To view more Tecolote Fire pics taken from the stadium check HERE.
It is so "LA" to be blase even when the home team is #1 in their division as evidenced by the empty space in this lot. |
An iconic skyline dominated by the First Interstate Tower. |
Mount Wilson crowing the iconic San Gabriel Mountains in the distance. |
This was my first-ever glimple and photograph of the stadium interior. |
And here is my second ever such shot. |
And my third ever such shot! |
Our seats were on the other half of the main grandstand so this was to be my view this game. |
We arrived early which I'm glad as it gave me an opportunity to drink in the scenery before it got crowded around me. |
I was surprised at the degree to which my mountains dominated to background as seen from this stadium. |
I cannot articulate accurately how deeply satisfying it was to finally attend a game here and on such a gorgeous day. |
The stadium is actually quite beautiful in a classic sort of way. |
There is a visually satisfying design to many aspects of this structure. |
Mount Wilson and Henninger Flats through my telephoto lens. |
The press box wasn't full yet at this point but I hoped to later see living legend Vin Scully. |
I'm embarrassed to say that coming into this game I had no idea my Dodgers led their division... as did the Brewers. |
It was cool seeing the cameras in person that make possible watching the game on television. |
And another camera position with Mt. Lukens or another such antennae-crowned peak beyond it. |
Mt Baldy way off to the east. |
The throng coming into the game brought to mind a zombie horde. |
Another rampart of Mt. Wilson. |
The television pregame analysis. |
All day I was captivated by not only the mountain backdrop by also the activities of the ground crews... |
And the grounds look immaculate and amazing. |
There were artistic patterns generated by the grounds crews activities such as here and following. |
It got toasty enough the pregame talking heads had to cover up. |
These guys were busy all day both before, during, and after the game. |
Lots of geometric patterns fill the playing field. |
More goes into the process of a game than I had a clue of prior to this game. |
The lieutenant commander gave some brief comments and led us in one of the symbolic gestures before the game. |
Dodger Cuisine. |
A couple of Dodger wives/girlfriends doing some camera time... |
... and how they looked. |
Living legend Tommy Lasorda was not here today but his presence certainly was. |
Tis been too long since the last world championship. |
Jessica Alba was in attendance and did some sharing about her childhood experience as a Dodgers fan. |
Were this blog monetized I'd make a mint just for having Jessica Alba images featured. |
This was a live image of the skyline of downtown Los Angeles but the screen is backdropped the other way with the iconic San Gabriel Mountains beyond it. |
An LAPD helicopter on patrol nearby. |
Jessica Alba preparing to toss out the first pitch. |
At least she got it to the left field line even if it missed home plate. |
She is rather kittenishly cute. |
One final pep talk from Alba. |
How iconic: a baseball player signing a boy's whatever. |
One of my first ever baseball pitch pictures... this of starting pitcher Dan Heran... |
Who got roughed up early with this first inning two-run home run swing I captured by chance. |
These are players coming home from a three-run home run in the second inning. |
As the game got out of hand for the Dodgers I felt less into it and was distracted by the scenery. |
What a gorgeous playing field! |
I was unable to take my eyes off those mountains all day which dominate the horizon and loom over the LA Basin. |
Matt Kemp was probably the biggest star suited up for the Dodgers today. |
Not familiar with the guy on the left but most definitely am with the guy on the right... who shared a funny little bit about being good patrons in the stands during the game. |
This was about the last we saw of Heran who gave up 2-3-1-1 in the first four innings. |
Still no Vin Scully and never saw him all day. |
There were a lot of people but I expected more.. perhaps the upper 80's/low 90's temps scared them away. |
Thank God we were seated in the shade! |
The grounds people did this smoothing action between each inning. |
One last shot of Kemp who was pretty quiet all day. |
After this loomed up from San Gabriel Canyon on the Angeles National Forest I was 100% distracted from the game. |
The final score, but the real drama was beyond the score board. |
All in all a gorgeous day to be in Chavez Ravine. |
To me that pyrocumulus cloud from the distant Telocote Fire spoke louder than what issued forth from these speakers. |
Christian singer Anthony Evans started things off with a performance. |
Four Christian Dodgers gave their testimony: Adrian Gonzalez, AJ Ellis, Scott Van Slyke, and pictured above, Cy Young Award-winning Dodger pitcher Clayton Kershaw. |
During the service the Tecolote Fire continued to rage off to the east... not that I was paying any attention. |
The groundskeepers kept working on the playing field even during our service. |
As iconic a skyline as any in the United States. |
It was exhilarating to drink in this view as I left the stadium on foot. |
View of the Capitol Records building as viewed from northbound Hollywood Freeway. All photos by Kim Patrick Noyes (all rights reserved). |
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