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Just after the money shot. Jon SooHoo/Dodgers
Photographer Jon SooHoo has been covering the Dodgers for 30 years and the shot he got yesterday of Chicago Cubs fan Keith Hartley clutching his baby while catching a foul ball may be the one that goes the most viral. It was the only second day that SooHoo was able to transmit images from his camera out to a Dodgers social media producer for immediate posting. Good timing.
He talked about it with MLB.com blogger Mark Newman:
What was your reaction when you knew you were getting this photo?
Most of the time I carry a body with long lens and a body with a short zoom lens and because the photo wells are so close to the fans and the field, you never know what you can get if you bring the extra body with a smaller zoom. This play I had the camera up to begin with and once I could see the ball in flight and knew it wasn’t close to hitting me, I started to focus on Adrian as he came closer and then it happened….Did you have any interaction with Hartley after the play?
I did. I showed him the picture and he was pretty geeked about it. It was quite overwhelming.
What was he (and the baby) like after this happened?
He was pumped, posing for pictures and TV interviews.
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Where does this rank among the best baseball photos you have ever taken…from your own point of view?…
It ranks way up there due to all of the factors coming into play: (1) Going live from camera to iPad to email the night before; (2) The right camera equipment at the right time; (3) the two fans between us leaving their seats; (4) the catch; and (5) the house wireless signal strong enough to get the picture out.
