What a Moment!
Uploaded: June 24, 2012 05:32:40
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The 27th Annual Carpenter Cup Classic
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Named for former Phillies' owners Bob and Ruly Carpenter, the Carpenter Cup Classi is recognized nationally as one of the finest baseball tournaments for high school students. Many Carpenter Cup participants have gone on to big league careers including Mike Piazza, Ben Davis, Mike Koplove, David Miller and Bobby Higginson.
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The Semi-finals and the Championship games were played in the Philies' Major League stadium, "Citizens Bank Park."
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This young man could not believe he was actually about to play in this amazing stadium. His team made it to the Championship game.
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It was also my first shoot in a Major League venue.
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Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/640 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 500, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 32.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D
Stefania Barbier June 24, 2012
beautiful moment you've captured, with great pov and colors! #1470959Katherine Kuhn June 24, 2012
Great capture with a great story, Michelle! #10197728Liz blahh June 24, 2012
Terrific capture! #10197762Patricia A. Casey June 24, 2012
Wonderful capture, Michelle! Here's to many more Baseball Games.....Cheers! #10197830Mitch Spence June 24, 2012
This says everything about the awe he must be feeling. I think what you've done here by picking this particular moment and this particular perspective is wonderful. #10197875Tammy M. Anderson June 24, 2012
Great pov and capture. #10198047Terry Cervi June 24, 2012
I don't know my baseball very well, but this is a fantastic shot inside the stadium, Michelle! #10198244Bonnie C. Lackey June 24, 2012
You have caught the magic of baseball. From sandlot games to major league ones, the rules are the same and nothing says summer more than the crack of the bat. Awesome, Michelle! #10198277David Phalen June 24, 2012
Fantastic POV, colors and clarity!! Love It!! #10198319Claudia Kuhn June 24, 2012
wonderful capture Michelle, love your comp #10198368Ujjwal Mukherjee June 24, 2012
Fantastic composition,clarity,details,colours,treatment and not to forget the moment!! Wonderful image,Michelle!! #10198573Ann Coates June 24, 2012
You certainly captured the moment Michelle. I imagine he must be really excited and at the same time a bit nervous. #10198590Robert K. Bemus June 24, 2012
Great storytelling shot Michelle-- his posture and view of the sign say it all!! #10198676frank w. degenhardt June 25, 2012
Your hitting a 1000 with this beautiful and spectacular picture of this ball player as he looks at the scoreboard and lets the moment overtake him. Love the framing, vivid, rich colors, amazing details on that scoreboard. Love that you gave some history as to the importance of it to. Award winning work my friend. #10198781Kathy Reeves June 25, 2012
Outstanding image, Michelle!!! A winner for sure! #10198843Jack Gaskin June 25, 2012
A THRILL to be on the BIG STAGE no matter what the GAME LEVEL Wonderful CatchJack
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Ken Smith June 25, 2012
That's a great shot, Michelle. Congrats on having the opportunity!! #10198978Amanda J. Tanner June 25, 2012
Great timing to capture a great story telling image. Nice work Michelle! #10199067Agnes Fegan June 25, 2012
Wow...you really captured a wonderful moment here Michelle! #10199389Debbie Bray June 25, 2012
Michelle, what a fabulous title, I couldn't even wonder how he must have been feeling at that moment!! Scared, excited, anxious! This is a great story telling image, I love it!! #10199685Thomas E. Hinds June 25, 2012
Fantastic image, Michelle! I love the vertical composition, the near-far, and the color and clarity! For me, there is no more beautiful game than baseball, and this image just fits right in! #10200114R. J. Laudenbacher June 25, 2012
Oh...you captured this perfectly Michelle. You can feel the emotion of him standing in that stadium. Fabulous work! #10200295Patricia Seidler June 26, 2012
Im sure he is picturing a sold out crowd cheering him on when he makes the big leagues! Wonderful capture. Love the pov and colors. #10201122Jeffrey R. Bange June 26, 2012
Great capture and storytelling Michelle, I can just imagine what that young man must have been feeling knowing that he was going to be playing in the Philles' Major League stadium. #10201894Michele Peterson June 27, 2012
Michelle, this just caught my eye as I scrolled through new entries, and it is even better biggie sized. Fabulous job capturing this moment.... perspective, comp, and colors are just WOW. Great story with it as well. We'll see this again!! #10203396Emile Abbott June 28, 2012
It is all about capturing the moment. Well done Michelle. #10204190Jennifer L. Alder July 05, 2012
A very nice story telling image, Michelle. :) #10214770Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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