This afternoon, for the first time, I went to photograph a local high school sporting event. In this case, Santa Cruz High vs. Harbor High. Santa Cruz crushed Harbor with monster innings in the 2nd and 3rd, scoring 13 combined runs. Here is a big reason why (click image for the complete gallery):
Unfortunately, the field is completely surrounded by chain link fencing. It is in a residential neighborhood, so this makes some sense, but it sure makes photography a challenge!
I was using both a 300f4 and 80-200f2.8 zoom, both with a 1.4 teleconverter. On a tripod just over 2m from the fencing itself due to crowd constraints.
I had a really good time, and will definitely find more local games to shoot.