Relay For Life

On my way home from Eugene this past Saturday I thought a lot about my mom who died last month of cancer. I had never been to a Relay For Life event before, but I made a stop in at Raider Stadium in Ashland to check Relay For Life out before going completely home. The atmosphere was very moving. I made two trips around the track with tears coming down my cheeks. It was too dark for anyone to see them. I then took today’s photo before driving the final few blocks home.

Posted on May 22nd, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: night photography, Nikon D600, Nikon Nikkor Wide-angle lens 24 mm F/2.8 D AF, relay for life, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on Relay For Life – Ashland/Jackson County – SOU Raider Stadium

PK Park – Eugene, Oregon – Home of Ducks Baseball

On Friday night the Ducks were on top of the world. With a 3-0 lead heading into the 9th inning, and a share of 1st place in the Pac-12 within sight, all seemed to be going their way. The Beavers then loaded the bases in time for this photo. The batter, Danny Hayes, hit a rocket to right that could have evened things up, or put the Beavers ahead, but the ball went foul. The Ducks hung on to win the game and move into a tie for first. However, losses on Saturday and Sunday to the Beavers make it unlikely that anyone will be able to catch the Oregon State team with just three conference games to go.

Posted on May 20th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: baseball, eugene, Nikon D600, Nikon Nikkor Wide-angle lens 24 mm F/2.8 D AF, panorama, photoshop photomerge, UofO. Comments Off on PK Park panorama

Oregon Baseball – Craig Meredith

I spent the past couple days in Eugene. Today’s photo is from yesterday’s Civil War game with Oregon State University at PK Park. It was a tight game until the last few innings when OSU opened up their offensive attack and ended up blowing out the Ducks 9-0. The winner of today’s game (at noon) in Eugene (the last in the three-game series) will likely win the Pac-12 Conference Championship. Both teams are ranked in the NCAA Top Ten.

I have a few hundred photos from the game. How many do you want to see?

Posted on May 19th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: baseball, eugene, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, sports photography, UofO. Comments Off on Oregon Ducks Baseball

Today’s photos are from the Michale Graves gig last month.

Posted on May 15th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: concert photography, musichead, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Bloody Mess Rock Circus @ Musichead

Garfield Park – Ashland, OR

Garfield Park (AKA the water park) in Ashland is a great place for kids of any age. We headed out there this past weekend and were disappointed to find the water wasn’t turned on yet. It was about 80 degrees, but maybe the water doesn’t run until Memorial Day weekend. The play structure for little kids has been updated in the past year or so.

Posted on May 14th, 2013 under only in ashland, people, places. Tags: Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Playing at Garfield Park

Another photo today from last weekend’s golf shootout in Eagle Point…

Posted on May 8th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: eagle point, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Red Zone, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on Putting

16th fairway at Eagle Point Golf Course with view of Mt McLoughlin

Posted on May 7th, 2013 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: eagle point, mount mcloughlin, Mt. McLaughlin, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Red Zone. Comments Off on Mount McLoughlin from Eagle Point

Lich King @ Musichead (4/27/13)

Even if Vio-lence didn’t, more-or-less, cease to exist as a band 20+ years ago, they still wouldn’t sound as much like Vio-lence today as Lich King does. 😉 Vio-lence came on the scene soon after I left the San Francisco Bay Area in 1986 so I never got to see them. That’s OK because I saw Lich King last night and not only do they sound as good, they have a great sense of humor and “funness” to their shows that I’m guessing Vio-lence did not.

Nick Timney of Lich King

Lich King doesn’t pretend to be carving out some new genre. In fact, they label themselves “East Coast Bay Area Thrash Metal.” I like that they say on their Facebook page, “where we stand out is that we admit [we play old school Bay Area thrash]. We think the sound of thrash was perfected in the 80s and we’re not trying to add anything to the mix.” Actually, they do add something to the mix. While thrash has always been good fun, they make it even funner.

Dave Hughes and Joe Nickerson of Lich King

Brian Westbrook

Posted on April 28th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: concert photography, lich king, musichead, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Lich King @ Musichead

Sunrise in Spring at SOU

I’m not sure if it was a warm winter or a warm spring, but the blossoms hit their peak a week or two early this year. I took this earlier this week, but it doesn’t normally look like this until the first week of May.

Posted on April 27th, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: campus, flowers, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, Southern Oregon University, spring. Comments: 1