Rasmus Falk scores a goal for F.C. Kobenhavn

This past summer I went to my third professional soccer match. All three were in Copenhagen. All three were blowouts in favor of the home team. All three were at a mostly empty Parken Stadium.

I don’t really understand how European soccer works, but F.C. Copenhagen won the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup in the prior year and the Danish Superliga again before I saw this game. Maybe those games are better attended.

By the time I’m in Denmark in the middle of summer things have moved on to the UEFA Europa League, in which FCK dominates in the early rounds and gets crushed in later rounds. I’m only there for the early rounds. On this night, FCK beat the Crusaders F.C. (Belfast, Ireland) 6-0.

Posted on December 29th, 2016 under Denmark. Tags: copenhagen, F.C. København, kobenhavn, living in copenhagen, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D500, sports photography. Comments Off on Goal!

Posted on December 24th, 2016 under Oregon. Tags: beatty, christmas, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Merry Christmas

When I go on a hike I don’t like to bring extra lenses. On the Amanda Trail from Yachats (a rather strenuous trail because you are always gaining or losing elevation) I took along only my 70-300mm lens which was way too telephoto for this scene. To get this shot with that lens I had to take five photos at 70mm and then photomerge them together later.

If you look really closely at this photo you can see Spouting Horn, Thor’s Well, and Devil’s Churn. You don’t have to look very closely to see Highway 101.

Posted on December 11th, 2016 under Oregon. Tags: beach, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D500, pacific ocean, photomerge, yachats oregon. Comments Off on Looking south from Cape Perpetua stone shelter

Nagoya from the Nagoya Castle

Posted on November 29th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: buildings, nagoya, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Urban Nagoya

Fred Lewis (former San Francisco Giants outfielder) in 2013

Fred Lewis spent one year with the Carp after his major league career was over. He didn’t do much in Hiroshima (batting .268 with just 4 home runs in 300 plate appearances). He had a decent year with the Giants back in 2008 when he hit .282 with 9 home runs in over 500 plate appearances. He now plays in the independent leagues in the USA.

BTW, I mentioned a couple days ago that the home team had won every game of the 2016 Climax Series, and the Carp were the favorites (and had four home games scheduled). Well, that held true for the first five games of the series. However, Hiroshima lost game six at home (and the series). Hopefully it won’t be another 32 years before they get a crack at another one.

Posted on October 29th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: baseball, hiroshima, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Fred Lewis of the Hiroshima Carp