Someone in this photo is celebrating a birthday today.

Posted on September 22nd, 2024 under Oregon. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, landscape, mt. hood, Nikon D500, ryan, trillium lake. Comments Off on Relaxing on Trillium Lake

Scarlet’s guitarist @ 2019 Gefle Metal Festival

Posted on September 16th, 2024 under Other. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, concert photography, gefle metal festival, metal, Nikon D500, scarlet. Comments Off on Metal Monday

2019 Day of the Russian Navy (Palace Square, Saint Petersburg)

So many possible captions or stories for today’s photo (taken just over two years before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)…

– Exploring the fascinating history of Russia through these Honey Buckets, used by both the government and military. From religious ceremonies to military operations, these humble containers have a story to tell.
– Just saw a missile go by while I was busy in the honey bucket. Talk about timing!

Posted on September 6th, 2024 under Saint Petersburg. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, Day of the Russian Navy День Военно-Морского Флота, hermitage, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Honey Bucket missile launchers

@metalchurchis1

…the world lost a good one. RIP Mike Howe (August 21, 1965 – July 26, 2021)

Posted on July 26th, 2024 under czech republic. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, brutal assault festival, concert photography, metal, metal church, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Three years ago today…

Aerial view of PDX (August 2019)

Likely there were some wildfires going when I took this photo to give the odd appearance of the sky.

Posted on June 22nd, 2024 under Oregon. Tags: aerial photography, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, Nikon D500, portland. Comments Off on Flying into Portland