Cowboys Stadium - An overview

[Joe_Lorenzini]

So I got to shoot at the new Cowboys Stadium last night. It was for a soccer game and they estimated the crowd at above 70,000 so it was a fun event to test out the new stadium.

First off, let me say that if you miss the old stadium it's only because you haven't been to the new one. Jerry spent the money well.

So here's an overview of my first time here:

The stadium is beautiful from the outside. Grand, shiny and impressive. It even smells new (I compare it to a new car smell):


This is a shot from the press room (which is impressive in it's own right). This is one of the best views in the house:


When you get down to field level and look at that screen it seems 10 times as big as from the press room. It's beyond huge!


Here are the field level suites. They have at least 3 tv's, kitchens and seem very comfortable. You can see the green grass of the field to the left. I have no idea how you watch a game with all the players standing in your way but I'm sure Jerry has a plan...


This is a view from the endzone. Also a set of suites:


Upon closer inspection reveals seats to die for:


There are lots of cool details all over the stadium:


And at the end of the day, you leave pretty proud to have a building like this in your city:


Oh, and what would it be without the man himself. It's his house, there's no doubt about it:


Joe

PS. Before the game started they played a slideshow showing the construction process and I have to give strong kudos to the photographer(s) who took the pictures - they did an outstanding job!

[mattman]

Hey Joe - did you see Manny there?

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Originally Posted by mattman

Hey Joe - did you see Manny there?

Ya know, I didn't see him at all but going through my images last night, there he was in the background! I had no idea he was going to be there.

I'll have to throw one up.

Joe

[Jaggz]

Um Joe, I like soccer, I shoot Nikon, you shot my wedding & my kiddos - - why wasn't I with you!?! I would have loved to be there for this! Great shots BTW!

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Originally Posted by Jaggz

Um Joe, I like soccer, I shoot Nikon, you shot my wedding & my kiddos - - why wasn't I with you!?! I would have loved to be there for this! Great shots BTW!

Next time man, for sure.

And I was just over on FB looking at your latest stuff. At what point was it you realized you're a better photog than the people who shot your wedding? I'd really like to know... cause you are.

Joe

[aerosolcheese]

What a sweet place. I thought reliant stadium was cool... imagine what we'll have in ten more years.

[Jaggz]

Originally Posted by Joe_Lorenzini

Next time man, for sure.

And I was just over on FB looking at your latest stuff. At what point was it you realized you're a better photog than the people who shot your wedding? I'd really like to know... cause you are.

Joe

Maybe someday Joe - but definitely not yet! We have a long way to go & now I'm trying to teach the wife how to shoot! I didn't realize how difficult that could be!

[Davidtxs]

Great stuff and what a stadium funny thing I heard the other day on t he radio Roger Staubach said he just cut a check for his suite it was MORE than his last contract when he played lol

[bigv616]

I watched the game on first level seat, but still not close enough to get good shots. Saw plenty of white lens on the sideline, Joe might be one of them.

[Roy]

Originally Posted by bigv616

I watched the game on first level seat, but still not close enough to get good shots. Saw plenty of white lens on the sideline, Joe might be one of them.

Yeah, I'd like to of seen Joe using a white lens.

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Originally Posted by bigv616

I watched the game on first level seat, but still not close enough to get good shots. Saw plenty of white lens on the sideline, Joe might be one of them.

Only if I had a can of white spray paint...

[bigv616]

haha....might be white lens are more attractive than black lens. Indeed, whites still dominate sidelines.....

[toverman]

Great shots. I wonder how long the stadium will have that "new" smell.

[TexKen]

I've wondered how the field level suites were gonna work myself. Great shots though.

[matwey]

had a chance to see inside, my first impression the big flat TV screens above the field they are too big and will disturb the view of real game on the field ..they just too big