[Leica] Adam's PAW - wk 17

[mcintyre at ca.inter.net (Jim McIntyre)]

Adam,

I don't know which I like better, but both are quite good. I love the night
stadium lighting. It has a sureal look to it. The first one is deceptive as
the light just above the mascot's head could be the sun. But the contrast
and shadowing is all wrong... I guess I'll go for the alternate because it
IMHO captures the fun of being a kid at the ball park. The young girl is
obviously enjoying not only the game, but the side attractions as well.
There's nothing like a warm summer night under the lights with the PA
announcers, popcorn vendors, mascots and lots of kids running up and down
the aisles. And of course the occasional baseball play...

As a non-american/japanese I too enjoy the AAA baseball. In fact, where I
live (Ottawa, Canada) we have our own AAA club that plays in the aptly names
International league. The stadium is "kitty-corner" to my office.  There's
nothing like the smaller stadiums with much cheaper tickets to get a taste
of big league baseball. I have tickets to next Thursday and Friday's games
and I'll see if I can match your talent in capturing the ambiance!

jm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge@dcn.org>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 7:31 PM
Subject: [Leica] Adam's PAW - wk 17


> I have to images for the week:
>
> The primary involves "Dinger", the mascot of the Sacramento River Cats (a
AAA
> baseball team - see below). I'd like to say this was precisely planned -
so I
> will claim that!
>
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2004PAW/Wk17-TheTouch.jpg>
>
> The alternate is of a young fan, ball glove in hand, waiting for a glimpse
of
> her hero's during the game. It's wonderful to see more and more young
girls
> playing and enjoying baseball.
>
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2004PAW/Wk17-JoyAtTheGame.jpg>
>
> All images are TCN 400, Leica M6ttl, 35mm sumi, shot during dusk when the
lights
> are taking hold.
>
> Comments are welcome.
>
> Footnote: If you're not an American (or Japanese) you probably don't have
a clue
> about the different levels of baseball played here. The major leagues have
a
> system of "farm clubs" where young players gain experience and are groomed
to
> play in the majors. The highest level of the farm system is called "AAA".
The
> Sacramento River Cats are the AAA affiliate of the Oakland A's baseball
club.
> There are AA, A (upper), A(lower) and a few instructional leagues. At the
AAA
> level players make about $40,000 or so (depending on their contract.) To
step up
> to the "big club" means drawing the major league minimum which is about
> $300,000. So there is real incentive to play well.
>
> Hope this wasn't too boring for Americans or Japanese or those other fans
of the
> sport but since we are an international list I thought I'd attempt to add
some
> context.
>
> AB
>
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