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Benjamin Lehman

@abjectgothic.bsky.social

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California Kid living in the East. Art director, photographer, dog snuggler. He/Him.

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Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hiking from the Virginia Kendall Lake to the Ledges in Cuyahoga Valley National Park under a wildfire red sun. #cuyahogavalleynp #cvnp #landscape #photography

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Hiking through Mohican State Park. #mohicanstatepark #nature #photography

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Musha-mushroom! #macro #mushroom #nobadgers

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Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Summer colors. #colors #summer #macro

A macro photograph of a single coneflower fills nearly the entire frame, transforming a familiar garden flower into an intimate portrait of color, texture, and natural geometry. Centered within the composition, the flower immediately draws the eye to its intricate central cone, where hundreds of tiny florets form mesmerizing spiral patterns that reveal the remarkable mathematical order found throughout nature. Every detail is sharply rendered, inviting close observation and rewarding the viewer with layers of repeating structure.

Radiating outward, the petals display an extraordinary spectrum of color. Rather than appearing as a single hue, they shift gracefully between golden yellow, fiery orange, crimson, magenta, violet, cobalt blue, emerald green, and turquoise. The colors blend seamlessly, creating an iridescent effect reminiscent of stained glass illuminated by sunlight, the shimmering surface of a soap bubble, or the brilliant wings of a butterfly. Fine veins remain visible across each petal, preserving the flower's natural texture while subtle imperfections along a few edges remind the viewer that this is a living bloom shaped by weather and time.

Dramatic lighting bathes the flower in both warm and cool tones. Rich reds and oranges glow alongside brilliant blues and purples, sculpting each petal and giving the blossom an almost luminous presence. The background dissolves into deep darkness and soft focus, where glowing blue and violet circles of light float like distant stars or reflections on water. These blurred highlights create a dreamlike atmosphere while framing the flower without distracting from it.

The image invites the viewer to slow down and appreciate details often overlooked in everyday life. What might appear to be an ordinary flower from a distance becomes an extraordinary landscape of intricate patterns, color, and quiet beauty, revealing the hidden complexity and elegance that exists within nature when viewed with patience and care.

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

95° sunset light hits different. #photography #heatwave #july #summer

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Civitas Foederata per excellentiam. #streetPhotography #4thofjuly

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Katydid #macro #photography

A juvenile katydid pauses deep within the glowing center of a flower, surrounded by sweeping petals that transform the blossom into an abstract world of vivid color. Brilliant yellows and oranges radiate from the heart of the flower, blending into rich magentas and purples that frame the tiny insect like a natural cathedral. The katydid's vibrant green body provides a striking contrast against the warm background, while its impossibly long antennae stretch across the composition, guiding the eye through the scene. At this magnification, an ordinary garden moment becomes an entirely different landscape, where petals resemble towering cliffs and narrow passages instead of delicate floral structures. Soft, shallow depth of field isolates the insect while surrounding petals dissolve into creamy washes of color, creating an intimate portrait that reveals both the remarkable detail of the katydid and the hidden beauty found inside a single flower.

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hosta #macro #photography #om1 #omsystem

A macro photograph shows several hosta blossoms hanging from a vertical green flower stalk against a dark, softly blurred background. The central bell-shaped flower hangs downward with translucent petals glowing in soft pink, lavender, and electric blue. Inside, slender white filaments support dark brown pollen-covered anthers, adding delicate detail to the flower's luminous interior.

Additional blossoms and unopened buds extend above and below the main bloom, creating a graceful rhythm along the stem. The background dissolves into deep greens, blues, and blacks, interrupted by several large golden circles of out-of-focus light that resemble glowing lanterns floating through the garden.

The shallow depth of field isolates the central blossom while allowing the surrounding flowers to fade gently into softness. Light passing through the petals highlights fine veins and subtle textures, giving the flower an almost porcelain appearance. The contrast between the cool blue tones of the blossoms and the warm amber bokeh creates a peaceful, dreamlike mood, transforming an everyday hosta into an elegant portrait of color, light, and quiet natural beauty.

A macro photograph peers into the interior of a single hosta blossom, transforming the flower into a luminous architectural space. Three gently arched petals curve overhead like a vaulted ceiling, enclosing delicate white filaments topped with dark brown pollen-covered anthers. The petals glow with soft gradients of blush pink, lavender, icy blue, and deep cobalt, their translucent surfaces revealing fine veins and subtle velvety textures.

