Matter of fact, this rivalry reaches the point of being an intra-stadium competition. Both the Giants and the Jets play their home games at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was considered a Giants' home game, although there were a fair number of Jets fans in attendance.
It was one of those not-so-well-played preseason games, complete with second and third stringers, that won't mean a thing in the actual standings once the regular season gets under way in September. The Jets won 20-12 with one sportswriter curiously labeling the Jets' offense as "inept."
For me, however, it was meaningful. I had the chance to photograph the game from the sidelines.
How did I pull this off? Long story made short: To paraphrase the Bible, "Ask and ye shall receive." I inquired of an acquaintance working for the Giants as to the chance to photograph from the sidelines. He passed it on to someone in the communications department, and a sideline photo credential was waiting for me at the Will Call window.
I must make a confession: I suffered from a little lens envy. I brought an 80-200 mm lens, which is adequate for shooting sports at night. But I felt a tad intimidated by all that 400 to 600 mm glass pointed at the field.
I will post the game photos to my website, Kyash-Images.com, in a few days. I'd like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Giants' Bill Squires and Avis Roper for providing me this opportunity.
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