Well, I’ve been waiting for several month for this, but It’s finally here. FOOTBALL SEASON!! Washington opened it’s home season against the Syracuse Orange this last Saturday at Husky Stadium. The Day marked the 9th Anniversary of 9/11. The Huskies started off slow, but then the offense started clicking and they rolled to a 41-20 win. Jermaine Kearse had a big day with 3 touchdowns from Jake Locker.

Washington DT Simone Potoa'e leads the team out of the tunnel on the anniversary of 9/11

Jermaine Kearse tries to break away from a defender. He finished the day with 3 touchdowns.

Chris Polk tries to get around the Orange defense

FB Austin Sylvester gets uprooted trying to get to the goal line

Chris Polk throws up a "W" after a touchdown

Cort Dennison tries to haul down Syracuse's Delone Carter.

Jake Locker unloads a pass

Chris Polk cuts thru the Orange D

Syracuse coughs up the ball but nobody has found it yet.

Jake Locker finds a receiver downfield

Chris Polk gets uprooted by the Orange

Jake Locker gets a pass off just as he gets hit by Max Suter

Chris Polk tries to shed off Shamarko Thomas

Jake Locker scrambles away from Syracuse's Chandler Jones

Orange QB Ryan Nassib scrambles away from the Washington Defense to get a pass off

Jermaine Kearse breaks away for one of his 3 TD's on the day

Chris Polk breaks away from the last defender for a long TD run

Jake Locker and Ryan Nassib congratulate each other after the game

Here’s a fun piece that I put together with shots of all the helmets of teams that I have shot over the past few years. It sure looks like a lot when you get them all together like this. You will see the black and white version below. It’s funny how they all blend together when you take out all of the colors that make them distinctive and iconic. You can see the color version and see the difference for yourself. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to photograph all these teams over the past few years for Lindy’s Sports Annuals and hope to do it for several more years.

Various football helmets

Yankee Stadium

I was lucky enough to make a trip to Yankee Stadium this summer one time before it closed it’s doors forever. I went with my dad and sister in May and it was quite an experience. I am not a Yankee fan by any strech, but it was cool to go and see a place with so much history. Here is a shot that I took and played around with in Adobe Lightroom. I really like the way this one turned out. Click the image for a larger view.