Kingdom of Madness

Hey there

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 22:23:00 +0000

Hey there.

SIUE Cougar

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 00:40:00 +0000

SIUE Cougar, a photo by Mike Matney Photography on Flickr.

On my quest for more birthday cakes we went to SIUE. Once I got a shot of the cake I decided to take this shot of the SIUE Cougar. The sky added a dramatic flare to the photo.

Hungry!

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 18:58:00 +0000

The little birds are out in full force today looking for food. With all the sleet and snow we are getting here in the St. Louis area they are having a rough time. I've fed them once and will have to again this afternoon.

Birthday Cake

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 21:48:00 +0000

I knew they were going to put one of the STL250 birthday cakes at the base, and they finally did. I noticed it Wednesday afternoon when I left work. I would have carried my camera but it has been too cold to leave it in the truck all day. So today I made a trip to get a shot before the weather turns on us tonight. I love having the C141B in the background. It is a beautiful plane and makes a nice backdrop.

#stl250 #stl #airforce #illinois #stlouis

The Arch

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:36:00 +0000

Arch monster, a photo by Mike Matney Photography on Flickr.

I love taking photos of the Arch but am always trying to get a new take on it. Something that doesn't look like every other vacation photo of the Arch out there. I think I succeeded with this one.

#stlarch #stl #stlouis #arch #gatewayarch #missouri

Bear & Bull

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 21:33:00 +0000

Bear & Bull, a photo by Mike Matney Photography on Flickr.

Last weekend I participated in the Rocky Mountain School of Photography weekend in St. Louis. It was two days of photography instruction and I learned a lot. On Sunday as we walked down to Pi to grab some lunch I saw this statue. It is one of those little things that you would miss as you drive downtown but when you're walking you can't. There is so much to see in St. Louis and I can't wait for the warmer weather to get over and explore some more.

#stl #stlouis #statue #stifel #downtown
Via Flickr:
Downtown St. Louis.

Happy President's Day!

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:24:00 +0000

Happy President's Day everyone. Since I have the day off the wife and I drove up to Alton to visit a store, only to find it closed! Not sure if it was because of the freezing rain we had this morning or that they were just closed for the holiday. Regardless leaving empty handed we drove across the Clark Bridge to visit the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary. Not much open water but we did see a few Trumpeter Swans and other water fowl. On the way back to Illinois I pulled off to the side to get a shot of the Clark Bridge in the fog.

Clark Bridge in the fog.


Now what? Trumpeter Swans at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

The Bridge is open

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:50:00 +0000

Saturday the the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge had its ribbon cutting. The public was invited to walk across and experience it before it opened for traffic on Sunday. I wasn't going to go but am glad I did. I was able to get this shot looking up at one of the towers. I doubt I would ever be able to do that again as there is no pedestrian walk way on it. The bridge is part of Interstate 70 across the Mississippi River from Missouri to Illinois and vice versa. It is a beautiful structure and it is set up to be lit at night. I am sure there will be some beautiful nightime shots of it and the Arch here in the near future.

Bald Eagles

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 17:52:00 +0000

One of the great things about living along the Mississippi River is when the Bald Eagles come to winter in the St. Louis area. The bitter cold weather had the river frozen up so the eagles are quite active hunting for fish and gulls. This eagle was unsuccessful in attacking some gulls and flew right over me on his way back to a tree to take a break.

Man Down!!!

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:12:00 +0000

Man Down, a photo by Mike Matney Photography on Flickr.

Been a while since I posted on the ol' blog here. The title of this photo is "Man Down". Poor Mr. Sun but it has been that kind of winter here in the St. Louis region. I plan to start posting more photos here, even if no one is reading this. I completed my 365 project last year but will be trying to take my photography to a different level this year. So with that being said I'm off to watch some TV and relax. #sun #winter #stlwx #photography

Oops

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 23:19:00 +0000

Oops, just looked and it was April when I lasted posted here. Between my Facebook photography page and Flickr I just forget to post here. Will have to try to do better.

Fabulous Fox Theater

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:46:00 +0000

Fabulous Fox Theater, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

Been a while since I've posted here. I upload my photos to my Facebook page but forget about the blog. So here is a shot from the Fabulous Fox Theater last weekend. This shot was also picked as a Consumerist.com photo of the week.

Mountain Lion

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:03:00 +0000

Mountain Lion, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

A shot of a Mountain Lion from the Fete de Glace ice carving competition in St. Charles Missouri yesterday. All of the sculptures were incredible. I don't know who won as it would have been a difficult choice. All of the artists were incredibly skilled and the effort to create these works of art is just amazing. More photos of the festival on my Flickr page.

The USS Inaugural (again)

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:14:00 +0000

019 - USS Inaugural, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

A fellow photographer and I went down to take a look at the USS Inaugural again this morning. Based upon what I had read I figured the salvage company would have started cutting her up. Much to our surprise nothing had happened yet so we walked down and got some closeups of the ship. I had hoped to the first time we had gone down but the weather sucked. Today was perfect though the ground and sand were a bit wet. I can't imagine they'll wait too much longer before they cut her up though in case the river starts rising.

USS Inaugural

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:24:00 +0000

013 - USS Inaugural, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

Took my wife and son down to see the Inaugural today before she is cut up for scrap. With the river being so low right now it's finally financially and physically feasible to salvage the ship. A sad ending to the ship but better than just rusting away to nothing in the river I suppose.

Fog

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:08:00 +0000

009 - Fog, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

Day 9 of my 365 project. Lots of fog this morning as the warm rain melted the snow that we've had on the ground.

UFO Invasion

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:48:00 +0000

005 - UFO, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

Day 5.

Daleks Exterminate!

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:47:00 +0000

004 - Exterminate, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

Day 4.

Day 3

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:47:00 +0000

003 - Cookie, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

Cookie for Day 3.

The TARDIS

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:46:00 +0000

002 - TARDIS, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

Day 2 of 365.

And the New Year begins

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:46:00 +0000

001 - Bald Eagle in a tree, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

And for the third time I'm starting a 365 project. Failed the first two times but I'm determined to make it this time. So here is photo #1, taken on 1 January.

Relaxing

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 18:41:00 +0000

Relaxing, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

Been a while since I've posted on the blog here. This shot is of Trumpeter Swans at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, across the Mississippi River from Alton.

On Break

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:54:00 +0000

On Break Black and White, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

Took part in the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk this last Saturday in Alton. These 4 workers were on their break and I had to capture it. A classic scene.

Leaf and water drop

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:52:00 +0000

Leaf and water drop, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

Took a nice walk at the Watershed Nature Center in Edwardsville this morning. The water drop on this leaf caught my eye. Thought the shot came out pretty well.

Blue & Yellow

noreply@blogger.com (matneym) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Blue & Yellow, a photo by matneym on Flickr.

The wife and I took a drive up the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton yesterday. We stopped at the Loading Dock in Grafton for lunch. I really liked the contrast between the yellow chairs and the blue counter in the place.