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Japanese Maple shows off its fall colors

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:12:56 +0000

The Japanese maples in Ashland have gone past their peak now. In Tokyo they are just about to enter their glory.

Ashland Halloween Parade on the Plaza

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:38:55 +0000

This photo is from the 2008 parade. If you get tired of looking at costumes you can always check out the fall foliage. For some of my 2009 Halloween photos (not of Ashland since I’m living in Tokyo for the year) click here.

Winnebago in Lithia Park

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:47:19 +0000

A typical Ashland scene this time of year…

Notice the California plates. I guess I can’t complain without being a hypocrite given that I feel in love with Ashland on a tourist visit from California myself.

Ashland reservoir rope swing

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:26:39 +0000

I was playing around with the modes on my LX3 on my bike ride the other day around Lithia Park. By flipping the switch to SCN and then choosing “Hi Speed Burst” I was able to take six pictures per second. You lose a lot of quality in so doing, but the pictures aren’t bad if you are in good lighting and close to your target. In this series I wasn’t close enough.

Check out the fun you can have with putting these pictures together backwards with a program like Windows Movie Maker.

Reverse motion movie

Lithia Park swimming reservoir

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:56:19 +0000

On the side of Lithia Park away from the plaza there exists a swimming reservoir that mostly just locals know about. The water is extremely cold, but it’s a nice place on a hot day. Nude sunbathers are out on occasion too.

I took this picture about a month ago when no one was there. Last time I rode by, on a warmer day, there were kids swinging on a rope into the water. That would have made for a better picture, but I didn’t have my camera with me.