Jets vs Pats game photos are in! - DUW

sirsloop

For those that don't know about me winning a camera, jets tickets with sideline passes: http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=42698&page=2

Wow... what a day! Got sideline at the meadowlands for pregame warmups, national anthem, and the kickoff. I met up with the Jets pro photographer, and a marketing guy from Canon. So we basically shot down on the field for around an hour. The Jets came out for warm ups which was fun to shoot. I went paparazzi (literally) on Joe Namath, Adam Sandler, and Kevin James (from King of Queens) who also came out on sideline. I was pretty much chillin about 5 ft from them! ;D I was shooting and a little kid next to me called Laveranues Coles over. I got a couple nice shots as he came over then got to shake his hand and wished him luck! Being on the field was pretty wild! The roar of ~75,000 people is MUCH louder down on the field than in the stands. After the first play we went in the tunnel and up the fright elevator.

The first quarter of the game sucked. The Pats came right out and racked up like 17 unanswered points, then another 7 in the 3rd quarter. The Jets rallied in the second half, but came short. I ended up on the Jumbotron 3rd quarter, but forgot to turn my shutter speed down when it came on TV, so the refresh rate kinda mucked up the photos. Bleh, oh well... it was super cool being up there!! Everyone around me was like HOLY SH*T, that guy is sitting right here!! ITS THE TV GUY! The last few field shots were from our seats... pretty damn good for how far away we were!! Sniping Coles to the 40yr line!!
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I HAD TO

FrankieAng

Congratulations!!! What an awesome day it was for you. An experience that I sure will be cherished forever. Thanks for sharing your experiences and images with us.

dbaker1221

Congrats! That had to be cool.

Was Namath drunk & want to kiss you? sorry had to say that.

DoctorIt

some really great shots, wow! Your first day out with your new toy too - great stuff! glad to see you are putting that new camera to good work.



and sorry, but Go Pats!

sirsloop

DoctorIt wrote:

some really great shots, wow! Your first day out with your new toy too - great stuff! glad to see you are putting that new camera to good work.



and sorry, but Go Pats!

Well... I did go to the bronx zoo all day saturday, my gf's horse farm saturday night and shot some of her jumping and chased a bunch of deer through a field, and was at a horse show shooting for a few hours sunday morning before driving out to the meadowlands for the jets game. I think I put on about 1,500 shot on the new body this weekend

as far as the Pat's... i'll cheer on ANY team they are playing against! HAHA!! I hate them!

Seefutlung

^5 man ... looks like you had a ton of fun!

Gary

Pezpix

Wow! What a dream day you had. Bookmark your entire week as one of the highlights of a lifetime man. That must have been such a fantastic time and an experience that your fellow shuttergeeks here would long to do. Thanks so much for sharing

stephiewilliams

Very nice shots...Esp the portrait ones. Those guys are used to being photographically stalked...you know it feels weird the first time you have to do it, you feel like they know you are watching only them but they get it all the time. Nothing like being on the sidelines for football. Gotta watch out though I know many photographers that have gotten creamed. I usually take a reporter with me and make him follow me around during the game, he pulls me out of the way if the action is coming to close. Can't be too careful when your own equipment is on the line!

DJ-S1

Nice shots! That one of Coles making a cut is the 1st move of that amazing touchdown run, right? I vividly remember swearing at the TV during that play - at least the game turned out well!

That's a dream day for sure, and you did a great job with the opportunity you were given.

SpeshulEd

excellent photos!

just out of curiosity, can you normally take a DSLR with a huge lens on it to a NFL game?

sirsloop

SpeshulEd wrote:

excellent photos!

just out of curiosity, can you normally take a DSLR with a huge lens on it to a NFL game?

If I didnt have my VIP tag on, they said I would be hassled about the size lens I brought in. Also, security had to examine every camera and lens that came into the stadium. The camera had to turn on, they checked the viewfinder and all of the lenses!! I doubt you would get a normal 70-300mm lens in the place, maybe the 70-300mmm DO IS lens cause its shorter. Forget any white prime lens or zooms like the 70-200L or 100-400L. Most people are carrying beers, so a dude with a massive looking camera and lens sticks out like a sore thumb.

DJ-S1

sirsloop wrote:

If I didnt have my VIP tag on, they said I would be hassled about the size lens I brought in. Also, security had to examine every camera and lens that came into the stadium. The camera had to turn on, they checked the viewfinder and all of the lenses!! I doubt you would get a normal 70-300mm lens in the place, maybe the 70-300mmm DO IS lens cause its shorter. Forget any white prime lens or zooms like the 70-200L or 100-400L. Most people are carrying beers, so a dude with a massive looking camera and lens sticks out like a sore thumb.

Actually it depends on the stadium policy. I've brought my 20D and 70-200 f/4 into Gillette Stadium several times with no issues but other venues are more strict.

sirsloop

DJ-S1 wrote:

Actually it depends on the stadium policy. I've brought my 20D and 70-200 f/4 into Gillette Stadium several times with no issues but other venues are more strict.

I need to pick a crisp clear action shot to submit for posting on the jets homepage...

I think this one: http://www.jdhaesloop.com/nyj/imga_0023.html

any other opinions?