Matt

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A close up photo of droplets of water are resting upon the ruby red petals of a rose.

I spent the morning photographing various subjects to practice macro photography and sometimes all you get is one photo worth posting.

Water drops on rose petals

#photosky #macro #photography

Northern Lights are out in Michigan tonight!

A macro close up of a praying mantis giving the camera its best face card. It’s orange with dark brown streaks with emerald green bulging eyes with a drop of water on its head

A close up shot of a honeybee on some flowers

A close up shot of a cricket resting on a blade of grass

A close up shot of dew drops on verdant clover leaves

I got a proper macro lens today. I have no idea what I am doing (YT should remedy that). I was just spraying and praying and out of the 300 mostly out of focus shots, I got 10 good ones. These are my top 4.

#macro #photosky #photography

What always stays in my mind about 9/11 is all the papers that were falling like a ticker tape parade.

Those papers held so much weight when everyone got to work.

Then in a moment, the weight and importance of those pieces of paper became utterly meaningless.

I think about that a lot.

Self-portrait on the bridge

The top of the blue bridge with a dreamy sunrise on the horizon

A person walking on the blue bridge

A moody, tunnel view of the blue bridge

A top down drone shot of the blue bridge with the verdant vegetation showing through the river

My favorite landmark in Grand Rapids is the Blue Bridge. It has a lot of character and story to tell.

#gr #grandrapids #michigan #photosky

False Fall is full steam ahead here in Michigan. It makes me want to go to an orchard and get some cider.

A photo of a barn and some horses framed by a ranch sign during sunset

A photo of a red barn with a horse in the foreground on green grass

I have shot this barn before, but it was during sunrise. The photo was decent, but I felt it could be better. I went again at sunset and I’m really liking the results!

#photosky #barn #farm #horse #westmichigan

I don’t know why Microsoft Word hates adverbs so much.

“Make it more concise”

How about I absolutely, undeniably, unapologetically, irrevocably, categorically, and enthusiastically tell you to fuck off?

A fire orange sunset with the sun peaking between clouds. There is a boat in the lower left of the lake

My fiancée really likes this photo I took of the sunset this past Friday. I’m not really feeling it. Something about it irks me. Anyone have any constructive thoughts?

#photosky #photography #sunset #westmichigan

A lone boat in the water

Two boats anchored near each other in a teal/green water

A boat in greenish blue water with vegetation in the background

A boat in the greenish blue water

I love taking my drone to the lake and isolating all the boats

#photosky #photography #drone #westmichigan #boats

It’s Left-Handers Day! We make up 13% of the world population!

Anyone else remember seeing Ned Flanders’ Leftorium wishing it was real when they were a kid like me?

An up close shot of a cicada resting on a brick wall

This dude was just chilling on the wall

Fuuuuccckkkk, it’s only Tuesday

A close up shot of a bee on a purple flower.

A close up shot of a bee on a purple flower.

A close up shot of a bee on a purple flower.

The bees in front of my work are putting in their labor.

#photosky #macro #bees

A close up shot of an emerald green leaf kissed by a gentle rain.

Luck favored me with this shot. I’ve been doing macro handheld this whole weekend. Apparently that is the wrong way to do this.

A close up shot of Matt’s eye with a nice blue-green iris.

Took a macro shot of my eye. It seems to focus on everything except my iris. More experimentation is needed.

#photosky #macro

A defunct car wash with graffiti telling the viewer to “Eat Ass” in a hasty scribbled font

Never say there’s nothing interesting to photograph in or around the small town you live in. There are gems everywhere.

#photosky #smalltown #asseating

A bumblebee on a small flower

A small beetle on a flower

A close up shot of a leaf showing its greeny structure

A small purple flower

I got this macro lens adapter for my phone. I wanted to try some macro photography. You are given millimeters to try to lock in focus. It’s a learning curve for me, but I’m up to the challenge.

#photosky #macrophotography #backyard

21 years ago today, Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of human waste onto a boat full of passengers in Chicago

A fisherman and his boat silhouetted against the setting sun

A lonely fisherman with last night’s sunset.

#photosky #photography

A small boat in a lake with a forested shore nearby

A small fishing boat surrounded by water

A small pontoon boat meandering through the waters

A small boat resting on the open water

I call this arrangement Thassalophobia

One of my favorite things about using my drone for photography is creating these isolated shots of singular subjects.

#photosky #photography

A red barn atop a vermillion hill with a bright blue sky in the early morning light

A monochrome photo of a barn atop a hill. The vegetation and sky give a moody feel to a brighter barn

A barn in two edits

#photosky

An orangey sunset burning up the atmosphere with a fair in the foreground with the rides with their colorful lights illuminated

I’m so glad I took my drone to the fair yesterday.

I’ve been up since 3:30am. I had this weird looping dream, which caused me to toss and turn, which caused my cpap hose to keep detaching. I’m sure I’ll take a nap after breakfast

A shot of an amusement park ride with the Statue of Liberty atop an illuminated sign that says “I Heart NY”

A shot of an amusement park slide with the words, “FUN SLIDE” illuminated. To the right is an illuminated circular ride

A shot of an amusement park swing ride with the riders blurred. Against a slight sunset, the reds and oranges pop

A shot of a multicolor Ferris wheel with a bumper car marquee in the foreground

I went to the fair tonight and brought a few cameras, but I wanted to play with the @moodcamera.bsky.social

I’m amazed at what the developer has made in this app. I’ll definitely be using this more.

a man with a ring on his finger is smiling with his hand on his chin Alt: a man with a ring on his finger is smiling with his hand on his chin

TikTok keeps feeding me edits featuring the songs of “Let Down” by Mack Loren (Radiohead cover) and “Eternity” by Alex Warren. I haven’t even seen half of the movies/shows they depict and they got me all misty-eyed.

Hell yeah! Congratulations!

A drone shot of still river surrounded by dense verdant trees. The majestic purple sky is illuminated by a setting sun

A drone shot of a purple and orange sunset with sun shown as a circle behind clouds and haze. The outstretching emerald landscape feels like it is grasping for the last bits of light

These shots from last night really surprised me.