Deepwater Horizon oil spill pelican

The Sacramento Bee is using one of my photo from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on their website today.  Check out this slideshow with some of my photos from the spill.

Autumn at the river

A colorful fall leaf floats on the reflective surface of the South Umpqua River in Roseburg, Ore., on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012.

The sky is reflected in puddles formed in the depressions  of eroded bedrock along the Umpqua River near Elkton, Ore., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012.

The blue and the green

A great blue heron hunts in an alfalfa field on a farm near Roseburg, Ore., on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. The large bird, normally known for wading, appeared to be hunting for rodents and frogs in the bright green field.

Woman in black

I shot this yesterday for a possible book cover.  I don't think it will be used because the publisher is going with a different image.  Anyone want to write a book to fit with this image for the cover?

Veterans Day parade in Roseburg

Members of the  Veterans of Foreign Wars Color Guard walk in the Veterans Day parade in downtown Roseburg on Monday. The parade in Roseburg is billed as the second largest Veterans Day parade in the state of Oregon.  

Must-see photos on msn.com

My fall leaf photo is a "must-see" photo on msn.com.

Mushroom season in the Pacific Northwest

Small mushrooms grow in a mossy forested gully in the Coast Range mountains near Elkton, Ore., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012.  With the onset of rainy fall weather in the Pacific Northwest mushrooms are sprouting up all over the place.

I've notices a couple of "Mushroom Buyer" sign along the road recently.  I have no idea which mushrooms are edible and which are deadly poisonous so I treat them all as dangerous.

This photo was taken with a wide-angle lens.  I used my closeup lens on the others.