Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Look Up//Look Down #12: World Baseball Classic

About a year ago, Henry and I were sitting at a baseball game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, and we saw advertisements for something called the "World Baseball Classic" which was coming to the stadium in March, 2013.  We talked about how it might be fun to get tickets and watch national teams from outside the United States come to our ball park to play. So, for Christmas this year, I bought tickets for Henry, and last Tuesday we watched the Dominican Republic beat Costa Rica in the championship game.  The game had a very different feel than a typical U.S. major league baseball game. There was much more music and lots of chanting and singing.  And a lot more emotion. It felt like a cross between a little league world series game and an international soccer match. Even though it was a bit of dreary night weather-wise, I'm glad we went. 
As a bonus, I thought it would also make a fun entry for my weekly look up//look down post, inspired by Helena. Looking down at the opening ceremonies and looking up at the confetti during the trophy ceremony. Although you can click on both pictures to see them in more detail, I think these photos do begin to show the limits of the iphone camera. It is hard to get really clear photos at a distance.  I still like the photo pair, as I feel they capture the atmosphere of a very fun night.
On the upside, the iphone really does a great job on videos. Check this look up//look down video taken during the celebration.  Click on this link. 


10 comments:

Amy said...

Sounds like a great experience Rinda - and you certainly have the down perspective this week!

helena said...

wow - love the expance of the images and it sounds a lot of fun - at first sight I thought the top one was rain so glad to read it was confetti

Sian said...

I think they are a great pairing. That confetti is really something special..at first I thought it might be light. It must have been some sight!

alexa said...

This is a fun pairing! And you are right about capturing the sense of emotion ... Couldn't get the link to work by the way, but have not really epxlored the iphone for the camera or video so very glad to hear of both your recommendation and reservations.

Abi said...

It looks amazing Rinda. When we visited the states a couple of years back we went to watch a league game in DC. For us Brits it was so much fun to have all the music and fireworks and dancing!

Elizabeth said...

Love the first photo, and happy you and your son bonded at a special baseball game.

~*~Patty S said...

fun to get a glimpse of what sounds like a really fun and special time...great confetti capture!
oxo

Becky said...

Sounds like you had a fun evening.

Melissa said...

Together these photos do give us a sense of the atmosphere!

Karen said...

It's a great pair, and I think the iPhone is a wonderful camera. I got some great panoramas at Crater Lake yesterday with it.