Notre Dame in South Bend, IN
On October 20th, I visited the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN as the family and I had tickets to the football game that Saturday afternoon against BYU. The last time I visited was back in 2010 which wasn't as enjoyable due to the weather conditions and brief stay. Anyhow, after the long 5-hour drive the day before I ventured out quite early on Saturday morning to capture some fall foliage on campus. The campus to my liking seemed deserted at this time before 70,000+ people packed into the campus for the game later that afternoon. It worked out quite well for photography purposes. I spent all morning taking photos before the big game started during the early afternoon. I can't complain at all because the colors were absolutely beautiful on campus thanks to cloudy skies and damp conditions from recent rainfall. In other words, it was a perfect morning for photography as both my DSLR cameras got some heavy use. I've added many of my favorite photos I shot on campus below:
this shot I was quite happy...
some stellar photography...
and I knew quickly it would be a good day!
Vibrant red's and orange's on this day...
A beautiful campus to say the least!
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the sun trying to peak out (left)...
the staircase in shadow (left)...
That's all for now. Notre Dame did get the W by a final score of (17-14) over BYU, but it was a nail-bitter for a time. It was a very productive day and enjoyable game. We headed home arriving back in Peoria, IL around 1:00am. I'll be doing more photography over the next few months. Stay tuned for more posts over the winter months.
