rock gate (sekimon or 石門) on Kofu’s Shosenkyo hike

Posted on January 13th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: hiking, kofu, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shosenkyo. Comments Off on 昇峡谷石門

This is happening @ 5:30 p.m. PST.

@NCAAFootball @NCAA @OregonCheer

Posted on January 12th, 2015 under Oregon. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, cheerleaders, eugene, Nikon D600, Oregon. Comments Off on Big Game Day

Autzen Stadium (Eugene, Oregon)

Tomorrow there will be kind-of-a-big-deal game, otherwise known as the first ever 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship. However, it won’t take place at the location of today’s photo even though the Ducks will be playing. Instead, it will be at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas–home of the Dallas Cowboys.

This photo was a 10+ photo photomerge I took from the press box back in November of 2013. The rain you can see on the far left swept through the stadium during warmups a few minutes later, but it never rained again on this day (or during the game). Oregon prevailed over Utah.

Posted on January 11th, 2015 under Oregon. Tags: clouds, eugene, football, Nikon D600, photomerge. Comments Off on Autzen Stadium

not exactly from 市川のアイリンクタウンの展望室

Following a tip I received online I took a train from central Tokyo to the city of Ichikawa to the east of Tokyo. There is a 45-story building in Ichikawa (called I-Line Town) that towers above everything around it and provides a potentially spectacular free view of Tokyo, including the Sky Tree. Unfortunately, the free observation deck is behind thick, hazy glass, and there are numerous things on the other side of the glass that obstruct the otherwise impressive view.

On the day I went it was extremely humid so I couldn’t see much of anything in Tokyo from the 展望室. For best results go in the early morning or at dusk.

The best view was the one shown in today’s photo which was from the glass elevator, not the room with the view, which looked toward a less humid portion of Tokyo (Ichikawa 市川市 actually).

The tip, by the way, came from this photo which I saw on Flickr.

Posted on January 10th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: aerial photography, mt. fuji, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, sky tree, sunset, Tokyo. Comments Off on Tokyo from a glass elevator

@Univ_Of_Oregon @SInow

Today the new issue of Sports Illustrated arrived in my mailbox with Byron Marshall of the Oregon Ducks on the cover (see below). It’s a lovely photo, but I got to thinking that I have some (see above) that I think are better. Maybe I’m a bit biased. Maybe…

Byron Marshall SI cover

Anyway, next time you are looking for photos, Sports Illustrated, give me a call before you go to print.

Posted on January 8th, 2015 under Oregon. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, eugene, football, Nikon D600, sports photography. Comments Off on Byron Marshall on cover of Sports Illustrated