University Field panorama

@SOURaiders @SOU_Softball

Doubleheader in Ashland today against Indiana Wesleyan. First game starts at 11.

Posted on March 7th, 2016 under only in ashland. Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, clouds, grizzly peak, Nikon D750, photoshop photomerge, Raider Athletics, softball, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on First softball home games of 2016

Day one is in the books for the NCVA 2016 Golden State National Qualifier, and the 18U Rogue Valley Volleyball Club went 3-0, improving their ranking from #19 to #2. A good day on Saturday will put them in the Gold Bracket on Sunday with a shot at nationals.

Posted on March 4th, 2016 under people. Tags: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on Golden State National Qualifier

@NCVAVolleyball

Tomorrow begins the three-day Golden State Qualifier Volleyball Tournament in San Mateo, California. The last time we were down there the Rogue Valley Volleyball Club 18U team was seeded #13 but finished in 3rd place. This time the same team is seeded #19 so the competition should be better.

Posted on March 3rd, 2016 under people. Tags: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on Golden State Qualifier

Autumn Durand

@SOURaiders @SOUWrestling @souwbb

Welcome to installment #23 in “The Whole Picture” in which I present the uncropped, higher resolution versions of photos that SOURaiders.com has published. For prior editions click here. For higher resolution click on the photo before saving. As always, these are best viewed on a big screen rather than a cell phone.

Gary Melvin

Ben DeSaulnier

Demi Sahlinger

Gary Melvin

Some of you may have found your way here through the link on souraiders.com. I have had several people email me asking questions about buying prints or about finding all of my photos for a certain sport.

The photos I post here are a small fraction of the photos I actually have. If you would like to print any of the photos on this blog, you are welcome to do so at no charge. Be sure to click on the photo to get to the higher resolution size which will print with more quality. If you want to use them on the web (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), you are welcome to do so if you link back to traveljapanblog.com/ashland in the description of the photo. If you are using the photo in a newspaper or magazine, please credit “Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo”.

If you would like me to search through all of my photos and send you photos of the particular athlete you are looking for I charge a reasonable fee for the time it takes me to find all of those photos and to process them for you. I do not normally sell prints. I email you the high quality electronic files in .jpg format, and you can do the printing and framing yourself through a local or online service. My email is on this page or you can comment (leave a reply) to a blog entry to communicate.

To find all of my photos for a particular sport, use the following links. Click on “Older Entries” near the bottom-left of each page to view more photos.
football
basketball
softball
volleyball
soccer
wrestling
track and field

Posted on February 29th, 2016 under only in ashland. Tags: autumn durand, basketball, Ben DeSaulnier, demi sahlinger, gary melvin, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, softball, sports photography, wrestling. Comments Off on The Whole Picture (part 23)

Nolan Castles

David Rodriguez of Warhead @ Ashland’s Club 66 on 2/23/16

Joey Doddson

Sam Bollard

Posted on February 27th, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: club 66, concert photography, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, warhead. Comments Off on Warhead @ Club 66

Ashley Claussen scored 20 points (and also had four assists and two steals) in 23 minutes tonight

@SOURaiders @souwbb

#5 Southern Oregon easily handled Northwest Christian tonight in Cascade Conference semifinal action in Ashland, 92-62. #4 St. Francis was upset at home. #2 St. Xavier also lost at home. SOU’s odds of moving up to the #4 or even #3 spot in the country improved greatly. They will need a win on Monday night against OIT to possibly seal the deal on a well-deserved #1 seed in the national tournament.

Posted on February 26th, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, Nikon AF‑S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on Raiders may be one win away from a #1 seed

Witch Cult @ Club 66 (2/18/16)

Posted on February 25th, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: club 66, concert photography, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D750, witch cult. Comments Off on Witch Cult’s return

Acephalix @ Club 66 (2/18/16)

Acephalix is playing in Portland tonight and Arcata, California tomorrow.

Posted on February 21st, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: acephalix, club 66, concert photography, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Acephalix

Last week I posted a photo from the edge of Lake of the Woods. This was from a walk I took last weekend in snow shoes.

Today’s photo is from the middle of the lake after I ventured out past the shadows. In the shadows there was snow on the ice, and things felt more solid. I probably could have kept going straight across to my car near the lodge in the distance, but as the ice became more transparent I figured my adrenaline levels were high enough so I turned back at this point and walked around instead.

Posted on February 21st, 2016 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: lake of the woods, mount mcloughlin, Mt. McLaughlin, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, snow, winter. Comments Off on Ice Walker