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Patrick’s Neighbors are The Lord’s Own Choir

Patrick’s Neighbors are The Lord’s Own Choir

I shot this band in their living room when I was visiting Patrick Pendergast’s house the other night in Northeast Portland. They are Patrick’s neighbors and they call themselves The Lord’s Own Choir. They’re a great bunch a people and I had a great time listening to them perform.


Walmart Greeter

Walmart Greeter

Walmart Greeter from Thomas Boyd on Vimeo.


San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize

San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize

For some reason I continue to get quite a few hits to my site looking for pictures from San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. So, I’m posting this gallery again so it might show up higher in online searches. The gallery shows, snorkeling in Ray Alley, fishing, Caye Caulker, monkeys, restaurants, nightlife, dancing, street scenes, tours, [...]


Mt. Hood Obscured in Lenticular Cloud

Mt. Hood Obscured in Lenticular Cloud

>I shot this tonight after work near where I’m staying at my dad’s house in Happy Valley.


Craig Mitchelldyer and I are working together

Craig Mitchelldyer and I are working together

Weddings by Thomas Boyd from Craig Mitchelldyer on Vimeo.
I’m now an associate photographer for Craig Mitchelldyer. We’ve known each other for a long time. I respect his photography, worth ethic and they way he does business. Craig’s customers always leave happy. He provides a great product for a fair price.
This arrangement allows me to concentrate [...]


Rose Bowl: Oregon Ducks Lose to Ohio State

Rose Bowl: Oregon Ducks Lose to Ohio State

California Sea Lions drive up real estate prices at the Sea Lion Caves

California Sea Lions drive up real estate prices at the Sea Lion Caves

Even Oregon Sea Lions have to put with Californian’s moving in.
caption: Approximately 600 sea lions sit on a rock in the Sea Lion Caves north of Florence, Ore. on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2010. Hundreds of sea lions that abruptly left San Francisco Bay’s Pier 39 last Thanksgiving have apparently found a new home at the [...]


A Real Rooster in a Fake World

A Real Rooster in a Fake World

Here’s a snap I shot at a rescue farm in Scio, Ore.


Rose Bowl Sunset

Rose Bowl Sunset

I’m a bit late on this, but here’s a snap from the Rose Bowl. I was just going looking at the take again and realized this was probably the most memorable scene from the game for me…the sunset.


Travis Pastrana Set World Record for Jumping Rally Car

Travis Pastrana Set World Record for Jumping Rally Car

I shot this New Year’s Eve in Long Beach Calif. It was extremely packed with people and I didn’t have the best angle at all. I’m pretty disappointed in the photo, but I at least have evidence I as there. See story and video HERE on ESPN.


Christmas trees make last stand

Christmas trees make last stand

This small assignment signifies the last of the Christmas related stories I’ve been working on…and that’s a good thing. Happy Holidays! It’s almost over!
Here’s a link to Larry Bingham’s story.


Loin-cloth man tries out for Survivor

Loin-cloth man tries out for Survivor

Drizzling rain and temperatures hovering in the low 40s didn’t stop dozens of Portland area and Washington residents from lining up for hours Thursday in hopes of winning a spot on the television reality series Survivor. Chuck Miller, the first contestant in line, showed up at New Seasons Market in Happy Valley at 1 a.m., [...]


Editing Oregon Football

Editing Oregon Football

I’m in the process of going through about 20,000 images from 12 games and several other assignments from the 2009 Oregon football season. Every now and then I’ll find a photo I missed in the initial edit. I found this frame this morning from the Purdue game. I shot it with a 50mm wide open [...]


Smith Rocks and frozen Crooked River

Smith Rocks and frozen Crooked River

Here’s a quick snap of Smith Rocks as the Crooked River is frozen below. Shot with a Canon 5D Mark II with a 16-35L and a neutral density graduated filter.


LINKED: at maccreate.com

LINKED: at maccreate.com

David Schloss at maccreate.com added my website to their portfolio gallery. There’s also a http://blog.maccreate.com/2009/12/14/shooting-workflow-in-bend/ on the maccreate blog mentioning our epic drive from the Portland airport to Bend, Ore. Thanks David!


UPDATE: Cyclocross Nationals, Bend, Oregon

UPDATE: Cyclocross Nationals, Bend, Oregon

Here’s my final take from the Cyclocross Championship, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, in Bend, Ore.
Caption: A record 1,600-plus racers compete in the city’s Old Mill District for the U.S. cyclocross national championships. Competitors in cyclocross, a sport in which riders race — and sometimes carry — their bikes around a course filled with varied [...]


Beautiful night at Smith Rocks near Bend, Ore.

Beautiful night at Smith Rocks near Bend, Ore.

My friend and founder of maccreate.com shot this photo of me as the sun dipped below the Cascade mountains to the west.We lit this with one Nikon strobe on a light stand with a medium Chimera box triggered with pocket wizards. It was shot on a Canon 5D Mark II.


Oden Down, Roy Up

Oden Down, Roy Up

The Trail Blazers suffered a potentially devastating setback Saturday night against the Houston Rockets as one of the faces of the franchise suffered another serious injury.

Greg Oden, one of the few bright spots in what has been a discouraging start to the season, fractured the patella in his left knee and will likely miss the rest of the season.


VIDEO: Opera on Electric Guitar

VIDEO: Opera on Electric Guitar

A sonic wave of Rossini swirls down the halls of George Middle School in North Portland.

It’s parent-teacher night, and while adults chat quietly in classrooms about, perhaps, Johnny’s tendency to hide little green Army men around school or Emma’s love of vampires, it sounds as if Metallica and Motörhead are duking it out in the school’s auditorium.


Civil War Photo Gallery The Oregonian photo staff

Civil War Photo Gallery The Oregonian photo staff

Congress Hotel in Tucson, Arizona

Congress Hotel in Tucson, Arizona

I went for an epic walk through Tucson and ended up at the Congress Hotel. Esquire magazine named it one of the top ten best bars in the country. I would have to agree. There were bands playing outside, dancing inside, several bars, a restaurant and a super cool lobby. Yes, you are seeing a [...]


ESPN Gameday Live Broadcast in Tucson, Arizona

ESPN Gameday Live Broadcast in Tucson, Arizona

ESPN Gameday fans put on a good show this morning at during the live broadcast. I have no idea who the guys are in these posters but I thought they were hilarious.


Cole in the corn patch

Cole in the corn patch

Greta on 4th of July

Greta on 4th of July