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Weeks 10-12: 2 games in Baltimore; 2 games in Florida

By Andy Lopusnak, AndysPictures.com

November 9-24, 2013

I've been slammed with work and games the past three weeks and haven’t had a chance to write up recaps for the Weeks ten through twelve. In these three weeks, I've covered four games and most importantly added a brand-new venue to my NFL time lapse collection.

Between two games in Baltimore, I did two games in Florida – one in Tampa and the other in Miami. First, I shot the Ravens’ overtime win over Cincinnati on November 10. The next day, I went back to my hometown for my first NFL game at Raymond James Stadium since 2004 when I photographed the Buccaneers’ first win of the season (over Miami). I then headed to Miami for the Dolphins’ win over San Diego. And finally, I headed back to Baltimore for another Ravens win this past Sunday. The home team won all four games.

BALTIMORE

With the addition of these two games, I've now done 19 games at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore (17 NFL and 2 college football), by far the most of any venue while I've worked for CBS. Thus, Charm City is one of my most photographed cities.

CLICK HERE TO SEE MY IMMENSE CHARM CITY PHOTO GALLERIES

B&O RAILROAD MUSEUM

This hidden gem on the outskirts of downtown Baltimore has the world’s most significant collection of railroad treasures and the largest collection of 19th-century locomotives. Its houses in the old Mount Clare Station of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Admission is $16 and if you love trains; it’s well worth it.

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RAVENS 20, BENGALS 17 (OVERTIME)

The Ravens led 17-0 at halftime, but thanks to a 51-yard Andy Dalton to A.J. Green prayer as time expired forced overtime. In the extra stanza, Baltimore won it with a 46-yard field goal by Justin Tuck. For Green, it was his fifth straight game with 100+ receiving yards, which is a Cincinnati franchise record.

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TAMPA

For me, my hometown is Cloud City. The clouds are insane, which makes photos just simple awesome.

UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA
I focused on getting new shots of the minarets of the University of Tampa this time.

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BUCCANEERS 22, DOLPHINS 19

The previously 0-8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally won thanks its defense that held the Miami Dolphins to a franchise record two rushing yards. Rookie QB Mike Glennon tossed a one-yard touchdown to offensive lineman Donald Penn in the win. The Dolphins haven’t won in Tampa since 1988.

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RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM TIME LAPSE

Now, I need just five home stadiums to have time lapses in every NFL stadium since adding three of Raymond James Stadium. I set up my Canon 40D with the Sigma 10-22mm lens in the end zone behind the pirate ship, the 20D with Tamron 18-270mm in the corner and the GoPro Hero 3 in the high sideline. The five home teams I need are: Carolina, Cleveland, Jacksonville, New England and San Diego

SportsTimeLapses.com

I purchased a new website recently so you can log onto SportsTimeLapses.com to go directly to my YouTube page.

MIAMI

I haven’t had a chance to shoot Miami since 2010 because my last two times in South Florida have been on the tail end of a double dip; so I actually flew into Miami a day early to get some new shots. However, the weather was crappy on Friday. I did get a chance to shoot the new Marlins baseball stadium and a villa.

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MARLINS PARK

I shot a few construction photos of this place when I was in Miami for the Super Bowl back in 2010. It was $10 for tour of MLB’s newest venue. I actually got a private tour since no one else was there when I took the tour. I’ve photographed either the interior or exterior of 27 of the 30 MLB teams (I also have two former stadiums – Tigers Stadium in Detroit and Olympic Stadium in Montreal). I need to get the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays.

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VILLA VIZCAYA

This is the former estate of businessman James Deering. Vizcaya was built from 1914-23 and originally was on 180 acres (now consists of 43). It's designed in the Mediterranean Revival Style. Vizcaya is sometimes called the Hearst Castle of the East. There's an awesome stone barge on Biscayne Bay outside the mansion and an immense gardens collection. Admission is $18.

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DOLPHINS 20, CHARGERS 16

San Diego hasn't won in Miami since the epic 1982 two overtime playoff win over the Dolphins and couldn't get it done this week. In the loss, Ryan Mathews ran for 127 yards.

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TWO MORE PRESIDENTIAL GRAVES

I flew into DC for the Ravens game so I could go to Arlington National Cemetery to add William Taft and the National Cathedral to add Woodrow Wilson to my presidential final burial places gallery. I know have 14 of the 38 possible grave sites.

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RAVENS 19, JETS 3

Baltimore receiver/returner Jacoby Jones tallied 249 all-purpose yards, including a 66-yard TD catch as the Ravens scored the game’s final 19 points. The Ravens have won all three games I've covered this season. They are 2-6 in the other eight games.

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Travel/Photo Blog: Baltimore (Week Three: HOU@BAL)

By Andy Lopusnak, AndysPictures.com

September 21-22, 2013

OY VEY! Once again I’m doing a Houston-Baltimore game. It’s the fourth time in the last 39 NFL games covered for CBS that I’m seeing these two teams. In fact, I’ve done more Houston (31) and Baltimore (30) games with CBS than any other team. I’ve also been to those two cities more than any other place.

I’m definitely not thrilled to be in Charm City again as I’ve shot the city so many times that finding something new is pretty hard, but not impossible. The weather sucked on Saturday, but I did get to shoot some of the Maryland-West Virginia college game though. On Sunday, the weather and most importantly, the cloud coverage, was outstanding.

