Back in the Game

My husband dug the camera and its charger out of the cabinet.  Covered in dust from the last baseball game, it's been hidden away for about six years now.  During Jacob's high school years, I would take pictures of him pitching, batting, running the bases, sliding in...  It transferred to my taking action shots of all the boys on the team.  There were some amazing shots.  It kept me focused on the game and helped me feel useful, needed.

Today, during a tournament game, I took pictures of the young men on the high school team that Jacob coaches.  I want to help them see that they look professional, be able to see their stances, catch those action shots.  The metal fence was a challenge as I had to be balanced in order to the correct focus, a good angle.  Although it added a tiny bit of blur around the frame of the picture, almost like a filter.  If I needed to turn quickly for a quick play at the plate, I had to be able to frame the lens with the fence.  I got some pretty good shots.  This inexperienced team looks big time!

At the end of the game, Jacob comes out of the dugout, gives me a hug, and tells me "thank you" for taking the pics.

"I hope there are some good ones,"  I told him.

"Did you take any of me?"

"Yes, I cannot resist taking pictures of you!"

"They'll be great then!"  he says in his joking way.