Sorry for a very selfish, personal thread. Was anyone at the NC State game sitting opposite the student section? If so, did you take any pics of the game? My old man was sitting in 1 of the 4 seats between the nc state bench and the scorers table. Trying to get a pic and frame it for a christmas gift. He just doesn't quite show up in any of the photos taken by the free press/det news/getty images/misc. outlet photogs.
Thanks. Go Blue!
[Edit - PGB: Title emphasis mine]
I was not
Thanks! It was a once in a
Thanks! It was a once in a lifetime chance for him, he ran into the season ticket holder at a memorial service the week before, hadn't seen him in 30 years or so after working together out of college. I'm a former DCer myself, miss the place.
Agreed. Tis the season of
Agreed. Tis the season of giving and all that. Maybe someone here knows photographers for the local newspapers and can contact them for help? I know we have some pretty serious photographers on the Board. Can anyone get in contact with them for help too?
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How much have you googled?
Check out game images from everywhere, and see if you can see him in the shots by the NC St bench.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&gs_rn=0&gs_ri=hp&gs_mss...
Also might want to consider video of the game and seeing if you can take a frame and freeze it then blow it up.
http://mgoblog.com/category/tags/north-carolina-state
Also see if you can contact Dustin Johnson/UMHoops or other media photogs who get credit from the papers. Send them each an email. They take hundreds of pictures that never get published. If they haven't deleted them all already, ask them for any shots they got in the area you're looking for. They would probably sell it to you for a reasonable price. Heck, if you're nice enough, they might even give one to you.
http://www.umhoops.com/page/6/
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Great suggestions on
Great suggestions on contacting the people you named. Thank you for the assistance. I have googled like hell. Getty Images has a panaromic from opposite the student section, but from rather far away, it's currently the go to if I don't find one where he is more discernable.
Thanks again and great stuff to know for future photo hunts.
EDIT: Man, if he takes the one of Stauskus giving the "ultimate warrior flex" after hitting a 3 about 1 second later, that would have been it.
Wow!
Nice touch, nice gift!
Every NC State picture can be
Every NC State picture can be found here:
http://www.mikedesimone.com/mb12/nspix.htm
Is one of these guys him?
Both of these are getting pretty darn close!
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Well how 'bout it! Thanks
Well how 'bout it! Thanks TTT, you are "king of the castle, lord of the manor" and you officially "have hand".
He may be in the background
He may be in the background of this one too:
TTT en fuego. he's the
TTT en fuego. he's the farthest on the right, grinning.
Can't thank you enough.
Yep, nailed it. Beautiful,
Yep, nailed it. Beautiful, can't thank you enough. He is the bald one, with glasses (akin to Costanza), without his legs crossed (at least that you can see.
MgoBlog is magic and y'all are the music makers and the dreamers of dreams. Thanks again.
And to make your season a
And to make your season a little brighter, +100 to you for thinking of such a great gift for your dad.
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Add 1 imaginary point from me
Add 1 imaginary point from me for referencing the greatest poem (as well as movie quote) of all time.
In case you want to try for a
In case you want to try for a possibly better shot....
http://www.umhoops.com/2012/11/27/photo-gallery-michigan-79-nc-state-72/michigan-79-nc-state-72-1/
Not sure how I missed the
Not sure how I missed the team huddle one on umhoops. Love it.
MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. POTTER! Y'all complete me. Thanks from a fellow die hard, who was introduced to the maize n' blue by his dad about 30 years ago. Means a lot, and I know many of you know exactly what thats like.
Photographers are pretty
Photographers are pretty particular about the use of their intellectual property but maybe Dustin Johnson could somehow help you get a clear print of the huddle that is zoomed in on your dad a bit? I bet he'd be happy to help if you can find a way to contact him.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
Great thought, I'll try and
Great thought, I'll try and get in touch with him to a) make sure he's cool with the usage (I worked at Getty a few years ago, so I can appreciate his ownership of the images) and b) get a tigher one.
Thanks PGB
Great shot
Great shot. I may photoshop my dad's face onto the OP's dad's face for my festivus gift this year!
Is your dad super old?
If so, you can convince him he was actually at that game, which by the way, was also a gift from you.
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Festivus gift...
You're
Festivus gift...
You're doing it wrong!
Gifts are rewarded in my
Gifts are rewarded in my family to the Feats of Strength winner. We slightly bend traditional Festivus rules. My dad is the assumed winner...he's a monster.
I just hope for your sake
I just hope for your sake your dad doesn't post here. Does his name happen to be Herm?
This thread made me feel all
This thread made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I was having a bad day (a run-in with a terrible person) until this happened. You guys are truly an awesome and helpful bunch of procrastinators. Thanks for making more than one person's day.
"I recently heard from fans and friends that Michigan will be great again one day. In my opinion, Michigan never stopped being great." --Zac Ciullo
Agree with the sentiment...
another example of how MGoBlog rules
please
Post a follow up thread on Christmas with his reaction to this gift.
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Will do. He was bummed after
Will do. He was bummed after our initial search attempt came up empty the day after the game, so he'll be quite surprised.
At this point, you've found so many
You might want to take the best to blow up, but turn the rest into a collage of shots from the game. If he'd be surprised you found one, he'll be shocked you found so many.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
This is a great idea. Done.
This is a great idea. Done.
Nice!
Well done! That picture of your dad with the huddle in the foreground is an excellent one.
Merry Christmas!
He'll love that one. If only
He'll love that one. If only I had the photoshop know how to slap Lloyd Brady in that huddle as well.
If someone could give me a
If someone could give me a brief run down on how to upload a picture from my library on here, I could give you one I took.
I've been trying to figure it out how to put it up here but can't seem to get it.
HEY! You there!
Upload it to a photo site...
like Facebook, Flickr, Photobucket, whatever you use or is easy to sign up for. Upload the picture, and then drag it into the comment box.
Go Blue!
thank you good sir
thank you good sir
HEY! You there!
Heres the one I took.
Heres the one I took.
HEY! You there!
This thread
Was 100% pure Colombian awesome. So often this place is like mosh pit full of heavily armed ninjas ready to slice each other to ribbons in a moment's notice.
This thread, this Festivus miracle, shows a level of brotherhood typically reserved for conference titles and Saturday nights full of four-star commitments. Bravo, gentlemen!!
Funny you should mention
Funny you should mention moshing and Festivus because its now time for the . . .
FEATS OF STRENGTH!
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
But this is an amazing gift idea. Upvoted for awesomeness.