Christmas photo booth

We had a great time with the photo booth at the Toys for Tots toy drive at the Manor House in Roseburg last night.  My new holiday backdrop worked great. The portable and open photobooth makes a fantastic addition to any special event.  Check my website for rates.

My son Alex goofs with Santa

Some subjects seemed unsure of Santa and needed a bit of encouragement.

Santa photo booth

I'll have my photo booth set up for pictures with Santa at the Manor House (3400 NW Edenbower Blvd) in Roseburg from 5-7 p.m. tonight. Free pictures if you bring a toy for Toys for Tots. Sadly, I won't be portraying Santa.

Spawning salmon

A wild Oregon coast coho salmon swims upstream while spawning in a creek near Glide, Ore., on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010.   The salmon, which are near death after their journey to the small creek from the Pacific Ocean, will spawn and die.

I don't have an underwater camera, so I used a submerged aquarium to get this shot. The water was a bit cloudy, so I didn't get many usable photos under water.

 I met a fisheries biologist a few days ago who told me about the spawning coho salmon.   Some of the fish were very near death but their spawning instinct was still strong.

A salmon sends up a rooster tail as it heads upstream.

With shredded fins and near death, a salmon rests in a shallow area of the creek. 

Nice to meet you

A small creek rushes down a mossy hillside to meet the North Umpqua River near Glide, Ore., on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010.  Nikon D3s, .3 sec., f/22, Nikon 80-200mm lens at 200mm. Check out more of my nature photos here.

Making waves

Small waves create an interesting pattern on a pond in Roseburg, Ore., on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010.  Check out more of my animal and nature pictures here.  Prints are available from the online gallery or from the studio.

Magazine cover: Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine has used one of my photos from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the cover of their Dec., 2010 issue.
Check out more of my photos from the gulf oil spill in the video below. Contact me directly for reproduction rights and my work is also represented by Zuma Press.

Holiday photo booth

The fun and slightly cheesy backdrop is for use with my portable photo booth. I have a couple of events planned for next week including a Toys for Tots toy drive at The Manor House in Roseburg. The public is welcome Friday, Dec. 10, 5-7 p.m.  Bring a toy and get a free photo with Santa.

My furnace is on the fritz till next week in my studio.  Good thing I have a photo-realistic fire to keep me warm.