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Here's a couple portraits I shot last week.
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>Rock Climber
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I let Cole climb around on the columnar basalt at Skinner Butte Park. He did really well.
>Dying Seabird
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I shot this yesterday on the beach near the Siltcoos River. It was very week and appeared to have washed in with the waves and was deposited by the outgoing tide. I moved it up into the beach grass hoping it would regain it strength. I suspect this one of the casualties of the "dead zone" off the coast. I heard seabirds were having a difficult time finding food. It appears to be a Western Grebe. Check the link above for the USGS identification tips.
>Down at the River
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I shot Cole and Greta today on the way home from the pumpkin patch. It was a pretty nice day for October.
>I shoot weddings
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This is from a wedding I shot near The Dalles, Oregon.
>My Team
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This is Team Gray. I learned so much from every one of them and came away inspired. I wish them all well.
>House Fire: Dead Dog
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I was leaving work last night at 11:30 p.m. and heard a call for a "fully engulfed" house fire. I rolled on it. The flames were down, by the time I got there and it was too late for the paper. The homeowners dog died in the house.
>Boyd Through Beer Goggles
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Young Utah photographer Chris Detrick shot this photo of me as he was passing through Eugene. Detrick used this new "Beer Filter" (patent pending) to create an ethereal glow emitting from the tiny strobe of his digital ELPH. This exciting new technology is achieved by holding a pint glass of Hefeweizen up to the strobe. The technique is best executed in the close proximity a pub table affords.
>Me: The Lost Polaroids
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Back in 1992, I assisted for Portland photographer, Steve Bloch. On occassion he would have me sit in for a test. I kept some of the roids and just recently ran across them. This was 14 years ago. I was 26-years-old. I'll do the math for you. I'm 40 now.
>Kim and Steve Arrive
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I shot my neighbor Kim's wedding yesterday. She married Steve who's a sports reporter at the paper I work at. This is the moment they arrived to a full party from the church. It was a great time. They rented out the entire Waterfront Restaurant. Very nice.
>Oregon Oklahoma Slideshow
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Click on the link above to see the staff photos from the game.
>Friday Night Football
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Here's a snap from before the South Eugene vs. North Eugene football game Friday night.
>Shark Attack!
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Here's a snap from our trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
>Birthday Card Invitations
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Every year I shoot portraits of the kids for their birthday card invitations. Here they are for their eighth birthday. Cole had his at the bowling alley and Greta had a pottery painting party.
>Football Preview Slideshow
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I shot some of the Oregon football players for the season preview. The photo above is Jonathan Stewart. Click on the link above to see the entire slideshow. Kevin Clark shot the cover showing Dennis Dixon.
>Cole Whittles
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Here's another shot from Camp Baker of Cole whittling with his new authentic Boy Scout knife.
>The Old New Carissa
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As promised, here's a photo the New Carissa as it sits today after running aground Feb. 4, 1999.
It's also in keeping with my "boats sitting in the water without people" theme.
>Boy Scout Camp
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Cole and I spent three days and nights at Camp Baker. It's a Boy Scout camp on Siltcoos Lake. He had a great time and so did I. I even managed to make a decent photo.
>Cole Shoots Me
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I took Cole to the beach while I shot the shipwreck of New Carissa near my home town of North Bend, Ore. We stayed out after dark and Cole took a snap of me with my camera as I worked. He's got potential. I'll post the photo I took in a few days after it runs in the paper.
>String Cheese Incident
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Here's a snap from the String Cheese Incident concert I shot the other night. It's during a break and they had these really strange lights moving randomly out into the audience. I've never seen anything quite like it. It really reminded of the scene Close Encounters when the space ship lands.