Laguna Beach, California (December 2019)

October 4th, 2024 | Tags: beach, california, laguna beach, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, pacific ocean, sunset | Category: Other | Comments Off on Three Arch Bay Sunset

Mt. Howard butterfly (near Joseph, Oregon)

October 3rd, 2024 | Tags: insects, Joseph, NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50 | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Happy Butterfly Day!

The Lodge @ Hot Lake Springs (La Grande, Oregon – July 31, 2024)

“Welcome to where time stands still
No one leaves and no one will…”
— Metallica

I booked this place because I thought hot springs after an 8+ hour drive would be nice to soak in. Also, the room I booked (Room 324) had a private bathroom, king bed, and was newly renovated. (Some of the other rooms have shared bathrooms and queen beds.) The place was great, even though very odd. We didn’t know it was a former sanatorium or any of its history until we got there. We also didn’t know that ours was the only room on third floor or that the third floor is (allegedly) haunted!

“Welcome to the 3rd floor
It’s a one way trip
Then they lock the door”
— Death Angel

A music video filmed here gives you an idea…

October 2nd, 2024 | Tags: buildings, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Hot Lake Springs

Præstø rabbit

One of the happy surprises I encountered while traveling this past summer was my Airbnb outside the downtown area of Præstø, Denmark. I stayed in an old farmhouse. Out back there were lots of animals–some wild. This one wasn’t wild but full of personality instead.

October 1st, 2024 | Tags: NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera, Præstø | Category: Denmark | Comments Off on Sad Bunny

@DistanceFires

Today’s photo comes from just over a week ago at the Hawthorne Theatre in Portland. “Fires in the Distance” opened for Dark Tranquillity.

September 30th, 2024 | Tags: concert photography, Fires in the Distance, metal, Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Metal Monday