Metropolis

Metropolis
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

Before

Before
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

Named after the tune by Scuba that I was listening to at the time. Under The Mancunian Way.

Scuba - Before

From the new album 'Triangulation' ☆☆☆☆☆

Flying Lotus 3

Flying Lotus 3
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

New artwork (commission) the 3rd in a series of 3 panel abstracts. Spray paint, acrylic and ink on canvas initially inspired by the music of Flying Lotus. Further commissions accepted.

Wet Paint

Wet Paint 9
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

1 of 11. Wet acrylic on spray painted canvas (a commission work in progress).

Envelope J

Envelope J
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

Heading to Toni in Connecticut

Saeki

Saeki
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

A page from the book 'Kafka On The Shore' by Haruki Murakami

Derelict 2

Derelict 2
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

Second, darker shot of a derelict house in my neighbourhood. 3 second exposure and rested the camera in a half broken brick... got funny looks from a drunken student.

No Smoking

No Smoking
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

The entrance to a hospital at night.

Envelope I

Envelope I
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

Heading to Emily in California

Cyril Snear gig review

Live review from the gig at Sound Control on Friday
CityLifers

The Phenomenal Handclap Band gig review

Live at The Deaf Institute in Manchester earlier this week
CityLifers

Cyril Snear b/w

Cyril Snear b/w
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

Cyril Snear live at Sound Control, Manchester. 05/03/10

M Canvas Prints

I was offered a free print from MCanvasPrints of one of my photos, in return for a review of the product on this blog... so here it is: '50 60 200' (18"x12")

 

I have printed onto canvas before and found the blacks had a green tinge to them. That experience put me off the medium, as well as the current mass market of cheap high street canvas printers. I normally prefer high quality photo paper for display, for a more professional look.

The black areas here are satisfactorily untainted. The red ribbon stands out sharply and the image is crisp, despite the canvas texture. I went for the white edges on the wrap, the finish is very clean and there's just the right amount of bleed. The packaging preserved the rather fragile frame perfectly.

I compared the canvas print to a duplicate print of the same size on glossy fuji paper. While the paper print has a much smoother and sharper image due to it's texture, the canvas print exposes the fact that there is too much red in places on the paper print, making the canvas print a better match to the colours on the original.

If you would like to order a canvas from MCanvasPrints (UK) here is a link to their website.
MCanvasPrint

Flash, or no flash?

Here are 2 photos that I took of The Phenomenal Handclap Band at Manchester's Deaf Institute last night.





Ignoring the position of the musicians, which do you prefer?

Envelope H - remix

This is still going to Dan from Cyril Snear (eventually).

I went to Withington Post Office and it was rammed with punters so I decided not to queue up... when I got the envelope home I decided I wasn't happy with it and made a load of changes. I personally feel it's better. Well, it's too late now anyway. Will post tomorrow if all is well.

...PS. Cyril Snear are playing live at Sound Control in Manchester on Friday night and they are awesome!!!