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Just got back from Dallas. The airports were crazy today!

Ok, let’s get this out of the way — Cowboys Stadium is pretty cool. The screen is more better than you think! As a fan of architecture, I think all the stadiums being built are too much like space ships. I am hoping someone does something like an old Soldier Field soon. After all the years I have photographed at Texas Stadium, I never thought I would say the terms good light, comfortable or great set-up in the same sentence with Dallas.

Felix Jones getting flipped over by DeAngelo Hall
Nikon D3 | 400mm f2.8 | 1/1000th | ISO 1000

Rocky McIntosh NOT getting an interception
Nikon D3 | 400mm f2.8 | 1/1000th | ISO 1000

Rock Cartwright picking up 9 yards before being pushed out by Anthony Spencer
Nikon D3 | 550mm f4 | 1/1000th | ISO 2000

Santana Moss running for 17 yards
Nikon D3 | 550mm f4 | 1/1000th | ISO 2000

Marion Barber leaping over Fred smoot
Nikon D3 | 400mm f2.8 | 1/1250th | ISO 1000

Rock Cartwright running for 29 yards
Nikon D3 | 550mm f4 | 1/1000th | ISO 2000

Malcolm Kelly running past Mike Jenkins for 36 yards
Nikon D3 | 550mm f4 | 1/1000th | ISO 2000

Cornelius Griffin of the Washington Redskins blows through Leonard Davis (70) to sack Tony Romo (9) for a loss of six yards
Nikon D3 | 550mm f4 | 1/1000th | ISO 2000

Patrick Crayton celebrating the ONLY touchdown of the day
Nikon D3 | 110mm f28 | 1/1000th | ISO 1000

Right: Rock Cartwright catching a pass | Left: Last minute long bomb not working
Nikon D3 | 550mm f4 | 1/1000th | ISO 2000

Anthony Spencer laughing after an interception
Nikon D3 | 550mm f4 | 1/1000th | ISO 2000

Keith Brooking celebrating his team’s interception
Nikon D3 | 550mm f4 | 1/1000th | ISO 2000

Sorry for the late delay in getting last week’s win up.  I got a bunch of emails saying that I was happy to show a loss but not a win.  Trust me — no bias here.  We bought a house and moved in last week so everything is in boxes.

I actually just got to the new Texas Stadium (WOW!!!) and finally got a second to update.

I forgot to post this from a few weeks ago during a visit from the Dalai Lama.  He is great to photograph (besides the circus involved with his security).

This was during his visit to the U.S. Capitol.  They were showing a small movie clip so the auditorium went almost completely dark like a movie theater and the only light was the light bouncing off the screen back at him.  I was hoping to get something like this but man it was dark!

For anyone with knowledge of photography, this is shot with a Nikon D3 | 200mm lens | ISO 6400 | f2.8 | 1/50th of a second and still bumped up almost a stop on the RAW file.  For those of you who have no idea what that means, it really boils down to holding extremely still and praying.

Just got back today from Atlanta where I was photographing the Washington Redskins getting a beat-down from the Atlanta Falcons. I haven’t spent a lot of time in Atlanta but I like what I have seen.

Redskins games are starting to feel like Groundhog Day. It’s just the same old thing over and over again. I have never felt so sorry for Jason Campbell. Regardless of what you think of him as a quarterback, it would be nice for the Offensive Line to stop the guys in the other uniforms once in a while. If I was Jason, none of them would be getting a Hanukkah card this year!

This was the dominate photograph on the cover of our Sports Section today. I see him get knocked down all the time but I never saw him like he was in this game. When Mike Williams (71) came over to help him up, it was like lifting a sack of potatoes. Campbell was just NOT getting up.

From there, it just seemed to go even farther down hill for Campbell as the O-Line didn’t get the memo about blocking for him.

It was definitely a Michael Turner day.  The guy was a stud.  When we came back into the editing room to transmit after the game, our other photographer (Peter) asked me if I had the long Turner run and all I could say is “which one?”.

I know that all my die-hard friends think my job is wasted on me because I am not a huge Skins fan.  Not growing up around here, I don’t have the same love.  I am, however, getting sick of covering a loosing team.  Hopefully they turn it around this week.  Oh wait…  The Broncos.  Poor Skins!