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Shooting at Fenway Park
Thom Kendall, Photographer, Assistant
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Sunderland | MA | USA | Posted: 4:08 PM on 04.09.09 |
| ->> I'll be shooting at Fenway in the near future, and wanted to know from all you veteran Fenway shooters if I can get away with a 300 2.8 (perhaps with a 1.4x coverter) from the 1st and 3rd base "pits", or whether a 400 2.8, or even a 600 4 would be recommended? Any other helpful Fenway tips appreciated...Thanks! Thom |
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Blaine McCartney, Photographer
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Columbus | NE | USA | Posted: 5:14 PM on 04.09.09 |
| ->> Considering all the social violence going on in today's world, you could have worded your thread title a bit differently. |
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Don Kelly, Photographer
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Charlotte | NC | USA | Posted: 6:30 PM on 04.09.09 |
->> I shot at Fenway with a 300/2.8 plus an extender and wished that I had a 400. The 1st base pits are for the regulars as space is limited and you should check with the Red Sox photographer if you can squeeze in ( her name escapes me ). The probability is that she will ok you to shoot in the 3rd base pit, which is still a great angle. My understanding is that they have created some spots "upstairs". Just confirm that with the Red Sox photographer.
Good shooting and wishing for the opportunity to return to Fenway myself.
Don |
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Thom Kendall, Photographer, Assistant
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Sunderland | MA | USA | Posted: 7:37 PM on 04.09.09 |
->> Blaine,
This is a site dedicated to SHOOTING sports (hence, SportsSHOOTER), so I have no trepidation about using the word in this forum. I suppose next you're gonna suggest that Bert, Grover, Brad and Tree should change the name of this site to SportsPhotographer.com...
C'mon brother, let's stay on track, huh?
Don,
Good to know regarding the 400. I'm actually not shooting, er, photographing the Red Sox, so hopefully both pits may have a bit more elbow room. Thanks for your helpful response!
Thom |
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Jim Pierce, Photographer
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Waltham | MA | usa | Posted: 8:25 PM on 04.09.09 |
->> Thom,
It sounds like you will be shooting the Bean Pot Finals UMASS VS Northeastern. I will be there as well and have done this many years for NU. If past years are any indication of your shooting location it will be any location as long as you don't block anyones view of the game. This is not hard, not many fans. I usually shoot from the first row of the stands in various locations depending on left/right batter what infielder I may need etc. 70-200 and a 300 is what I normaly have on two bodies.
I doubt we will be limited to the photo areas.
Jim |
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Blaine McCartney, Photographer
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Columbus | NE | USA | Posted: 8:28 PM on 04.09.09 |
->> After hearing about someone being beat to death in Anaheim at the ball park, I saw your thread and thought, "Crap, there was a shooting at Fenway now?!?"
I really don't give a rats ass what you post on here. All I'm saying is please post your title in a way that's not misinterpreted. |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 9:38 PM on 04.09.09 |
| ->> Shot Sox-Yanks from one of the 'up-stairs' spots last year... A 600 would have been very nice to have indeed. The 200-400 with a tc17 worked well until the sun went down. From the 'pits' a 300 with a converter will be fine or a 400 and throw the converter on the 70-200. |
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Dominick Reuter, Photographer, Assistant
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Boston | MA | USA | Posted: 6:03 PM on 04.10.09 |
->> Use the 400. If it's daylight, you could even extend the 400 and get some really nice stuff, but at night the park is tricky. 300 feels too tight for the near bag and too loose for second, pitcher and home.
Also, the Manager of Photography is Mike Ivins: http://sportsshooter.com/mikeivins
Shoot him an email and he may be able to guide you further.
- D |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 6:27 PM on 04.10.09 |
->> In my time at Fenway the the most useful lenses I have found on a 1.3x crop body were the 70-200f2.8, 400f2.8, 600f4 (which I didn't use much). The 70-200f2.8 was my ideal lens for 1st base/3rd base (dependig on where I was was sitting), as well as certain shots of the mound and home, while the 400f2.8 was used on the pitcher, 2nd and the outfield. Th 600f4 was useful for the outfield, but to long for 1st/3rd (unless sitting on 3rd shootint 1st or sitting on 1st and shooting 3rd.).
The 400f2.8, or 300f2.8 w/1.4x is good for shooting in the stands over 1st/3rd base and some shots from the Monster, the 600f4 (or 300f2.8 w/2.x( was good for shooting from the Monster when looking at the bases, and still to shoot for shooting home plate without significant cropping.
While I have not shot baseball in a while, the stadium has not changed since I covered the Sox with some regularity. |
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