Dan Lao's Blog: Football and Puppy

Two recent events in this post. First up, my first Bears game. Paul and Vim, friend from Milwaukee were able to grab some tickets to the game; probably because of the Bears highly disappointing season so far. While it was a Bears loss, it was fairly contested throughout. The stadium, crowd, and food were everything I hoped for. Most of the pictures I took were actually of the city while getting to the game. Looking back, I wish that I could have had a tripod with me as all the night shots were taken by hand.

I took this picture of a beer tap when we grabbed a bite to eat on the way to the game. (1/20s at f/2.8, ISO 800, 70.0mm)

I liked the way the bridge, river, and buildings framed this section of the skyline and Sears tower. (1/50s at f/8.0, ISO 100, 24.0mm)

This was from the same bridge, but a slightly different angle. Again, I wish I'd had a tripod. (1/13s at f/2.8, ISO800, 24.0mm)

Merchandise Mart is the world's larger commercial building with 4.2 million square feet. (1/13s at f/2.8, ISO 800, 24.0mm)

On the bus from Ogilvie to Soldier Field

Bus handles... (1/60s at f/2.8, ISO 800, 62.0mm)

Again, I wish I'd had a tripod... (1/30s at f/2.8, ISO 800, 48.0mm)

I took a similar shot at a University of Illinois game a few years ago. This didn't turn out as well, but it's still a fun shot. Again... a tripod would have been nice. (1/5s at f/9.0, ISO 100, 26.0-70.0mm)

Some might say the best the Bears looked all night... (1/60s at f/4.0, ISO 200, 70.0mm)

The second post is of Cherise's and my new St. Bernard puppy. His name is Aslan. Most of the pictures here were taken when he was around 6 lbs. We've had him for 3 weeks now and he is already 15 lbs.