Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Orel with a Dot

Here's a card that the Night Owl sent my way.  Thanks, Greg.

I think that when he showed it on his blog, for whatever reason, I said, "Gimme, gimme, gimme" or something to that effect.  Why?  Well, I collect Hershiser. I know that Greg does, but only if Orel's sporting a Dodger uniform.   It was safe for me to do that.   I don't care what uniform he's wearing.

I scanned it in this morning and didn't even look to see if I already had the card.  According to Zistle, I do. Hmmm.  I need to check that out.

1997 Upper Deck
Orel Hershiser (card # 53)

This isn't quite the UD Documentary card, but it is close. They kindly let us know from which game this photo was taken. May 12, 1996. Orel did a respectable job in helping the Indians win.

I was listening to NPR the other day and they featured an interview with artist John Baldessari.  One of the things that he does is put dots on the faces of people in photographs, hoping to have the viewer focus on other things that are happening in the photo.  I thought that I'd try it here.


With Orel's face covered, what on this card pops out at you?
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  1. Daniel WilsonMarch 13, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    The shadow really stands out to me. I love that is a complete shadow and has some distinction between his body and his hands, one with the glove and the other with the ball.

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    1. Mark AubreyMarch 13, 2013 at 1:55 PM

      I'm glad that the photo caught the complete shadow.

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  2. The Angels In OrderMarch 13, 2013 at 1:49 PM

    My eyes went right to the shadow, which shows him to have a giant lobster hand.

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    1. Mark AubreyMarch 13, 2013 at 1:54 PM

      Would you like drawn butter with that hand, Mr. Hershiser?

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    2. Josh D.March 13, 2013 at 2:10 PM

      It looks like he's playing Jai Alai.

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  3. SpankeeMarch 13, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    The big black dot really stood out to me.

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  4. NickMarch 13, 2013 at 4:32 PM

    Another blogger sent me this card recently, and I absolutely fell in love with it. I love the kind of "natural spotlight" that the shadow provides on Hershiser. That's what stands out to me.

    Not sure if you've seen it or not, but Julio Franco's 1997 UD card has a similar "shadowed" shot from the very same game. It's not as nice as the Hershiser, but it's close.

    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UsZg44cFBBg/URGNJewgCCI/AAAAAAAAOZY/UXs4CxFzcp0/s1600/pop435.jpg

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    1. Mark AubreyMarch 13, 2013 at 9:00 PM

      Nick, that's a great share. It would be fun to try to figure out when the photos were taken. A quick glance make me think that the Franco card was shot earlier in the day, but I haven't studied it.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 13, 2013 at 7:27 PM

    I call photoshop. The big circle on his face doesn't show up in the shadow.

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  6. FujiMarch 13, 2013 at 10:09 PM

    After the shadow... my eyes went straight down to his cleats. I'm always seeing what brand of shoes athletes are wearing.

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