Today’s photo comes from my San Francisco trip a few weeks ago. This Medusa art is just off of Haight Street, near the Haight-Ashbury intersection. I think it was on Masonic Avenue.

More graffiti art here…

Posted on May 2nd, 2012 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: nikon d7000, san francisco, street art, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Medusa graffiti

I spent the last couple days in the San Francisco Bay Area. The highlight of the trip was the Mastodon/Opeth/Ghost show at the Fox Theater, a beautiful venue built almost 100 years ago and recently restored. I’ll be posting more photos from the concert on my other blog.

Posted on April 29th, 2012 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, national register of historic places, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, nikon d7000, signs. Comments Off on Fox Oakland Theater

One of my first test shots with my new (to me) 24-70mm f/2.8G Lens… I took this photo this past weekend right on the border of Phoenix and Talent, just north of Ashland.

Posted on April 25th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Pear blossoms

The Victorian on the right is for sale. You should buy it, and paint it some groovy color (as this is in the Haight-Ashbury District).

Posted on April 24th, 2012 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: buildings, california, houses, nikon d7000, san francisco, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments: 3

Today’s top photo is of Mike Wright from The Yearling, the second band to play on Friday night. I processed it from the original RAW file.

Below is the same file from the original JPG, quite a difference…

processed from JPG file

Posted on April 23rd, 2012 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: music, musichead, nikon d7000, raw vs. jpg jpeg, sigma 85mm f/1.4, the yearling. Comments Off on Another RAW vs. JPEG comparison

Posted on April 22nd, 2012 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: medford, music, musichead, nikon d7000, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on I.T.F.

Headed over to Musichead in Medford last night to check out Ripper from Portland. They had a nice, Motorhead-influenced sound and loads of energy. They don’t seem to have a website, or even a Facebook page, so it’s tough to find out much more about them. I talked to the singer (Robbie I think?) after the show and it appears they are heading down the West Coast and then playing in Mexico before coming back home on this tour.

Posted on April 21st, 2012 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: medford, music, musichead, nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens, nikon d7000, the ripper pdx. Comments Off on Ripper PDX

This past Monday I went to the Angels – A’s game in Anaheim. After a strange play in which Albert had to chase down an A’s runner who was trying to avoid him for as long as possible so that the play didn’t turn into a double play, Weaver came over and made a little fun of how silly Pujols looked in the process.

Posted on April 20th, 2012 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: baseball, los angeles, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Jered Weaver and Albert Pujols

Ashland was chosen as one of “The 20 Best Small Towns in America” by Smithsonian. But today’s photo comes not from Ashland but from one of the other 20 Best Small Towns, Laguna Beach. I took this photo of a Great Egret (Great White Heron) this past Sunday when I was exploring Laguna Beach.

This isn’t the first time Ashland has made one of these “Best of” lists. Ashland was previously chosen as one of the “Best Places to Retire” and “Best Places to Live” and “Best Ski Towns” and “Best Places to Thrive” and “Best Town Ever“.

Posted on April 19th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: laguna beach, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, nikon d7000, wildlife. Comments Off on The 20 Best Small Towns in America – Smithsonian