This recently acquired card of Carp pitcher Souhachi Aniya from the 1973 Calbee set (#131) is a cool addition to my collection.
It might not be in the best of shape, but that photo is a classic. That ball looks like it must have hit the camera (or at least nearly missed it) the second after this photo was taken. The blurry form at the bottom of the image suggests this was not planned and might indicate a cameraman rapidly moving to get out of the way.
Calbee sets from the 70s are hard to beat with photos like this.
Very cool photo. Obviously the ball stands out... but the empty stands are interesting too.
ReplyDeleteI found the empty stands kind of neat too (picture was likely taken pre-game so hopefully that wasn't indicative of actual attendance at the game), I think its from Hiroshima Municipal Stadium.
Delete>The blurry form at the bottom of the image suggests this was not planned and might indicate a cameraman rapidly moving to get out of the way
ReplyDeleteIt could be that or it could be the person Aniya is throwing the ball to with the cameraman behind them
Either way, it's a cool photo. Are you trying to complete the 1973 set now too?
Yeah, that is probably what it is. But I don't think the photographer intended to have an awkward blurry blob in the picture like that, which suggests it was inadvertent as a result of quick movement related to that ball (possibly the guy moving in front of the camera to catch it, or the cameraman moving behind the guy in order to avoid the ball).
DeleteI like to think that the ball is bouncing off of the camera, and that the wrinkles on the card are actually cracks on the lens.
ReplyDeleteHa, yeah. It looks like he smashed my card.
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