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Melinda Ruby

@melindaruby.bsky.social

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🌊🪾Water, Woods, and Sky 🌅🌖Pacific Northwest Photographer 📸Nature 🍁 🦉 Healing 🪴 Education 🎓Human Rights ✊🏾 LGBTQ+ ally 🏳️‍🌈 reading📚 knitting 🧶 Travel 🛫 Animist /|\ 🐱 🌲Irish ☘️ New England⛰️🌊 GenX📺 Mom🍪 🍲 melinda-conway.pixels.com

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Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A dramatic yet subtle sunrise. I never grow tired of the coast #westcoastkin #sunrise

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When the Bokeh is the subject. Shooting for bokeh (the out of focus part of image) is therapeutic. #westcoastkin #bokeh #vintagelens #trioplan

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Yesterday’s moon. The moon set at 3am with a ring around it. The eclipse. And the moon setting this morning. #eclipse #moon #westcoastkin

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Table Rock at Bandon, Oregon at sunrise. The sun was just starting to kiss the fence at this moment. #westcoastkin #bandonoregon #tablerock #standingstonesunday

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Cannon Beach Clouds, Blues, and Reflections! Like brushstrokes. #cannonbeach #westcoastkin #melindarubyphotography

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Sea Stars #westcoastkin #melindarubyphotgraphy #wordlesswednesday

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Puffins on the Oregon Coast yesterday #westcoastkin #lifer #birdoftheday

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Portland last night from the. Sellwood Bridge. #westcoastkin #fireworks #portlanoregon #sellwoodbridge #melindarubyphotography

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Two Weeks Ago. Sunset in Bandon, Oregon and a lot of change. #silentsunday #westcoastkin #melindarubyphotography #sunset #seastacks #ocean

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Solstice Blessings and Happy Fathers Day #silentsunday #melindarubytextured #sunset #ocean #westcoastkin #melindarubyphotography

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The summer is young yet. The sun is strong. #melindarubytextured #texturedphotograph #texturetuesday #westcoastkin #eastcoastkin

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Some more textured photographs I've experimented with. #melindarubytextured #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #snow #texturedphotograph

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Some fun bird and bunny photographs that I tried to make painting like with added textures. #melindarubytextured #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #texturedphotograph

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

1996. I used to paint. I sometimes still long to pick up a brush and blend colors on a canvas. This oil painting was inspired by a cabin in Alaska. #oilpainting #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #alaska #cabin #melindarubypainting

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A different perspective of the tulip fields than I've seen before #woodenshoetulipfarm #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

At first I thought the kestrel was not real! Thank you sweet #kestrel for posing. #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #ridgefieldnationalwildliferefuge

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

At the Edge of the World #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #dallesmtnranch #columbiarivergorge #balsamroot #lupine #stormysky #wildflowers #bloomscrolling

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Our cute bunny friend who comes to visit often. #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #bunny #pnwphotography #urbanwildlife

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Spring Blossom Bokeh! #blueskyartshow #background #bokeh #pink #cherryblossoms #vintagelens #manualfocus #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #pacificnorthwest

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Here are a couple of playful mallards sporting some lucky green. #green #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #mallard #stpatricksday

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The Pinks are Out! #magnolias #cherryblossoms #pnwphotographer #weepingcherry #westcoastkin #eastcoastkin #sharemondays2026 #pink #coloraday #pinkmon #bokeh #tair11a #vintagelens #fsprint

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Ancient Oaks #thicktrunkthursday #westcoastkin #eastcoastkin

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

What's left of last year with hope coming in behind it #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJuxtaposition #westcoastkin #eastcoastkin #bloomscrolling #stunday #silentsunday #bokeh #vintagelens #tair11a

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Witnessing the eclipse from Oregon almost to entirety before it disappeared behind the clouds. A skunk ran right up to me before it saw me and then ran away. That was surprising and a relief it didn’t spray. #lunareclipse #westcoastkin #fullmoon

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

#silentsunday#westcoastkin#dallesmountainranch #columbiarivergorge

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

There is beauty in the pain and the storm when you are able to push through it and see it for what it is-Through the fog and shadows. It's not all sunshine. #stunday #westcoastkin #fog #columbiarivergorge #beaconrock

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Old round top barn. I heard it has since fallen. #blueskyartshow #wood #westcoastkin

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Sunset last weekend near Mt Adams #sunset #mtadams #troutlakewashington #pnwphotographer #snowmoon #westcoastkin

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

We have had a warm winter and very late frost. #westcoastkin #frost #rosehip #leaves #pacificnorthwest #oregon #lensbaby

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Swan in the silver waters #westcoastkin #swan #ridgefieldnationalwildliferefuge #pacificnorthwest

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Sunset at Cannon Beach. Oregon #westcoastkin #oregoncoast #beach #sunset

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Kingfisher at Cannon Beach #westcoastkin #kingfisher #cannonbeach

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year 2026! Wishing you hopefulness and peace. (sunrise Powell Butte taken today) #powellbuttenaturepark #westcoastkin #happynewyear2026 #sunrise

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I spotted a Barred owl a couple of weeks ago chasing a squirrel. I love owls. 🦉 #barredowl #owls #westcoastkin #pnw #pacificnorthwest

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Amanita Muscaria- I was on a mission this Fall apparently to be able to capture this type of mushroom. This was an amazing patch of them. #amanitamuscaria #westcoastkin #pnw #fungus #mushroom

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Raindrops on last few leaves left. #fallcolors #raindrops #pentacon #vintagelens #macrophotography #pnwphotographer #westcoastkin

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

One more from 11/11 with a very different mood. #aurora #pnw #westcoastkin #oregon #columbiagorge

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Aurora last night at the Crown Point Vista House #pnw #westcoastkin #aurora

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

It has been on my bucket list to find and photograph an Amanita and finally this past weekend I found one. #mushrooms #amanita #fallmushrooms #pnwphotographer #pnwcollective #westcoastkin

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

All about Bokeh. Shot with vintage Pentacon lens #bokeh #vintagelens #pentacon #fallbokeh #westcoastkin #pnw

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Lacamas Lake hike this weekend. #pacificnorthwest #pnw #westcoastkin #fallcolors #waterfall #lake #autumn

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Yesterday was amazing. The Fall leaves are at their peak around here. I can't get enough of the reds, golds, greens, orange, yellow. #fallcolors #portlandjapanesegarden #autumnleaves #pacificnorthwestphotographer #pacificnorthwest #portlandoregon #westcoastkin #treeoflife

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

A trip to #cedargristmill a couple years ago #fallcolors #rustic #autumncolors #pacficnorthwest #westcoast

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

This timed out very well. I did not realize it was going to be a high surf day. Better than King Tides for waves like this! This may be my most dramatic wave image I have been able to capture here. #highsurf #capedisappointment #pacficnorthwest #westcoast

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

High surf day at #capedisapointment #pnw #westcoastkin #pacificnorthwest #waves

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Sunset at the #columbiarivergorge and viewing the faint comet #cometlemmon #pacificnorthwest #westcoastkin

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Sunset at Vista House Columbia Gorge Oregon

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Morning trip to Multnomah Falls #columbiarivergorge #multnomahfalls #pnwphotographer #autumn #westcoast #westcoastkin #pnw

Melinda Ruby @melindaruby.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

A very memorable night #bioluminescence #aurora #milkyway at #olympicnationalpark #kalalochbeach #westcoastkin #pnw last summer