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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I take thousands of photos every weekend covering games...but this stands out as one of my favorites. #sportsphotography #canon #baseball

A runner sliding into third base, sending up a spray of turf beads as they're tagged out by the player on third.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It has been way too long since I've posted anything with working multiple jobs and mostly just shooting little league. I got up to Conowingo the other day for a short bit on my way home from an errand up that way though. Not a lot of eagles, plenty of herons and cormorants.

A bald eagle soaring through a cloudless blue sky.

A double-crested cormorant swimming downriver with a fish half hanging out of its mouth.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Had another good weekend working up at Ripken shooting the Leadoff Tournament for Major League Photos. Always a blast seeing the amount of ability these kids have, especially the last kid featured here, who if memory serves, hit a home run and a triple in the game I covered Saturday.

A baseball player at the end of his swing, just having let go of the bat and starting to run.

A youth baseball player bunting, with the ball coming just off the bat.

A catcher full in the frame with the ball just caught cleanly in his glove.

A home run celebration at the edge of the field with the scoring player jumping for a hip bump with one of his teammates.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Absolutely bokehmaxed, not an ounce of being in focus in the frame. Maximal blur. (oops)

A completely out of focus picture of a baseball player at bat.

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roxanneonfilm.bsky.social @roxanneonfilm.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I love being under the stars, shooting film. 💫🤍

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Baseball season returns this weekend. It'll be a bit chilly, but, at least the rain should be gone. Sports photography is a great challenge, especially given a number of restrictions on me by my employer. Requirements on min/max shots per game, getting all the players, and ready out of the camera.

A black child in a baseball uniform swings at an oncoming baseball with the catchers mitt at the left of the frame ready to catch and the dugout just out of focus in the background.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Sure, G.A.S is a whole thing, but, a pristine gen 3 70-200 2.8 for 800 is a steal and I don't have anything that fast for indoor/evening shooting.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Alright, film, battery, door latch repaired. It's taken a bit of cleaning contacts and stealing the sticky foam piece from the old battery to keep it perfectly in place...and the Elan IIe is alive! I don't have any pictures from it yet, so uhh, settle for this foul ball I took last season.

a picture of my arm with a pair of white lines in it in the design of the stitching from a baseball (which had hit me moments earlier).

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 16/02/2026

Bonus seal cuteness, featuring my previous bestie.

a arbor seal pup touching the side of their face to an adult

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Honestly, I feel like it'll be hard to be out money if I decide to resell it all, given what I paid for a body and lens and the part was 10 bucks and a few minutes of time.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Latch repair on the Elan IIe seems to be successful, just need batteries to arrive (film came today) and then I can see if I've truly wasted my money. Also re-discovered my wife's old powershot while trying to clean up. It's had the AA's left in it, so that's the first thing to tackle...

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

No problems with the lens going to 35/50/70mm and autofocusing. The autofocus noise is...something. Like, people complain about how loud older usm lenses are, like my gen 1 100-400...it's a muscle car vs a sub-compact in comparison. It'd spook small animals and/or babies.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Good news, I didn't notice the uv filter, and once removed, I was able to clean the front lens element and the mark seems to be gone. Now unsure how much I really want to figure out the source of that rattle before testing it more.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Went and grabbed the thrift shop camera today, an Elan IIe, the e I didn't notice yesterday in my quick look, but might be interesting to try out the eye tracking. The lens in looking through it with the naked eye has a small curved line mark that doesn't show up in test shots with the 7dmkii 1/?

a Canon Eos 55/Elan IIe, resting on a black wooden table with a 35-70 lens mounted on the front.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I decided I wasn't going to buy it until I at least tried to repair my Minolta 16p, since I already owned a broken camera. Progress has been made on disassemby, but not much, and honestly not sure about reassembly at this point. There is next to no info on this model online. One reddit thread.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Having the intrusive thought of picking up an EOS 50 from the local thrift store with a 35-70. The film door is broken, which is a common problem it seems, common enough I could 3d print a part or get one for like, 10 bucks. I should probably sleep on it, and test the lens if they'd let me.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

If you're having a bad day, at least you're not this heron. It's cold, everything's frozen, and you're having a bad feather day. #canon #wildlifephotography #heron

a heron stands on a single leg on a small chunk of ice, the long feathers on it's head a mess and going several different directions, with a bright red buoy floating in the background to the right.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Went back out to the feeder with a proper lens instead of a wide angle zoom.

An american goldfinch (I think?) hanging sideways off a rose bush in the snow.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Getting some shots of the feeders in the storm and just...fuck that one blackbird in particular who would not sit still for a single shot. Less blurry shots of other birds to come.

a blurry picture of a red-winged blackbird as it flies away with some house siding as the background.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hiked out to Kilgore Falls today in Rocks State Park and played around with framing and long exposure shots. This ended up being one of my favorites, f/16, 1/10s, with a K&F ND4 filter. Can't wait to go back later this Spring, but before it gets too crowded.

A photo of a small waterfall, done in long exposure, framed between two trees standing to the edge of the frame.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Need to finish my coffee, pack my bag and go drag myself on a hike while the weathers still good. Well "good", it's still below freezing, but I need my Miles for Maryland...miles and hopefully at least a few good shots.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Really didn't have a super great morning out, I was hoping low tide might give me some different birds than normal, but at this time of year it just meant it was pretty dead. I do have to thank an elderly birder who pointed out these buffleheads in the distance though.

A pair of bufflehead ducks, small in the distance in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

hehe, butts. Sure, I may be middle-aged, but, sometimes it's nice to feel like I'm in middle-school instead. #wildlife #photography #canon #butts #ducks

A female and male mallard both looking for food with their heads underwater and their tails in the air.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I don't think I quite noticed at the time, but I did manage to catch this heron successfully grab a fish. #wildlife #photography #canon

A great blue heron stalking through low tide, seemingly locked onto a fish.

The same great blue heron with a small fish in it's beak

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Took this picture of a fungus back in September and loved the shot, but also have no clue what it is. Located out on the coastal plain of Maryland.

a pale white/light brown fungus with a wavy crown of sorts, nestled among some bright green moss and fallen leaves.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Started the day with a nice casual hike...

Brown sign saying "Notice" in big red letters on a white background, "Hazordous area ahead!
Cliffs and rock outcroppings
Deaths and injuries have occurred
USE EXTREME CAUTION!
Maintain supervision of children"

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

While I'm going through old photos, touched up this one of a double-breasted cormorant while I'm at it. #wildlife #photography #canon

A double-breasted cormorant resting on some rocks at the shore.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Posted this one before on the main account, but threw it back in LRC for some minor edits since I've improved since then. #baldeagle #wildlife #photography #canon

An adult bald eagle sitting on a branch on a grey day, looking to the left of frame.

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Best in Life Photography @bestinlifephoto.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Alright, new account checklist, profile picture ✅ some sort of bio ✅ Uhh...a post of some sort... Squirrel?! #wildlifephotography

a closeup of a squirrel resting on a branch, nibbling on a nut.

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