Will Bentzel Photography: Blog https://www.wbentzelphotography.com/blog en-us (C) Will Bentzel Photography (Will Bentzel Photography) Mon, 16 Mar 2020 06:42:00 GMT Mon, 16 Mar 2020 06:42:00 GMT Player Feature #3: Destin Hood (Washington Nationals/Cleveland Indians) https://www.wbentzelphotography.com/blog/2015/2/player-feature Welcome to the third "Player Feature" gallery

The featured player this week is former Harrisburg Senator/Hagerstown Sun Destin Hood.  He signed a deal with the Cleveland Indians after the 2014 season that included a spring training invite.

 

#1: Hood poses for a photo before a Hagerstown Suns game during the 2010 Season 

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#2 - Destin signing autographs for fans after a Suns game

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#3 - Destin played parts of 3 season ('12, '13, '14) with the Harrisburg Senators

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#4 - Destin in action for the Harrisburg Senators during the 2013 season.

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#5 - In 2014, Hood was quickly promoted to AAA Syracuse after batting .329 in 19 games. 

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]]> Canon 50D Cleveland Indians Hagerstown Suns Harrisburg Senators MiLB Sports Photographer Washington Nationals Will Bentzel action photography baseball https://www.wbentzelphotography.com/blog/2015/2/player-feature Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:32:56 GMT Player Feature #2: Michael Taylor (Harrisburg Senators/Washington Nationals) https://www.wbentzelphotography.com/blog/2015/1/player-feature-2-michael-taylor-harrisburg-senators/washington-nationals Welcome to the second "Player Feature" gallery

The featured player this week is former Hagerstown Sun, Harrisburg Senators and Washington Nationals outfield prospect Michael Taylor

 

#1 - Michael Taylor in-action for the Hagerstown Suns in 2011

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]]> 7DMII Hagerstown Suns Harrisburg Senators MiLB Sports Photographer Washington Nationals Will Bentzel action photography baseball https://www.wbentzelphotography.com/blog/2015/1/player-feature-2-michael-taylor-harrisburg-senators/washington-nationals Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:38:11 GMT Player Feature #1: Josh Johnson (Harrisburg Senators) https://www.wbentzelphotography.com/blog/2015/1/player-feature-josh-johnson Welcome to the first installment of "Player Feature" - about once a week I plan to publish a few images of an individual player.  Most weeks will feature a current or former Harrisburg Senators player/coach but some weeks will feature players from other teams throughout the various levels of Minor League Baseball (MiLB). 

Senators fans be ready to see some photos that have not been featured around the stadium.

Not much talk.....just images 

The featured player this week is Harrisburg Senators fan favorite Josh Johnson

#1

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#2 - On first base with coach Melvin Dorta (#3)

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#3

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#4 - In the throwback Harrisburg Giants uniform (Negro League)

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#5 - July 4, 2011 - Josh talking with Bryce Harper the day Harper was called up to Harrisburg

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#6 - Josh Scoring the game winning run during the 2010 season

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]]> Canon 50D Harrisburg Senators Josh Johnson MiLB Sports Photographer Washington Nationals Will Bentzel action photography baseball https://www.wbentzelphotography.com/blog/2015/1/player-feature-josh-johnson Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:08:27 GMT Wildwood Park - Test Images with the Canon 7D Mark II https://www.wbentzelphotography.com/blog/2015/1/wildwood-park-harrisburg-pa-test-images-with-the-canon-7d-mark-ii My wife surprised me with an early Christmas present and purchased the recently released Canon 7D Mark II (7DMII) to replace my aging Canon 50D.  The 7DMII is a significant upgrade over the 6 year old 50D.  I have a little over 3 months to get used to the 7DMII before baseball season begins so I took it to Wildwood Park and Nature Center in Harrisburg Pa for a test drive.  While I don't take a lot of wildlife and landscape images I was hoping to catch some birds in flight (BIF) to test the tracking and 10 frames per second and to capture some nature scenes to get a general feel for how the camera handles.

Here are a few of the images.  You can check out the other images in the gallery: http://www.wbentzelphotography.com/p89480338

1. Blue Heron in Flight - Canon 7D Mark II | Canon 300 f/4 L | 1/1250 | f/4 | ISO 100

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2. Bird in Flight - Canon 7D Mark II | Canon 300 f/4 L | 1/1250 | F/4 | ISO 100

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3. Dead Seed Pod with reflection on the water - Canon 7D Mark II | Canon 300 f/4 L | 1/800 | ISO 100

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4. Winter Berry - Canon 7D Mark II | Canon 300 f/4 L | 1/400 | ISO 125

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5. Duck with Reflection - Canon 7D Mark II | Canon 300 f/4 L | 1/800 | f/4 |ISO 100

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6. Blue Heron with it's tongue out - Canon 7D Mark II | Canon 300 f/4 with a 1.4X TC | 1/800 | f/5.6 | ISO 200

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Once I got used to the feel of the camera and adjusted some settings I started to get better results.  Overall I was pleased with the first trip out with the 7DMII and look forward to spring when baseball returns.  

Thanks for looking

Will 

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