Today’s photo was taken in Beatty, Oregon about 3 hours before the winter solstice.

Posted on December 23rd, 2016 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: beatty, night photography, Nikon D500, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX Lens, winter. Comments Off on The return of light

According to Flickr “favorites” these were my top five (non-sports) photos of 2016 from Southern Oregon. Not all of the photos were taken in 2016; rather, these are the photos most “favorited” in 2016.

For my top travel photos for 2016, click here.

For my 2015 top photos click here.

My top 2016 sports-related photos are here.

Posted on December 19th, 2016 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, people, photography. Tags: 100 Watt Mind, photography. Comments Off on Top photos of 2016

Lake of the Woods (Oregon)

Today’s random, desktop image comes from three and a half years ago.

Posted on December 4th, 2016 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: clouds, lake of the woods, landscape, mount mcloughlin, Mt. McLaughlin, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Warmer days

The wind was whipping through Ashland when I took this photo about 10 days ago from a friend’s house. Pilot Rock was playing peek-a-boo as the clouds quickly moved by. I had to wait a few seconds for Pilot Rock to be this visible.

Posted on December 3rd, 2016 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: clouds, landscape, Nikon D750, pilot rock, siskiyous, Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD. Comments Off on Clouds blowing by Pilot Rock

Posted on November 12th, 2016 under nature, only in ashland, photography. Tags: landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, sunrise. Comments Off on Yesterday’s sunrise

Ashland from Dana Campbell Vineyards

@DanaCampbellVin @NHGoregon #AshlandOregon #Oregon #Ashland

Posted on November 10th, 2016 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, ashland springs hotel, autumn, Nikon D500, siskiyous. Comments Off on Autumn in Ashland

If you are in, or near, Ashland and are looking for a new lens or more to use on your Nikon DSLR, I’m selling some. See my ad here.

Posted on August 19th, 2016 under photography. Comments Off on Nikon lenses for sale

11-photo photomerge

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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

Posted on August 11th, 2016 under nature, outside of ashland, photography. Tags: california, hike, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, photography, photoshop photomerge, trail gulch lake. Comments Off on Trail Gulch Lake

Ashland Creek in Lithia Park (Southern Oregon)

Posted on April 17th, 2016 under lithia park, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: ashland creek, lithia park, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Ashland Creek