Daily Archives: January 30, 2013

 

Got up this morning to pouring rain, as a big storm front has moved over New Orleans.  Probably won’t  get to shoot today, so I thought you might like to see what an NPS set-up for a major event is like.  We finally got all the banners and tables covered, un packed the cases, they shipped in four large rolling cases for the event.  We went some of yesterday doing a complete inventory that includes checking the serial number on every piece of equipment!  So, pictured below, this is what we have to loan to credentialed shooters at the Super Bowl!

 

16 D4 camera bodies

8 D3s camera bodies

4 D800 camera bodies

4 D600 camera bodies

2 D700 camera bodies

8- 24-70 lenses

3- 14-24 lenses

8- 70-200 lenses

4- 300mm f2.8 lenses

6- 200-400 f 4 lenses

6-400mm f 2.8 lenses

4- 500mm f4 lenses

 

Plus a bunch of other lenses including;  16mm fisheyes, 10.5mm fisheyes, 16-35s, 17-35s, 85mm f 1.4, 35mm f1.4, 50mm f 1.4s and 4 – SB-910 flashes.

 

 

* Just in ase you were wondering, this is a relatively small consignment!!!  The Kentucky Derby for example gets about four times the gear!!  The Olympics?  Don’t even ask!!!!! 

 

We will have two repair technicians starting later today to do sensor cleaning and minor repairs all complimentary, and we maintain  a table with snacks for our shooters, with soft drinks and snacks.  We will have the depot open form 9:00 to 5:00 each day until Sunday, Game Day when we will operate from 12:00 noon until after all the gear is turned in post game, everything in inventoried and packed for pick up on Monday, we usually get back to our hotel around 3:00 a.m.

 

 

So that is what it’s like to run and event, the best part is seeing lots of old friends from Sports Illustrated, USA Today, the AP, EPA, and many of the papers and magazines we cover.  It’s fun to see all the sports personalities we enjoy in person!  Yesterday, while walking in the French Quarter, Brien, quiet literally, ran into, Mike Greenberg of Mike & Mike In The Morning, on ESPN, almost knocked him down leaving a restaurant.  he was very nice and cordial, we got a chance to tell him it was nice to meet a guys we spent a lot mornings with!

 

 

So for those of you that have asked that’s what this gig is like!

 

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim