Bill Kelliher of Mastodon with his Gibson Les Paul guitar

Posted on March 23rd, 2014 under Other. Tags: concert photography, fox theater, mastodon, metal, Nikon 35mm f/1.8 lens, nikon d7000, oakland. Comments Off on Happy Birthday Bill Kelliher!

Commencement Bay – Tacoma, Washington

While visiting the University of Puget Sound in fall of last year we strolled along the water and watched this fisherman enjoying the calm water and warm temperature at dusk.

Posted on March 12th, 2014 under Other. Tags: dusk, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, pacific ocean, washington. Comments Off on Dusk on the Sound

Kikkoman ad in Yankee Stadium

Today’s photo is of my seat in Yankee Stadium back in the summer of 2012. I was in the first row of the second deck right behind the Kikkoman advertisement (from which I took this photo) until I couldn’t take the heat anymore and moved to a similar location on the first base side in the shade. It was over 100 degrees and very humid–hence the empty seats in the sun.

Look for many more Japanese advertisements in Yankee Stadium this summer as the arrival of Masahiro Tanaka (田中 将大) means there will likely be more people watching Yankee games in Japan than in New York.

Posted on February 28th, 2014 under Japan, Other. Tags: baseball, new york. Comments Off on Kikkoman in Yankee Stadium

Josh Reddick Oakland A’s

May your 2014 season be more like your 2012 season than your 2013 season. Actually, let’s hope for a 2014 season even better than 2012. How about a .280 average and 70+ walks to go along with 30+ homers?

Posted on February 19th, 2014 under Other. Tags: baseball, o.co, oakland, sports photography. Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Josh Reddick!

Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees) and Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves)

These two ballplayers are headed in opposite directions. Alex Rodriguez is literally out, as in sitting out the 2014 season due to a suspension for violating the MLB drug policy. Freddie Freeman, on the other hand, just signed a new contract and figures to be the heart of the Braves organization for years to come.

Posted on February 17th, 2014 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, new york, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, sports photography. Comments Off on Yer Out!