BBB - Bendy baseball bat - PhotoCamel

extreme8 · 05-20-2008

My first post here - have a look.
2nd game for my son's Babe Ruth league team and I'm working to get my timing back after a long winter.
I know the sales literature says these composite bats are supposed to flex, but I didn't expect to see this.
Sorry for the oversaturation and blown red channel - photobucket did some evil things to my upload.

swampler · 05-20-2008

Amazing how those bats bend so much. Good timing!

Have some karma.

KABeach · 05-21-2008

Cool capture.

I can't help but wonder how much of that is focal plane shutter distortion - With that shutter speed, combined with the speed of the bat, you have ideal circumstances to have that manifestation.

Cheers,
Ken

swampler · 05-21-2008

Ken, Interesting theory (I had to google it as I'd never heard of it). Most references refer to slower shutter speeds and panning. This shot isn't panned and definitely not slow shutter speed. Then again, I'm not convinced I learned enough reading about to say that's not what it is either.

extreme8 · 05-21-2008

Appreciate the feedback guys.
It really is an interesting thought. I'm remember reading something about focal plane shutter distortion a long time ago, but I certainly don't know enough about it to speak intelligently on the subject.
Do you think there would be other artifacts pointing to the distortion other than the bend in the handle - for example would you expect the barrel of the bat to appear elongated or foreshortened (depending on the direction of the bat travel vs the direction of the shutter travel) ?

Any other time I would have looked at the capture and figured it was some strange optical illusion, but I've spent a good part of this spring reading up on all of the different baseball bat technologies (and getting over the shock of $400 bats).
Composite bats are supposed to flex just before impacting the ball, then snap back as contact is made. I automatically assumed this is what I was seeing.
The world may never know.

Bruce

Songman45 · 05-21-2008

There are no other anomilies in the shot, I think its bat flex, myself.

05-20-2008	#1 (permalink)
extreme8 Alpaca Posts: 6 CamelKarma: 18 Gallery \| Blog	BBB - Bendy baseball bat My first post here - have a look. 2nd game for my son's Babe Ruth league team and I'm working to get my timing back after a long winter. I know the sales literature says these composite bats are supposed to flex, but I didn't expect to see this. Sorry for the oversaturation and blown red channel - photobucket did some evil things to my upload. __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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05-20-2008	#2 (permalink)
swampler F1 Camel Location: Lebanon, TN Posts: 2,920 CamelKarma: 1522 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: BBB - Bendy baseball bat Amazing how those bats bend so much. Good timing! Have some karma.
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05-21-2008	#3 (permalink)
KABeach Llama Posts: 682 CamelKarma: 84 Gallery \| Blog	Re: BBB - Bendy baseball bat Cool capture. I can't help but wonder how much of that is focal plane shutter distortion - With that shutter speed, combined with the speed of the bat, you have ideal circumstances to have that manifestation. Cheers, Ken
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05-21-2008	#4 (permalink)
swampler F1 Camel Location: Lebanon, TN Posts: 2,920 CamelKarma: 1522 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: BBB - Bendy baseball bat Ken, Interesting theory (I had to google it as I'd never heard of it). Most references refer to slower shutter speeds and panning. This shot isn't panned and definitely not slow shutter speed. Then again, I'm not convinced I learned enough reading about to say that's not what it is either.
	__________________ Steve Middle Tennessee Sports Photos

05-21-2008	#5 (permalink)
extreme8 Alpaca Posts: 6 CamelKarma: 18 Gallery \| Blog	Re: BBB - Bendy baseball bat Appreciate the feedback guys. It really is an interesting thought. I'm remember reading something about focal plane shutter distortion a long time ago, but I certainly don't know enough about it to speak intelligently on the subject. Do you think there would be other artifacts pointing to the distortion other than the bend in the handle - for example would you expect the barrel of the bat to appear elongated or foreshortened (depending on the direction of the bat travel vs the direction of the shutter travel) ? Any other time I would have looked at the capture and figured it was some strange optical illusion, but I've spent a good part of this spring reading up on all of the different baseball bat technologies (and getting over the shock of $400 bats). Composite bats are supposed to flex just before impacting the ball, then snap back as contact is made. I automatically assumed this is what I was seeing. The world may never know. Bruce
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05-21-2008	#6 (permalink)
Songman45 Bactrian Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 2,030 CamelKarma: 2125 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: BBB - Bendy baseball bat There are no other anomilies in the shot, I think its bat flex, myself. __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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