Plate Number 275. Baseball, batting a low ball

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a sequence showing a person swinging a bat. The image is organized into two rows of photographic frames, capturing the action of bat-swinging in a series. Each frame shows a different moment within the swing, illustrating the transition of the bat’s momentum from preparation to follow-through. The background appears to be a plain, dark-colored grid, likely used to provide contrast and measure positions. This kind of sequential photography is reminiscent of early studies in motion capturing techniques, offering a detailed view of physical motion during the action sequence.