You can read my previous Baltimore blogs by clicking on the following links:

2012 Week Ten (OAK@BAL)

2011 Week Eleven (CIN@BAL)

2011 Week Six (HOU@BAL)

I have an extensive Baltimore photo collection and you can view these by clicking here.

NEW VIEW OF DOWNTOWN

With my new 2013 approach of shooting, I scouted out a new view of downtown aside from in the Inner Harbor. I drove past downtown toward John Hopkins Hospital and set up my tripod at the corner of Caroline Street and Fayette Street and got the shot you see here.

JOHN HOPKINS AT NIGHT

After I got the shot above, I headed around the corner and nabbed this shot of John Hopkins University School of Medicine.

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL

I saw this monument the last time I was here, but it was only when I was leaving for the airport; so I knew I had to get it this time. I shot this Sunday morning and hope to get another snap of it when I’m here next time when there’s some clouds. This is a striking memorial that reminds me of the amazing one in Miami (CLICK HERE TO SEE). Instead of a hand grasping for freedom, the Baltimore version is a flame. Sadly, the lighting at night when I shot this is pretty poor and I need to get it next time during the day.

The Baltimore sculpture was created Maryland-native Joseph Sheppard, who did the Brooks Robinson statue (CLICK HERE TO VIEW). On Sheppard’s website, it says that “the sculpture represents the flame of death that offered the only escape from suffering for the Holocaust victims. In the flame, [Sheppard] depicts their images particular to their tragedy; old and young, male and female, starved, broken and naked. After the next generation there will be no more living eyewitnesses to the tragedy. This monument will be a grim reminder of the horror and will contribute to the prevention of any possible recurrence.”

NEW INNER HARBOR SHOTS

In the past, I’ve only shot the Inner Harbor for reflections of downtown. I will always do this, but this time I focused on the views from the shops of the Inner Harbor and also got more shots of the U.S.S. Constellation, the 1854 sloop-of-warship. One day, I’m going to go inside and get photos of this vessel.

AMERICA’S TALL SHIP

Docked in the Inner Harbor this past weekend was the USCGC Eagle, which is the only active steel hulled sailing vessel in US military service. It was commissioned on September 20, 1936 as the Horst Wessel in the Nazi Fleet. Ten years, it was transferred to the United States. Just 67 years and two days after its first commission, I visited it in Baltimore.

MARYLAND 37, WEST VIRGINIA 0

I knew Maryland had a game this weekend, but didn’t realize it was at the Ravens stadium until I got into town. So, I headed to the trucks and got a sideline pass for the game and shot the first quarter and part of the second before the downpour. I also set up three cameras for time lapses, but needed to leave at halftime to be at the CBS production meeting.

The Terps jumped to a 30-0 halftime lead thanks to cornerback A.J. Hendy having a pick six and two fumble recoveries. It was the Mountaineers’ first shutout since 2001 and had just 175 total yards of offense. Hendy’s first two takeaways led to the game’s first two scores. The first a six-yard deflected passing score from C.J. Brown to tight end Dave Stinebaugh. Just two plays later, Hendy intercepted Ford Childress and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown.

Maryland used hand-painted helmets for the game. These are simply awesome. It is the first time that any team has used hand-painted helmets. Each helmet features the four quadrants of the Maryland flag in motion and are individually numbered 1-200. Under Armour calls the helmets and the custom uniforms used for this game as "Maryland Pride 2.0."

BALTIMORE 30, HOUSTON 9

Houston jumped out to a 6-0 lead on two red-zone field goals. In the final 34:11 of the game, the Ravens outscored the Texans 30-3 thanks to two return touchdowns within 1:54 (37-yard interception return and 82-yard punt return).

This game featured the two teams that I’ve covered for CBS the most. It was my 31st Texans game and 30th Ravens game, additionally it is the 15th time I’ve done a Baltimore home game (16 if you include an Army-Navy game I did). The 15 is the most of any home team I’ve covered for CBS. The Ravens are 11-4 in those games. It the 17th time I’ve covered the Texans on the road and Houston is just 2-15 in those games.

THE TIME LAPSES

I did six different time lapses (three for each game). For the Maryland game, I only had the cameras out for the first half since I needed to leave to be at the CBS production meeting. So, I combined the three time lapses into one. I had the GoPro Hero 2 in the corner, the Hero 3 in the broadcast booth and the Canon 40D in the high end zone.

For the Texans-Ravens game, I put the Hero 2 and Canon 40D in the same place, but moved the Hero 3 from the CBS broadcast booth location to one level up where the TV cameras were located. This time, the Hero 3’s battery was better (three hours, four minutes – 1,106 shots), but still fall way short of the old Hero 2 (five hours, nine minutes – 1,857 shots). I uploaded these three separately as well as combined like the one above, which you can view below. I’ve also spliced in my other M&T Bank Stadium time lapses into it. I think it looks good.

Previous, I did two different M&T Bank Stadium time lapses. Click for the previous ones: HIGH SIDELINE and ON THE FIELD.

UP NEXT: NY Jets at Tennessee

Thus far this is the game I’ve circled and am most excited to shoot. I haven’t been to Nashville since 2007 and need L.P. Field as a time-lapse venue. Once I get L.P. Field, then I’ll need six other NFL stadiums to have a time lapse in every NFL venue. These other six are: Carolina, Cleveland, Jacksonville, New England, San Diego and Tampa Bay.

BEST OF THE BLOG

Here’s my favorite shots from this past weekend.