The Milky Way over Beatty, Oregon

I spent a couple nights over Labor Day Weekend at a friend’s ranch in Beatty, about two and a half hours east of Ashland. With no moon, clear skies, and no sizable population within 30+ miles the Milky Way was quite visible with the naked eye.

I am between tripods at the moment so I had to prop my camera up in some old manure to get this shot, a 15 second exposure (to avoid star trails) @ 24mm. Next time I will be sure to have a tripod and my 14-24mm lens so I can go for a 30 second exposure without star trails for hopefully better results.

Posted on September 3rd, 2013 under outside of ashland, photography. Tags: beatty, night photography, Nikon D600, Nikon Nikkor Wide-angle lens 24 mm F/2.8 D AF. Comments Off on Milky Way

Hyatt Lake is just 14 miles east of Ashland

Posted on September 2nd, 2013 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: hyatt lake, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Hyatt Reservoir (a.k.a. Hyatt Lake)

David Amador

Another photo today from last weekend’s Jefferson State Music Festival in Provolt, Oregon (near Grants Pass).

Posted on August 29th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: concert photography, floater, Jefferson State Hemp Expo, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on David Amador of Floater

Dragon’s Lair Glass from Grants Pass blowing glass @ Hemp Fest 2013

Posted on August 28th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: Jefferson State Hemp Expo, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on Dragon’s Lair Glass

Colored mohawk @ Hemp Fest 2013 in Provolt, Oregon

I’ll show you what this person was staring at in tomorrow’s photo.

Posted on August 27th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: Jefferson State Hemp Expo, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on Tripping at the Jefferson State Hemp Expo

Lake of the Woods and Mt. McLoughlin

Posted on August 26th, 2013 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: lake of the woods, mount mcloughlin, Mt. McLaughlin, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Mt. McLoughlin from Lake of the Woods

Floater @ Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo 2013

Friday was the first day of the annual, three-day music and hemp festival outside of Grants Pass. Floater was the headliner. Last night the headliner was Curtis Salgado, and for the final night (tonight), Les Claypool (Primus) will have the honors.

I wasn’t planning on taking any photos, but a friend came up to me during 100 Watt Mind (who were outstanding opening for Floater) and said that I could go backstage and in front of the barrier if I wanted so I went back to the car for the camera before Floater went on.

Posted on August 25th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: concert photography, floater, Jefferson State Hemp Expo, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on Floater @ The Jefferson State Music Festival & Family Gathering (Hemp Expo) 2013

Brandi Carlile (8/21/13)

Brandi has now played Britt six times. I think I have been at five of those shows, missing the other because I was in Japan at the time. The last couple times I took a photo of her indicating how many times she had been there. Now that she has been there more than five times it takes two hands to hold up that many fingers, and she usually has a guitar to hold. So I don’t have a photo of her holding up six fingers because she never did on this evening.

Posted on August 24th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: brandi carlile, britt festivals, concert photography, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Brandi’s sixth appearance at Britt

Ryan Carbary and the rest of Ivan & Alyosa @ Britt Festivals 2013

Opening for Brandi Carlile at the Britt Festivals in Jacksonville, Oregon on Wednesday night (August 21, 2013) was another Seattle band, Ivan & Alyosha.

Tim Wilson of Ivan & Alyosa

Pete Wilson of Ivan & Alyosa

Tim Kim of Ivan & Alyosa

Posted on August 23rd, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: britt festivals, concert photography, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Ivan & Alyosha @ Britt