Newport, Oregon

Some photographs from the Oregon Coast Aquarium and the bayfront in Newport, Oregon. A tufted puffin awaits food at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. (Camera settings: 1/1600, f4.5, ISO 800) Tufted puffin, bathing at Oregon Coast Aquarium. (1/800, f5.6, 800) Tufted puffin,...

Pre-rodeo entertainment

The Eugene Pro Rodeo’s final day included some exciting pre-rodeo entertainment in the form of motorcycle jumping and cow hide racing. (I also posted some photos of the bull riding that followed). Three of the Metal Mulisha’s motorcycle jumpers were there,...

Eugene Pro Rodeo bull riding

My wife and I went to the Eugene Pro Rodeo for the Fourth of July, and I couldn’t resist bringing along my camera. The final day was bull riding only, and I was excited to take a crack at shooting the event. The snarling, 1,500-pound bulls and a little bit of...

Oregon Zoo

I recently posted a story and some photographs on the Oregon Zoo at WiredOregon.com, an online magazine site I run with a friend. Thought I’d post a few more photos from that day here. There’s a little bit of overlap, but if you want to see the rest of the...

Nutria

Nothing special about these photographs — they were taken with my wife’s Nikon Coolpix camera because I Ieft mine at home, despite vowing to carrying it with me everywhere we went this summer. In my defense, this was an unplanned stop at Alton Baker Park after...

Hendricks Park

We took a quick trip over to Hendricks Park today, to catch the rhododendrons while they’re in bloom. Still a bit chilly out late in the day to really enjoy it, and the fading sunlight was mostly blocked out by all those tall oak and fir trees; these shots...