Invesco Field looks different in the off season even though it is a familiar place to Eric Bakke.

With spring like weather dominating Colorado I decided to get a head start on an assignment that I needed to get in the bag in the next 30 days. Living at 8000 feet, my weather pattern is different than Denver’s so when it is nice up here in the mountains it usually is really nice in the city which is the main reason I decided I could get the photo shoot done. It was going to push the upper sixties in Evergreen today so nothing like working in spring weather the first part of March.

The mission was to photograph some permanent signage at Invesco Field at Mile High. It was scheduled to be used in a publication sometime in May.

As I entered the stadium mid-morning it struck me a bit odd. I hadn’t been in the facility for over two months and there wasn’t a soul to be seen in the stadium.The seats were empty and  in fact, other than a skeleton crew, there was hardly any body floating about the complex. Usually I am being bumped into or stepped on by numerous well-greased tailgaters or fans that left their radar at home prior to coming to a game.

After completing the project at hand I decided to enjoy the morning and do a little enterprise shooting. Besides, climbing some stairs would be good exercise as well.

A massive structure like Invesco ,which seats 76,125 human beings, has some interesting lines and graphic detail I seldom get to see when it is full of screaming fans. For a short time I just scanned the horizon and the various sections of the stadium. Then certain elements just seemed to jump out at me. Each time I moved I saw something different. It was definitely a pleasant surprise and a good exercise in visual awareness. I came away from there kind of refreshed and rejuvenated by a place that sometimes gets the better of me.

Wind created waves on the protective layer covering the turf at Invesco Field and gave it an unfamiliar look.

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