Santa Barbara County Courthouse during Christmas blue hour

Last week I posted a photo from the clock tower of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. Today’s photo is of the courthouse and the clock tower that prior picture came from.

The first night we pulled into Santa Barbara we were all rather stunned driving past this building which looked spectacular at night. During the day it still looked pretty cool, but at night is when it really dazzles. Every night I meant to walk down the street (we were staying near Santa Barbara High School) to get this shot, but it wasn’t until our final night–Christmas evening–that I actually made it happen.

Posted on January 2nd, 2014 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: blue hour, buildings, night photography, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600, Santa Barbara. Comments Off on Santa Barbara Courthouse

Shasta Hall – Southern Oregon University

The campus will be a ghost town in another week, but there are some holiday lights between the new dorms (Shasta and McLoughlin Residence Halls).

Posted on December 6th, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: campus, christmas, night photography, Nikon D600, Nikon Nikkor Wide-angle lens 24 mm F/2.8 D AF, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on Silver Maple between new dorms on SOU campus

The Milky Way over Beatty, Oregon

I spent a couple nights over Labor Day Weekend at a friend’s ranch in Beatty, about two and a half hours east of Ashland. With no moon, clear skies, and no sizable population within 30+ miles the Milky Way was quite visible with the naked eye.

I am between tripods at the moment so I had to prop my camera up in some old manure to get this shot, a 15 second exposure (to avoid star trails) @ 24mm. Next time I will be sure to have a tripod and my 14-24mm lens so I can go for a 30 second exposure without star trails for hopefully better results.

Posted on September 3rd, 2013 under outside of ashland, photography. Tags: beatty, night photography, Nikon D600, Nikon Nikkor Wide-angle lens 24 mm F/2.8 D AF. Comments Off on Milky Way

Camping under the stars at Lake Siskiyou

Today’s photo of the Milky Way comes from a camping trip in Northern California last summer.

Posted on July 26th, 2013 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: california, lake siskiyou, night photography, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Under the stars

Cycle Oregon 2012 – Ashland, Oregon – Iowa Street fields

This year’s Cycle Oregon features a weekend ride (this weekend) beginning in Corvallis and a week-long ride in September going through places like John Day, Burns, Diamond, Crane, and Seneca. Today’s photo is from last year’s camp in Ashland.

Posted on July 10th, 2013 under only in ashland. Tags: night photography, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Cycle Oregon 2013

4th of July fireworks from Ashland Middle School

Posted on July 5th, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: ashland middle school, fireworks, July 4, night photography, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on 4th of July fireworks

Relay For Life in Ashland, Oregon 2013 – Luminaria Bags line the track at Raider Stadium on the SOU campus

Posted on June 8th, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: campus, 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

Today’s photo is from the archives. I took this in February of 2011 with my LX3. The Varsity sports some of the last neon left in town. I think there was about twice as much neon a decade ago as there is now in Ashland. At some point I imagine it will all be gone.

Posted on June 1st, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: ashland independent film festival aiff, lx3, night photography, signs, snow. Comments Off on Varsity Theatre – Ashland, Oregon

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