Playing with HDR
I have been experimenting with HDR images lately. I am really liking the over the top HDR processing that makes the images almost look like a painting. I know it isn’t everyone’s favorite, but I’m liking it right now.
For those of you that don’t know, HDR imaging is a process of taking multiple images of the same subject and then combining those images into one. You can take anywhere from 3-7 images of the same subject and then combine them. This is a really basic explanation, but generally, you take one photo at “normal” exposure and then you take some over and some underexposed shots. When you combine the images into one it gives you a full range of colors and you get all of the shadows and highlights from all of the images. Then you use a software program to “tonemap” the image to bring out the colors and give it its final look. I was using Photomatix, but I have found a new software called Dynamic Photo HDR that I like a little more.
The Old Red Courthouse in downtown Dallas
Cowboys Stadium
SMU’s Dallas Hall in the snow
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- Reunion Tower during All-Star weekend in Dallas
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- Reunion Tower during All-Star weekend in Dallas
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- The Old Red Courthouse in downtown Dallas
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- The Old Red Courthouse in downtown Dallas
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- NFL logo on the field at Cowboys Stadium
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- The Old Red Courthouse in downtown Dallas
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- Highland Park High School
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- Highland Park High School
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- Highland Park High School
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- Highland Park High School
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- Cowboys Stadium
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- SMU's Dallas Hall in the snow
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- SMU's Dallas Hall in the snow
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- SMU's Dallas Hall in the snow
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- SMU's Dallas Hall in the snow
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- The tunnel leading to the field at Cowboys Stadium
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- Underneath Cowboys Stadium
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- Cowboys Stadium
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- Outside Cowboys Stadium
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- The tunnel to the locker room in Cowboys Stadium
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- The Miller Lite Club in Cowboys Stadium
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- The field at Cowboys Stadium
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- Side view of Cowboys Stadium
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- Cowboys Stadium from mid field
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- The Star on the field at Cowboys Stadium
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- Cowboys Stadium
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- One of the entrances to Cowboys Stadium
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- Endzone at Cowboys Stadium
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- The endzone at Cowboys Stadium
Some old favorites
Here is a gallery of some of my favorite pictures I have taken over the last few years.
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- State Fair of Texas
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- Mission Espada, San Antonio, TX
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- Dublin Texas - The home of Dr. Pepper
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- Coppell drill team halftime performance
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- Navarro County Courthouse, Corsicana Texas
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- Door - House of Blues, Dallas Texas
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- Moody Colliseum at SMU - Dallas Texas
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- Fisherman's wharf - San Francisco
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- The Texas Star
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- Cattle Drive - Dallas Texas
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- Trolley - San Francisco California
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- Doak Walker Plaza at SMU - Dallas Texas
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- Palazzo Vecchio - Florence Italy
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- The floor in Gruene Hall
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- Stoneleigh Hotel - Dallas Texas
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- Shelby County Courthouse, Memphis Tennessee
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- Mission Concepcion, San Antonio, TX
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- Dallas County Courthouse, Dallas Texas
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- Main Street - Hico Texas
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- Republic Bank Tower, Dallas, Texas
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- Fort Worth Stockyards
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- Hotel Texas - Fort Worth Texas
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- Vintage car
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- Grass fire - Granite Shoals Texas
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- Coin toss - SMU v. TCU 2008
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- Freestone County Courthouse, Fairfield Texas
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- Wild West Store - Wimberly Texas
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- Rusty Truck - Buchanan Dam Texas
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- The floor in the state capital building - Austin Texas
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- Gruene Hall, Gruene, Texas
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- The Victoria Monument outside Buckingham Palace
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- Seat - Texas Stadium - Irving Texas
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- Main Street - Llano Texas
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- Dallas Cowboys locker room - Texas Stadium - Irving Texas
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- Texas Longhorns
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- Bass Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Green Door - Deep Ellum, Dallas Texas
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- Dallas Country Club bridge
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- Windmill in Jarrell, Texas
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- St. Paul's from Milenium Bridge - London England
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- Main Street - Hico Texas
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- Topsey Texas
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- New York
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- Tower Bridge - London England
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- Deer at Palo Blanco Ranch - Zavalla County Texas
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- Japanese Botanical Gardens - Fort Worth Texas
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- Abandoned building - Evant Texas
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- The Patty Shack - Kingsland Texas
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- Flight Museum - Dallas Texas
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- The Cotton Bowl - Dallas Texas
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- Lavaca County Courthouse, Hallettsville Texas
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- Tom Landry Statue at Texas Stadium - Irving Texas
