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Rivera Ride the Wave

@photo-rivera.bsky.social
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Photography enthusiast, all photos taken by myself (unless noted as such). Welcome any and all feedback. I appreciate the likes and reposts. Blocking: AI bots, freq AI use, clout farmers, scammers, toxic behavior

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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 19h
Day 278 of #365PhotoADay Spent this last Saturday in the Tetons doing #FallFoliage portraits for my niece and her three kids and their partners. This was the entire group on a bike path near the entrance to the Teton National Park. #portrait #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Day 277 of #365PhotoADay Happy #Stunday! We had an amazing weekend that included a visit to the Grand Targhee side of the Teton Mountains where it was peek #fallfoliage as seen here. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Day 276 of #365PhotoADay Came across a momma Moose and her calf, watched them take turns and cross a river in Teton National Park #Wyoming. #wildlife #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Day 275 of #365PhotoADay Someone might be at his happy place for the rest of this week... Grand Targhee #Wyoming. I'll be in Teton National Park Friday and Saturday. Might get over to Yellowstone on Sunday. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Day 274 of #365PhotoADay Grabbed this shot of one of the Halloween displays found while shopping at the outlet mall in Lehi Utah. #monochrome #B&W #random #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Day 273 of #365PhotoADay Another photo of the #waterfalls at Cascade Springs #Utah. Used the #longexposure setting on the Pixel 10 #smartphone. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Day 272 of #365PhotoADay #ThickTrunkTuesday From a April 2020 car camping trip in the San Rafael Swell area of #Utah, hiked up a hill just to capture this gnarled juniper tree that had caught my eye. #monochrome #B&W #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Day 271 of #365PhotoADay The September FanX #comic-con was this last weekend in Salt Lake City #Utah. Always a blast to see everyone's #cosplay and costume design talents on showcase. #Portrait #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Day 270 of #365PhotoADay Chewy this morning was refusing to come back inside because it was her time to sun bathe. #PetPortrait #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Day 269 of #365PhotoADay This is from the road just outside Tony's Grove, accessed by going up into Logan Canyon #Utah. They always get amazing #FallFoliage at this time of year. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Day 268 of #365PhotoADay From a September 2018 visit to Idaho Falls #Idaho, walked the greenbelt around the Snake River that runs through downtown area. Stopped for this #sunrise #reflections on the waters near John's Hole Bridge. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just a reminder, as there has been an uptick in receiving spammed follow requests by clout farmers recently.
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Day 267 of #365PhotoADay Another photo of the #waterfalls at Cascade Springs #Utah. I've been using the #longexposure setting on the Pixel 10 phone to get the shots as I didn't have my tripod with me. They turned out quite good. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Day 266 of #365PhotoADay #WaterfallWednesday Captured these small #waterfalls after dropping off a client in Midway #Utah yesterday, I had decided to head 20 minutes East into the hills and check the fall foliage at Cascade Springs. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Day 265 of #365PhotoADay These were an art installation on the walkway behind the old Miners Hospital in Park City Utah. Looks like they had made a row of fish by wielding together old rusted automobile and farm equipment parts. #StreetArt #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Day 264 of #365PhotoADay The old Miners Hospital in Park City Utah. #B&W #monochrome #street #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Day 263 of #365PhotoADay #Stunday! Our little Meeko looking very stunning in a fur neck wrap. #PetPortrait #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Day 262 of #365PhotoADay Back in Oct 2019, for a hike at Snowbasin resort here in #Utah, we had amazing #FallColors on the aspen trees AND a fresh dusting of snow, so I did a quick vertical panorama of the view on the trail. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Day 261 of #365PhotoADay Are you ready for the weekend? We walked around the neighborhood pond last night until #sunset arrived and was not disappointed with the results. #Utah #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Day 260 of #365PhotoADay Was in Park City Utah last Tuesday, and went up to the summit of Guardsman's Pass to see if the trees are getting their fall colors, and it's starting to look good at higher elevations. #landscape #fallcolors #foliage #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Day 259 of #365PhotoADay #WaterfallWednesday From a October 2022 #roadtrip through #Idaho, a cropped in section taken out of a 360 degree capture obtained by my DJI #drone. #monochrome #B&W #landscape #dronephotography #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Day 258 of #365PhotoADay From a drive to drop off a client in Tooele #Utah last weekend, stopped and admired their old county courthouse building in the downtown area. #monochrome #B&W #street #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
'Dappled Pathfinder' (2026) -- the Cliff Trail, Sebascodegan Island, Harpswell, ME #MountainMonday ✨ #PaintByWords ✨ #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #BWFri ✨ #Stunday ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
Under a thick forest canopy, strong light throws lengthening shadows across the gnarled forest floor
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@hanhandon.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky!
