Monday, February 20, 2012

PHOTOGRAPHING THE GIANTS' SUPER BOWL PARADE

By Ellen Rosen Singer


As a devoted Giants fan I would have loved to go to the Super Bowl 
and watch them win that exciting game against the New England Patriots.  
But the next best thing (almost) was going to New York’s Canyon of Heroes 
to photograph the Super Bowl Champion Giants parade down.  


While I was expecting a heavy crowd, I still under estimated the density of
people that would show up to the parade.  It was like a huge New York 
happening with everyone smiling and cheering.  Even the players were 
awestruck by the number of people and the reaction they got.  
The happiness was contagious. 




Perched in a fourth floor window overlooking Broadway with a clear view of the
floats, players and people cheering I snapped picture after picture. 
My telephoto lens not only  let me capture the expressions on the player’s faces 
but also the excitement displayed by the fans in office windows and standing 
along Broadway.


It was exciting seeing Eli Manning holding the trophy on a float with 
Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg and all the other players, 
but ultimately it was the fans with their gleeful expressions that made 
it a photographer’s dream. 















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