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- Tarrant County Courthouse, Fort Worth Texas
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- The Cotton Bowl
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- Reunion Tower reflection - Dallas Texas
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- raindrops
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- Ellis County Courthouse, Waxahachie Texas
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- St. Pauls and Milenium Bridge - London England
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- Bell County Courthouse, Belton Texas
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- Richmond England
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- Bandera Texas
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- Abandoned crane
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- Bellagio, Italy
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- Cattle Drive - Dallas Texas
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- Angel - Santa Croce church - Florence Italy
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- Aldrick Robinson checks his line
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- Bridge - Richmond England
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- Ponte Vecchio - Florence Italy
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- London England
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- Bellagio, Italy
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- Frisco Liberty drill team
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- Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX
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- Cattle Drive - Dallas Texas
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- Japanese Botanical Gardens - Fort Worth Texas
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- Palazzo Vecchio - Florence Italy
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- Ferry Building, San Francisco, California
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- Craven Cottage Stadium, Fulham England
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- Horse guards building - London England
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- McLennan County Courthouse, Waco Texas
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- Ford Stadium at SMU - Dallas Texas
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- Bridge - Llano, Texas
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- Train Station - Lucerne Switzerland
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- Bass Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Rose
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- Sigel's Liquor - Dallas Texas
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- Tailgating - SMU v. TCU 2008
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- Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX
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- The Texas Star at the State Fair of Texas - Dallas Texas
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- Dallas County Courthouse, Dallas Texas
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- Abandoned house - Marble Falls Texas
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- SMU football player Evan Huahulu
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- Duomo - Milan Italy
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- The Texas Star
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- Door - Gatesville Texas
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- Ridgelea Theater - Fort Worth Texas
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- Duomo - Florence Italy
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- Duomo - Milan Italy
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- LBJ National Park, Johnson City Texas
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- Peete's Mesquite BBQ - Marble Falls Texas
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- Hall of State, Fair Park, Dallas
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- Angel - Florence, Italy
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- Main Street - Corsicana Texas
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- Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas - Dallas Texas
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- State Capital building - Austin Texas
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- Log cabin under construction - Kingsland Texas
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- Big Ben
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- Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California
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- Caldwell County Courthouse, Lockhart Texas
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- State Fair of Texas
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- Pegasus - Dallas, Texas
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- Angel - Dallas cemetary
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- Bass Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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- The Alamo, San Antonio, TX
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- Marine marching band at the State Fair of Texas
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- Venice Italy
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- The state flower of Texas - Bluebonnet
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- Japanese Botanical Gardens - Fort Worth Texas
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- Church - somewhere in between Gaitesville and Hico, TX
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- Pumpkin - Dallas Arboretum
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- Tarrant County Courthouse, Fort Worth Texas
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- Picadilly Circus - London England
FC Dallas crushes Kansas City 6-0
FC Dallas crushes Kansas City 6-0
FC Dallas must have been wondering where the offense was going to come from after the sold striker Kenny Cooper to 1860 Munich earlier in the week, but they didn’t have to wait long for an answer. Jeff Cunningham scored the first of his four goals in the 39th minute which was followed three minutes later by the first of David Ferreira’s two goals.
The halftime score was the same as the previous weekend, but in that game FC Dallas conceded four second half goals to lose to the Colorado Rapids. FC Dallas were out to make sure that would not happen again. They dominated play in the second half and got three more goals from Cunningham starting with one from the penalty spot in the 66th minute and then again in the 75th minute and 89th minute and one more from Ferreira in the 78th.
The margin of victory was the largest in club history and the six goals tied for the most in club history. All in all, a dominant performance by FC Dallas.
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- Pablo Richetti poses with a young fan.
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- Jair Benitez
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- Atiba Harris
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- Atiba Harris turns on the Kansas City defender
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- Kansas City goalkeeper Kevin Hartman didn't know what hit him.
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- Aaron Hohlbein looks downfield
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- Brek Shea takes on Aaron Hohlbein
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- Jeff Cunningham passes
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- Atiba Harris & Aaron Hohlbein battle for the header
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- David Ferreira & KC's Santiago Hirsig
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- Dave van den Bergh battles down the wing
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- Dave van den Bergh & KC's Herculez Gomez
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- Atiba Haris & KC's Rauwshan McKenzie prepare for a corner.
