Oregon Enduro Series - Hood River

This year I am working for the Oregon Enduro series photographing all their races and this weekend was the season opener in Hood River, Oregon. Overall the racing was fun to watch and take photos of. Something that I really enjoyed was the challenge of trying to make images look different when shooting 60+ riders all passing through the same sections of trail and only separated by one minute intervals  It kept me on my toes and constantly looking at angles and backgrounds. Usually I have to spend time looking for a creative angle but on the trails this weekend I felt like I was trying to create an entirely different scene every minute or so. It's a nice change of pace and really pushes your skills with a camera.

The Weekend In Eugene

Last weekend the Oregon State Beavers and the Ducks of Oregon faced off in the annual Civil War baseball series with the Ducks hosting this year down in Eugene, Oregon. After a 3-0 loss to the Ducks I was a little afraid that we were going to see a repeat of a couple years ago where the Beavers lost all three games in Eugene.

My worries were put to rest though as OSU dominated the rest of the weekend winning 9-0 on Saturday, where Andrew Moore (23) threw a complete game shutout, and on Sunday with the Beavers beating the Ducks 12-2 behind a grand slam by Michael Conforto (8). To top off a great weekend of baseball I was shooting in a different stadium which always makes me shoot better. I'll be missing this weekend's baseball action because of the Oregon Enduro Series season opener in Hood River but I can still look forward to post season play!

No Place Like Home

This past weekend I headed over the mountains back to Central Oregon for the first time in months. I was driving over to go race in my first mountain bike race in something like 4 years. Lets just say I finished it and leave it that. Something that I kind of forgot about though was how much I love Central Oregon. Morning trail runs, bike rides, and afternoon hikes are second to none in this place and can't wait to move back there after graduating in a little over a month. Here are a couple photos from the past weekend and a few more from Christmas and last summer just to give you a better idea of why I like this place so much!