>Cole and Greta and Adam on Polaroid

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Once again they were a good sport and sat for a few minutes while I tested out a Polaroid 240 and and some instant black and white film.

>dead treasure

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I found thes dead juniper tree stumps encased in concrete for use in golf course landscaping in Central Oregon. I found it really interesting that landscapers would use dead trees in their plans. They do have a certain beauty ...but they are DEAD.

>The War Hits Home

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Paul Carter, one of my photo editors at The Register-Guard wrote an op-ed piece today about his perspective on the war. Co-incidently, a photo I shot of the rain in Eugene was requested by a Eugene soldier in Iraq. You'll have to read entire essay to understand what I'm talking about. Click the link above.

"I started doing this after taking a random phone call a few weeks ago from Matthew's mother, Tamara. She must have asked the switchboard operator for someone who works in photography, and the call was sent to me. Her voice was pleading and a little distressed. She told me about her son in Iraq and how he longed to see a picture of the rain back home. Did we have one she could e-mail to her son?
We talked about Matthew, about the hours of boredom punctuated by moments of terror. About buddies being killed by roadside bombs and snipers. About the challenges of coping with heat and the hated dust.
That afternoon, I pulled some old weather pictures from our archive and sent them to Tamara. I sent a photo of children huddled under an umbrella. Another showed Duck football fans in Autzen Stadium watching a game in a driving rain. I sent her a picture of downtown Eugene at dusk with wet, shimmering streets - pictures we often put in the paper on slow news days in winter."

>Bullriders

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>Kick It!

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Click on the link above to see the story.

I was photographing these Eugene police officers when this guy did a little high kick in my direction. I don't think he was mad or anything because he launched into a Charlie Daniels song, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."

>Teddy Bears and Guns For Sale

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Cliff Brach, 72. Sprague River, Ore.

>Me Talkin' Too Much

>This at the Portland stop of Aperture in Action where I showed my sports photography.

>The latest from my After Dark project

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Here's the latest from a stroll through downtown Eugene last night. Click on the link above to see the project so far.

>From the Oregon Coast

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>Marge!

>This was the "tall hair" competition before the The Simpsons Movie showing at the Gateway Mall.

>Mixed Martial Arts

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This is from a mixed martial arts fight last night at the Lane County Fairgrounds.

>Seattle Sidewalk

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>Bookworm

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I shot this in Seattle around closing time.

>Warming Up

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>Paul Bunyan on Roids

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>Cole at the Lake

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Here's a snap of Cole at the lake shot with the Speed Graphic on Type 55.

>Greta at the Lake

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I shot this with a Speed Graphic on Polaroid Type 55.

>Lake Creek

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>Rodeo Dance

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>Ems Pre-game

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Here's a snap from the other night when I shot the Ems. Local little league teams show up to escort the players to their positions. They are waiting to queue up for the moment.