Beats Antique
Zoe Jakes of Beats Antique
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National Creek Falls (waterfall near Crater Lake)
National Creek Falls
If you happen to be in the neighborhood of Crater Lake in Southern Oregon and want to see some nearby waterfalls, there are several to choose from. Perhaps my favorite is National Creek Falls, which has been deserted both times we have visited. For directions see this prior entry.
Monkey Tree on B Street
We have a few Monkey Puzzle Trees in Ashland. We also have one, plain-ol’ Monkey Tree, pictured above.
I’ve been watching the number of monkeys in this tree grow over the past year, but I’ve never had my camera with me. Since the number of stuffed monkeys continued to increase, I figured this wasn’t a temporary situation, and I was going to wait until the leaves came on the tree this spring for photos. However, in the local paper a few days ago this story was published so I figured I had to grab some pics now or I may never have the chance.
This tree reminds me of the pacifier tree near Copenhagen, Denmark in Frederiksberg Have. Are there any trees bearing unusual fruit where you live?
Beats Antique @ Ashland Armory
Beats Antique @ Historic Ashland Armory - January 24, 2012
100 Watt Mind @ Johnny B’s
Brynna Dean of 100 Watt Mind
Nate Hurlocker normally plays the guitar for 100 Watt Mind. On this evening they were missing their bassist so he took over on bass and Brynna Dean played his guitar in addition to performing her normal, stunning vocals.
Skyler Squiglio and Brynna Dean
Flipper
A photo from this past Saturday night’s SOU basketball games…
The Southern Oregon University Men’s Team defeated a higher ranked Eastern Oregon University team 80-77.
100 Watt Mind (band)
Skyler Squiglio on guitar for 100 Watt Mind
After Fates Medallion left the stage at Johnny B’s, we were treated with 100 Watt Mind.
Brynna Dean has some amazing pipes. I’ll try to get some more photos of 100 Watt Mind up soon.
I did some more video experimentation. Next gig I’ll have the video nailed.
Fates Medallion at Johnny B’s
Last night I headed up to Medford to check out some bands at Johnny B’s. I was planning on arriving at 9:30 or so for Tenguska, but the SOU Raiders basketball game was very exciting so I stayed until the end (a victory over a higher ranked team!). I ended up arriving at Johnny B’s as Tenguska was moving their stuff off the stage after their set.
Next up were Fates Medallion.
I did some experimentation with the audio on my camera by adding an external mic (Sennheiser MKE 400). The audio on the video below came out far better than the internal mic on my Nikon D7000 so I was happy. Even right next to the speaker the sound is pretty good. I set the volume on the external microphone to – and the sensitivity on my D7000 to Low in order to obtain these results. I was so focused on the audio that the visual aspect of this video isn’t great. The lighting was very poor and people were in my way, but things are occasionally in focus. Next time I will be able to focus on the video since I finally have the audio settings down.
“Leaf on a rail” by David Pasillas
It has been a while since I have included someone else’s photos on the blog. Today’s pic is from David Pasillas, a soon-to-be member of the Ashland community. You can see more of David’s photography on his Facebook page.
Ashland Oregon’s Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration
DeLanna Studi read Shawnee leader Tecumseh's words
2012 marked the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration in Ashland. I have been in Ashland for half of them so I figured it was time to actually attend one to see what they are like.
Ashland Danceworks
SOU's Latino Student Union performed the "I have a Dream" speech in Spanish
The Rogue Valley Gospel Group Choir