Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

A little over a month ago I was on my way to Mexico and all was right with the MLB world. The A’s had the best record in baseball and looked like a lock for the division title and a playoff spot. Things have gone horribly wrong since then. The Angels have won the vast majority of their games in the second half and currently own the best record in the bigs. They are also headed to the post season while the A’s are barely hanging on to a wild card spot. Maybe the tides are due for another change?

Posted on September 17th, 2014 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, sports photography. Comments Off on Playoff clinchings

Red-tailed hawk in Southern Oregon (2014)

I captured this image last weekend in Beatty, Oregon.

Posted on August 27th, 2014 under Oregon. Tags: beatty, Nikon 300mm f/4 VR ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter. Comments Off on Red-Tailed Hawk

Bald eagle in flight

Last year a friend tipped me off to a bald eagle nest on their property an hour east of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a long lens with me to shoot it properly. So when we went for a visit this past weekend I brought my 300mm lens and a 1.7X teleconverter to extend my reach to about 500mm.

When we arrived at the nest the eagle was sitting in the tree. However, by the time I got my equipment together the eagle was in flight and heading quickly away from me. I revisited the nest a couple more times on the trip and the results were similar on each visit. This eagle wanted nothing to do with me. I saw it on each occasion, but it split when it saw me coming and didn’t return while I waited.

Today’s photo is the best I could do, and this is a 100% crop. The eagle was really nowhere near me when I took this. Maybe next time he’ll have offspring in the nest and be more willing to stick around.

Posted on August 25th, 2014 under Oregon. Tags: Nikon 300mm f/4 VR ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter. Comments Off on Camera shy bald eagle

Derek Jeter

This season will be his last. Farewell, Derek!

Posted on June 26th, 2014 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, new york, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, people, sports photography. Comments Off on Derek Jeter turns 40 today

David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox

I’m not a Red Sox fan, but I am hoping for big things from Big Papi this year as he is on my fantasy team.

Posted on April 12th, 2014 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, boston, fenway park, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, sports photography. Comments Off on Big Papi circling the bases