5.14.08 Anaheim
Down to Anaheim for a work photoshoot and had a chance to run over to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA. So here's a bunch of new aircraft textures.

5.3.08 Phew
Guess it took me a bit longer than I thought to get back to the site here. Its been quite busy at work and I've been working hard on yard stuff here.

Finished putting in dwarf citrus trees and raised beds today. Will be doing the drip irrigation system in there tomorrow and probably will plant a smallish garden at the same time. The beds are 3' by 9' and a foot tall. Going to build a compost "bin" in the far right corner of this pic and a raised planter for a herb garden on the far left.

If you want to see more pics I've posted them on flickr here.

4.2.08 New Home
Well, pretty much settled in the new house. Will be posting pics sometime shortly. Having my first BBQ/party this saturday. Phones are up, internet is up, all is good. Plenty of work to do in the backyard still. Work is plenty busy too.
3.22.08 New Site and New News.
The house is mine, but the funding didn't go through yesterday (when it was supposed to). Some paperwork got missed on the seller/title side so it didn't close. Definitely a buzz kill for a bit, but I should get keys Monday.

Anyway, I've been working on this new version of the site on and off for a few weeks and its finally time to launch it. I hope you'll find the new navigation MUCH EASIER than all the crazy drop-downs like it was. The new "Spry" features of Dreamweaver CS3 are very nice. I've also made a Visual Index (top right) where you can browse almost all of my collections by a huge thumbnail index. If you run across any broken links, please let me know at ethernectar at mac dot com. Thanks!

3.17.08 Closer & Closer...
Hope to be closing escrow this friday. Speedbumps last week, surprises around every corner. Had a great shoot with Tawny and Armour Sans Anguish yesterday. This site is undergoing a substantial rebuild, so my postings will be a little limited for a while as I'm working on the new version.

Update: selects are here>>

3.8.08 Moving ahead:
House deal is moving ahead... Escrow is supposed to close on the 21st of this month. Then time to move and then into two catalogs at the office. Going to be a busy month.

3.1.08 Fort Point, San Francisco, CA
My buddy Allen and I took off on a day trip to the city. Walked through Chinatown for a bit and then went to Fort Point (the old fort that sits at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.) What a great place to take pics. Weather was stellar, albeit crazy-windy at the fort, especially on the top level, amazing building. Then had burgers and beers at a cool old bar. Browsed IKEA on the way home and took sunset pictures from the top of the parking garage until they kicked us out. Was a great day. Enjoy the pics.

2.20.08 Lunar Eclipse at Knights Ferry
Went out with some fellow photo guys last eve to shoot the Lunar Eclipse. We were going to shoot in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Knights Ferry but it was closed. Then we got kicked out of the Knights Ferry Park. Wound up shooting from the top of a hill that overlooked the river valley and the highway on the other side. Got a few so-so pics of the eclipse and then some fun shots playing around with lights and strobes. (Sorry the collection got lost in the site update.)

Looks like this third house option is moving ahead, which is finally great news after two failed deals. Stay tuned.

2.14.08 Less Limbo:
Have cancelled on the Maestro house earlier this week. The bank that owns it is entirely on some kind of banker's "crack" and lives in a parallel universe where time and reality don't exist as they do here. So have started over for the 3rd time. Looked at about 10 housesand my next offer goes in tomorrow. If you're on flickr and friend or family (at least according to flickr), you can see some snapshots here of that house. Time will tell if this is the place or not... If it wasn't for Cindy (my realtor) I'd probably have given up.

2.9.08 Utah Road Trip with Dad
Dad and I went on a week-long road trip through several National and State Parks in Southern Utah. Drove through two days of snow and ice to get to Moab, then had great weather. We went to these sites: Goblin Valley State Park, Dead Horse State Park, Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Escalante/Grand Staircase National Monument and Zion National Park. All told, more than 2400 miles and we had a great time.

Here's almost 150 select photos including new panoramics all shot on a Canon 5D, and mostly with a circular polarizer.

No big news on the house front. They're just getting started on the demolition of the sheetrock. I'm sure it will be late march at the earliest before they're done but I'm going to stick to this one.

