James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

Well Folks...we heard the Titans were have a FREE Scrimmage last night at Nissan Stadium downtown Nashville. Normally is costs lots of money to get inside during a regular season game. So the wife and I jump in the car and head downtown with the idea of getting some good sports action shots once we get there. Fans have access to the very front rows and chances are pretty good of getting great shots of your favorite star. We got in and through security OK with our cameras and headed inside the stadium. I got in a few shots, mostly to document the stadium since I've never been inside. Not long after we arrived, a storm blew in...a big violent one with lots of lightning and heavy rain. The stadium officials made everyone take cover inside the concourses under the seats. My wife and I sat here for nearly 3 hours waiting for the "all clear", but that never happened. Instead, the Titans decided to reschedule the Scrimmage till next Monday. It wasn't a total loss. I did get to see the inside of the stadium. It's pretty small compared to other NFL stadiums. And...I got to see the Titan Cheerleaders, that was the highlight of the trip. Enjoy a few snap shots of our Adventure, we had fun despite the rain.

Panorama outside the stadium

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Stitch series inside the stadium about a 180 degree view

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A view of one of the twin HD screens (one at each end of the field)

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Ah Oh, trouble coming...everyone is evacuating the stadium (note the message on the big screen)

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The Titan's Cheerleaders with a fan in the middle

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Heavy rain continues out on the field

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The Titan's mascot shows up (I'm not sure what it is, might be a wolf)

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Got this shot of the Mounted Police as we left the stadium

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A parting shot of downtown as we fly down the freeway on our way back home.

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CaltechNerd Loc: Whittier, CA, USA

Great shots of a lousy day, the final parting shot came out very nice!
p.s. The mascot is T-Rac, the racoon.

don4u Loc: Southern California

Nice shots. You took a bad and made it a good day. Nothing like cheerleaders to brighten your day

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

T-Rac huh, I guess I should know that since I live here (embarrassing), I guess those are racoon eyes instead of glasses. Sure fooled me! Thanks for clearing this up for me.

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

I hear ya on that....! Sadly my cheerleader chasing days are long gone..

don4u Loc: Southern California

Mine are gone too. But the memories are here still.

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Enjoyed these very much James, your day might have not turned out right, but you got some excellent shots and memories.

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Lemonade from lemons, James. And you're never too old to chase cheerleaders. You're just too old to catch them! ; )

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Nice ones, James. You made silk purses from sows' ears.

rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida

Some great candid shots under bad conditions my friend!!!

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent set James.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Well, at least you got some nice photos. I'm going to try to make it to Colts Camp next week in Anderson, time permitting. At least it's free all the time; the only charge there is for parking.
I'm headed to the Indiana State Fair today to watch my granddaughter show her pony. Maybe I'll get some good photos there, but right now it looks like rain. Oh, well.

merrytexan Loc: georgia

the weather may have been crappy, but your shots are real snappy and made us real happy!
it's a beautiful stadium and i'll bet those pretty cheerleaders really perked you up. good job james.
i enjoyed these shots very much.

bkellyusa Loc: Nashville, TN

Your pictures are nice but the news that tthe scrimmage has been moved to tonight is even better. I had to work Saturday in Mississippi so I was sort of bugged that I coudln't go. No I can. Weather is going to be better as well. Might see you there.

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

Thank you Kindly everyone for checking out my crappy day...I appreciate your visits and comments. Wasn't to bad a day, at least my wife and I found chairs so we were able to sit down. Got to chat with a few strangers. The other 1,000's of people had to stand the whole time. Thanks again Folks...!