DMD Photography

Was a year ago today. A publicity stunt with mixed results, but why not play a hockey game in a football stadium? This was taken at the first event, and it showed. The ice was problematic, and the snow did not help any. However it was one of the most enjoyable hockey games I’d been to. A full day tailgate started things off right. The crowd was a pretty even split of fans, though this mixture only added to the massive party atmosphere in the parking lots. Most sabres/penguins fans are also veterans of many football games, so they know how to do this right. BBQ pits, grills, drum fires, and more burnt meat and beer than most small cities consume in a week. Being at the Ralph, yet seeing all the sabres jerseys instead of bills was surreal.  The NHL was concerned about being able to sell enough tickets to the game.  Available seats sold out in under 45 minutes, and people were fighting to get the lower seats, under the line where you could even see  over the boards.  (if i recall, to get those you needed to have a child get the tickets per group of 5 adults or something like that.)

This was also my first day out with the EF-S 10-22mm.  I swore I’d never buy EF-S,  but I am very glad to have this lens.   High quality, and very fun to shoot with.

30d, EF-S 10-22mm