Holy Grail @ Musichead (August 2015)

It’s taken me over two years to get up this photo of Holy Grail. You’re welcome.

Posted on September 11th, 2017 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: concert photography, holy grail, musichead, Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD. Comments Off on Holy Grail @ Musichead

Lake Street Dive (August 2017)

@lakestreetdive @brittfestivals

A year ago, I saw Lake Street Dive for the first time. A couple weeks ago, I saw them again.

Posted on September 5th, 2017 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: britt festivals, concert photography, lake street dive. Comments Off on Lake Street Dive @ Britt

Skinny and Roger

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221Fly setlist @ Britt Festival (August 30, 2017)

Dan Weaver

Posted on August 31st, 2017 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: 221Fly, britt festivals, concert photography, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on 221Fly @ Britt

@AforA

It’s been a while since I’ve seen these guys.

I missed them when they came through in January so I guess I haven’t seen them in over five years. Time flies…

Posted on August 31st, 2017 under outside of ashland. Tags: armed for apocalypse. Comments Off on Armed For Apocalypse

Huey Lewis

When I was about 15 I got Huey Lewis’s autograph before he sang the national anthem at an A’s game. Thirty-something years later I saw him for the second time live, at Britt Festival this past Tuesday night.

Johnny Colla

Huey Lewis and the News @ Britt Festival (August 22, 2017) setlist

Posted on August 24th, 2017 under outside of ashland. Tags: britt festivals, concert photography, huey lewis and the news, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Huey Lewis and the News @ Britt

Solar eclipse (August 21, 2017) from Corvallis, Oregon during totality (dot to the left and below the eclipse is Mercury)

#OReclipse #Eclipse2017 #eclipse

I thought I was going to be a bit disappointed with the eclipse after all of the hype, but the minute plus during totality was better than expected. Photos don’t really do the actual experience justice.

I had planned to shoot the eclipse @ 500mm on my D500 for an effective length of 750mm. However, my 200-500mm lens decided not to work on either of my cameras on this day so the above photo was shot on my D500 at 120mm (180mm effective length) and then cropped.

Solar eclipse from Oregon State University campus

The streak in the sky in the second photo is from contrails left by a plane a few minutes before totality.

eclipse shadows on ground and trees just prior to totality

Posted on August 21st, 2017 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: eclipse. Comments Off on Eclipse day

We hiked around on Marys Peak today. Most people were just heading to the summit, which was rather unspectacular, IMO, and then heading back to their cars and taking off. The view from the summit would be far more spectacular at sunrise, sunset, or on an extremely clear day. Today things were a bit hazy and the overhead sunlight washed everything out. So a runner we talked to recommended the Meadow Edge Trail. This trail was extraordinary. As we walked in an old growth Noble Fir forest the sunlight came squeezing through just enough to make the clover-covered ground look amazing. This was probably my second favorite trail (after Stout Grove in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park) that didn’t include real “views” or a lake at the end.

Posted on August 20th, 2017 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: hike, marys peak, moss, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Eclipse day -1

We are spending a couple of nights in Corvallis for Monday’s solar eclipse. Today we arrived, headed to the coast (Newport, Oregon), and arrived at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse just as the sun was going down.

Posted on August 19th, 2017 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: newport, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, sunset. Comments Off on Eclipse day -2

Trampled By Turtles @ 2015 Britt Festivals

@tbtduluth @brittfestivals

Posted on August 18th, 2017 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: britt festivals, concert photography, trampled by turtles. Comments Off on Two years ago today…