Congratulations to 3 year old Christian Haupt and his family. A photo of Christian throwing out the first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodger's game was voted as one of the top photos of the year by both ESPN and Atlantic magazine. We were given the opportunity to print this timeless photo of Christian as a canvas print for the family. We couldn't agree more that this is one of the best images of last year. The photo was taken by AP photographer Mark J. Terrill and he should get all of the credit for grabbing this image...but the personality of the little big leageur is 100% Christian.
Here are the links to the two news sources that picked this image as one of the top photos of 2012:
The Atlantic Magazine: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/12/2012-the-year-in-photos-part-3-of-3/100420/
ESPN Los Angeles: http://espn.go.com/losangeles/photos/gallery/_/id/8770910/best-photos-year
And here is the fantastic photo:
Switching to manual focus when you are hand holding a macro lens can be a little easier than autofocus. When you get in close just use your body to rock back and forth to get the focus you want then shoot quickly. This is probably not the preferred method of shooting close up, but if you can pull it off then more power to you.
