Woke up early this morning to shoot this photograph near downtown Portland, Oregon. The fog over the city just before sunrise made a great background.

People always ask me why I love the rain in Portland so much. Well, it’s because I love showing dramatic skies in the portraits I photograph! Here is a photo I shot in the rain yesterday afternoon. What do you think?

This morning I went to my daughters school to shoot some photos for the school website. One was this portrait of the spanish teacher. Not sure why, but I like it.

Yesterday I headed north to Seattle to cover the Seahawks vs Cardinals NFL game. I’ve shot a ton of football games, college and high school and a ton of professional sports events, but I think this was the first time I’d ever been to an NFL game, as a fan or a photographer. I could be wrong about that, but I don’t remember shooting or seeing a live NFL game before yesterday. The weather forecast was for rain, and it poured in the first series of the game, but then the sun came out and it was a really nice day with great light. Above was the shot of the game…Arizona QB Kevin Kolb lost his helmet as he was sacked late in the game.

This was a another one of my favorite photos. Marshawn Lynch was picked up and brought down for a loss in the third quarter.

From left: Tarvaris Jackson runs for a touchdown, giving the Hawks a 13-10 lead, Chris Clemons and Raheem Brock celebrate a tackle for loss and Kam Chancellor celebrates his interception late in the 4th quarter that sealed the first win of the season.

Rather than drive to Seattle and back in a day, I took the train, which was very nice. It dropped me off right in the parking lot of Century Link Field. I don’t think I’ll ever go to Seattle for work again and not ride the train. Loved it and it was cheaper than gas there and back too!

Last night I shot the US Women’s team play a friendly against Canada at JELD-WEN Field for US Soccer. I love shooting for them, it’s always a lot of fun no matter what the event. This game did not disappoint. Forward Abby Wambach scored two goals in the second half and forward Alex Morgan added a third in stoppage time to put the home team up 3-0. I got lucky and Abby ran in my direction both times she scored. Here is my take from the game. Great sellout crowd, but a very different atmosphere from a Timbers game.