1600. It seemed lighter in there.But here it is important to shoot with a fast to moderate shutter to stop the action and hand holding.
coaster28-Sep-2008 05:46
Terrific work, Robin.
coaster28-Sep-2008 05:45
Terrific work, Robin.
laine8227-Sep-2008 19:47
Buy me some peanuts & crackerjacks, will you ;>)
Good action shot, Robin.
Dan Chusid27-Sep-2008 19:35
The sooner the Padres' season is over, the better.
This has been one of their worst seasons in ages.
Maybe The Chargers can get hot and help us get past
the misery.
: (
Guest 27-Sep-2008 16:03
Great clarity!
Walter Otto Koenig27-Sep-2008 14:59
Well done. I like the slide. Back to the drawing board for the Padres.