View from the Upper Deck

View from the Upper Deck – AT&T Park

Posted on 01 June 2009

A portion of the upper deck seating at AT&T Park with the twilight view of San Francisco Bay and ships beyond.

I think of this as an illustration of why I like the cheap seats at AT&T Park. (Well, not the very cheapest – those are the bleachers in far left field.) The upper deck “nose bleed” seating at AT&T Park may be way above the field, and the chances of snagging foul ball just about nil… but the view of San Francisco Bay is almost unrivaled. There is nothing quite like sitting high above the first base side of the field as the sun goes down over the Bay, perhaps with a bit of fog just starting to come in, eating some ball park food and watching the Giants. If you get really lucky, they might even be ahead…

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2 comments to View from the Upper Deck – AT&T Park

randomcuriosity

says:

June 1, 2009 at 6:30 am

I love that there isn’t a hint that what we’re seeing is a ballpark. It looks as though folks have congregated just to watch the bay, perhaps to see the ships sail by. Nice shot.

G Dan Mitchell says:

June 1, 2009 at 6:44 am

That’s a great comment, David. And it is in line with one of my own confessed reasons for going to the games – to watch the people, the bay, and the ships sail by. Oh, and to photograph them! ;-)

Dan

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