Mets/Philiies - 7/3/2012 Fireworks Night at Citi Field

[moose135]

I went to Citi Field for the Mets/Phillies game last night. It's an annual event, I meet up with a group of friends for a little pre-game tailgating, attend the game, watch the fireworks, then a late BBQ while traffic clears. We were in the upper deck (I think they call it the "Promenade" now) in the left field corner.

Lucas Duda at bat.

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Phillies pitcher Vance Worley
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Josh Thole avoids the tag and scores in the 4th Inning

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The wide view from my seat.

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The fireworks shots were shot without a tripod - sitting in my seat, I rested the camera on my thigh, and used the 2-second timer to trip the shutter. The shots were 3-4 seconds each.

A three-shot sequence combined in Photoshop

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[Vinny Ohare]

Very nice shots, Does Citifield have a camera policy and how did you get a tripod in? I would love to take pics at the game but worried I couldn't get in with my camera.

[moose135]

There's no problem with cameras at Citi Field - I brought my 40D and 100-400mm lens, plus a wide lens. I have a smaller camera bag, big enough to fit those plus a few other things. They do check your bag, but they've never said anything about the camera. I didn't use a tripod - for the fireworks shots, I rested the camera on my leg and used the self-timer to trip the shutter, and everything else was handheld.

[Vinny Ohare]

Thanks for the info! I haven't been to citifield yet because I didnt want to be turned away because I had a big camera.

[Vinny Ohare]

Heading to Citi field for the first time for the Thursday game. Figure I try some day time shots there first!

[Just_Lucas]

Nice (: Do you have to have a press pass to get in those seats?

[moose135]

No, Lucas, those were the $15 upper deck seats, anyone can get them. The Canon 100-400 and a little cropping was all I used for the shots of the game.

[megatop412]

Only problem with these shots- they capture a loss by the Phillies
:cool:

Love the wide shot Moose!