Baseball Photography | South Charlotte Recreation Association Spring Season Ends

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My son Jay has been threatening to retire from baseball for several years now. In fact, two years ago I blogged about his pending baseball retirement. This will he/won’t he dance has been going on for a while. A few weeks ago he finished his spring season at South Charlotte Recreation Association. Sadly, I think his baseball career is officially over. After the loss, he said, “Mom, I should have brought a shovel.” Well, obviously. What? A shovel? Jay quickly elaborated to add that when you retire, you bury your cleats in key parts of the infield. Is this true? I can’t find a single historical fact about this online. Yes, I looked. Or, he continued, we could just hang them over the telephone wires. Interesting. But not happening. I’ll tell you what did happen though: I took my camera for his final farewell. His retirement rhetoric had been on repeat for several weeks so I was prepared. If this was the end of all ends, then I was going to document it right.

Here are just a few of my favorites from Jay’s last game of spring season, machine pitch baseball. I’ve included a collage from my new Blogstomp software and some individual pictures because as much as I love the collage, I still like seeing them bigger too. Yay for youth baseball photography!

youth baseball photography - South Charlotte Recreation Association Spring Season 2016Here are the individual pictures that make up the collage above.

Youth Baseball Photography - South Charlotte Recreation Association - young boy walking to his dugoutYouth Baseball Photography of a young boy in South Charlotte Recreation Association machine pitch league warming upYouth Baseball Photography of a young boy in South Charlotte Recreation Association machine pitch league warming upYouth Baseball Photography of a young boy in South Charlotte Recreation Association machine pitch league warming upyouth baseball photography - young boy waits in the dugout for his turn to batyouth baseball photography - young boy waits impatiently in the dugout for his turn to batblack and white portrait of a young baseball player in Charlotte, NCBaseball player at bat on South Charlotte Recreation Association fields at Olde Providencedetail shot of a batting helmet on the ground in the dugoutyoung baseball players talking in the dugoutyoung baseball player waiting in dugout for his turn at bat, watching teammates at the platebaseball photography at Olde Providence Elementary in South Charlotte - SCRA leaguea father leans on the fence after a disappointing lossblack and white image of a father carrying son's baseball bag after the game, gorgeous lens flarefather and son walking together after son's final baseball game of the season

I love baseball. I’m going to miss this season of his childhood. Maybe he’ll change his mind and play ball again in the fall. My fingers are crossed and my heart hopes yes, but my hunch is we’re done. See more of my baseball photography in these blog posts: Fall Baseball, Youth Sports Photography and Baseball Memories.

Thank you for taking time to view pictures of my own kiddos. Click here to see more blog posts featuring my own family or view some of my personal photography favorites in my Personal Portfolio.

Abbe McCracken is an award-winning photographer serving Charlotte, NC and the surrounding areas of Matthews, Ballantyne, Weddington and beyond. She specializes in joyful family and children’s photography. Abbe is a member of the National Association of Professional Child Photographers and is the 2015 winner of Charlotte Smarty Pants’ Best Family Photographer, Hulafrog South Charlotte’s Most Loved Family Photographer and Charlotte Parent Readers’ Favorite Family Photographer.

Charlotte NC Professional Photographer Abbe McCracken

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Welcome to my blog! I’m a child and family photographer based in Charlotte NC.

 

Parents always ask, “what if my kid doesn’t listen?” My answer: that’s actually perfect. Don’t tell your children I said so, but personalities shine when listening ears fail. I welcome the silly. I want the giggles. I watch for honest smiles, real connections and stolen family moments.

 

This applies to your big kids and high school seniors too. Wink, Wink.

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