Snowy day in Ashland, Oregon (February 2011)

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival from Lithia Park on a winter day (Ashland, Oregon)

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Today’s photo is from February of 2011.

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Snow on the train tracks in Ashland, Oregon (February 2011)

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Death’s Cold Embrace

Not my favorite time of year, but it can sure be pretty sometimes. Today’s photo comes from almost eight years ago, and the subject matter is from about 110 years ago.

Posted on November 9th, 2018 under only in ashland. Tags: cemetery, lx3, snow, winter. Comments Off on Flashback Friday

Today’s photo is from the archives. I took this in February of 2011 with my LX3. The Varsity sports some of the last neon left in town. I think there was about twice as much neon a decade ago as there is now in Ashland. At some point I imagine it will all be gone.

Posted on June 1st, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: ashland independent film festival aiff, lx3, night photography, signs, snow. Comments Off on Varsity Theatre – Ashland, Oregon

Snowy Ashland, Oregon

Today’s photo is a little more than two years old. This is one of the last photos I took with my old LX3 before upgrading to DSLR technology.

It’s not often that you see the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s heraldic banners in the snow since the banners don’t go up until late February (when OSF begins), and Ashland gets most of its snow before then.

Posted on March 14th, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: lx3, oregon shakespeare festival, snow, winter. Comments Off on Lithia Way in the snow

Lake of the Woods, Southern Oregon

Another photo from the archives today… This one is from June of 2009. I took this picture (with my LX3) just before taking the one featured here.

Posted on August 8th, 2011 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: clouds, lake of the woods, lx3, water. Comments Off on Lake of the Woods

Today’s photo was my random desktop image of the day. I took this picture of Ashland’s most famous hotel back in February on a snowy day in town. I left the shutter on my LX3 open for 8 seconds.

Posted on May 29th, 2011 under only in ashland, places. Tags: ashland springs hotel, lx3, national register of historic places, night photography, snow, winter. Comments Off on Snowy Ashland Springs Hotel

After much debate and shopping, I finally bit the bullet (sort of) and purchased a tripod. I say “sort of” because instead of buying what I intended (a “normal” $100 or so tripod that is a pain to carry around, fully set up, and then put away) I bought one that weighs less than my small camera, is less than a foot long, extends to almost four feet, and can be fully set up and put away in about four seconds. Even though most reviewers on amazon give it poor reviews, I’m digging my Targus TG-42TT 42-Inch Travel Tripod.

Someday I may get the real thing, just like someday I may actually purchase a DSLR, but for now portability and usability weigh heavier on my priority list. Will they ever make a DSLR smaller than my TZ10 or LX3? I doubt it. Maybe I won’t be “upgrading” after all. Going bigger and heavier is a downgrade, in my opinion, as it means I won’t bring it with me much and when I do I’ll be wishing I had something smaller and lighter.

Anyway, I picked up the Targus for under $20 and couldn’t be happier. I took the tripod and my LX3 out for some test shots a couple nights back. It had been snowing most of the day, but you can’t really see the snow in this photo of the Ashland Springs Hotel. I’ll have to try this photo again in December when the hotel has its Christmas lights up.

Posted on February 27th, 2011 under only in ashland. Tags: ashland springs hotel, lx3, night photography. Comments Off on Guess what I purchased?