On the 4th of July I went with Steve Thornburg over to place just past Bray, CA by Orr Lake to cut some firewood. So of course I took my camera along for the chance to get some great pictures. I was shooting these pictures during the middle of the afternoon so the lighting was a …
On the 23rd of June Christian, son number four, entered the waters of baptism becoming an official member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was a great occasion where the Spirit of the Lord was felt strongly. I want to once again send my thanks to my parents who made the long drive …
Thought I would share some photos from the kids in the pool on the Fourth of July. We had a BBQ over at the Thornburg’s after I had spent the day woodcutting with Steve. After we went over to watch the fireworks. We ended up watching from my office parking lot. It is an okay …
Tonight was the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for the 8 boys receiving their Eagle Scout award. Another young man will finish his with in the next couple of months. It was a great event honoring not only the boys, but two great leaders Chris Kilian and Tim Avery. It has been my privilege and …
On May 12th my little Princess turned 5 years old. I can’t believe the time has gone so quickly. She received lots of clothes for her birthday, and so unlike the boys, was very excited about this! She can’t wait to start school this fall. The Monday morning after her birthday she asked Taunya if that …
Troop 58 of Yreka, CA Over the last few years the leaders of Troop 58 have had the pleasure of working with some great young men. They have been working hard to obtain the rank of Eagle Scout. They have traveled the trail to Eagle as a group and because of this they will share …
On my way home from my barbershop concert last night this huge moon was rising over Mt. Shasta. You know one of those huge optical illusion orangeish moons. I rushed home and grabbed my tripod and camera and drove south looking for a good spot to take a picture. I wish I knew more about …
Spent this evening out on Trout lake in Shasta Valley with a good friend Matt Baun, for the opening day of fishing on this reservoir. Took my new bamboo fly rod, I just finished making, out for its maiden voyage!! Nice action and looks really sexy also, but I may be partial here. As you can tell …
Last saturday I had the great pleasure of taking some pre-prom photos of two lovely young ladies, Faith and Danielle. The time of day was between 6pm and 7:30pm so the lighting was excellent for the most part with the sun already lowish in the sky. The location was the Greenhorn Park and reservoir. The camera I …
Last year Taunya and I had the opportunity to do a 2 day bike ride event from Seattle Washington to Vancouver Canada. It was an amazing ride covering roughly 200 miles. Because I can’t go on any type of vacation without taking the opportunity to take photographs I have quite a few from this trip. …
Last summer right after I purchased my D7000 Taunya and I went for a photo shoot of Lithia Park in Ashland Oregon with some friends Bill and Sarah Epstein. Sarah had also recently purchased a D7000 and we wanted to get together for some fun shooting and learning. Lighting was great in the park and …
I’ve had my D7000 for almost a year now and have taken over 5000 pictures with it to date. For about 6 months I have struggled with it focusing behind the subject. I’m not a pro photographer so I wasn’t sure what was causing the issue. I made several communications with Nikon USA service about …