Mt. Ashland
This is what Mt. Ashland usually looks like in early May. I took this photo in mid-June (after several warm days) of this year. Although the lifts closed back in April, I heard people were still skiing in June.
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Hamfist (part 2 of 2)
You’ll be able to catch Hamfist again at the Green Show on September 7.
I really wish I had captured a video of their cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Are You Experienced?” No joke. They covered Hendrix in bluegrass style.
View from the slopes of Grizzly Peak
This much snow left on Mt. Ashland in mid-June is possibly a first. The field at my feet when I took this photo was loaded with wildflowers. I wish I had gotten there about an hour earlier, though, as the sun was too bright (even though it was before 8 a.m.). I’ll have to try photographing from this location again at dusk.
You can see my location in this photo. I was, what appears to be, halfway up Grizzly Peak in that picture. In reality, I was no where near halfway up the mountain.
Happy Father’s Day!
My wonderful kids made me breakfast this morning for father’s day–milk, fruit, and french toast with an egg in the middle which I had never had before. Apparently it is called “Egg in the Basket” or “Toad in the Hole.”
I tried out my new 24mm prime lens (Nikon Wide Angle AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D Autofocus Lens) on this shot, and I like the results. It’s very sharp, with no noise, even with the mixed lighting of mostly shadows. This little lens will definitely go in the bag for my trip to Europe later this week.
Ashland Creek (Lithia Park)
I think I have finally nailed this shot of Ashland Creek which I’ve taken several times before but never to my entire satisfaction. The key ingredients are:
1) right season (late spring or early summer–more green and more water)
2) tripod
3) right day and time (sunny day in the early morning before the sun is really out)
4) no wind (if the branches or leaves are blowing in the breeze then the “pop” doesn’t pop)
Equipment and EXIF data:
Nikon D7000
Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II lens
$20 tripod
f/22
1 second exposure
ISO 280
18mm focal length
Hamfist (part 1 of 2)
Hamfist played a couple nights back at the Green Show. I’m not a huge bluegrass music fan myself, but live it is pretty fun stuff.
Sequoia Pearson
The band members all work (or worked) for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Many years ago I played on the OSF softball team. Ezra (EZ on the right of the above photo) was also on the team at the time.
On Ensemble (part 3 of 3)
I have a bunch more photos, but only three videos, so this will wrap up On Ensemble at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Green Show for now. The guys seemed to be having a really good time performing. Shoji Kameda, above, was laughing while playing at this point in the show.
This last video I took with my new 50mm lens. Hence, there is no zooming in and out. I don’t see any improvement in quality vs. my 18-200mm lens, but if the lighting wasn’t as good this lens may have been a better a choice. Actually, with the VR (vibration reduction) on the 18-200mm lens (since these were hand held videos) I think the 18-200mm VR provides a better image (in addition to the versatility) for video in good lighting.
More from “On Ensemble”
The video below has better sound quality than yesterday’s. I was experimenting with sound settings on my D7000, and this one is obviously better. The OSF sound system near the end of the “On Ensemble” performance (which is yesterday’s video) was having problems as well.
On Ensemble at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Green Show
The On Ensemble played at the Green Show on Friday night. This was my second time seeing them, and third time seeing one of their members, pictured above, Kelvin Underwood. Unfortunately, this is their only appearance in Ashland this year (that I know of). Hopefully they will be back next year.
Southern Oregon University Graduation Photos (part 2 of 2)
a loooooooooooong line of SOU graduates
Part 1 is here. You can click on any of these images for a larger view. From there you can right click a picture to save it.
Dennis and Rene
Math professors...
This was the first year that professors formed a gauntlet since commencement moved from Lithia Park in 2003. I thought we should have done the tunnel like at kids' soccer games, but Dennis opted for low fives instead.
I think this is the first year that students (half of them anyway) marched in in front of the grand stands.
Perhaps you are in there?
Some SOU international students...
Soon-to-be grads sipping coffee and chatting on the phone while walking in the procession...
SOU professor gauntlet
SOU Business students
I couldn't see the stage so I got to watch the new grads watch the speaker.
Bill Rauch, of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, was the main speaker at 2011 Commencement. He must have said something funny at this point.
Tassles on the right until graduated...
This SOU graduate appears to be heading to UW for graduate work in chemistry.
This graduate grabbed a photo of the crowd just before her name was read.
After an hour or so of names being read, I amused myself with photos of graduation cap decoration ideas.
SOU School of Business faculty
I finally made it into a photo. I think Rene just wanted to try out my camera.
At long last, SOU's School of Business students approach the stage.
Funny story... Actually, look at this photo long and hard to see if you can see what is "funny" about it first.
Did you see it?
Someone's camera got in the way of the guy's hands on the far right. When I tried to remove the camera from the photo in Photoshop, Photoshop was "smart" enough to realize that hands were missing so it substituted the other guy's hands in the far right guy's "hand place" too. I would have just undone it and left it with the camera blocking the lower right portion of the photo, but I thought this looked too funny to not keep.
Jayne was one of my accounting students...
Sachta Bakshi
Susan gives Alisha a hug proving that accountants are very personable.
You can watch some of Wenjun’s Senior Recital here.
Yeah baby!
The faculty were allowed to exit before everyone else, giving us first crack at the cookies placed in the end zone.