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Seattle, Washington, USA.
Light trails flow seamlessly on Interstate 5 south of downtown Seattle. Along the left side of the frame, one can see CenturyLink Field -- previously Qwest Field (2004-2011), and previously Seahawks Stadium (2002-2004) -- which is home to the Seattle Seahawks football team.
Last month, I permanently deleted by Facebook and Instagram accounts (without remorse). I discuss the reasons in my latest, and probably most personal, blog article: "Divorcing the King & Queen of Social Media: Facebook & Instagram."
US Airways Airbus A319-112 N717UW in Carolina Panthers colors departs West Palm Beach (PBI/KPBI) February 9, 2015.
Kansas City Chiefs Opening Day Flyover, Arrowhead Stadium
This week the Chiefs host the Pittsburgh Steelers for a Divisional Playoff Game. Fingers crossed for some good luck for the Chiefs.
Mike D.
US Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN. View from the top deck during the last Minnesota Vikings football game - looking out over 62,000 fans. The Vikings win 38/10 against da'Bears - Skol!
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US Bank Stadium opened on July 22, 2016 costing a little over $1B to build. It has a fixed translucent roof and the worlds largest pivoting doors that provide a nice view of downtown Minneapolis and will swing open (in good weather) to let in some fresh air (plus a bird or two). The Stadium will host next years Supper Bowl LII on February 4, 2018 prompting the marketing campaign #BoldNorth.
During this game, a small group of protesters managed to sneak in ropes, climb up a ceiling truss, and hang a banner demanding US Bank to stop supporting the Dakota Access Pipeline energy project. You can see the white banner in the middle left of this picture. Security had to remove people who were seated underneath them in case they fell :O. If you zoom in, you can see one of the protesters silhouette on top of the banner. The climbers dangled on ropes until the end of the game and then were given a escort out to the local jail.
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I decided to mix it up a bit and post something a bit outside my norm, in fact, you could say it's almost the exact opposite of the peaceful, calm, people-free landscapes I typically post. Football season is upon us and I was able to go to the Seattle Seahwaks home opener at Qwest Field a few weeks ago. Rather than bring my super long telephoto like all the other photographers at the stadium, I decided to bring my wide angle lens and see just how wide it could get. Combined with the full frame of the D700, I was blown away at how much I was able to get in with the 14mm wide angle lens. I thought this perspective was rather interesting as not only did it really show how large the stadium is, but it also really led your eye to the city skyline backdrop in the distance. Here's a fun fact, though Seattle is known to get it's fair share of rain, both of the sports stadiums are open-air (though the baseball stadium, SAFECO field, does have a roof that closes).
About the shot, this was a 9 shot HDR that was hand-held. This was very tricky without a tripod and I had to set my ISO up higher than I'm usually comfortable with in order to be able to take the shot. I was surprised at little noise there was but still did give it a quick pass in NoiseWare. Then just some standard post processing for levels and contrast to balance out the image. Definitely need to view this one stadium size to appreciate the detail. Hope you all have a wonderful week!
A view of Union Station and the Kansas City skyline in Red - in support of the Kansas City Chiefs on the night before the AFC Championship Game (Chiefs play the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium).
Photo taken from the Liberty Memorial, looking north.
Kansas City, Missouri
Saturday evening 29 January 2022