Summer Baseball On Film
by Amanda on July 15, 2010
One thing about living abroad that I find totally inspirational is just getting out there and doing things that you wouldn’t ordinarily ever do at home. One thing that I can say I’ve never done in Australia, is go to a baseball game. Seeing as Vancouver doesn’t have a Major Baseball League team, we go to the minor league games at Nat Bailey Stadium. It’s a beautiful little field with all the right colours and sounds to create beautiful memories.
This is what I love about living in a foreign country. You get to experience little snippets of a very different life that you would never get to do while holidaying. I love embracing this part of a culture that I’m learning to fit in to.
Going on these little adventures are a great way to stretch the photography skills and I can totally recommend getting out there and doing these things in your own city. Things that you may not have necessarily ever thought about doing or experiencing. Imagine you’re that tourist for the day or the new kid in town. Take your camera and explore, shoot a photographic essay of the day. You never know the gems that may follow you home.
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I’m going to a cricket match here in England next week! Taking your advice :)
I love the photo of the french fries. Eating fries at the baseball game just feels so summery!
What a great subject for film!! Thanks for the good advice, as well!
Oh Amanda, I LOVE cricket! Baseball is actually going to be my cricket replacement here in Vancouver. I hope you aren’t too bored! lol
Erin…totally. Eating greasy food is all part of experience, which is why I will only go a couple of times a season lol
Thanks Leslie. :)
Being a tourist in my own city is one of my favorite things to do. I’m intrigued by your suggestion of making a photo essay of the day. I’m going to try to keep that in mind for my next outing, weaving the photos together to create a coherent narrative instead of simply snapping away at whatever catches my eye.
Fun to hear how baseball is foreign to you :) These pictures are wonderful and remind me that I need to get to a Cubs game before the summer’s over, especially since I live only one mile from Wrigley Field!
I love all of your photographs! I stumbled across your site, and have found it very inspiring to read over your posts. :-).
I like these photos a lot…it makes me want to travel again. One thing I’ll never forget is going to a Manchester United game at the Manchester Old Trafford on my 30th birthday…very bizarre, but as you said, totally new experience that I would never even imagine doing, it was my boyfriend’s idea.
70 000 VERY excited people in one place. Unfortunately, no cameras allowed.
Nicely done!
Going to a baseball game was a new experience for me too (in the U.S.) I got to sit in the all you can eat section.
These photos are making me want to go to a ball game. I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and have only been to one baseball game. Our team is the Pittsburgh Pirates. The pics of the roasted peanuts and fries..oh my, makes me hungry!
Oh, so fun! I’ve been meaning to go see a game at Nat Bailey for some time now. Perhaps I’ll go this week!
I’ve been so bad about taking everyday pictures lately ): Looking at your blog has inspired me to start up again, maybe take out my neglected little Yashica or Zenit :)
Also yummm french fries. Can’t have a ballgame without some fries and hot dogs!
Thanks for the comments everyone. I’m off to check out your blogs. :)
why do hotdogs always taste better at the ballpark? craving one now!
Your photos are great! you are right… I should take advantage of all the stuff that my city has to offer. I haven’t been around town that much, sadly.
Beautiful pictures! You captured the essence of summer and baseball… love it!
i completely agree that exploration and discovery of new frontiers can start in your own city. we have a minor league baseball team also. there’s a sort of fun collegial intimacy created in a smaller stadium. i also use all sporting events to partake in the joy of hot dogs and beer!
I really like all these pisc together as a piece