shoota Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Is anyone else still bothered by the pan-left camera angle that started in the middle of the 2005 season? IIRC, one Japanese advertiser wanted his billboad behind home plate fully shown, and Brooks Boyer bent over for him at the expense of us fans. This un-centered view is visually handicapping and distracts me from the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 QUOTE(shoota @ Apr 15, 2006 -> 12:53 AM) Is anyone else still bothered by the pan-left camera angle that started in the middle of the 2005 season? IIRC, one Japanese advertiser wanted his billboad behind home plate fully shown, and Brooks Boyer bent over for him at the expense of us fans. This un-centered view is visually handicapping and distracts me from the game. Yes. It bothers me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Isnt the camera always un-centered towards left field? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxrd5 Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 15, 2006 -> 08:22 AM) Isnt the camera always un-centered towards left field? Yes it is..but every angle at each park is different. The only time the camera was directly in CF was a few seasons back when ESPN tried it. Everyone complained about that camera too, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Apr 15, 2006 -> 08:47 AM) Yes it is..but every angle at each park is different. The only time the camera was directly in CF was a few seasons back when ESPN tried it. Everyone complained about that camera too, IIRC. I really dont see a difference in what we have now as opposed to the angle before. I remember when ESPN tried the straight shot centerfield angle, now that really made the umps look bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I used to get annoyed by the angle, but I haven't noticed it lately. I remember last year ESPN tinted their cameras yellow so a Chevy advertisement would show up better. Now that was annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 It doesn't bother me. It's a little further off center, but not distracting for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 QUOTE(The Critic @ Apr 15, 2006 -> 08:46 AM) It doesn't bother me. It's a little further off center, but not distracting for me. That's the key. It's further off center. It skews the viewpoint of the viewer when "calling balls and strikes" as compared to the 'normal' view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoRowand33 Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I never noticed anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDylan Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 QUOTE(G&T @ Apr 15, 2006 -> 08:32 AM) I used to get annoyed by the angle, but I haven't noticed it lately. I remember last year ESPN tinted their cameras yellow so a Chevy advertisement would show up better. Now that was annoying. That's where I draw the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 QUOTE(YASNY @ Apr 15, 2006 -> 09:15 AM) That's the key. It's further off center. It skews the viewpoint of the viewer when "calling balls and strikes" as compared to the 'normal' view. Yeah, I know what you're saying. It adds a few more "Where the f*** was THAT????"s to my viewing experience, but overall I'm not too bothered by it. b****ing about umpires is half the fun, anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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