On my way home from checking out Iron Maiden I couldn’t resist seeing my A’s while still in the Bay Area. The A’s have been on an incredible run of late. They won the night before the game I was to see them. Unfortunately, it was a 15-inning affair which meant no batting practice the next day and a day off for most of the regular players. Oh well, I’d get to see one of their phenomenal rookie pitchers, A.J. Griffin, right? Well, sort of. Griffin hurt his arm in just the second inning and was pulled immediately. Today he was placed on the disabled list. To add insult to injury (literally!), the Blue Jays staged a come-from-behind victory on Saturday and then went on to win again today. I hope the A’s luck has not run out, but it does seem to be turning in the wrong direction.

Posted on August 5th, 2012 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: AF-S Teleconverter TC-17E 1.7X II for Nikon, baseball, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, nikon d7000. Comments: 2

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.

Posted on August 5th, 2012 under outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: california, concert photography, iron maiden, metal, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. 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.

Posted on August 3rd, 2012 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: aerial, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, portland. Comments: 2

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.

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

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

Posted on July 31st, 2012 under only in ashland, people, places. Tags: concert photography, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. 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.

Posted on July 30th, 2012 under people. Tags: new york, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. 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)).

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

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

Today wraps up SOU’s volleyball camp which has been happening this week. Last week it was a volleyball camp at Oregon State University. August will be filled with practices and tryouts for the Ashland High School team. Exciting times…

Posted on July 26th, 2012 under only in ashland, people, places. Tags: ashland middle school, ellie, nikon d7000, Southern Oregon University, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon, volleyball. Comments Off on 2012 SOU Volleyball Camp