August 2010
1 post
May 2010
2 posts
First "real" Self Portrait
My first “real” self portrait project: http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/sets/72157624093232442/ #fb
Sure, Ive done “self portraits” in the past, if by that one means a photograph of myself. but as I became a photographer so i could be behind the camera and not infront of it, i tend to steer clear of them as uch as possible.
My head has been a bit all over the...
April 2010
7 posts
NWA10 Timelapse
http://vimeo.com/11214212 #fb timelapse is here, and this one will work when you try and watch :D please leave comments on it and suggestions for accompaniment music.
thanks people!
NWA10 Timelapse
http://www.vimeo.com/11185573 #fb A timelapse experiment from New Word Alive 2010, featuring: rig, adult and student celebration and the de-rig.
please tell me your comments/suggestions, and suggestions of music to accompany it! cheers!
New Word Alive 2010 photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/sets/72157623920911384/ #fb Photos from this years new word alive event in Pwllheli. Timelapse video being tweaked and will be available to view soon!
blue moon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4547505801/ #fb as part of my moon phases project, I have been following the moon quite closely, on friday afternoon, I say the moon out in the daylight. It feels quite different seeing it then. I usually relate the moon to night time, so it felt weird seeing it when it was light. strange thoughts I know, but i thought it looked good, so out the camera...
more mooning ;)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4500154740/ #fb
New Website
www.henrymatter.com #fb well I got it sorted, so now it should work fine in chrome, FF and IE. Please let me know what you think, good or bad. and tell me any problems you have!
thanks muchly people!
new site!
My new website is ging up as I type!
has taken me a while to do, and I’m really hoping it works not too!
#fb
March 2010
7 posts
moon phases project - coming along gradually
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/sets/72157623315777756/ #fb my project to capture each phase of the moon is moving along gradually. I have been hindered a bit by the bad weather, but i’m still trying to get the photos done on the clear nights I remember! Ive got 9 so far, so only 19 more to go (Assuming I haven’t got duplicates already) i’m actually enjoying seeing this...
Sizewell on ice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4464280929/ #fb sizewell hall with the pond frozen over. I like photographing reflections, and I have done many using this pond, on this day in Feb 2010, however it was frozen over the thickest I think I have seen. I like seeing things in new ways!
#365 slowdown
#fb some of you have been asking where my #365 imges have been. well I am afraid I have slowed down a little, there are some up on flickr here which I havent blogged about, but over all there has been a lot g oing on lately and I havent been able to think about much so i am not worrying about strictly keeping to a photo every day for now. I am currently working on some video projects which I will...
#365 day #62 - sun rising
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4403985924/ #fb Today showed me another wonderful sunrise, decided to stop again. the sky was a wonderful pink earlier this morning, but that was too early even for me to get up (6am) So i hope yuo enjoy this one instead!
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#365 day #61 - Springish
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4401369896/ #fb spring seems to have sprung a little early, Ive been able to see the beautiful sunrises the past 2 days in a row. yesterday I didnt have my camera, to day I stopped and took a photo. i like it when I make the time to stop, even for a minute and take in the world. makes me feel better.
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#365 day #60 - moon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4401334350 #fb the moon last night was big and beautiful. Ive been doing a project on the moon phases, trying to photograph the moon on each part of its phase. I’m up to 7 images (which you can see here). its going pretty slow really, just because the weather has made it overcast alot, but its still fun to do!
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February 2010
25 posts
#365 day #59 - bouncing silver balls
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4393490510 #fb 3/16” stainless steel ball bearings So, I had fun with the ball bearings form a couple of days ago. I put them on a loud speaker and played Chemical brothers, the big big jump, it has some fun bass lines which made the balls go crazy. it was fun, but I did have to pick most of the balls off the floor and desk at least 3 times. twice...
#365 day #58 - Hobbies on Hold
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4393445226 #fb I have quite a few hobbies on hold, RC Planes, Sax playing, B&W Photography, mountain biking etc etc. So I thought I’d photograph one of them, so here is my alto Sax. Its black and gold laquered, looks a bit posy, but I like it, Think I have only played it once, well, tried to play it anyway! I never learnt fully when I was...
