Cassie, Luke, and I went to the football game with my parents yesterday. It was Luke’s first college football game, and we had a great time. Several other members of my family were supposed to join us, but they all backed out for one reason or another. As you might expect, I took a lot of pictures, and they can be found here.
Luke and my dad at the game.
Those are 53 out of the 343 I took. Consider yourself spared. I turned up the saturation on a few of the wide shots. It makes them look more like a painting than a photo. Look for the radioactive green grass. I would have loved to have had a longer lens to take pictures of the action on the field. (Christmas present, anyone?) It’s for the best I suppose. I don’t really need pictures of the action on the field. It’d just be something else to process. I spent around two hours processing these pictures. I will have to acquire a long lens before Luke starts playing sports though.
Wide shot with lots 'o saturation. To me it looks like one of those paintings they sell on the Square. Needs a little Gaussian blur I suppose.
Luke didn’t pay much attention to the game itself, but as you can see in the pictures, he loved being around all the people. He took a quick nap during the second quarter and halftime, but woke up for the good part. I was amazed he went to sleep when he did. He normally needs to be at home with nothing going on. He didn’t have a nap the day before, which might help explain it.
Luke resting up for the second half.
As part of the pre-game show there was a demonstration by the Air Force Parachuting team and a fly-by by two F-16s. I’m sure parachuting into a stadium is not terribly safe, but they made it look effortless. The F-16s were impressive as always.
A member of the Air Force Parachuting team prepares to land on the field.
A few of my favorite pictures:
Luke shoving apple bites in his mouth.
Luke clapping for the Rebels.
Luke getting a better view of the action.
Cassie and Luke back at home after the game.