Heartbreaking
It was a beautiful day for football. Late September, sun shining, an engaged crowd in the largest American stadium.
And then, in the final second, it all fell apart.
Heartbreaking.
Shot on the Canon SD750 point-and-shoot.
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Ready for Some Football
Late August and early September in Michigan is like May in the Spring – perfect, sunny weather, pleasant temperatures, and cool nights.
It’s also high school football season, and we attend our Jackson High games to watch Aiden in the marching band. Every once in a while, the football team wins, too.
This year, I took along by big telephoto lens, the EF 200mm f/2.8, to grab some photos of the band on the field – and some of the characters watching, too.
In high school, I played trombone in the marching band and had to focus on playing, marching, and putting on the halftime show. Now, as a parent, it’s nice to watch all the other parts play out, too.
Shot mostly on the Canon EOS M6 and EF-S 24mm f/2.8, but also with the Canon 5D and EF 200mm f/2.8.
The Big House
Back to the University of Michigan’s Big House, the largest stadium in America, this time to watch the Wolverines take on the University of Wisconsin.
My friend, Don, and I started out at Fox Sports’ Big Noon Saturday TV taping, live from the high school across the street from Michigan Stadium.
If you treat these big game settings as street photography, you can capture the fun and excitement of all the fans. I brought my Canon EOS M2 as my light and portable gear, easily bringing it everywhere I went. I even put it in my back pocket and breezed past the security checkpoint.
The weather was warming up – and quickly – as we headed into the stadium. By halftime, the temperature climbed to the unseasonable 80-85 degrees F.
We had to take a break and drink some water in the shade. We weren’t the only ones.
This didn’t feel like fall football in October. This felt like summertime.
By the start of the fourth quarter, the game was well in hand for Michigan. I grabbed a few final photos on my way out of the stadium, taking advantage of the bright sunlight and all those maize-colored shirts and jerseys.
Let’s go, Blue!
Photos shot on the Canon EOS M2 and EF-M 22mm f/2.
Football Fridays
Back at it again for marching band season.
Just wish Jackson High’s football team were better.
Shot with the Canon 5D mark II and EF 40mm f/2.8.
Let’s Go Blue
It’s tough being a University of Michigan football fan this season.
Last year? Easy. One of the best years ever.
This year has been challenging, with key wins, disappointing losses, and a lot of inconsistency. So when the number one team in the country, Oregon, came to visit, our expectations were easy to set: we probably weren’t going to win.
Instead, my buddy Don and I went for the atmosphere. We and 110,000 other fans descended on Ann Arbor on a beautiful autumn afternoon in November.
It was us and the big corporate sponsors, apparently. Mt. Dew set up a station a few blocks from Michigan Stadium, complete with velcro walls and a DJ. We popped in and grabbed a few (free!) BBQ sandwiches, and watched the college students come and go.
Inside the stadium was as festive as ever, and we got to watch the sunset on both the game and evening.
Shot on the Canon M200 and EF-M 22mm f/2.
Friday Night Lights
Small town Friday night? That means football this time of year.
With Aiden in marching band, that means we head to Jackson High for a beautiful September evening and watch our hometown Vikings win against Tecumseh.
Shot on the Canon 5D and EF 50mm f/1.4.
All things being equal, Oregon deserves to win just because of their…uh…vigor.
As true today as it was in 2011.
Autumn Means Football
Autumn means football, and here at school it means flag powderpuff football. I stopped by one of the practice sessions with the Delta Gamma sorority trying out their pitch-and-catch.
The guy at the end? He was going to make a tackle but biffed it on the turf. So it goes.