Matt Nathanson

Matt Nathanson, a very gifted singer/songer writer, played in Downtown Des Moines tonight for the Nightfall on the River series on Thursday nights during the summer. His music was great and a large crowd came out. This is really the first concert I have been able to get right up front and take a picture at. It was very nice to have a good artist and virtually no security. I have some really great photos and I will probably post more on here. I think I am going to have to take some more pictures at concerts and buy a new lens because some wide angle shots would look greaaat!

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I am not feeling inspired so far this week. Doing a lot more at work, but I am having lots of fun. Don't worry; lots more photos soon.

Touch It, I Dare You

My dog, Chewy, likes to stick out his tongue when he sleeps and it is very fun to mess with him. My dog is crazy but I wouldn't trade him for the world!

Adopting a Pet

Well I am all settled in at my cousin's new place in West Des Moines. He got just rescued a dog from a shelter before I moved in! Her name is Lady and she has to be the friendliest dog I have ever met. She is so calm and well mannered; a great first dog for him. This makes me think everyone should resque a dog or a cat from a local shelter.

My Tax Money at Work

This is a photo from the 4th of July Parade in Perry, Iowa. This is Perry's tax dollars hard at work. I have wanted to get a picture of this truck all summer and finally did. The Perry Police have two of these trucks and just got them this year. Isn't this a great use of taxpayers money in this time of expensive gas? I can't even believe it.

Fireworks!

Well, I decided to post twice since I missed yesterday. This is a photo I took Friday night of the fireworks in Perry. Can anyone guess how long I had my shutter open? This is the grand finale all in one take. To bad the fireworks were a disappointment. The little latino kids behind me sure loved them though; maybe if I was a kid again I would too.

Oh this photo is a 30 second exposure at f/20 aperture. Having Adobe CS3 and using camera RAW really helps my lack of ability to take incredible photos in the camera, but software is only half the battle. Some days I wish I didn't have any software; I use it as a crutch.

4th of July Parade!

Hey all! Sorry this post is late. I made my way to West Des Moines to stay with my cousin so I don't have to pay an arm and a leg to drive to Screenscape every day, and needless to say he didn't have his internet up yet yesterday so here I am today. This is a photo from this past weekend of the parade in Perry, Iowa. I wanted to get the kid in the shot but didn't want his dad (who is just out of frame) to think I was a creeper, but this photo turned out decently enough.

Blank Park Zoo

Last summer I had an internship at the Blank Park Zoo producing Zoo TV and Wild Zoo. Along the way I had the pleasure of taking all the photos I wanted in the zoo. This is a photo of a hand raised baby wallaby named Sheila. Her mother passed away and the employees at the zoo had to hand feed her and teach her how to be a wallaby. Great story.

Arts Festival Deux

This is another photograph that I took at the Des Moines Arts Festival. It is of a statue that is permantly in downtown Des Moines in Gateway Park. I am sure everyone who can take a picture has this same exact photo, but it is a very nice piece or art. Des Moines is lucky to have it.