National Armed Forces Day in Salem

The Oregon National Guard celebrated Armed Forces Day at the Oregon State Capitol Mall in downtown Salem, May 13.

The annual celebration gives Oregonians an opportunity to see the capabilities of the Oregon National Guard and introduces them to the agencies which support the state and work with federal partners.

During the ceremony, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski thanked Oregonians in uniform for their contributions and sacrifice.

Military equipment  was on display starting, including a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, 105mm Howitzer cannons, a light armored vehicle (LAV), military firefighting equipment, a HEMTT, and a Humvee.

A highlight of the event was a flyover of the Oregon Air National Guard's top air superiority fighter. Two F-15 Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing broke through the clouds to skim just over the capitol's dome and the Oregon Pioneer.

As a tribute to those in uniform, soldiers from the Oregon Army National Guard's Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery, fired three 105mm Howitzer cannons, filling the Capitol Mall with smoke. 

Experimenting with glowsticks

For three years Ive had this vision.. it involved skateboards and glow sticks. I had this idea to get two to three long boarders, strap glow-sticks to their boards and film them carving down some gigantic deserted hills and capture that whole long carving process though slow shutter speeds.. still don't know why I am so amp'd on this idea, but was determined to see it all fall into place.. Well after several hours of attempts, the glow sticks weren't doing the trick. We used some makeshift lighting and came out with these instead... 

Later glow skating attempts will follow.........

 

Lets Cruise

Enjoying March

Surfing Magazine Pepper Shoot/Interview

http://www.surfingmagazine.com/surfing-photo-video/surfing-sounds/pepper-interview-090308/index.html

Individually, Bret Keoni Bollinger, Kaleo'okalani Wassman, Remy Ryan De Rochment and Yesod Anton Williams are four guys who grew up in Kona on the sleepy Big Island. But, collectively, they are Pepper. And despite their island origins, Pepper is far from the traditional Hawaiian ukulele and slack keyed guitar sound. In fact, their music more closely resembles the So Cal dub-punk of Sublime.

Now, after being in California thousands of times and having lived there from time to time, the guys from Pepper were still in awe at how relaxing So Cal is in the summer. With the current “Vog” (volcanic gas smog) situation on the island, the boys from Kona on the Big Island enjoyed the weather and sights (girls) of So Cal before a long journey across America. They stopped by SURFING’s backyard before they kicked off their 2008 Tailgate Tour with Slightly Stoopid.