>Greg's Parents on Kodachrome

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greg'sparents
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

About six years ago I found a box of Kodachromes in Greg's cedar chest. I didn't do anything with until this year when I thought it would make a good Christmas gift. There were 12 frames shot in 1947. One of them was a photo of Greg's parents. It was before they were married and they were about 25-years-old. The photo on the left is the raw scan. It looks very much like the original. The photo on the right is after I tweaked it in photoshop. I'm no expert in photo restoration, but I think it turned out pretty well.

>Chris At Work

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Chris At Work
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

My good buddy and colleague, Chris Pietsch works the introductions before Oregon gets their butts kicked by UCLA Sunday night. Chris was shooting for the Associated Press and I shot for The Register-Guard.

>Greta's losing her teeth...and the Tooth Fairy is going broke.

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gretateeth
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

Two days...two teeth and a year apart. The picture says it all: Greta is a toofless wonder.

>Greta gets a haircut

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gretahair
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

Here's some before and after photos of Greta's new hair do. This is so everyone can see.

>Oregon's Malik Hairston

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malik
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

I'm no expert on the game of basketball, but I can you that Malik Hairston is quite good for a 17-year-old. More important, he makes great photos.

>Beautiful Christmas Morning

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xmas04
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

How do I know that? Because I was there two and a half hours before the sun came up. Greta came in our room at 5:30 a.m.. And for all you newspaper nightowls "a.m." means morning. That's BEFORE the sun comes up.

After that we went to Florence and North Bend. It's Sunday night and we're done...except for a trip to Portland next week! But, the decorations come down tomorrow!

>"Fun Pix"

>SportsShooter.com - Member 'Fun Pix'

There's a feature on Sportsshooter that allows members to post photos they take on assignment of other members. My good buddy Sol has posted dozens of me already. Well, University of Oregon student Erik Bischoff joined in and posted this of me shooting one of two U of O women's games.

What the caption doesn't say is that I was sick as a dog. A cold I've had for three weeks decided to peak out last Saturday night. I suffered through the games and made deadline, but it was tough.

For this and all the other embarrassing photos on that site, I hate "Fun Pix." All I can say to my tormentors is: "When you least expect it....expect it!"

>NPPA: News Photographer Magazine

>NPPA: News Photographer Magazine

The Best of Photojournlism 2004 is out. I think it looks great. They used better paper, the tweaks look better, the cover is better and I've got two pictures in the thing! I like that.

>Kevin Clark Nine Years Apart

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clark
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

Here's the story: I took the top photo of Kevin Clark when he was my photo editor at The Columbian, in Vancouver, Washington in 1995. Kevin is now a staff photographer with me at The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore. I was recently organizing my office when I came across the top photo. I took it to work to show Kevin and everyone else I could think of. Today, Brian Davies, another staff photographer at The Register-Guard was standing there looking at Kevin and noticed everything was very similar including the layout of the room behind him. I asked Kevin to look at the camera in a similar way and then took a photo of the old photo. We all got a pretty good laugh as switched between the two pix on the back of my camera.

>Meeting Exceptional People

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Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

The greatest thing about my job has always been meeting exceptional people you wouldn't normally come in contact with. Dr. Thomas Kerns, 85, is one of those people. In the 1970's he started a drug and alcohol rehab center in Eugene called Serenity Lane. He was a pioneer in the field and as a result helped many people get back on track. He saved lives.

>Dawn Schiller Blog: Wonderland Murders

>Dawn Schiller survivor of Holmes physical & sexual abuse, Wonderland movie staring Val Kilmer.

Carrie and I just watched the movie "Wonderland" starring Val Kilmer as porn star John Holmes. The movie was based on the true story of the murder of four people in Los Angeles.

Dawn Schiller was the very young "girlfriend" of Holmes. She has her own blog that deals with physical and sexual abuse she suffered. It's really interesting and maybe very unusual that someone in her situation would have a blog. Incidentally, she lives in the Pacific Northwest.

>This is the coolest thing ever said about photographers.

>Thanks for the Memories by Peter Howe - The Digital Journalist:

Peter Howe says:

"Another great advantage to choosing photography as a career is that when it is time to depart, the legacy that you leave behind is more profound and longer lasting than any lawyer will ever know. An ex-suit is an ex-suit however much money he leaves his heirs, but photographers leave history and we are all their legatees. I suppose it's the photographers' final revenge on all those people who annoyed them in life, whether they were editors, media executives, Hollywood PRs or presidential advance people. The photographer who took the picture will be remembered long after the accountant who questioned his expenses has faded into oblivion."

>Seeing in the Dark at the Park

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altonbaker
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

I have downtown and industrial areas covered. Tonight I went to Alton Baker Park. I felt really lucky to be there. The fog was made it really magical. Tomorrow night, I plan on heading out into the hinterlands if I have time.

>More Seeing in the Dark

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broadway
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

I shot after sunset again tonight. I like the stuff from the last shoot better, but this works okay. I plan on shooting a bridge next. Maybe tommorrow night.

>Photo Mechanic

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PhotoMechanic2
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

This is a photo Sol shot of me last summer putting a new oil pan on my 1976 Ford F250. This is after putting in a new transmission. Last week I either lost the rear differential or there's a brake spring loose in the hub. I will deal with it after the first of the year. This after putting new engine in my Toyota 4 Runner, after two head gasket changes...after the fan exploded and replacing the wheel bearings, front brakes, shocks, and not fixing the broken air conditioner. Now I need to replace the CV boots. Maybe after the first of the year.

>As a former Marine and Journalist

>I've been following with great interest the story of the Marine who was videotaped shooting an unarmed and wounded insurgent. I find it interesting on many levels but mostly because of the legal and ethical questions it poses.

The contract video photojournalist Kevin Sites has put a full account of what he witnessed and his thinking behind the report on his blog.

At the same time people have gone as far to call him a traitor.

There has also been a good deal of discussion among other journalists. Here's a comment that makes the most sense to me.

Dirck Halstead's site, The Digital Journalist has some excellent essays on the topic.

>Greta and Cole visiit Santa at the mall.

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Greta and Cole visiit Santa at the mall.
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

Cole asked for a Gameboy and Greta asked for a VideoNow. I think they will have a merry Christmas. I know Santa will too after seeing what he charges for a photo.

>I shot this for the Los Angeles Times

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Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

Edith Hull doesn't leave her mobile home often as she has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and occasionally must use oxygen equipment to breathe. In 1996 a landmark welfare reform legislation, Fugitive Felon Project, was enacted to prohibit fugitves from getting aid from four welfare programs. During the coming year, when the law is expanded, thousands of elderly and disabled recipients of social security income will possibly face the news that their benefits are being cut off because they are seen as fugitives from the law. Edith Hull is one of those that had to fight two years and a half to have her ssi benefits restored.

> Price of Nikon D2H plummets in USA

>Rob Galbraith DPI: Price of Nikon D2H plummets in USA

I called it! The D2H is history. Either Nikon is bleeding profusely, or they are going to replace the camera...or both. We'll see.

>Oregon State Football Championships

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Oregon State Football Championships
Originally uploaded by thomasrboyd.

I shot four games in two days on deadline. I have a cold. I twisted my ankle. I'm stiff and sore. It rained a bit. I was hungry.

It's over and I'm glad I was there document these great athletes putting forth their best efforts. It was a great experience. See my Sportsshooter gallery for more pix.

This photo shows former NFL quarterback Neil Lomax comforting his son after Lake Oswego lost to Sprague in the championship game.