#365 day #57 - Balls of Steel!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4389929244/ #fb today I got a small parcel, I had orderes some ball bearings from a well known auction site. I plan to use these combined with a large speaker, and some heavy bass lines to experiment a little. I have no idea what will happen, but We will see (maybe)!
#365 day 56 - relax
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4387143449& #fb
Today I had a busy day at work. Not used to that! So I came home, lit the stove and sat aqd read my howies catalogue. If you dont know howies have a look at their stuff. Not cheap but amazing quality. Their catalogues read like a story, this seasons is about patagonia, the twin town to the home of howies, cardigan. Have a look: www.howies.co.uk
#365 day #55 - Stoned
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4386191250/in/set-72157623503081490/ #fb OK, so I have been a little behind with my uploads, but I have still been taking the photos! I collected some stones from a beach on holiday (shhh dont tell anyone) and a small piece of driftwood, and was experimenting with them in the studio, i was also experimenting with flash placement. this was shot with a studio...
#365 missing
#fb for those of you missing the #365 posts, i apologise. I have been taking them, but with internet connection/timing problems I haven’t had a chance to upload them. they will be coming!
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RT @PhotoInsomniac etal UK Photographer films his own ‘anti-terror’ arrest,held for 8 hrs. http://tinyurl.com/yzxhxpo - not sure I agree with how this guy acted. If he was being stopped under sec44 then yeah, by all means refuse, but sec2? just give them details and move on, makes everyones life easier! “I didnt go out to get arrested” - No? didnt seem like that...
#365 day #49 - Trapped
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4367109327/ #fb Part of a short study I did in cornwall. Things trapped in the rocks thanks to the tides. mostly rubbish, but still, trapped is never a good thing.
#365 day #48 - moon 3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4367085541/ #fb Don’t you just hate it when you find a manual shot if out of focus? I know I do! part of my moos sequence, If I think its good enough when It comes to print!
#365 day #47 - pancakes!
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4362744743&
#fb Yum yum!
#365 day #46 - re:fresh for fish and chips
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4360145126&
#fb today is a flying visit to re:fresh at sizewell hall. Cant stay the whole week cos was at cornwall last. Still good to be here, I never tire of it!
#365 day #45 - home
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4357126477&
#fb home again. Washings done, all unpacked and setld in. Home alone for the week too but no less busy! Time to get on with photo editing and uploading the #365 uploads I couldnt do during the week.
Oh yeah, back to work tomorow too, Fun fun! (Or not!)
#365 day #44 - homeward bound
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4354037264&
#fb
Time to go home. Amazingly we have had amazing weather and the first rain we have seen is today on our way home! Time to do washing and get ready for work monday!
#365 day #43 - this make sense?
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4351741857& #fb
Today we went to westward ho! Just cos the name sounded fun! Saw this sign and got confused, surely golf is a ball game?!
#365 day #43 - this make sense?
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4351741857& #fb
Today we went to westward ho! Just cos the name sounded fun! Saw this sign and got confused, surely golf is a ball game?!
#365 day #41 -#fb eden project today!
http://m.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4346151116&
#fb Last time I was here it wasnt very old so not much had grown. Hoping itl be better today! I know these photos are rubish, but will make up fov it by uploading beter ones when I get back! Hope to get some exotic plants snapped today!
#365 day #40 - HDR is pants, or I need more...
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4344088713&
#fb Today we went to bude and the sun was trying to poke through the clouds. I thought id take some images to do hdr with (which this image isnt btw) when I tried to do the hdr, they came out the same as the correct exposure. So either I need more practice or hdr is pants!
#365 day #40 - HDR is pants, or I need more...
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4344088713&
#fb Today we went to bude and the sun was trying to poke through the clouds. I thought id take some images to do hdr with (which this image isnt btw) when I tried to do the hdr, they came out the same as the correct exposure. So either I need more practice or hdr is pants!
