bald eagle with rodent in claws

I have been kicking myself since June for only having my 24-120mm lens with me the first time I visited this ranch in Oregon high desert country. The second time I brought my 70-300mm lens, but there were no eagle sightings on that day.

This photo showed up as my background, desktop photo of the day so I decided to process it. When I viewed it at 100% I realized that this eagle has a field mouse in its talons. You can see it too if you click on the image (maybe twice depending on your browser) to view it at 100%.

November 21st, 2013 | Tags: beatty, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600 | Category: nature, outside of ashland | Comments Off on Bald eagles hunt rodents too

Autzen Stadium, PK Park, and Pape Field panorama

I suppose an animal with eyes on the sides of its head could view the University of Oregon’s three sporting venues (football, baseball, and soccer) all at once. Us humans need to photomerge six photos together to see them at the same time. This is a 180 degree view from the deck next to the Autzen Stadium Press Box at halftime this past Saturday.

November 20th, 2013 | Tags: autzen stadium, baseball, eugene, football, Nikon D600, Nikon Nikkor Wide-angle lens 24 mm F/2.8 D AF, panorama, photoshop photomerge, soccer, UofO | Category: outside of ashland, places | Comments Off on University of Oregon sports complex panorama

Jovanni Perez of Exmortus @ Club 66

Exmortus returns to Southern Oregon for a gig with Hatchet and a couple of local bands (Attic and Insanity’s Reign) at Musichead (11/20/13). Unfortunately, I don’t think I can make it.

November 20th, 2013 | Tags: club 66, concert photography, exmortus, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600 | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Exmortus tonight in Medford

Witch Cult’s Goat Spell

After the trio came this foursome.

More Witch Cult photos can be found here.

November 19th, 2013 | Tags: concert photography, musichead, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4, witch cult | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Witch Cult @ Musichead (11/15/13)

David Grubbs Memorial

On 11/19/11 David Grubbs was murdered on this spot on the bike path behind the tennis courts near Walker Elementary School. The murderer has not been found.

Today’s photo was taken back in March of this year.

Come to David’s Birthday Benefit this Saturday at Club 66.

November 19th, 2013 | Tags: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600 | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Two years since David Grubbs was murdered

Jym Harris of Sylent Storm @ Musichead

Matt Foster’s hands and James Lind

After the duo came the trio.

More Sylent Storm pics can be found here.

November 18th, 2013 | Tags: concert photography, musichead, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4, sylent storm | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Sylent Storm @ Musichead (11/15/13)

Victor Morningstar bending the strings @ Musichead (11/15/13)

Opening for Skelator at Musichead this past Friday night was Machetaso Profano, a two-piece band out of Portland. That evening had the distinction of having an opening two-member band, followed by a three-member band, followed by a four-member band, and finally finished off with a five-member band. There was something mathematically majestic in that band ordering.

November 18th, 2013 | Tags: concert photography, musichead, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4 | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Machetaso Profano @ Musichead

I spent yesterday on the sidelines of the Ducks-Utes game in Eugene. The weather wasn’t too bad. In fact, it only rained during the pregame. It was mostly cloudy the rest of the time, but I can’t complain. A day game without rain is more than I expected.

I took nearly 900 photos and have only looked at about 50 at this point. I’ll post some more here soon.

November 17th, 2013 | Tags: autzen stadium, eugene, football, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, sports, sports photography, UofO | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Oregon 44 Utah 21

Brock Gutches

Today is Alumni Day for the Southern Oregon University Wrestling Team (beginning at 3 p.m.) Tomorrow (11/17/13) is the SOU Open Championships with a start time of 9 a.m.

November 16th, 2013 | Tags: Raider Athletics, wrestling | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on SOU Wrestling