Erudite Expressions (Prints)

Yesterday on Erudite Expressions, I posted an image of New Yankee Stadium. I captured the photo earlier in the summer, but I think it was very fitting to post it last night to commemorate the New York Yankees, as they won their 27th World Series. New York Yankees: 2009 World Series Champions. Great headline, right?

Today, I spent some time searching the web to find great images of New Yankee Stadium. I searched for photos on Google images, Yahoo! images, Bing images, Flickr, and some other places on the web. Unfortunately, I had to come to the conclusion that most of the photos of New Yankee Stadium weren’t that great – either in composition, technical merit, etc. Of course, I was judging against my picture (it is a high dynamic range image), which is shown below:

New Yankee Stadium

I think that all of you fans of the New York Yankees should head on over to that photoblog post and order a print of that image (there’s even a discount code you can use). But if you’re still not convinced, and you want to receive a free print of the image above, I have a challenge for you.

Search the web for the best image of New Yankee Stadium that you can find and add the link as a comment below this post. My only two stipulations: 1) The composition of the image has to be similar (i.e., it must be a picture taken from a vantage point such that you can see the entire field) and 2) The image must be iconic or memorable for some reason (for example, I think the picture above is iconic because the American flag is displayed on the HD screen). With regard to stipulation number two, you should describe or explain your thoughts/feelings in the comment.

If I agree* with your selection of an incredible image of New Yankee Stadium, I’ll send you a free 4″x6″ print of my image of New Yankee Stadium (the one pictured above). As a bonus, if more than ten people leave a comment on this post, then I’ll upgrade the offer to a free 8″x12″ print. This contest will close in one week, so make sure to submit your comment by midnight on November 13, 2009.

So, leave a comment with what you think is an incredible image of New Yankee Stadium. And spread the word (on twitter, facebook, or wherever else you want) if you want to receive the larger 8″x12″ print .

UPDATE: The contest is now closed, but if you’re so inclined, feel free to submit a comment pointing to a beautiful picture of New Yankee Stadium.

*If there is enough participation in this contest, I may choose to invite a community (example: twitter poll) to decide which picture of New Yankee Stadium is the most iconic one.