1.30.08 More Limbo:
Still in limbo on the house, but it will be worth the wait. I leave for Utah on saturday, can't wait. Dad is going with me, its going to be a great time together. Planning on doing about 8 or 9 National or State Parks. Stay tuned for new photos. Its my first long road trip in a while. :)
1.14.08 Headed Home
Sitting here in a regional airport waiting for my flight back through Chicago and then onto Sacramento. Its been snowing here, hope that doesn't impact either of my flights. We had a very successful print check, you can see a short video of the presses running here, they're pretty impressive machinery. The check went smoothly so I had some time yesterday to go visit the National Museum of the USAF. Was a pretty huge collection. I only had my little Canon G9, but there are some great textures. Also a couple shots from Brimfield (known for its bricks) and a few of the cool concourse in the Chicago O'Hare airport. Hope you enjoy them all.
1.12.08 Less Limbo:
Greetings from gloomy Ohio. I'm here on a press check for our Spring catalog and had a few moments to write an update on the house search. Before I left CA, and in the beginning days of escrow on the Maestro house they had the city turn the water on in order to do the inspections. Unfortunately the washing machine hook up was open so when the city turned the water on from the street the water started flowing into the house and flooded the place. It was several hours before the first inspector showed up, enough time to flood everything. Since then the flooring has been removed, the place aired out, inspected and inspected again. Since its still the bank's property they have insurance that will now replace the flooring as well as remove/replace the lower drywall throughout the place, plus all moulding and trim... It adds 3-4 weeks of time to the process for the contractors to get in there and do all the work, plus make sure everthing is 100% dry. So, it extends the escrow period and I'll stick around my current place for a few extra weeks. Unfortunately for me, almost everything is already packed, lol.

Dad and I are headed out on a week-long road trip in early Feb. Going to southern UT to take pics and see all those great parks and views. Can't wait.

1.1.08 Happy New Year & Sunday Trains
Went out with friends Allen and Cindy this afternoon to shoot some train cars. Shot some neat grafitti, some texture images and a few industrial pics. Click
12.30.07 Limbo, part 2:
After all of the inspections and declarations I cancelled the offer on that house. Too many issues with dry rot, termites, dry rot, etc, etc, etc. So have been looking at homes in a wider area than I had initially thought about and have been pleasantly surprised. Will put an offer in tomorrow on a newer home (<10yrs) on the NE edge corner of town, not too far from here. We'll see how the process/inspections/etc goes...
12.20.07 Limbo:
Well, I accepted an offer/counteroffer on my first home purchase today. Things are very good at the office and this step is a move forward based on how good things are there - and also on our very hard work. I will post more as time allows and as things develop/resolve.
10.28.07 All The Gourdy Details
Took some fun fall/harvest/halloweenish pics today of a bunch of different colored and patterned gourds. Orange you glad you clicked here...
10.26.07 Party
Went to a fun costume party at the Baird-Holt / Passalaqua 'Weekend House' Here's about 40 pics, all available-light with a 50mm ƒ1.4 at 3200ISO. Also a few extra pics from a sunday brunch a couple weeks ago. Click-away

10.21.07 SFBAS Napa
Met up with some fellow flickrers yesterday in Napa. Had a nice time and visited a few wineries. I posted about 40 selects - click here.

You'll also notice some changes in the gallery pages that will make the site a little easier to manage on my end, if you get lost, just click the logo at the top left.

10.15.07 Monterey Weekend
Made it a three day weekend and spent it over on the coast in Monterey. It was a nice time with pretty good weather and a trip to the Aquarium. There's also a few SF Skyline pics from a couple weeks back. Clickity-click
9.22.07 Concours d' Elegance
Went up to Ironstone Winery in Murphys to see their car show. Was a pretty nice range of cars. A little drizzly, but that made for some nice shots as well. Enjoy!
9.16.07 Gold Country Daytrip
Wandered the Goldrush Foothills all day today. Up Hwys 88, 12, 49, Calaveras Big Trees, etc... Enjoy the pics!
9.1.07 Color the Skies
Went to a hot air balloon fundraiser event in Ripon this AM. Was really neat, and definitely one I'll go to next weear. Enjoy the pics!
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Hello and thanks for visiting! My name is Matt Frederick and I live in the Central Valley of California. I'm a "Creative" and work as the Creative Director at a very aggressively growing company named 5.11 Tactical. We work hard, get a lot of work done, and have a good time it.

In my free time I love creating original images of almost any kind. Lots of landscapes, textures and more. I especially enjoy taking long, meandering road trips throughout the Western US. And when time (and creative energy) permits, I dig out my painting supplies and put brush to canvas.

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