The cookout

Posted by matt on 2009-07-02T00:00:00Z GMT

it all sucks

So I was going to post some more pictures, but I hate everything I’ve shot now, and so there’s nothing else to post.

Posted by matt on 2009-06-30T00:00:00Z GMT

Pride Parade

So, it’s pride 09. I wasn’t on, but these I like. For those who don’t know: I’m straight. And I’m not going to lie, this was mostly about being a part of the spectacle and drinking and cooking out for me. But yes, I do support a whole range of gay rights, marriage and equal protection and other things. But this was a party on wheels. <br /><br />I’d like to say the big fail is because of the lack of intimacy with the subject(true), or sub-standard camera equipment(not true), but really it was because I lacked two things: focus and a camera strap. I wasn’t focused on taking pictures, more on riding the new bike, and I didn’t have a strap to hold the camera so I was constantly death gripping it and worried I would drop it. <br /><br /><span class=”caption” >Two days before, but already started at the Copa.</span><img class=”photo” src=”https://images.matt.pictures/pride_parade/1157/0001.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” >The Bike Horde.</span><img class=”photo” src=”https://images.matt.pictures/pride_parade/1157/0002.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img class=”photo” src=”https://images.matt.pictures/pride_parade/1157/0003.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img class=”photo” src=”https://images.matt.pictures/pride_parade/1157/0004.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” >This was something about people wearing leather and being gay? Not sure. update from my friend hope who Knows Things: “The picture at the pride parade the people in leather. Its the national leather association. that’s what the blue and black flag with the red heart represents. its a BDSM community with a very strong Gay following. I know i always have the strangest information. but there you go.”</span><img class=”photo” src=”https://images.matt.pictures/pride_parade/1157/0005.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” >This really surprised me; Dell is a big company, glad to see that they were out there in support. They have a pretty big call center here in the city.</span><img class=”photo” src=”https://images.matt.pictures/pride_parade/1157/0006.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” >The Boneshakers were out, all five of us that are still here and riding.</span><img class=”photo” src=”https://images.matt.pictures/pride_parade/1157/0007.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” >I don’t know what to say about the dude on the horse.</span><img class=”photo” src=”https://images.matt.pictures/pride_parade/1157/0008.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img class=”photo” src=”https://images.matt.pictures/pride_parade/1157/0009.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” >The crowd at the end was something else. A couple thousand people, easily. All along the route there were spectators, but nothing to make me expect this. </span><img class=”photo” src=”https://images.matt.pictures/pride_parade/1157/0010.jpg” alt=”Photos” />

Posted by matt on 2009-06-30T00:00:00Z GMT

night portraits

Posted by matt on 2009-06-30T00:00:00Z GMT

last tulsa shit

I’m posting this from the backyard of a cookout after pride parade. I promise, this is the last of the tulsa photos. Until I go to tulsa again in a week or two. <br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/last_tulsa_shit/1160/0040.jpg” class=”photo” alt=”Photos”/><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/last_tulsa_shit/1160/0041.jpg” class=”photo” alt=”Photos”/><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/last_tulsa_shit/1160/0042.jpg” class=”photo” alt=”Photos”/><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/last_tulsa_shit/1160/0043.jpg” class=”photo” alt=”Photos”/><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/last_tulsa_shit/1160/0044.jpg” class=”photo” alt=”Photos”/><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/last_tulsa_shit/1160/0045.jpg” class=”photo” alt=”Photos”/><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/last_tulsa_shit/1160/0046.jpg” class=”photo” alt=”Photos”/>

Posted by matt on 2009-06-28T00:00:00Z GMT