#365 day #39 - st michaels mount from renaissance...
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4340064453& #fb
In penzance today, had lunch looking over here. Was lovely! Bit cloudy, bt the blue sky and sun are breaking through!
#365 day #39 - st michaels mount from renaissance...
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4340064453& #fb
In penzance today, had lunch looking over here. Was lovely! Bit cloudy, bt the blue sky and sun are breaking through!
#365 day #37 - holiday time
http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=4335924422& #fb Im on holiday! So I havent done a proper photo today, being my first day and all! Enjoying wine and heros in cornwall! The skies have been very clear so will try some startrails tomorow if its clear again.
#365 day #35 - Screwed Brass
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4331217710/ #fb simple one today, a brass screw stripped at work, so I had to drill it out (OK, anyone thinking this is sexual innuendo is sick! haha ) and I thought the bits of crass looked good!
Shot with front-front lenses for extreme low DOF and macro capabilities.
#365 day #34 - getting up early can be worth it!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4326936061/ #fb today I saw this while driving to work so I stopped to take a snap. this made getting up early not quite as bad!
#365 day #33 - whats better than a good meal out?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4326618482/ #fb - whats better than a good meal out? A free meal out! Tonight was the opening of a new Giraffe resturant in Bury. I manages to get us our for free! (when I say managed, they were running a greta promo for tonight, where by if you emailed a lovely lady Vik, you would get a complimentary meal) So after e-mailing Vik quite a bit, We turned up...
#365 day #32 - hanging by a thread
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4322707922/ #fb sometimes alot can feel like its simply hanging by a threat, and one move could snap it.
todays is a bit bad, I rushed it i’m afraid. Im going to try this again another time to get it better.
January 2010
30 posts
#365 day #31 - T'da moon!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4317424378 #fb the moon! Was a beautiful full moon tonight, so I thought I’d take a photo of it.
I have decided to start another project. I plan to photograph themon as much aspossible, and compile my own moon phase image for a complete phase of the moon.
I know I have done some moon photos in the past, but I think I will enjoy photographing it and...
#365 day #30 - more cycling, its working!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4315682377/ #fb I went cycling again today with Adam. this time we managed to do the whole black run. unfortunately the GPS didnt pick up the start of the ride, but hey ho.
todays journey in red, last time in green
It seems that its working though, This time, I managed the first leg without stopping and I wasn’t completely dead afterwards! last time...
#365 day #29 - lego time!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4311967621 #fb Ive been playing with my Lego Technic practicing studio work (and actually playing a little!) and thought this was fun. I hope do some playing and re-editing but will see if I get time!
#365 day #28 - I passed!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4311704603/ #fb I did a firsat aid course a couple of weeks ago. It basicaly means im now insured to put on a bandage! I recieved my certificate today though, have to be honnest, I was expecting a little more than the basic piece of paper with my name on it, but anyway, thought youd all love to see it! haha
#365 day #27 - Mic, check!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4309589147 #fb tonight we had a meeting of some of the A techs at church. basically we need to spend some money and we needed to talk about whet we need to spend it on and how much. I was a little bored while waiting for the meeting so thought id take a picture or two! hopefully we will have some money to spend soon! thankfully I think we have enough Mics...
#365 day #26 colours
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4304994614 #fb isnt is amazing how colours mean different things? red can mean danger, love or luck, black can mean empty of full. blue can represent the ocean or the sky and gren can mean go or that someones sick or envvious. it can get confusing sometimes!
#365 day #25 - self portrait, but not
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4304987920/ #fb a portrait of how im feeling today - a bit like an elastic band - all twisted and confusing, stretchable but liable to snap (if hungry! haha)
#365 day #24 - long day
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrymatter/4300971497 #fb Im afraid todays is a bit rubish. Ive been working hard on some projects, interactive and film, so you will be seeing a few image like this im afraid. I know they are by no means works of art, but this #365 project is about my life, and at present busy days are my life.
plus its cloudy again so I cant do my moon or star pics Ive wanted to!...