hiking Castle Crags

Today’s photo is from nearly two years ago. We weren’t really hiking Castle Crags (in the background to the right), but the views of Castle Crags from this location were fantastic. For more on how to get to today’s photo spot see this prior post.

Posted on June 15th, 2014 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: california, castle crags, hike, landscape, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Castle Crags

Pines, moon, and bald eagle (Beatty, Oregon)

It has been a year since I took today’s photo. I’m still mad at myself for not having a longer lens with me at the time. Here is a cropped version of the same photo so you can see a bit more bald eagle detail:

Posted on June 10th, 2014 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: beatty, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Beatty Bald Eagle

Pilot Rock from the vantage point of the pilot

Posted on May 24th, 2014 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: aerial, clouds, mount mcloughlin, Mt. McLaughlin, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, pilot rock. Comments Off on Aerial view of Pilot Rock and Mount McLoughlin (obscured by clouds)

Lower Table Rock lizard

Whenever I go for a hike I face the dilemma of whether or not to bring my camera and if I bring it which lens. Sometimes I just attach a prime 24mm lens to minimize weight and size. But if I had gone that route when we did Lower Table Rock a couple weeks ago I would have missed out on this shot. My 24-120mm comes in very handy in such situations.

Posted on May 19th, 2014 under nature, outside of ashland, photography. Tags: hike, Lower Table Rock, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600, wildlife. Comments Off on Hiking lens

Upper Table Rock and Mt. McLoughlin

We took a little hike for Mother’s Day yesterday. While I’ve done the Upper Table Rock hike a half dozen times or so over the 14 years I’ve lived in the Rogue Valley, this was my first time going up Lower Table Rock.

Posted on May 12th, 2014 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: hike, Lower Table Rock, mount mcloughlin, Mt. McLaughlin, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600, Upper Table Rock. Comments Off on Upper Table Rock from Lower Table Rock

Mt. Shasta and Interstate 5 (Northern California)

Posted on May 10th, 2014 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: california, i-5, mt. shasta. Comments Off on Mt. Shasta and I-5

Emigrant Lake wildflowers

2014 Ashland Tri Regatta

Besides the Junior Crew of the Ashland Rowing Club, teams from Humboldt and South Eugene competed on a cold and sometimes wet morning this morning.

Posted on April 27th, 2014 under nature, only in ashland, people. Tags: ashland high school, crew rowing club, emigrant lake, flowers, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Nikon Nikkor Wide-angle lens 24 mm F/2.8 D AF, sports photography. Comments Off on 2014 Ashland Tri Regatta on Emigrant Lake

Ashland High School Crew @ Emigrant Lake

Today and tomorrow we will be in Eugene (Dexter Lake to be exact) for the annual Covered Bridge Regatta.

Posted on April 12th, 2014 under nature. Tags: ashland high school, crew rowing club, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600. Comments Off on 2014 Covered Bridge Regatta

A new lens showed up in the mail a few days ago. I decided to go for a walk to try it out. I quickly learned that the Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 VR lens is not a lens to take on walks as it weighs over 7 pounds and everyone looks at you funny. This deer looked at me funny so I took his/her photo.

Posted on April 6th, 2014 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: deer, Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 VR lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Deer on Ridge Street