Super Bowl XLIV - Week of Game

The view from my "Office"

On Sunday, you'll see no pavement, just 1000's of fans

This logo is about 50' tall and on the beach in Ft Lauderdale

I gotta say this 1st...I'm writing this from 72+ degree sunny Ft Lauderdale, FL, while at this moment, the snow storm of the century is pounding the Washington, DC area where we live, so to all my friends & family at home, we miss you...

I look at my son David every year when we arrive in the city, which is hosting the Super Bowl and ask, how many of these have we been to? Honestly I've lost count, but I know that I've only missed one in the past 12 years or so, they all kind of blend into one, well mostly. Some are memorable for the experience, some for the game, some for the good times. People always ask, "So, who ya want to win?", and the quick answer is that it really doesn't matter to me (being a lifelong Redskin fan and knowing this dream that hasn't happened since 87'), we just wanna have fun!

I'm lucky to be here, and I know it...I'm here for two reasons, one to do my job for Adorama, which is to make sure that the professional sports shooters that I work with daily, are ready, and have the gear they need to make their job easier, and to be supportive with technical issues as best possible. The other reason is to have a blast, and make some awesome images.

My "office" for Super Bowl week is within the Photo Compound just outside the stadium, where news outlets such as Getty Images, Sports Illustrated, The Associated Press, Reuters News Pictures, European Press Agency, Maclatchey-Tribune, UPI, and more have set up work stations for their shooters & editors to transmit the images that we all see online, and in print within moments of the cameras being clicked. Canon USA is also here, with loaner gear & repairs for the accredited photographers, plus they throw a great pre-game party every year the day before the game!

During this week I'll be posting some images here so that you can have a sneek peek from behind the scenes. You may want to also follow this on Adorama's Blog too.

David has also set up a blog for the week, where he has put an Eye-Fi card in his Nikon D300S, so that each time he "tags" an image, it's transmitted & posted live to a slide show. A must see is his time lapse from driving around the stadium with the camera mounted (with the Fat Gecko) on the front of a golf cart..

Take a look, and check back here throughout the week, weeks, & beyond.