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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 3h

It is aspen season in the Eastern Sierra, so I’ll be over there a lot in the next few weeks, too. I would not be at all surprised if I end up at Mono again at some point. Enjoy your visit!

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 3h

As I looked at it, it did star to look like perhaps there wasn’t a vertical drop-off next to it, but the photograph certainly look harrowing!

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 4h

Thanks, Gary. As you know, one has to spend a lot of time in the field to get a few opportunities like that one. I’m happy that I was there and saw it!

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 11h

There are a number of improvements with how bluesky (and others) handle tags. Re: your ideal, it would be cool if bluesky automatically populated a popup with your most common tags. It would also be great if they would hide the tags and not count the characters as part of the post.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 11h

Thanks. I usually use basic titles like this, so to let viewers make their own associations.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 11h

Thanks for all of the sharing you do, Jaycee!

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 11h

ELECTION ALERT FOR FELLOW CALIFORNIANS. Propositions often mislead Californians, and advertising for Prop. 42 is a prime example. Prop. 40 is a “poison pill” in case Prop. 40 (the “billionaire tax”) passes — it overrides it. Vote wisely! #california #politics #proposition42 #proposition40

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 12h

Another way to see a lot of #bluesky #photographer posts is to #follow Jaycee Crawford, who may be one of the most prolific #photography sharers on this platform!

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 15h

Indeed! I've seen his prints at exhibits in San Francisco and New York. At first I did not quite "get it," but I've come to appreciate his work a great deal. I sometimes feel that he may among the excellent photographers who doesn't get the attention he deserves in today's online world.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 15h

Thanks. (It has been in exhibits, including one at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, California. :-)

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 15h

From the archive: “Fog, Tree, And Pond” — Tree reflected in a pond in tule fog, San Joaquin Valley. gdanmitchell.com/2018/02/01/f... #centralvalley #fog #wetlands #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

Speaking as a person who actually did some serious rock climbing years ago… there is no way you would get me to walk unprotected along a ledge like this (given what it looks like in the photo) these days!

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

In case you were not aware already, Edward Burtynsky is a photographer whose work you should know. #burtynsky #photography #losangeles #photographer

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

…not just the stuff that we are comfortable with, work that lies outside of our own preferred subjects and genres. You’ll find that it general hashtag feeds.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

…lot of good stuff that isn’t on our radar or that of our circle. Almost every time I wade into the #photography hashtag feed I discover something new and interesting that I would not otherwise have seen. (And I add these things to my own lists.) It is also worthwhile, I think, to see work that is…

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

…shows up. You’ll wade through a lot of dreck to find the good stuff. If you are not careful, you can “waste” a lot of time. Now to the pluses: When we restrict ourselves to curated lists and feeds, we risk getting stuck in the same patterns. This stuff may be good, but we risk missing out on a…

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

…that it will put them in front of more eyes (possibly true), but overlook the danger that it makes them appear inauthentic. (I block those who abuse this — it helps a little.) Overall, the quality of the photography will be lower than that on many curated feeds — everything from junk to gems…

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

…that means an absolute flood of stuff turns up. You cannot possibly see all of it, at least not if you plan to spend part of your day NOT online. (Please!) The focus is often pretty loose. As is common on social media, some people misuse the tag, knowing that it is popular. They seem to believe…

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

…make a point of wading into less-filtered areas and exploring. On most days I take a look at the stream from the #photography hashtag. It is a mixed experience, though one that is worthwhile. First, the minuses: You’ll see a LOT of posts. This is one of the more popular hashtags on Bluesky, and…

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

Exploring the #photography hashtag is an “interesting” experience, with both pluses and minuses. In the end, I think it is worthwhile. A somewhat long post follows. Like many of you, I have some customized groups of bluesky accounts that i follow regularly. But I also… #commentary #art #bluesky

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

In addition to being evocative of the outdoor experience of this season, this Kilian Schönberger photograph has beautiful light and atmosphere. (And I learned the word #landschaftsfotografie) #nature #landscape #photography #bavaria #germany Click through to Kilian’s original post to “like.”

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

…driving. But empty as it is, it is not wilderness, and there are plenty of little hamlets and isolated homes and lodgings.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

…landscape is spectacular in so many ways — the highlands mountains of course, but also the coast, and the lower elevation valleys and rivers. It is relatively “empty,” in the sense that you are often out of sight of signs of civilization, aside from the single-track road you might be…

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 16h

“Rural Stone Buildings at Loch Stack” — Stone buildings, Northwest Scotland. The northwest Scotland… continue: gdanmitchell.com/2026/09/30/r... #scotland #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature #travel

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 17h

The ”Super Intelligence” people are full of Schmitt.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 30/09/2026

He‘ll star in a new show: “Up Scnmitt’s Creek”

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 30/09/2026

Or maybe make up Atlanta Hawkeyes gear? ;-)

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 29/09/2026

Some lovely monochrome work from Mick Houghton. #photography #landscapephotography #nature #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono (Be sure to click though to his post and give him a “like.”)

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 29/09/2026

From the archive: “Yellow Building With Dark Windows, Star Trails” — Industrial building and star trails, Mare Island. gdanmitchell.com/2011/03/04/y... #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #streetPhotography #photographyLovers #fineArtPhotography #nightphotography #mareisland

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 29/09/2026

Thanks! This is a long time favorite photography location for me.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 29/09/2026

… to Point Lobos, where we explored tide pools, walked the trails, and watched sea lions. This was one of the first places where I began to make photographs, likely with a simple Brownie camera and some black and white film.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 29/09/2026

…ways. Shortly after my parents moved to the San Francisco Bay Area — I was four years old then — they began to take us on interesting day trips. A favorite was going to Monterey, which was a much smaller and quieter place then. A highlight of those visits was traveling a few miles south…

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 29/09/2026

I’m resharing Jackson Frishman’s post because, as he points out, it is a bit of unusual and wild weather… and because weather and climate are on our minds as this El Niño season approaches. #weather #climate #elniño #hurricanes #thesouthwest

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 29/09/2026

…with this fascinating market (how it works, how the art works, and more), but her experience goes _way_ beyond that… as an architect, photographer, and patient.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 29/09/2026

If you have noticed art in health care environments — as a visitor or a photographer — you _really_ should take a look at this post from Beth Young, who has a unique perspective on the subject. I have only a little personal experience… #art #photography #naturephotography #healthcare #nature

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 28/09/2026

Going to be in Yosemite soon? You may want to check out this exhibit at the Ansel Adams Gallery. Work by Alan Ross, John Sexton, Anne Larsen, Roman Loranc, Bob Kolbrenner, Jeffry Conley. #photography #landscapephotography #yosemite #exhibition #fineart collections.anseladams.com/peace-of-pla....

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PEACE OF PLACE - Ansel Adams Gallery Gift Collections

Original Photograph by John Sexton.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 28/09/2026

Online Community Good Citizenship recommendation: I repost things that I think are interesting. If you agree, click through to the original and "like" the original post... and consider following them, too.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 28/09/2026

…is a historic record, too, given the old brick walls, the weathered doorway, and the cobblestones at the bottom of the frame. But most of all, I think it is about color, the “temperature” contrast between the warm tones of partially-sunlit bricks and the very cool blues of the doorway in shadow.

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G Dan Mitchell | Photography @gdanmitchell.com · 28/09/2026

…photograph the English town of Shrewsbury. (More about that place below.) If a photograph is “about” something, this one is about more than one thing. To be sure, it is a record of a specific spot in a particular town, a doorway to a building with a sign for “Alfred Mansell & Co. Auctioneers.” It…

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