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- Kyle Davies dribbles past the attempted tackle of Adam Cristman
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- Kyle Davies defends against KC's Adam Cristman
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- Dax McCarty & KC's Herculez Gomez go for the ball
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- David Ferreira & KC's Davy Arnaud battle for the ball.
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- Dax McCarty breaks down the field
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- Dax McCarty & Adam Cristman battle for the header
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- Dax McCarty & Brek Shea
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- Pablo Richetti looks upfield
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- Dave van den Bergh & Brek Shea celebrate with Jeff Cunningham after his opening goal
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- Cunningham "polishes the boot" of Atiba Harris in celebration after Harris assisted on Cunningham's goal.
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- Jair Benitez looking for someone to pass to.
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- Jair Benitez attempts to save the ball from going out.
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- Brek Shea passes off.
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- David Ferreira celebrates his first half goal.
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- David Ferreira's post goal celebration
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- Dario Sala makes sure everyone is in the right spot.
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- Dax McCarty & KC's Josh Wolff prepare for a corner
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- Daniel Torres plays defense on the right wing
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- Atiba Harris & KC's Matt Besler go up for the header
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- Jeff Cunningham takes the penalty
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- Jeff Cunningham celebrates his second goal
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- David Ferreira battles with KC's Rauwshan McKenzie for the ball
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- Atiba Harris chests the ball
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- Atiba Harris & Daniel Torres celebrate Cunningham's third goal
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- Daniel Torres backheels
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- David Ferreira gets around KC's Kevin Hartman for his second goal
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- Second half substitute Bruno Guarda
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- Second half substitute Eric Avila
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- Jeff Cunningham chests the ball
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- Foul???
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- Jeff Cunningham celebrates his fourth goal
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- Bruno Guarda thanks the crowd
Chelsea v. Club America at Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington, TX 7-26-09
Chelsea FC of the English Premier League participated in the World Football Challenge as part of their preseason training in the United States. After defeating Inter and AC Milan in their first two matches they met the other undefeated team, Club America of Mexico’s first division, in the amazing new Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The match went scoreless late into the second half, but both teams had chances. Franco Di Santo, a second half substitute, scored the first of Chelsea’s two goals on a cross from Florent Malouda. A couple of minutes later Di Santo assisted Malouda on the second goal. The final score was 2-0 and Chelsea was the winner of the inagural World Football Challenge.
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- Henrique Hilario in goal
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- Michael Mancienne
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- Deco
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- Deco passes to Franco Di Santo
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- Franco Di Santo breaks for the ball
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- Micheal Essien goes down
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- Di Santo celebrates his second half goal
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- Claudio Pizzaro winds up
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- Andriy Shevchenko
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- Andriy Shevchenko
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- Andriy Shevchenko
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- Chelsea wins the first World Football Challenge
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- Shevchenko passes to Ashley Cole
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- Michael Essien
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- Ashley Cole
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- Micheal Essien battles for the ball
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- Alex battles for the ball
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- Florent Malouda
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- Malouda
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- Armando Navarrete
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- Michael Essien
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- Deco free kick
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- Salomon Kalou
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- Kalou crosses
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- Kalou climbs the ladder
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- Michael Mancienne
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- Mancienne earns a corner
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- Navarrete goes after the corner
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- Franco Di Santo prepares to cross
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- Franco Di Santo runs down a long pass
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- Chelsea celebrates their second goal as Navarrete walks away
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- John Terry
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- Petr Cech
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- Ricardo Carvalho
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- Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood
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- Deco
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- Jose Bosingwa
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- Didier Drogba
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- Petr Cech during warmups
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- The Chelsea bench
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- Frank Lampard
FC Dallas v. Columbus
FC Dallas v. Columbus Crew – Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas – June 20, 2009
Columbus took the lead in the 17th minute when Eric Brunner’s header deflected off Pablo Richetti of FC Dallas and past goalkeeper Ray Burse. FC Dallas mounted a strong comeback and tied the game in the 80th minute when substitute Eric Avila placed a shot into the top corner. Then, in the 87th minute, FC Dallas’ David Ferreira was taken down in the box and Kenny Cooper calmly converted the penalty to give FC Dallas the win.
Mavericks v. Raptors
Dirk Nowtizki shoots over Andrea Bargnani
Gerald Green dunks during warmups
The Jet fires up the crowd
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SMU v. Colorado
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Caldwell County – Lockhart
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Italy and Switzerland
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