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Astrophotography, macro, nature, wildlife, landscape, architecture.
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The donkeys of Ossabaw Island on a recent day trip. A barrier island off the coast of Georgia, USA that is a protected state heritage preserve.

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October 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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The Bubble Nebula - NGC7635 - C11
Imaged in mono, LRGB mostly for stars, the rest is Ha/Oiii/Si.

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The Bubble Nebula, catalog NGC7635 and C11, a faint nebula about 11,000 light years away with the appearance of a bubble cause by expanding gases from the central star. Imaged over several nights from Savannah, GA USA using monochrome imaging that isolates the RGB colors and different gas colors with filters. This uses about 12 hours total imaging across the 7 filters. The separate stacks of exposures get combined in post processing. This may get a future edit that could look very different.
September 29, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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The Pleiades "Seven Sisters" star cluster M45
from Savannah city skies 09/18/26

Askar 71F, Asi2600McPro, no filters
17x300sec, 12x180sec

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The Pleiades "Seven Sisters" star cluster, catalog M45, imaged from Savannah, GA city skies on 09/18/26. Using a Askar 71F telescope, ZWO Asi2600McPro-duo cooled astro camera, no filters, stacked 17x300 second exposures and 12x180 sec exposures. Stacked and stretched in Siril, finished in Photoshop.
September 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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Comet 220P/McNaught captured three ways, my city skies hide a lot of the tail.

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Comet 220P/McNaught captured with the Seestar S30 Pro smart scope Comet 220P/McNaught captured with the Seestar S50 smart scope Comet 220P/McNaught captured with an Askar 71F telescope and ZWO ASI2600MCpro astronomy camera
August 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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Milky Way - Tybee Island, GA

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Astrophotograph of the Milky Way core curving in the sky over a piece of driftwood on the sandy beach of Tybee Island near Savannah. GA USA.
June 21, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Musee d'Orsay, Paris

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Photograph of the interior of the vaulted ceiling of Musée d'Orsay, on the Left Bank of the River Seine in Paris, France. The building is a former train station in the Beaux-Arts style, built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds a variety of paintings, sculptures, furniture and photographs, concentrating on French art of the late 1800's to early 1900's. Unlike the massive Louvre just across the Seine, the d'Orsay can be viewed in hours, not days, making it a perfect stop for a morning or afternoon. This image was made in February 2016.
June 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Detail of the wrought iron gate near the "Main House" on Ossabaw Island, GA. 2021

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Photograph of a portion of an iron gate leading to the Main House on Ossawaw Island, near Savannah, GA USA. A recent renovation project has cleaned all this up, which loses a lot of character, at least photographically speaking! This image was made in 2021.
June 20, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Gateway Arch - 2015

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Photograph of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO USA. This image was made in 2015 during a major ground renovation project that had temporarily removed much of the landscaping around the base. As a St. Louis native, I watched the Arch being built in the 1960's, and like many people who only visit their local monuments when they have guests in town, I have only been up in it twice!
June 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Gateway Arch - 2015

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Photograph of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO USA with the skyline of downtown St. Louis underneath. This image was made in 2015.
June 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Snowy Egret preening

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Photograph of a Snowy Egret preening out some feathers, at the Cypress Wetlands rookery in Port Royal, South Carolina
May 9, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Snowy Egret in flight

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Photograph of a Snowy Egret in flight at the Cypress Wetland in Port Royal, South Carolina.
May 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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Black Crowned Night Heron

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Photograph of a Black Crowned Night heron in the shade of a tree where they prefer to hang out. At the Cypress Wetlands in Port Royal, South Carolina
May 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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Milkweed Pod

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Photograph of a milkweed pod opening to spread its seeds to the wind.
May 9, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Windows at Ellis Island

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Black and white photograph of a window and doorway at Ellis Island, NYC, casting shadows and reflections on the floor.
May 3, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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Old Sheldon Church, Yemassee, SC

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Photograph of the Old Sheldon Church Ruins in Yemassee, South Carolina. Photographed in infrared and processed to black and white. Originally called the Prince William's Parish Church, it was built between 1745 and 1753, burned in 1779, rebuilt in 1826, burned again in 1865. The grounds of this popular site are filled with old live oaks, and the ruins have been fenced in recent years to try to minimize human damage.
May 3, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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Anole Shadow

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A Carolina Green Anole peers through the break in palm fronds. The sunlight on the leaves outlines the shadow of the body.
May 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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"Beach Fence Sunrise"

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Black & white photograph of the sunrise casting shadows of an erosion fence onto the sand. On the south beach of Tybee Island near Savannah, GA USA.
May 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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Driftwood beach shadows - Ossabaw Island, GA ⁣

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Black & white photograph of driftwood casting shadows in the sand on the south beach of Ossabaw Island near Savannah, GA USA.
May 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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"Stoa of Attalos"

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A black and white photo of pillars casting shadows at the Stoa of Attalos at the ancient Agora in Athens, Greece. The Stoa was essentially a shopping center in the Agora, used from around 150 B.C. until its destruction in 267. What you see today, currently housing a museum, was reconstructed to exacting details between 1953 - 56.
May 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Great Egret Chicks on 4/25/26
They'll grow fast!

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Three Great Egret chicks in their nest in the morning sun. The parents are just out of the frame to the right. These are among the first to hatch this year at the Cypress Wetlands rookery in Port Royal, South Carolina.
May 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Tri-color heron with eggs, Cypress Wetlands, SC

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A tricolor heron taking a break from laying on her eggs, perhaps repositioning them in the nest. At the Cypress Wetlands in Port Royal, South Carolina.
May 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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The 11th century Church of Notre Dame d'alison
Oppede-le-Vieux church, Provence, France

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Photograph of the 11th century Church of Notre Dame d'Alidon at the top of the village of Oppède-le-Vieux overlooking the countryside in Provence, France.
March 22, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Pidgeon on the lookout
Bonnieux, Provence, France

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Photograph of a pigeon perched in the stone wall of a building in the village of Bonnieux, Provence, France.
March 21, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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A stairway in the village of Bonnieux in Provence, France

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Photograph of a stone stairway lined by stone walls, in the village of Bonnieux in Provence, France
March 21, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Columbia Bottoms Sunset

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The sun casts rays through the clouds behind a lone tree in a field photographed at the Columbia Bottoms Conservation area near St. Louis, MO USA
March 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM