Pelorus Photography by Brigham Bechtel
@pelrousphotography.bsky.social
My goal is to share the world I engage through my viewfinder with an audience who may never get to glimpse the tiny pieces of our incredible planet that I am privileged to visit.
A wonderful things about nature is its imperfect symmetries. We accept or even ignore imbalance, blemishes, cracks, and smudges, dirt and damage on a piece of nature that catches our eye. We even impose our imagined perfections on something that is in fact already perfect because of its flaws.
March 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A wonderful things about nature is its imperfect symmetries. We accept or even ignore imbalance, blemishes, cracks, and smudges, dirt and damage on a piece of nature that catches our eye. We even impose our imagined perfections on something that is in fact already perfect because of its flaws.
We also need beauty.
February 28, 2026 at 2:14 PM
We also need beauty.
"A flower is relatively small...Still nobody sees a flower--so I said to myself--I will paint it big." Georgia O'Keefe
February 27, 2026 at 1:45 PM
"A flower is relatively small...Still nobody sees a flower--so I said to myself--I will paint it big." Georgia O'Keefe
Winter confides that spring will arrive.
February 20, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Winter confides that spring will arrive.
Where does the path you're following lead?
February 20, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Where does the path you're following lead?
"The Trump administration said it will appeal a federal judge’s ruling to restore the slavery exhibit at the President’s House Site ...in Philadelphia."
“We disagree with the court’s ruling,” Interior Spokesman
Orwell is weeping.
Surrender field at Yorktown National Battlefield Park
“We disagree with the court’s ruling,” Interior Spokesman
Orwell is weeping.
Surrender field at Yorktown National Battlefield Park
February 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"The Trump administration said it will appeal a federal judge’s ruling to restore the slavery exhibit at the President’s House Site ...in Philadelphia."
“We disagree with the court’s ruling,” Interior Spokesman
Orwell is weeping.
Surrender field at Yorktown National Battlefield Park
“We disagree with the court’s ruling,” Interior Spokesman
Orwell is weeping.
Surrender field at Yorktown National Battlefield Park
It is comfort to recall that somewhere in the world, flowers are still blooming.
February 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It is comfort to recall that somewhere in the world, flowers are still blooming.
If found, please return to Maui.
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
If found, please return to Maui.
“Snow was falling,
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness.” Mary Oliver
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness.” Mary Oliver
February 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
“Snow was falling,
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness.” Mary Oliver
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness.” Mary Oliver
Craftsman ship shows through in every angle of great works.
January 29, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Craftsman ship shows through in every angle of great works.
"The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time." Gifford Pinchot
January 22, 2026 at 5:10 PM
"The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time." Gifford Pinchot
"We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. ...Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."
January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
"We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. ...Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."
"The purpose of art is to represent the meaning of things." Aristotle.
January 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
"The purpose of art is to represent the meaning of things." Aristotle.
"Art allows one to see the world through the eyes of another." Edith Stillwell
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"Art allows one to see the world through the eyes of another." Edith Stillwell
"Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible." Paul Klee
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible." Paul Klee
I have been known to wonder aloud if the mason's mom reminded him to, "just be the best mason you can be."
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I have been known to wonder aloud if the mason's mom reminded him to, "just be the best mason you can be."
I believe we could all use a little calm these days.
January 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I believe we could all use a little calm these days.
I cannot wait to go find new trails this year. Here are some of my favorites from 2025.
January 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
I cannot wait to go find new trails this year. Here are some of my favorites from 2025.
One year ago had an amazing trip to the Pacific northwest to see Mount Rainer and Olympic National Park and the Washington coast. I highly recommend you take any opportunity to do that.
January 7, 2026 at 11:50 PM
One year ago had an amazing trip to the Pacific northwest to see Mount Rainer and Olympic National Park and the Washington coast. I highly recommend you take any opportunity to do that.
"For me, Savannah's resistance to change was its saving grace." John Berendt
January 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"For me, Savannah's resistance to change was its saving grace." John Berendt
Friday of a New Year, but here are some of my favorite flowers from 2025.
January 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Friday of a New Year, but here are some of my favorite flowers from 2025.
The beginning of a New Year and only 729 more sunrises and sunsets to capture for 2026. Good luck to all my photographer friends.
January 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The beginning of a New Year and only 729 more sunrises and sunsets to capture for 2026. Good luck to all my photographer friends.
More of my favorites from 2025. I wish you all a happy New Year!
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
More of my favorites from 2025. I wish you all a happy New Year!
Some more of my best from 2025. I try to shoot an image that captures how the scene makes me feel.
December 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Some more of my best from 2025. I try to shoot an image that captures how the scene makes me feel.