
Allison Gida of the SOU women’s basketball team drives to the hoop
Tonight Southern Oregon University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams face arch-rival OIT at home. If you plan to go, get there early as it will probably be standing room only by the time the men’s game begins @ 7:30.
February 2nd, 2013 | Tags: basketball, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4, Southern Oregon University, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Basketball night

100 Watt Mind is playing at Club 66 this Saturday night. Sweet Malloy, Fuck! A Monster, and FatherDoug are opening so don’t expect 100 Watt Mind to hit the stage before 11 p.m. or so.

February 1st, 2013 | Tags: 100 Watt Mind, concert photography, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600 | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on 100 Watt Mind playing at Club 66 February 2, 2013 @ 8:00 p.m.

Mount Shasta – Northern California
January 30th, 2013 | Tags: mt. shasta | Category: nature, outside of ashland, places | Comments Off on Mt. Shasta from near the Oregon border

My “little” (6’1″) 14-year old is starting to bring it. This photo is from a tournament in Medford this past weekend. Her 15U mOcean Volleyball Club team was playing the 17U travel team at the time.
January 30th, 2013 | Tags: ellie, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4, sports photography, volleyball | Category: people | Comments Off on Ellie with the kill
The plaza in Downtown Ashland was once covered in trees. Right now there is nothing but a big mud hole. Apparently, one of the trees was diseased and another had some sort of future problem. So nearly everything has been ripped out, and a new plaza will be emerging in the next few months. Things are supposed to look good again by the end of March.
Today’s photo is of the last glimpse of one of the now gone trees. This tree was the last one in town to retain its autumn leaves–well into December.
January 29th, 2013 | Tags: Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, plaza | Category: only in ashland | Comments Off on Ashland’s Plaza before the face lift
Wrong season, I know, but my random, desktop image of the day was this one, and I thought it looked pretty cool.
January 28th, 2013 | Tags: ashland high school, georgia williams, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, nikon d7000, softball, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on AHS softball player Georgia Williams

Kyra Kelly and Zak Johnson of The Dead Americans @ Eugene, Oregon’s McDonald Theatre
Opening for Zepparella and Hells Belles earlier this month in Eugene was a local band called The Dead Americans.





January 27th, 2013 | Tags: concert photography, eugene, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600 | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on The Dead Americans @ Eugene’s Historic McDonald Theatre

This field on East Main Street in Ashland isn’t much to took at this time of year. However, in May and early June the grass grows long so someone cuts a path through it for the kids walking to school at Willow Wind.
January 27th, 2013 | Tags: clouds, grizzly peak, nikon d7000, skywatch, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon | Category: nature, only in ashland, places | Comments Off on Remember what early June looks like?

Noah Smith of Fire in the Northwest @ Ashland’s Club 66


Fire in the Northwest
January 26th, 2013 | Tags: club 66, concert photography, fire in the northwest, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4 | Category: only in ashland, people, places | Comments Off on Fire in the Northwest @ Club 66

Sideshow Project from Grants Pass @ Club 66 in Ashland, Oregon
I went to my first show at the new Club 66 last night. My take is that Club 66 is the best venue for live music in Southern Oregon, period. The sound, lighting, and stage are all superior to other live houses in Ashland, Medford, and Grants Pass. If you ever went to Stillwater and found it to be too dark and/or too difficult to get near or see the stage, you’ll want to see the improvements that have been made to the Club 66 version of the place.



As you can tell, the members of Sideshow Project rotated instruments and vocal duties like they were playing musical chairs.

With no alcohol (yet) at Club 66, the place is very kid friendly
January 26th, 2013 | Tags: club 66, concert photography, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4 | Category: only in ashland, people, places | Comments Off on Sideshow Project @ Club 66