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Football Season

matt — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:31:37 +0000

I haven’t been linking any of my pictures here recently, but it’s a slow day, so you can check out my Seahawks at 49ers gallery from last Sunday here:

(I put selected pictures on Flickr if you’re interested.)

Red Bluff is Not a Card Game

matt — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:05:03 +0000

My friends and family have been laughing at me for the last week because none of them can picture me at a rodeo. But rodeos are a growing component of my photography business, and so I’ll put on a cowboy hat and dodge turds when I have to. I recently returned from Red Bluff, CA where one of the largest rodeos, the Red Bluff Round-Up, takes place. I had a great time, learned a lot, met some fun people, and walked away with some career pictures. I made a little slideshow if you’re interested in what rodeo is all about.

One interesting political observation: I’ve been shooting rodeos for a little over two years. My first was the 2007 Grand National in San Francisco, and the announcer mixed in a lot of very pro-war comments, and despite the location, left no room for opposing views. And this was 2007, not nearly the zenith of pro-war sentiment. Fast forward just two years to 2009, same announcer, much redder county (San Francisco County went 84-14 for Obama, Tehama County went 60-36 for McCain) and there were many statements that began with “whether or not you support the war or not…” And this in the presence of five Marines (including a seriously badass sniper who apparently has an obscene number of confirmed kills) who held the flags during the national anthem. Have things changed that much in two years?

Anyway, check out the slideshow, I think you’ll enjoy it.

Braggadocio

matt — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Sarabeth is still traveling in the land the internet forgot, so you’re all stuck with me for another week or so. I’m not planning to watch much of either convention, but I do have some thoughts about Obama/Biden together and individually.

Until then, I need to brag a little. I try to respect the political focus of 1115 since Sarabeth works so hard and I don’t anymore. But I recently found out that my photo Happy Couple 2 from early 2007 will be included in an exhibition at the Tate Modern Gallery in London. I don’t do this kind of photography much anymore, but it’s still nice to know that there is an audience for it. There will be a book of photos from the exhibition, and I’ll post information about that as I get it.

Row-Day-Oh

matt — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:00:00 +0000

I haven’t pimped out my photos in a while, so I’m going to take advantage of Sarabeth’s vacation to do just that.

From a couple of rodeos (Grand National and Oakdale) I shot last month:

Vertical

matt — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:00:15 +0000

Last week I shot the Vans Tahoe Cup snowboard competition. Here are a few highlights:

Many more on Flickr.

In case anyone else is interested in the emerging field of flickr-carbon dating, I’ll save you the trouble.

I’m 35.

Santarchy!

matt — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:30:30 +0000

The 2007 Santarchy was in San Francisco and Oakland on Saturday. With visits to several bars, an “adult superstore,” and a ferry ride, things got out of hand quickly.

More photos here

Lights Out

matt — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:00:00 +0000

The D3 FX format CMOS imaging sensor was designed from the ground up to offer exceptional light transmission properties, so photographers can acquire outstanding image quality even in low light conditions. With a high signal to noise ratio, a pixel pitch 15% larger than competitive cameras, gapless surface micro-lenses and advanced on-chip noise reduction means high-quality images under very low light levels are now possible. The sensor enables an ISO settings range from 200-6400, expandable up to the equivalent of 25,600 or down to 100.

Xmas in august.

Clockwise

matt — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:00:10 +0000

I shot the 2007 San Jose Grand Prix for SFist. I’m not much of a car guy (I don’t even have a driver’s license), but there’s something about being three feet away from Champ Cars doing 200 mph.

On Sunday morning, the only clean shirts I had left were my France and Netherlands futbol jerseys. I went with the white Netherlands kit because it was going to be a hot day. With a few minutes left in the race, I was walking down pit lane to be close to the podium for the trophy presentation. One of driver Robert Doornbos‘ (native of the Netherlands) crew recognized the jersey, and stopped me. Just then, Doornbos took the lead and his pit went crazy. They then rushed me with them out onto the track for the victory celebration. Timing and uniform are important.

Full set of race weekend photos is on Flickr.

Close your eyes and make believe / You can do whatever you please

matt — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:00:00 +0000

I’m heading out to Chicago to catch up with some friends and see the first night of the Pitchfork Music Festival with Sonic Youth performing “Daydream Nation” and the GZA performing “Liquid Swords.” Short of cancellation, there’s no way this isn’t going to rule.

I’ll leave you with the following links to some of my recent shoots.

United Flight 93 crash site – Shanksville, PA

Fort Pitt Casting – McKeesport, PA

Hollister Motorcycle Rally – Hollister, CA

Huge in the Netherlands

matt — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:00:10 +0000

The Discovery Channel bought my Tour of California photo of Discovery rider Tom Danielson for use in their Tourspel online game. From what I understand, it’s like fantasy football, but for the Tour de France. The photo will run on the Discovery Channel homepage, game page, banner ads, and newspaper ads in Europe.

Notice the placement, above those fleabag Meerkats.