Last Tuesday when we were at a Cubs game at Wrigley Field in Chicago I took along my Canon 40D. Not knowing what the policy of the park or the Cubs organization was about photography or equipment, I e-mailed them and got the following response back.
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Cool, but what constituted a "long" lens in their minds. I erred on the side of caution and took the EF 24-105 f/4L IS. I figured that one, the lens is not that Canon white, and two it was stabilized. I know... Why did I take a f/4 lens to a night game. Well, I wasn't sure but I thought I would give it a shot! I have a EF28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS but I figured I would be pushing the 5.6 most of the time so I took the hit on reach which was not really that much. I was able to run ISO 100 most of the time but I would occasionally push it to 400 which generated little to no noise.
I ended up taking 138 shots which I later pared down to 75. Not because there were that many bad ones but so many that were so close as I was shooting at the high speed burst on the 40D. My finger hold is now calibrated to 2, 3, and 4 shot sequences.
We do not permit monopods, tripods, or any large lenses into Wrigley Field due to the fact that it possibly will obstruct the views or interfere with the fans sitting behind, next to, or in front of.
Thank you,
Cool, but what constituted a "long" lens in their minds. I erred on the side of caution and took the EF 24-105 f/4L IS. I figured that one, the lens is not that Canon white, and two it was stabilized. I know... Why did I take a f/4 lens to a night game. Well, I wasn't sure but I thought I would give it a shot! I have a EF28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS but I figured I would be pushing the 5.6 most of the time so I took the hit on reach which was not really that much. I was able to run ISO 100 most of the time but I would occasionally push it to 400 which generated little to no noise.
I ended up taking 138 shots which I later pared down to 75. Not because there were that many bad ones but so many that were so close as I was shooting at the high speed burst on the 40D. My finger hold is now calibrated to 2, 3, and 4 shot sequences.
The image above was a series of shots during a double play after an attempted steal of second base. I was out to 105 mm on all the shots shooting with my right eye in the viewfinder and looking at the play with my left eye. It must be my A.D.D. but I find that is the easiest way to catch the action. Anyhow the image is a composite of four shots where three of the runners are inserted and one of the areas of the field had to be brought in to complete the composition. But I ain't tell'en!
Have a great weekend all... Doug
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