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Our all-day volleyball tournament on Super Bowl Sunday turned out to be shorter than normal. They started the sets with a score of 10-10 so that they would finish quicker. I think that was in order to allow everyone to get home in time for the 3:30 p.m. Super Bowl.
I have no photos of the New York Giants or New England Patriots, and to be perfectly honest, I’d much rather watch the Red Sox or Yankees than either of these teams. In fact, I will be seeing the Yankees and Red Sox, in their home stadiums, in just four months.
Today’s photos are of Cole McKenzie, making a fine catch down the sideline for the SOU Raiders, from a few months back.
While watching 100 Watt Mind at Johnny B’s a couple weeks ago, Mr. Johnny B, himself, couldn’t resist Brynna Dean’s vocals. I decided to focus on his unmistakable, greased-back head for this next photo.
The California/Oregon border is a lovely place at 7 in the morning in October.
This past Sunday kicked off a series of all-day tournaments for the volleyball clubs of Northern California and Southern Oregon in Medford. Ellie’s team didn’t win the first tournament over the 19 other teams, but I have a feeling they will win some of these.
The more typical photo of the Ashland Springs Hotel is from E Main Street. The view from the rear, with Grizzly Peak in the distance, isn’t bad either.
Taylor Roos of the Southern Oregon University Raiders takes a shot against Eastern Oregon University
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.
After taking a few weeks off due to lack of snow, Mt. Ashland Ski Area opened up again this morning thanks to the snow that began on Saturday night and is continuing to fall.
Ashland, Oregon just after sunset
Today’s photo is one of the first I took with a new lens–the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. I tried to stitch (photomerge) three images together to get about 200 degrees worth of Ashland, but Photoshop was not willing. Perhaps I’ll try to do it manually in Photoshop.
Mt. Ashland is to the left of center. Wagner Butte is to the right of center. Ashland High School had something going on at the football field so the lights were on and that caused the brightness to the left of center. The brightness near the far right is the Ashland Springs Hotel. The lines in the lower-left half on the bottom are the cars going up and down I-5.
I took this about 15 minutes after sunset on my D7000 at f/4 for 30 seconds at ISO 100. I cropped the bottom and top off the 11mm picture to give it more of a panorama feel.
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