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Day 257 of #365PhotoADay From a drive in the Timpanogos Mountains in #Utah, a grove of aspen trees on the side of the road caught my eye. #monochrome #B&W #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026
'a Walk in the Reeds' (2026) -- Skolfield Shores Preserve, North Harpswell, ME #Stunday ✨ #BlueSkyMonday ✨ #PaintByWords ✨ #TidesOutTuesday ✨ #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #BWFri ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
Standing in the muddy reeds at high tide, a view across the edge of the salt marsh towards a historic boathouse that is no longer in use, flanked by dense forest... In the distance the far side of Middle Bay on the mainland
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Day 256 of #365PhotoADay Having a good #Stunday? Here is another #Utah #sunset rom last week at our neighborhood pond. The wind wasn't cooperating and caused ripples in the water but we still got some good color reflections. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Day 255 of #365PhotoADay Hope everyone has a great weekend! Was looking through the archive and came across a Dec 2019 family trip out to a axe throwing business in Idaho Falls and where someone landed a unconventional bullseye. #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Day 254 of #365PhotoADay I've been sick the last two days and posting later in the day than I'd like to. Though I did go into the garden to check how the sunflowers are coming along, the smallest ones are blooming already. #floral #bloom #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sorry, political post because it is that important. The FCC forced Jimmy Kimmel to only broadcast this segment of last nights show on his YouTube channel because they are so afraid that James Talarico is going to win in Texas. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Day 253 of #365PhotoADay While at the pond for that epic sunset the other night, I walked to the other end of the pond to look away from the sunset and appriciate the storm clouds over the Wasatch mountains. #Utah #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Day 252 of #365PhotoADay - #WaterfallWednesday Another drone shot of Fall Creek Falls #waterfall that is near Swan Valley #Idaho. For scale, I am standing in the photo at the top left. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Day 251 of #365PhotoADay - #ThiclTrunkTuesday Bonus post. Some times you need a thick trunk to help stabilize your shot because it's overcast and low light conditions in Bryce Canyon National Park #NPS #Utah. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Day 251 of #365PhotoADay - #RockinTuesday From a Oct 2019 visit to Arches National Park #NPS #Utah, a pre-dawn hike down Park Avenue and found a opportunity to capture this boulder with the Courthouse Tower in the distance. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Day 250 of #365PhotoADay A monochrome version of a pet portrait I had made for my roommate. This black lab mix breed is "Suger Bugger", and she was his marathon training running mate for 15 years. She was the best doggy! #PetPortrait #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Day 249 of #365PhotoADay - #Stunday Was a busy day and only just now getting around to posting something for today. Luckily, I poked my head out and saw that we were going to get something special for tonight's #sunset in #Utah. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Canon 7D MII is one of my old camera bodies sitting unused in a box. You can have it for only 300% of what I paid for it...
digitalcameraworld.com
DSLR storms from No.32 to No.1 in Japan's marketplace and it's a favorite camera among sports and action photographers
Nearly 12 years after its launch, the DSLR shot to the top of major Japanese retailer's used-camera sales chart, while a mirrorless makes a highe leap back into the Top 10
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Day 248 of #365PhotoADay - #Caturday My aunt's orange tabby cat looks so innocent despite having just moments earlier attempting to tear a hole through my thick snowboarding sock in order to get to the flesh of my ankle. #PetPortrait #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Day 247 of #365PhotoADay - #ForestFriday From a October 2022 #roadtrip to Teton National Park #NPS #Wyoming, a grove of aspen trees reflecting off the flat waters of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Day 246 of #365PhotoADay From a May 2022 #roadtrip to #Idaho, a stop in the Swan Valley area to capture the Fall Creek Falls where it meets the Snake River. #waterfalls #landscape #smartphone #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Day 245 of #365PhotoADay Ogden #Utah has a lot of cool #murals on buildings around town, and my favorite coffee shop in the old downtown area has a couple very cool ones. #OgdenStreetArt #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Day 244 of #365PhotoADay For #ThickTrunkTuesday a March 2020 visit to Arches National Park #NPS #Utah and a capture of a ancient, gnarled juniper that perfectly shows the rugged beauty of the desert! #B&W #Monochrome #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Day 243 of #365PhotoADay When I would visit the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, this string of abandoned farm equipment would always catch my eye. Back in Aug 2022, I happened to be there to capture it during #sunset. #smartphone #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Some of my drone photos and #video from Aug 2020 and a #sunrise exploration of the back roads near Idaho Falls #Idaho.
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Day 242 of #365PhotoADay - #Stunday! My happy place in Teton National Park #NPS #Wyoming, and from a May 2018 visit to Schwabacher's Landing. I'll be back up there at the end of September. #smartphone #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Day 241 of #365PhotoADay - #Caturday! My aunt's orange tabby cat was showing me that he indeed fit quite nicely into my luggage, wanting to travel home with me in order to inflict wounds 24/7 and not just when I visit. #smartphone #PetPortrait #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Lulz, now Google is stealing ideas from #Bluesky... Lame
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Day 240 of #365PhotoADay Yesterday's #sunrise was made more interesting due to the clouds making an attempt to drop some rain on the Wasatch mountains. Taken near the SLC #Utah airport. #smartphone #landscape #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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Rivera Ride the Wave @photo-rivera.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Day 239 of #365PhotoADay From last weekend and while waiting for the donut vendor to open up their food truck, more test shots trying out my new phone's #macro functionality. #floral #bloom #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #Luminar #LuminarEdit
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