The extremely shallow depth of field leaves only a small portion of the flower sharply focused while the foreground and background dissolve into smooth washes of color. Deep indigo, violet, and navy tones surround the blossom, punctuated by soft, out-of-focus highlights that create an ethereal atmosphere.

Light passes through the petals, making them appear illuminated from within. Warm pinks blend seamlessly into cool electric blues, giving the flower an almost bioluminescent quality. The composition feels intimate, as though the viewer has stepped inside a tiny natural cathedral where every filament and petal becomes monumental. The image celebrates the intricate beauty hidden inside an ordinary garden flower, emphasizing texture, color, and quiet stillness over botanical documentation.

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Since i am kinda chained to the desk atm, might as well make the macro-most outta it. #macro #fly #flower #photography

Macro photograph of a small fly standing on the petal of a bright yellow flower. The fly faces the camera directly, showing large deep-red compound eyes, transparent veined wings, and long delicate legs covered in fine hairs. The insect is sharply focused while most of the image falls into a soft, painterly blur due to the extremely shallow depth of field.

The flower's yellow petals glow with warm golden-orange light and fill most of the frame. Behind the fly, the flower center dissolves into an abstract blend of magenta, purple, blue, and gold shapes. The background is entirely out of focus, creating a dreamlike wash of color with no distinct objects visible.

Light shines through the fly's wings, revealing intricate vein patterns and translucent amber tones. The contrast between the warm yellows and oranges of the flower and the cool blues and purples in the background creates a vivid, almost surreal color palette.

The composition places the fly near the lower-left portion of the image, drawing attention first to its red eyes and detailed body before leading the viewer across the glowing petals and into the colorful blur of the flower center. The image transforms an ordinary fly into a striking subject, emphasizing tiny details that are normally overlooked while surrounding it with rich color and soft, atmospheric light.

Macro photograph of a small fly standing on the petal of a bright yellow flower. The fly faces the camera directly, showing large deep-red compound eyes, transparent veined wings, and long delicate legs covered in fine hairs. The insect is sharply focused while most of the image falls into a soft, painterly blur due to the extremely shallow depth of field.

The flower's yellow petals glow with warm golden-orange light and fill most of the frame. Behind the fly, the flower center dissolves into an abstract blend of magenta, purple, blue, and gold shapes. The background is entirely out of focus, creating a dreamlike wash of color with no distinct objects visible.

Light shines through the fly's wings, revealing intricate vein patterns and translucent amber tones. The contrast between the warm yellows and oranges of the flower and the cool blues and purples in the background creates a vivid, almost surreal color palette.

The composition places the fly near the lower-left portion of the image, drawing attention first to its red eyes and detailed body before leading the viewer across the glowing petals and into the colorful blur of the flower center. The image transforms an ordinary fly into a striking subject, emphasizing tiny details that are normally overlooked while surrounding it with rich color and soft, atmospheric light.

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#macro #photograph

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Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Blasting little critters and plants with disco colored lights. #macro #photography

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Feast. #macro #bug #photography

Extreme macro photograph of a hoverfly perched on the pollen-covered stamens of an orange lily. The tiny insect occupies the left side of the frame, clinging to one of several tall, curved filaments that rise vertically from the flower's center. Its large reddish-brown compound eye dominates its head, while delicate translucent wings hang beneath its body and catch subtle highlights. Fine hairs along the fly's thorax and abdomen are visible at this magnification, many dusted with bright yellow pollen.

The stamens appear monumental in scale, resembling towering columns or alien structures. Each is topped with a dark, curved anther heavily coated in dense golden-orange pollen. Individual pollen grains and clumps create a velvety texture along the edges, with some grains appearing suspended against the shallow depth of field. The nearest stamens are rendered in sharp detail, revealing subtle surface texture and tiny imperfections along their lengths.

The background consists entirely of the lily's petals, transformed by the extreme magnification into sweeping fields of saturated color. Intense orange, coral, magenta, pink, and hints of red blend together in smooth gradients, creating an abstract, painterly backdrop. The soft blur eliminates nearly all recognizable floral structure, leaving only flowing bands of luminous color that suggest heat, light, and movement. The result resembles a sunset sky, molten glass, or a science-fiction landscape more than a conventional flower photograph.

The composition emphasizes both scale and isolation. The hoverfly appears like a mountaineer navigating giant pollen-covered spires, dwarfed by structures that are, in reality, only a few centimeters tall. Strong color contrast draws attention to the insect while the warm palette unifies the scene. Light passing through the flower petals creates a glowing, almost backlit effect that bathes the image in rich warm tones.

The photograph captures a fleeting act of pollination while trans…

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Where we started------------------->Where we are now.

