A friend of mine just purchased the same camera and lens that I’m currently using. He took it out for a spin on the Applegate River, not too far from Ashland. Today’s photo is his first with his new toy, and I did the editing from the RAW file.

Posted on July 25th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland, photography. Tags: Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, wildlife. Comments Off on Snake in the water

Comet NEOWISE under the Big Dipper

Only a couple more nights to see the comet. Best viewing chance is after 10 p.m. without a city’s lights in the northwest of your viewing angle.

Posted on July 21st, 2020 under nature, only in ashland, photography. Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, night photography, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Comet NEOWISE, take three

Ashland Creek in Lithia Park

Yesterday was one of those summer days that I’m not particularly fond of. Today will likely be the same. What am I referring to as I long for my usual Scandinavian summer? The heat!

Mornings are nice, and the evenings, after the sun goes down, are lovely, but the afternoons and evenings before sunset are brutal at close to 100 degrees. To try to beat the heat yesterday my daughter had the brilliant idea of doing a creek walk in Lithia Park. Simply walk into the freezing cold creek and walk upstream to cool down. Yesterday was so hot that we were still hot, both during and after. Anyway, today’s photo comes from that walk.

Posted on July 20th, 2020 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland. Tags: ashland creek, lithia park, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, water. Comments Off on Ashland Creek Walk

Posted on July 19th, 2020 under nature. Tags: lake of the woods, ryan. Comments Off on Kayaking on Lake of the Woods

Comet NEOWISE

Today’s photo comes from near Emigrant Lake.

Posted on July 18th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: night photography, NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Comet NEOWISE, take two

Deadline Falls (North Umpqua Trail, Oregon)

Posted on July 13th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, hike, landscape, Nikon D500, water, waterfall. Comments Off on Deadline Falls

Posted on June 28th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: beatty, clouds, landscape, Nikon AF NIKKOR 24mm f/2.8D Lens, Nikon D600, skywatch, sunset. Comments Off on Sycan Sunset

Rogue Wild & Scenic River

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Today’s photo comes from July of 2015, which was also the last time I was in the USA in July (until this year). That year included a trip down the Wild & Scenic portion of the Rogue River, a wonderful July 4 celebration, and lots of Britt shows. There was also a bunch of smoke in the Rogue Valley that year.

This year there will be no trips down the Rogue, July 4 festivities, or Britt. Hopefully there won’t be any smoke as minor compensation.

Posted on June 25th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, rogue river, water. Comments Off on Rogue River Revisited

South Fork Lakes Trail (Trinity Alps, California)

We made another expedition into the Trinity Alps yesterday. These hikes are a bit over an hour an half south of Ashland. We’ve done at least a half dozen of them by now. AllTrails clocks this one in a 4.1 miles round trip which is an underestimate. Our various apps came in at somewhere between 5 and 7 miles. Factor in the elevation changes, my bad back, and my old age, and I’m giving this one a solid 15 miles. 😉

Seriously, though, the Upper South Fork Lake is gorgeous and well worth the effort.

Posted on June 22nd, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: california, hike, mountains, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on South Fork Lakes Trail