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Matt

@w00dstok.bsky.social

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I do things with 1s and 0s. West Michigan native. French fry aficionado. https://www.instagram.com/matt_on_the_roll

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Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks!

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · 21d

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

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

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Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Sep 15

Northern Lights are out in Michigan tonight!

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Sep 14

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

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

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Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Sep 11

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.

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Sep 1

Self-portrait on the bridge

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

#gr #grandrapids #michigan #photosky

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

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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 25

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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 25

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

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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 21

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?

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 19

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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 18

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

#photosky #photography #drone #westmichigan #boats

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

A boat in greenish blue water with vegetation in the background

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 13

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?

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 12

This dude was just chilling on the wall

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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 12

Fuuuuccckkkk, it’s only Tuesday

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

#photosky #macro #bees

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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 11

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 an emerald green leaf kissed by a gentle rain.

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 10

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

#photosky #macro

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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 9

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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

A close up shot of a leaf showing its greeny structure

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Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 2

A lonely fisherman with last night’s sunset.

#photosky #photography

A fisherman and his boat silhouetted against the setting sun

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Aug 2

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 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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Jul 25

A barn in two edits

#photosky

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

Matt @w00dstok.bsky.social · Jul 19

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

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