Baby nestling robin, having been attacked by a crow, sleeps soundly in a pile of white fluffy bedding

The nestling from the previous image, now a 1 month old Fledgling, stands on a tree branch outside.

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Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

University Circle, Cleveland. #cleveland #streetPhotography

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Dance

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Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Birbs

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Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

rescue robin. She loafs on my lighting stands, my weather station, and my camera shelves. Freeloader.

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Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Alliance, Ohio in infrared. #alliance #ohio #streetphotography #infrared

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Glamorgan Castle. A castle, in Ohio. Both in visible, and infrared. #glamorgan #castle #ohio #infrared #om1

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Crow attacked this robin, and a family found it and brought it to us. Been raising it for a few days now. We call it "Pip" #bird #robin

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Homes in a time-lost village. #streetPhotography #zoar #ohio

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Turning this old Lumix G7 into an infrared camera was one of my best decisions I've ever made. #streetphotography #infrared #dam

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Blue Hen and Buttermilk Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park #waterfall #photography #naturephotography #cuyahogavalleynp

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Infrared photos of waterfalls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. #infrared #waterfall #cuyahogavalleynp

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Sunset in infrared. #sunset #infrared #landscape

A deer walks calmly across a suburban street in an infrared spring scene, surrounded by luminous pink grass, trees, and quiet neighborhood homes.

An infrared sunset photograph of quiet suburban homes framed by flowering spring trees, with glowing pink foliage set against a deep cyan evening sky.

Dark storm clouds part above a wooded tree line in an infrared spring landscape, with shafts of fading sunset light breaking through the sky.

A silhouetted backyard shed sits beneath dramatic evening clouds in an infrared spring photograph, framed by dark tree branches and glowing foliage.

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Trapsing through an abandoned city on a sunny Sunday. #streetPhotography #canton #ohio

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I didn't realize yesterday was Earthday, but by chance, I did get out of the house and hike through Cuyahoga Valley National Park with my infrared camera. #infrared #cuyahogavalleynationalpark #earthday

The overlook at Kendall Ledges in Cuyahoga Valley National Park rendered in pinks and teals as the result of using a digital camera, converted to the Infrared spectrum of light

Late morning sunshine casts a deep cyan blue ray of light against the rocks at Kendal Ledges in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The strange hue of sunlight is caused by the camera itself, which has been converted to Infrared.

Stacked sandstone boulders at the Ledges in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Infrared photography shifts the sunlight to a warm reddish-gold tone on the tops of the rocks, while deeper shadows remain cool and dark. A dense forest of tall trees stands behind, softly glowing with pale, light-toned foliage.

Rocky forest path winding between sandstone ledges at the Ledges in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Tall, slender trees rise throughout the scene, growing from and around layered rock formations. Infrared photography gives the sunlight a soft reddish-gold glow, with pale, luminous foliage and cooler shadows along the ground and rock surfaces.

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

4th Quarter Hype video the team and I made for last night's Lakers Playoff game against the Rockets. #obsessovergreatness #lakers

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Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Birthday hike at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. #photography #cuyahoga

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Tilt shift at twilight #streetPhotography #cleveland

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Sneaking around the corn-fed bible belt. #streetPhotography

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Foggy aftermath #photography

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Her name was Sofia. She came into my life, crippled and sad - but we ended up healing each other. I love her so much and I can't believe she's gone 💔

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Sunset over snowy landscapes. #landscape #winter #photography

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Dreaming of a red Christmas #streetPhotography #winter #snow

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Winter's breath. #photography

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Jupiter skies and the city underneath. #streetPhotography #canton #ohio

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Moments of red and orange. #streetPhotography #canton #ohio

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Vertical twilight. #streetPhotography #cleveland

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Sneaking around glowing streets at night. #streetPhotography #om1

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Fall storm. #storm #photography #fall

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Behind the scenes at Lakers Media Day youtu.be/Ukoi3IcXcDY?...

A Day Directing the Lakers

YouTube video by Benjamin Lehman Photography

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Not AI! Some stills from our Lakers Intro video - shot by our amazing crew. #photography #portraits #lakers

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Here's the intro video we created for this years Lakers Intro!

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Sun kissed moments and canyons of shade. #streetphotography #akron #ohio #phhotography

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Upright. #streetPhotography #akron #ohio

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Directing the team I've loved since childhood - the #Lakers

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Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The last day of summer, 2025 #photography #lastdayofsummer

Benjamin Lehman @abjectgothic.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The shady side of sunset. #streetphotography