Black and White Portraits
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Tonight's win by the Texas Rangers over the New York Yankees to send the Rangers to their first World Series in franchise history brought to mind this candid portrait I shot of New York Yankees coach Yogi Berra:
It was my first MLB game to shoot as a working pro. It was opening day, April 8, 1978 at the old Arlington Stadium. Since the opponent that day for the Rangers was the defending World Series Champion Yankees, the first base photo well was brimming with veteran photogs. Although I arrived early and staked out a spot in the first base well (the preferred side to shoot from), as the space in the well filled, I being the "rookie", was relegated by the elder shooters to the third base well, from which I shot this image.
It was my first MLB game to shoot as a working pro. It was opening day, April 8, 1978 at the old Arlington Stadium. Since the opponent that day for the Rangers was the defending World Series Champion Yankees, the first base photo well was brimming with veteran photogs. Although I arrived early and staked out a spot in the first base well (the preferred side to shoot from), as the space in the well filled, I being the "rookie", was relegated by the elder shooters to the third base well, from which I shot this image.
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Awesome shot, LensWork! Got any Yogi-isms to share with us? My favorite was always, "It ain't over till it's over".
There are so many, but my favorites have to be:
"It's like deja-vu, all over again"
"You can observe a lot by just watching"
"Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical"
Many others are here: Yogi Berra Quotes
