Pat Neshek
Oakland A’s

@PatNeshek Pat Neshek collects baseball cards and autographs. Too bad I no longer live close to the Oakland Coliseum or we’d have to hook up and make some trades.

Posted on December 5th, 2013 under Other. Tags: baseball, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, oakland, san francisco, sports photography. Comments Off on Pat Neshek

Yasuhiro Ogawa (小川 泰弘)

This one is a little late in the news department, but a few weeks ago Yakult Swallows pitcher Yasuhiro Ogawa won the Rookie of the Year Award. He was fantastic the time I saw him pitch in Hiroshima.

Why is he throwing on the sidelines even though he is a starting pitcher you ask? In both Japan and Korea, starting pitchers throw when their team is at bat. Unlike MLB, in which pitchers are held to strict pitch counts (usually around 100 pitches), these starting pitchers in Japan and Korea frequently throw more than 200 pitches if you count their bullpen and foul territory pitches.

Posted on December 2nd, 2013 under Japan. Tags: baseball, hiroshima, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, sports photography, yakult swallows. Comments Off on Yasuhiro Ogawa (小川 泰弘) wins 2013 Rookie of the Year Award in the Central League

Neurosis (front to back: Scott Kelly, Steve Von Till, Noah Landis)

Neurosis just came on over Pandora. Hearing them for the first time since last weekend inspired me to process another photo from the Roseland Theater show.

Posted on November 30th, 2013 under Oregon. Tags: concert photography, metal, neurosis, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4 lens. Comments Off on Neurosis

Chris Seddon

I mentioned previously that all of the foreign players (limit 2 per team) in Korea are pitchers. I think there was at least one foreign pitcher who played in every one of the half dozen games I went to. Chris Seddon was one of them, pitching against the Lotte Giants. Chris played for the Marlins, Mariners, and Indians in the bigs before landing in Korea.

Notice the chewed up infield in the above photo. This despite the fact that Busan is supposed to have the best stadium in Korea.

Posted on November 27th, 2013 under Korea. Tags: baseball, busan, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, sajik baseball stadium, sports photography. Comments Off on Chris Seddon of the SK Wyverns

Photomerged panorama of Portland, Oregon from the Pittock Mansion

Portland was clear and cold during the 2+ days we were there this past weekend. Even though I’ve been to Portland many times, this was the first time I can remember Mt. Hood being visible (although I have seen Mt. Hood from the air and from Salem before). I did a quick Google search on “Portland’s best views” or something similar and the Pittock Mansion came up. Getting there is easy from downtown Portland, but I’m guessing you can only see Mt. Hood from here this clearly a small percentage of the time. Apparently the Pittock Mansion was the ending point for one of the Amazing Race seasons, but I don’t think I watched that season as it didn’t look familiar. Unfortunately, a private party was happening inside so we could only see the outside of the mansion.

Posted on November 26th, 2013 under Oregon. Tags: mt. hood, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, panorama, photomerge, portland. Comments Off on Portland panorama