I just got back from a quick trip to my old stomping grounds in the San Francisco Bay Area. The main purpose was to see Iron Maiden play in front of about 20,000 fans at Shoreline in Mountain View. I worked right across the street from Shoreline in the 1990s. This was my sixth time seeing Iron Maiden live but only the second time in the past 25 years. I’ll post some more photos on my other blog over the coming days.

August 5th, 2012 | Tags: california, concert photography, iron maiden, metal, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon | Category: outside of ashland, people, places | Comments Off on Iron Maiden @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

I’m traveling at the moment (in California to see Iron Maiden tonight and catch an A’s game tomorrow) so I’m leaving you with a traveling photo. Today’s pic is an aerial view of Portland. The bridges, from left to right, are the Marquam Bridge (I-5), the Hawthorne Bridge, and the Morrison Bridge.

August 3rd, 2012 | Tags: aerial, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, portland | Category: outside of ashland, places | Comments (2)

Another photo today of the Rogue Suspects playing at the Jackson County Fair last month.

August 2nd, 2012 | Tags: concert photography, rogue suspects, sigma 85mm f/1.4 | Category: people | Comments Off on Rogue Suspects

We’ve been watching a lot of volleyball on TV (for once) these past few days thanks to the Olympics. Today’s photo is from last week’s Southern Oregon University Volleyball Camp.

August 1st, 2012 | Tags: ashland middle school, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, nikon d7000, Southern Oregon University, volleyball | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on SOU Volleyball Camp

Allison and Victor played this past Sunday on the deck of Weisinger’s Winery.

July 31st, 2012 | Tags: concert photography, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon | Category: only in ashland, people, places | Comments Off on Allison Scull and Victor Martin @ Weisinger’s Winery

What does one of Frida Kahlo’s self portraits have to do with Ashland you ask? Not a whole lot, but there is a distant connection. Frida was married (twice) to Diego Rivera who was from Guanajuato, Mexico. Guanajuato is Ashland’s sister city and the two share a very close relationship.

I took today’s photo at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York last month. The title of this painting is “Fulang-Chang and I,” and here is the blurb that went with it.

July 30th, 2012 | Tags: new york, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon | Category: people | Comments Off on Frida Kahlo

Rogue Ales (aka Rogue Brewery) began in Ashland back in the 1980s. They are now located in Newport, Oregon (nowhere near the Rogue Valley or the Rogue River), but they have kept the name. Today’s photo is from their location in the Portland Airport (Rogue Ales at the Portland Airport (PDX)).

July 29th, 2012 | Tags: ellie, nikon d7000, portland, ryan, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon | Category: people | Comments Off on Rogue Brewery

July 28th, 2012 | Tags: funky cars, nikon d7000, southside tattoo, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon | Category: only in ashland | Comments Off on Another photo from Southside Tattoo Customer Appreciation BBQ

Several months ago I entered the Klamath-Siskiyou Photo Contest, and even though they haven’t updated their website yet, I won! I don’t remember exactly which photo I submitted, but it may have been this one. In any event, the prize was a one-day rafting trip for two on the beautiful Rogue River with Rogue Wilderness Adventures. Today we took that trip, and my daughter took this photo of me enjoying some Class II rapids.

Speaking of contests, I’m about to enter another and need your help. Please click here and then let me know which two photos you think are my best chances to win.

July 27th, 2012 | Tags: rogue river | Category: nature, outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on White water rafting