Nativity @ Mission Santa Barbara

Posted on December 25th, 2019 under outside of ashland. Tags: christmas, Nikon D600, Santa Barbara. Comments Off on Merry Christmas!

@HellsBellesUSA #hellsbelles #acdc #womenrock @SpazKittyAdrian @BeauxCheveuxrox

Posted on December 22nd, 2019 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: concert photography, hell's belles, Nikon AF‑S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens, Nikon D750, rogue theatre. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Adrian Conner!

Trevon Bradford

@BeaverFootball ‏#GoBeavs @trevon_bradford

Trevon’s siblings include Toria, Tiani, and Teron.

I did not realize the relationship when I shot Beaver football last year or I would have tried to get more photos of him.

Posted on December 18th, 2019 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: football. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Trevon Bradford!

Holly West

@GretchenMenn @Zepparella @clemthegreat @Annasphere

This past Friday night I had the chance to see Zepparella for about the tenth time.

The show was my first chance to test out my new Nikon Z 50 in a concert setting. I had several reservations about going with a mirrorless camera. Those included a drop in quality for concert and sports shooting, short battery life, and the need for an adapter with non Z lenses. I didn’t buy the FTZ adapter, to not have to deal with the added weight, so that wasn’t a problem. After taking over 350 photos on a single charge the battery is still showing “full” so battery life doesn’t seem to be an issue. And even though I brought the wrong lens (I mistakenly grabbed the 50-250mm f/6.3 instead of the 50mm f/1.8), the pictures still came out OK. With a 1.8 lens I think concert photos will be really nice. At f/6.3 the ISO is quite a bit higher and the shutter speed is a bit slower than it will be when I use a faster lens in the future.

Anna Kristina and Clementine

Gretchen Menn

Zepparella @ Rogue Theatre In Grants Pass, Oregon (December 13, 2019)

Next time, front row with the Nikon 20mm f/1.8 S lens.

Posted on December 16th, 2019 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: concert photography, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, rogue theatre, zepparella. Comments Off on Zepparella @ Rogue Theatre

Posted on December 9th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, rogue river, snow, winter. Comments Off on Natural Bridge on the Rogue River

@CraterLakeNPS #CraterLake

One thing I really enjoyed about biking all the way around Crater Lake was the ability to take in views from new vantage points.

Posted on December 6th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, crater lake, landscape, mount thielsen, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Different angle on Crater Lake

Gretchen Menn of Zepparella

Tonight Zepparella will be playing in Eugene at Sessions. Tomorrow they will be in Portland at Dante’s. Next Friday night (12/13/19) Zepparella will perform at the Rogue Theatre in Grants Pass.

Posted on December 5th, 2019 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: concert photography, howiee's on front street, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D750, rogue theatre, zepparella. Comments Off on Zepparella returns to Southern Oregon

Today’s photo comes from our Thanksgiving in Newport.

Posted on December 2nd, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: beach, landscape, newport, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Yaquina Lighthouse from Nye Beach

Posted on November 28th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, crater lake, landscape, Nikon D500, sunrise. Comments Off on Crater Lake sunrise