My nephew was playing in the southwest regional Pony league championship in Louisiana. I was excited to shoot some photos but things didn't turn out exactly as any of us had hoped. The tournament was a bust. My nephews team was outplayed and the weather was uncooperative to say the least. Nevertheless, we had fun and I did get some photos. Here is the story.
On the first day in Lafayette, my nephew was supposed to play two games but they only played one. I arrived after the game they played so I met them at the hotel afterward where I saw my mom's husband in his Speedo. He tried to hide but I was too quick on the shutter. Though that might not be a good thing in this instance.
The second day was all waiting. We were supposed to play two or three games but we got postponed and left pending so we couldn't even drive to New Orleans like we wanted. I snapped this photo of my niece.
We finally got the call that the game would be played at 8pm but it was raining by the time we arrived at the field. We were walking to the car to get the chairs before the game finally started and found this crawfish in the pathway. I mean it's Louisiana but there was no water other than rain puddles nearby.
The game finally got underway at 10pm. They were going to play the loser bracket through the night because they postponed the games so much. This was the first picture I got to shoot once we setup. My nephew on third just before being brought home. I didn't have my settings dialed yet.
This is the starting pitcher. We made friends with his mom throughout the weekend and I tried to get a few shots for her. It wasn't his best outing apparently but the game was still in range when they took him out. 4-2.
The opposing pitcher was pitching well.
On my nephews next at bat, I went to the visitors side to get some shots head on. He struck out but it was a decent at bat.
After my nephews strike out, I thought to get some crowd shots. It was really dark so I switched to the Sigma 17-50mm f2.8. I was able to get a few shots that I liked.
My niece was enjoying the game...video game.
My nephew was up to bat again so I turned my focus back to the game. I changed back to my Sigma 50-200mm f4-5.6. My nephew got a surprise bunt and was able to get a sneaky base hit. Unfortunately, as you can note in the background, the score was out of reach. With the exception of this and a few other hustle plays, the kids were not into the game and didn't want to win.
After the tournament, we drove through New Orleans on the way back home. We parked in the French Quarter and walked to what turned out to be the Mississippi River. I got this photo of the group checking out the river.
Walking through the Riverside Marketplace, we found this giant crawfish.
There was a nice fountain in the shade so we hung out a bit there. I took this quick photo of my mom and her husband.
Not quite what I was expecting as live music entertainment in New Orleans but at least it was something. We didn't stay long because it was so hot and we had a long drive home.
Holly trying on some masks. I like how sharp this photo turned out.
On a brief stop at a gas station before reaching our hotel in Alabama for the night, my mom's husband wandered off and found these mushrooms. I tried getting a little creative with the photo.
Just beyond the mushrooms, there was a nice view down the hill and I tried to get a portrait of my niece and nephew but it was near impossible. This was the best I could manage.
Okay, this is just scary.
But not as scary as this. We shared a room to save some money and my mom and her hubby fell asleep massaging each others feet.
That was it for part one of my vacation. As previously mentioned, everything may not have gone as expected but we had fun and got to see a part of our country we hadn't seen before. My sister drove back home to south Florida with my mom before my mom drove back to north Florida for part two of our vacation which I'll post on a different post.
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