September, peaking September. The notch is October.
Next: Saturday, September 19 — 0 days away, keyed to the published start time
This week: watch — college football crowd but NFL-style gear restriction guts the shot list. Leave by 5:53pm.
- Where
- Raymond James Stadium
- Drive
- 47 minutes from Lakeland
- In season
- September
- Peak
- September
- Certainty
- datable to the day
- Drone
- check — stadium TFR likely
- Glass
- 24–70mm at f/4 or faster, auto exposure, compact-camera zoom only
From the field
Sports event in Tampa. Phone or compact only — NFL policy: no lens longer than 6 inches and no detachable lenses, plus the league clear-bag rule. Big-venue coverage is gig-lead territory more than print territory; stadium TFRs ground the drone on game days.