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Today's photograph is The Dude, Eric Hinske. And it's a little bit weird...

I haven't done anything really genuinely crazy with my baseball photographic opportunities, or at least I hadn't until the other day. See, I'm still processing roll after roll after roll from the May 21-22 weekend (16 to go still), and I came across one I had marked with an X when processing the last batch that I did.

When I mark a roll with an X it's because there's nothing really exciting or noteworthy on it, so it's a good roll to use for testing. I have been slightly bleach-bypassing these negatives when I process them, and when I came across the X roll I decided to see what would happen to it if I entirely skipped the bleach. I've done it before, but never to baseball negatives.

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The first thing you'll notice is how the setting sun's colour is greatly exaggerated (and I actually toned it down a little). But there are about a dozen other really bizarre things about this negative that made me decide that it was a good Friday afternoon picture. Enjoy. Or hate it.

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GrrBear - Friday, June 10 2005 @ 02:07 PM EDT (#119342) #
At the very least, NFH, there should be a caption contest of some kind. What is Hinske saying in that picture, especially since he seems to be looking straight at the Batter's Box logo?

"Batter's Box? When are you gonna ask me for an interview!"
mp - Friday, June 10 2005 @ 02:26 PM EDT (#119346) #
Fantastic picture NFH. My favourite so far - and there have been some really good ones.
westcoast dude - Friday, June 10 2005 @ 04:49 PM EDT (#119368) #
Ah, an art photo, Aaron. The golden hair is an illumination.
BallGuy - Friday, June 10 2005 @ 10:02 PM EDT (#119377) #
Caption:
Eric Hinske says "Pardon?" after the first base umpire compliments on the Dude's ability to grab balls.
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