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Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble
@brittfestivals @primus @OfficalGene #RIP #ivegotagoldenticket #genewilder
This is the closest photo I have to a Gene Wilder tribute. This is from the Primus gig last September. An amazing evening…
Les Claypool said about the 1971 film: “Prior to [Jaws] it was everything Wonka [for me].” I, too, must admit to being quite mesmerized by Gene Wilder’s performance as a kid.
A year ago, this happened.
Pat Benatar is playing Britt tomorrow night (8/30/16). A few lawn tickets remain unsold, but this show could sell out. The last time I saw Pat Benatar live was 1997 @ Konocti Harbor with Styx. I’m looking forward to seeing her again after nearly 20 years.
Took a one-day trip out to our friends’ ranch this past Saturday. Always beautiful, always a good time.
Paulina Creek Falls (Bend, Oregon)
My random, desktop image of the day is this one from five years ago.
I cringe when I look at the EXIF data on photos I took back then. The good news is I’ve learned from my mistakes.
Almost five months have passed since I began this story. I suppose I should write down a few more details before they fade from my mind.
I could not find a trail down to the water and the falls so I forged my own. It got a bit scary at times as it was fairly steep. I made it down with only a minor fall or two. I walked along Muir Creek for a while, realizing that I wasn’t going to be able to reach the waterfall without crossing the river. So I gave up on that idea and instead headed south along the east bank away from Muir Creek Falls. The views were beautiful without falls. I walked carefully as I was sinking in the snow, rather deeply, even with snowshoes. There was so much snow I was worried that it wasn’t all on solid ground, and I could plunge through the snow and into the water.
After today’s photo I turned around and began to retrace my steps. Walking was much easier stepping into my old prints than creating new ones as I’d only sink an inch or two with each step instead of many inches on my way down. I lost my fear and increased my pace. That was when my prior anxiety was realized. Although I stepped into my prior steps, this second time I went straight through the snow (more than four feet of snow) and into the water. My adrenaline kicked in like never before. It seemed to know that I was on my own, and if things didn’t quickly get better rather than worse I could be a dead man.
I think one of my snowshoes caught some wood at the bottom while my other was in water (with my foot still in it). My head and shoulders were above the snow (I’m 6’4″), my feet were in water, and my body was in snow. I couldn’t see my situation below the snow. I had no branches or other items on the surface to pull myself up with. As I struggled, snow around me disappeared into the water below. That wasn’t good as without the snow around me I had no way of getting out. Details are foggy at this point as everything happened so fast, but I think I was able to get one of my poles up and out and onto something more solid than the snow immediately around me. My right snowshoe on a log or branch or something also gave me a bit of leverage. Somehow I got myself up and out of there.
The rest of the walk back up the mountain and to my car was uneventful. My socks, boots, and pants below my knees were frozen solid as they had gone under water before reemerging into the below freezing temperatures.
Ira Black of Death Division @ final Musichead show (August 2015)
@Death_Division
More than a year has passed since Musichead hosted its last show. With Club 66 also closing its doors, I no longer get out much. Given the cougar situation in town, that’s probably best.
Lake of the Woods (June 2009)
Renee Yomtob @ Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament
As mentioned yesterday, this year’s tournament is in full swing. Former Southern Oregon standouts Renee Yomtob and Sarah Holgen are 4-0 as of this writing. I believe it’s a double-elimination tournament so they won’t be going home anytime soon.
The team of Friar / Goudarzian is also hanging in there, currently with a 5-1 record.
@HolgieFitGirl @RaiderVB
The world’s largest beach volleyball tournament is happening right now in Seaside, Oregon. We are not there this year. Today’s photo is from last year.
Several teams made up of SOU alum (Holgen / Yomtob, Friar / Goudarzian, etc.) are in this year’s tournament. You can follow along here.
11-photo photomerge
@TipSquirrel #photography #phototips #photomerge #photoshop
I wasn’t thinking when I grabbed my D500 (crop sensor) instead of my D750 (full frame) to go on a hike this past Sunday. The D750 with a 24-120mm f/4G lens is perfect for hiking. The D500 turns that lens into a 36-180mm lens. I don’t really need 180mm on a hike, but I do need 24mm. When that happens the solution is to photomerge. I did so with the photo above. However, I didn’t like how much of the water at my feet wouldn’t fit. So, for the first time, I tried a different technique.
Normally I photomerge by shooting vertical images from left to right and then merge them together as a horizontal panorama. For the image below I shot vertical images from left to right, but instead of shooting one and moving right I shot one and moved down to take a second before moving right. Something like this:
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
I didn’t know if Photoshop would be able to merge them together, but there were no issues.
22-photo photomerge