Inspiring Image
This is a photo that I have admired for a very long time. While attending a game in 1986 at old Comiskey Park I was given a team photo that had some advertisements on either side of it. On that back of all three of those pages was this photo. As an adult I had the image framed for way too much money to hang on my wall. This is always the first image that I hang when I move into a new place. There is something about this image that I love. It shows the first park that I saw a game in. That alone gives it many brownie points. I love the action captured in a panoramic frame as well. The looks of anticipation as the ball comes near just makes it for me. I feel as if I am in the seat at the game waiting for the ball with everyone else. This really is a case of great positioning and timing. The ball appears to be coming right to the viewer of the image.
I have had no luck finding out who made this image. When I read through the Portraits from the Park book that I reviewed last week I wondered if Thomas Harney had a hand in making this. Searching his name and this photo did not get me anywhere. I would love to know who made this image so I can see others by them. The emotion captured here is enough to make me want to see more. I think that part of the journey that every photographer goes through is to find emotion. You can worry about camera and lens choice. They are both very important. I also went through a phase where I used HDR on every photo. The shadows in the photo above would be minimal with HDR. None of that really matters here as it is the emotion that makes the final image.
Dave Wegiel Photography 