TOP 10 OF 2011

I know the year has a week to go...
And I know my 365 project failed...
I still managed to take a lot of pics this year...
So here's my top ten favorites from 2011...

10: Cuthbert Dancers - May 20th

9: Cam Newton Media Scrum - January 4th

8: My New Ride - September 29th

7: Parking Lot Spectators - January 9th

6: Safeco Bleacher Seat - June 18th

5: GOOOOL! - March 13th

4: Holga Rocky - February 18th

3: 11pm Alaska Time - August 15th

2: Summer Shake Off - August 25th

1: AT&T Park - July 10th

CHRISTMAS PIGS

Went out to a nearby Christmas farm to take a holiday photo for a friend...



And ran into some pigs.

OCCUPYING WORK

Lately... I've been occupying my job. A lot. Here's a few snaps ranging from the regular football stuff, to helping with live shots covering some Occupy aftermath.

This is us trying to bust out standups for our Civil War Special before the storm gets really really bad.


This is the scene of a big bank protest. Nothing left by the time I got there, other than maybe a little hippie dust.


And another game... a night game. Can't remember which game I took this at. Probably USC last Saturday, but honestly I don't remember. I'm at the end of season blur point.

DONE AT RESER

I shot my last game at Reser for the season last Saturday.

Two Autzen games to go, then Bowl time.

SEASON WINDING DOWN...

And the Ducks are still rollin...

OSU-WSU IN SEATTLE

I added another location to my list of NFL stadiums I've shot NCAA games in... Citylink Field in Seattle -- home of the Seahawks.

It was pretty nice. Great gap in the endzone, which gives you a super view of the downtown skyline.


I've also shot games where the Cowboys and Cardinals play.

FAN FOR A NIGHT

The Ducks played a Thursday night game versus Cal last night. And for the first time in six years, I got the opportunity to put my camera down and enjoy the game as a fan, rather than a photographer/journalist. It was pretty awesome.





Ducks won 43-15.
LMJ dislocated his elbow.
Not good.

MY NEW RIDE...

Subaru Impreza... I wanted the one with the stock 8 track, but they were out of those...

GOODBYE OLD FRIEND

I traded in my Mustang this past weekend.

I owned the car for about 9 years... and in that time, the car truly lead a sensational life...

The car appeared in 3 movies: Slaybottle, Hippies, and Crowbar.

The car drove Tosh and me to Vegas and back.

The car made countless trips to California and back, racing through the hills, and over the passes.

The car chained up and powered through dozens of Oregon snow storms.

I drove the car to my wedding.

The car sat patiently at the work gate thousands of times.

I lost the car at the airport on two separate occasions... spending 45 minutes looking for it the first time, and 30 minutes looking for it the second time.

The car sat in my driveway a lot in the past three years, replace by bike rides, and occasionally bus rides.

It was time for it to go.
But it will be missed.

ANOTHER DAY... ANOTHER GAME

And another loss for the Beavs... wow they suck.

A VISIT FROM THE DANEK

And what does one do when The Danek visits?
Eat some good food...

Drink some good beer...

A DAY AT THE BEACH

There's no such thing as a bad day when you're on a beach.

HIRED GUN

Feels like a fall catalog pic for a gun magazine or something...

WEEK TWO...

A bright and beautiful blowout at Autzen...
These are the Ducks we love and expect...



...and yes... these are basically duplicate shots of the shots I took at OSU last week. It's a long season... I'll figure out a way to start mixing it up.

INSIDE AUTZEN

I'm going to be perched on a high point above this stadium watching the Ducks home opener this Saturday afternoon. My first Duck Football game in 2 years.

FOOTBALL SEASON IS BACK...

Beavs home opener... lost to FCS team Sac State... ouch.

WATER DOG

Shaking off after a cool swim on a hot evening...

GREAT ALASKAN ADVENTURE

Fishing, hiking, bear viewing, wake boarding, boating, kayaking, chilling the hell out, eating good food, drinking good beer, the merriment of good people -- all can be found at Redoubt Mountain Lodge in Lake Clark National Park in Alaska.

SUMMER COOLDOWN

The sprinklers came on... lil'man stopped to enjoy them.