Faith

Award-winning Producer & Director | Drone Pilot | Videographer Message for work!

[NBC Sports @NBCSports]

One of the greatest spectacles in college football

The White Out. ⚪

[NBC Sports @NBCSports]

Nick Marsh WOULD NOT GO DOWN. 😤

📺 NBC and Peacock

[Faith @Faith_denig]

🎆🎥

[NBC Sports @NBCSports]

The Spartans answer the Eagles score with a score of their own. 👀

📺 NBC and Peacock

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

WE ARE BACK‼️

Come for the classic @ReceDavis intro, stay for the Lee Corso banner 🥹

[Kevin Negandhi @KevinNegandhi]

2 hours earlier we opened the show from the shadows of the cornstalks on a beautiful morning. We closed it out w a catch I’ll certainly never forget.

[Taylor Swift @taylorswift13]

You belong with me.
💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤

Letter on my site :)

[The Emmys @TheEmmys]

The #SportsEmmys Award for Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly goes to College GameDay @collegegameday (@espn).

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Hundreds of millions of people have seen this photo of the B-2 Stealth Bomber flyover at the Rose Bowl.

So, I spoke to the photographer (@westcoastaerial) to learn about the logistics behind the shot.

Here's what he told me:

Mark Holtzman owns an aerial photography company with his son.

They typically do commercial jobs — aerial photos of construction sites, residential housing projects, etc.

But Mark started taking aerial photos at the Rose Bowl in 2009 — his flyover photos are the ones you see every year — and has been back every year since.

The planning process starts a few weeks before the game.

Mark requests approval from various agencies, including Air Traffic Control and Pasadena Air Operations.

Those agencies set a pre-approved altitude limit, like 4,500 feet this year, which left about 2,500 feet of vertical separation between Mark and the B-2 Spirit.

Mark flies his Cessna 206 to the Rose Bowl, then has a copilot take over while he takes the photographs.

It's not as easy as point-and-shoot, though.

Mark does left orbits around the stadium, attempting to time his shot perfectly with the flyover.

He has to rotate the plane sideways so that his camera looks down on the field (above the B-2).

Mark keeps the lens inside the window so the wind doesn’t impact the shot.

And even if he times everything up perfectly, Mark has less than two seconds to get the photo, as the B-2 is flying at 250 knots (287 mph) in the opposite direction of Mark’s plane, which is doing 100 knots (115 mph) the other way.

Mark previously took the photos using a DSLR camera but now uses a Sony mirrorless camera and Sony G Master lens.

He also used to communicate only with Air Traffic Control during the flight, but after a few of his photos went viral over the years, the B-2 pilots emailed him.

Mark now starts talking to the flyover pilots about a week before the game.

He is still in constant communication with Air Traffic Control from the second he leaves the ground until he returns, but Mark has since added a separate discrete radio frequency, allowing him to speak with the B-2 pilots and police on the ground during the flight.

The entire process takes about an hour.

That includes take-off, landing, and 100+ photos in between, including everything from the crowds cheering and the mountain backdrop to the marching bands lining up in formation and the B-2 flyover.

And the final result...magic!

Shoutout to @westcoastaerial 👏

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

We're ready for an electric first round of the CFP with DOUBLE the GameDay shows 🍿

📍 First stop: @IndianaFootball at @NDFootball | Dec. 20 at 3:30 PM ET
📍 Second stop: @Vol_Football at @OhioStateFB | Dec. 21 at 9 AM ET

SEE YOU THERE 👏

[Kansas City Chiefs @Chiefs]

Back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back‼️

[Kirk Herbstreit @KirkHerbstreit]

These numbers week after week after week shows the passion that CFB fans have for this sport-we are so thrilled to prepare a show for you each week and appreciate your passion and loyalty!

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

Texas. Texas A&M.

A rivalry renewed and College Station is READY 😤

[Zach Huffman | Drone Pilot @zrhuff]

The trumpet calls to signal the kick off of College GameDay!

@Faith_denig we kinda killed that shot 🤙🏼

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

We love you, Ben ❤️

@KirkHerbstreit pays tribute to his best friend 🐶

[Faith @Faith_denig]

I'll always enjoy watching @_seena_greiwe 's work 🔥

[Miami Dolphins @MiamiDolphins]

Inspiring the next generation of football players.

Back Home, ft. Anthony Walker Jr., is live now on YouTube 📺

[Faith @Faith_denig]

😢

[Kirk Herbstreit @KirkHerbstreit]

This is really hard to write but so many of you have loved and cared about Ben that I wanted to let you know. We found out today the cancer had spread throughout Bens organs and there was nothing left we could do-we had to let him go. I’ve had dogs my whole life but Ben was 1 on 1. He was smart-loving-gentle-patient-inquisitive-and welcoming to all. Always a big smile and a soft tail wag. He and I could communicate..he and I understood each other and had each others backs. He was with me more than anyone at home and traveling with me for work. Such an easy going companion. Hard day-but he will live within all of us forever. God please bless his majestic soul and thank you for putting him in my life for the last 10 years-a true blessing.
Love you Ben. 🙏🏼

[Faith @Faith_denig]

Rocky Top 🏔️

[Faith @Faith_denig]

See you there 🫡

[SEC Network @SECNetwork]

NEXT STOP: ROCKY TOP, TENNESSEE

THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER 🔥

@AlabamaFTBL at @Vol_Football

[Kansas City Chiefs @Chiefs]

He dresses like every day is his birthday 💯

[Coy Johnson @cwillycreative]

My necessity for these is a slightly frozen monster so it’s the consistency of a slushy.. give it a try