Santa counts down with the town before flipping the switch to light one million lights from the balcony at Alex’s Restaurant.

Posted on November 24th, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: christmas, festival of light, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Countdown to the Grand Illumination

For the next three days there is a college basketball tournament at SOU. Southern Oregon University men’s games are at 7:30 Friday and Saturday evenings. The women play at 3:30 on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

I took today’s photos with my new Nikon D600 at the OIT game this past Tuesday evening. I didn’t expect the D600 to function that much better than my D7000 in these conditions but it did. The focusing was faster and more accurate. I was also able to shoot in the ISO 2000-3200 range instead of the 800-1600 range so my shutter speed was faster than normal. I’m really pleased with the results.

Posted on November 23rd, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, kyle tedder, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU Men’s Basketball – Flagship Inn Tournament

I’m going to miss the Festival of Light tonight in Ashland as we are in San Francisco this weekend. Entertainment in downtown Ashland begins at 1 p.m. today. Santa’s Parade begins at the library at 5 p.m. Santa is going to turn on the lights from the balcony at Alex’s between 5:45 and 6 p.m. I’ll show you a photo from last year of that part of the festivities tomorrow.

Today’s photo is also from last year’s Festival of Light Parade.

Posted on November 23rd, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: festival of light, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, parade. Comments: 1

SOPride Parade – Ashland, Oregon

Ashland’s Gay Pride Parade is a much smaller affair than its San Francisco and New York counterparts. Instead of Dykes on Bikes, we get just one to kick off the parade.

Posted on November 22nd, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, nikon d7000, parade, SOPride. Comments Off on Dyke on Bike

Mother and daughter hippies cruising the streets of Ashland, Oregon

I probably haven’t focused on this part of Ashland enough, but there are a ton of hippies in this town. This mother-daughter duo was waiting for the Southern Oregon Pride Parade to begin.

Posted on November 21st, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, nikon d7000, SOPride. Comments Off on Ashland Hippies — young and old

Blueberry muffins at the Ashland Saturday Market

The Ashland Saturday Market is now closed for the season, but until recently you could head down there (between Wells Fargo Bank and Standing Stone Brewery–basically here) and pick up some really yummy things to eat for breakfast.

Posted on November 20th, 2012 under only in ashland. Tags: food, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Who is ready for breakfast?

It has been a full year since David Grubbs was murdered on Ashland’s bike path as he walked home from work at Shop’n Kart. I remember the evening of November 19, 2011 and the subsequent days well. The police haven’t arrested anyone yet, but they did do some searches this past week in conjunction with this ongoing case.

Posted on November 19th, 2012 under only in ashland, places. Tags: nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000. Comments Off on One-year anniversary of David Grubbs murder

Southern Oregon University campus on a foggy morning

As I mentioned on my other blog, I picked up a new Nikon D600 last week. After a few test shots to see if there was any dust or oil on the sensor direct from the factory (there wasn’t), this was my very first pic with my new camera body. It was a foggy morning on the SOU campus when I took this picture.

Posted on November 19th, 2012 under only in ashland, places. Tags: autumn, campus, fog, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600, Southern Oregon University. Comments: 1

#15 Cole McKenzie with the catch for the SOU Raiders

The Southern Oregon University football team scored four touchdowns in the fourth quarter today against St. Ambrose (Iowa – ranked #8) for their first playoff win in a decade. Now they move on to the quarterfinals.

Today’s photo is from last week’s game. You know that scene on TV when the cameraman gets plowed into by the guy running out of bounds? That was almost me when I took this photo (which hasn’t been cropped). I was moving out of the way as I took this pic so as to avoid ending up underneath these two.

Posted on November 17th, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: football, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, nikon d7000, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on Raiders win first round of NAIA football playoffs 45-28!