Another NFL throwback for you. Here is a photo I took at Ford Field in 2018 of Matthew Stafford handing the ball to Ameer Abdullah. I don’t remember for sure, but I think my Lions lost this game. Not that the Lions losing is an unusual event.
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The football season is done for me. My Lions never came close to the playoffs and the Steelers got knocked out at the last second. So I’m watching the games on TV like most of America. Are you looking forward to the games tomorrow? I’m ready!! I’m probably the only person outside of Boston rooting for Brady. I’d like to see him win Super Bowl #6…… Since I’m talking football, here is a random photo I took of Joe Hayden. I love his facial expression and tattoo.
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I had a great time in Detroit at the Lions vs. Steelers game last Sunday. As you can imagine, I took a ton of photos….more than I normally would at a Steelers game. Most of the photos focused on capturing Detroit Lions players. Tonight, I’m sharing this photo of Matthew Stafford (#9) handing the ball to Ameer Abdullah (#21). I love the intensity on Stafford’s face. I also liked the Lions’ uniforms…blue tops on blue bottoms. What do you think? Leave a comment below.
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I don’t know what his career will look like down the road, but his rookie year started off very good and I was impressed. I enjoyed watching him play against the Steelers and wish he were on my Lions’ team. They haven’t had a good running back since Barry.
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Here is another photo of Ezekiel. The Steelers did a good job limiting him in the first half of their game last Sunday. But the second half was a different story. He has his way and continued his great rookie season.
Ezekiel Elliott finishing a strong run against the Steelers defense.
We had a great time visiting family in the Detroit area over the Thanksgiving weekend. While we were there, Blair and I made good use of some free time to photograph some abandoned spots.
To my surprise, we were not the only ones with this idea. We hit three spots on Friday morning and ran into others doing the same thing. In fact, when we showed up to the Fisher Body Plant, there were probably 20 other photographers already in the facility.
This photo is from the assembly line on the upper floor. We probably spent a little over an hour in this building, but we could have stayed all day because it is huge.
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What can I say....Blair is quick.
Guest Blog by Kendall Smith: June 15th, 2015:
Towards the end of September, I was completing my first round of queries to literary agents in order to find a home, or publishing house, for my thriller, Vault 21-12. That process took six months, and as a writer, I knew it was time to change strategies. The next logical move was to pitch independent publishing houses and start crafting a cover concept to share with prospective editors.
The idea of using the vault as the main image is relevant to a core theme in the book: What is in the vault? Given it is located in Switzerland and was opened during World War Two, there’s a mysterious element to the story. Frankly, it’s the main hook, and what better way to entice readers than to provide a visual of the vault itself.
That, on many levels opened a Pandora’s box. Hours, if not days were spent searching the web to find the perfect visual. I hired a graphic designer to assist in the process. This element of the pitch helped to sell the story and concept to the team at Percussion Publishing. The story sold them, but my graphic designer and I were on the hook to find and design the covers (front and back).
Given the challenge, we tried a few different approaches but in the end we simply had to find an image of the perfect vault. One night, late in February and well past the deadline, my designer found Brook Ward’s visual – a picture of a bank vault located in the Washington Trust Building in Washington, Pennsylvania.
The second I saw it I was enthralled and grateful. We finally found the perfect image to represent Vault 21-12! We had complete control over the layout and design, and when we submitted it to Percussion Publishing, they were impressed.
After five more revisions, tweaks and color treatments, Vault 21-12 came to life. The title has already received thirteen 5-star ratings on Amazon and is selling well.
We tip our hat to the photographer, Brook Ward, for his skills behind the lens. We will recommend him to other writers and editors and speaking as an author, I hope you’ll check out my thriller.
Kendall Smith (Author, Vault 21-12)
Available on Amazon, Kindle and Nook.
Amazon: http://amzn.com/0692460438
Kindle: http://amzn.com/B00YHLNAHS
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vault-21-12-kendall-smith/1122001387?ean=2940151273169
Before...and After (my original photo on the left. The final book cover on the right)
