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Braums

“Did he just take my picture?” the guy asked. “Yeah, it’s kinda what he does.”
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Posted by matt on 2010-05-02T00:00:00Z GMT

The number of things going on in this picture is at least double what you think it is. And then there’s all the things that happened that night that aren’t in the picture. A couple good rock bands, a hillbilly jug of sangria, a foamy (but free) keg, etc. etc. If I sat here and actually listed everything, you’d get bored and never read again. You had to be there. And you should have.

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Posted by matt on 2010-05-02T00:00:00Z GMT

NMF in Many Parts (sunday brunch)

So, Amber was kind enough to let me and Chas and her bro crash at her house, even leaving the front door open so we didn’t have to leave the party when she did. The next morning, Amber and josh and I had brunch at the Norman Airport. It’s a place to go to based on novelty, because the service sucked and the food wasn’t even as good as ihop.

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Posted by matt on 2010-05-02T00:00:00Z GMT

Clouds

I’ve been doing this thing now for the past couple weeks, when I see a cloud that I like, for whatever reason, I take a picture. Clouds are the ultimate transients. Impossible to pin down. The way the light plays on them is so dramatic, as if they have moods.

Anyway, I’m thinking of using these for a show I have coming up. I know, I’m becoming that pretentious asshole I never wanted to become. Whatever, I’ll probably come up with something better like 48 hours before the show and rush around getting it done in the nick of time.

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Posted by matt on 2010-05-02T00:00:00Z GMT

NMF Pre-Gaming With Sherree Chamberlain

And by pre-gaming, I mean I went to a show, to warm me up for all the other shows. I could have used a drink, as this was a TV taping and all those cameras made me kinda nervous, but after a couple takes I got used to them and was able just to enjoy the music.

Why I was there exactly is a little complicated- a friend is a PA or something for the show, and I ran into her when I was in Stillwater a couple months ago at a show, and she asked me to do some stills for them, so I did. And I guess as a thank-you and because they needed warm bodies in the seats, I got to go to the on set taping of the show, Warehouse something or other.

Before the show, waiting on the rehearsals to get done. Photos
The 500mm does its thing. 1/50th of a second baby! Photos
Still 1/50th. Little blurry this time, but I still like it. Photos
Sharp? what? Yeah. I’m kinda in love with what that lens can do. It’s hard to focus and hard to use, but the stuff it does is unique. Photos