
Game Day - From The Skybox
In the previous game day football series, we last watched the Virginia Cavaliers from the hillside. Today, we see the game from a skybox. For the lucky few, the skybox provides a private room for 24 good friends, a catered lunch, wide screen TV, and warm couches. Or, if you prefer, you can sit outside and get the real game day experience. Here are a few snapshots from a sunny afternoon in the Fall of 2018. Gear Photos were taken with a Nikon D750 paired with either a Zeiss Mi

Game Day - On The Hillside
We finish the game day football series with the view from the hillside. For the price of a seat in the upper deck, you can enter the gates and find a place on the hillside. You can watch the game from ground level, or high up on the hill. If you miss a play at the other end of the field, you can check the jumbotron for a replay. Parents like to take their kids to the hillside. Kids like to roll down the hill and play at ground level. For a big game, students pack the hillsid

Game Day - In The Stands
We continue the game day football photos with the fan's view from the stands. Most games provide a sunny afternoon under blue skies. One or two night games per season offer a chilly evening under the lights, but it's rarely very cold in Charlottesville, even in the Fall at night. The season is usually ideal for football and half-time performances. Once a year, on military day, helicopters, B1 bombers, or jets fly over the stadium. On high school band day, high school bands fr

Game Day - Around the Stadium
College football comes in unique flavors. Big programs have big stadiums. Perennial powerhouses have fanatic fans. Virginia is somewhere in the middle. It has a unique and scenic stadium, and old school fans. Scott stadium is the 27th largest college stadium, with seating for 61,500. Yet, it’s a mere piker compared to the eight top college stadiums that hold over 100,000. The open hillside and colonnade motif emphasize a Jeffersonian connection to the human scale in architec