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The more-mundane visual spectrum view of the scene.

A historic museum emerges from vegetation in botanical gardens.

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Cotton Candy Museum -- the Botanic Museum at the Lund University Botanic Gardens; Lund, Sweden. Seen through a 665 nm IR filter and color-swapped. #photography #665nm #infrared #sweden

A building in a park becomes surrealistic when photographed with an infrared filter and post-processed. For this, I used a camera converted to full-spectrum use, added a 665nm infrared filter, and later swapped the red and blue channels. Now the vegetation is cotton-candy pink, and the sky a shade of slate.

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A different perspective on these rocks, with tourist for scale.

The mushroom rocks, as seen from the Tundra Communities Trail that provides access to them.

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Mushroom Rocks -- formed in an ancient seabed (see alt text), now 12,000 feet above sea level in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. #photograph #geology #Colorado #RMNP #nature #outdoors

Two large, vaguely mushroom-shaped boulders. From the plaque:

"The rocks in these odd formations were born of fire and water. The dark-colored schist was originally sand, silt, and clay at the bottom of a long-departed sea. Molten magma from deep in the earth invaded the schist and gradually cooled into the lighter-colored granite. Mushroom shapes were formed when the granite stems eroded quicker than the schist caps."

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Mother and child reunion -- a young marmot returns to mom for a quick check-in; seen in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. EXIF: OM Systems OM-1 II + M.Zuiko 150-400mm f/4.5 lens f/13, 438mm, 1/400 sec, ISO 2500 #omsystem #nature #wildlife #photography #marmots #Colorado #RMNP

An adult female marmot watches from her perch atop a boulder, while one of her young meets her for a chat.

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For a little scale, here's the same boat seen up close:

Tour boat leaving the side of the cruise ship it's working with.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Up against the ice -- a tour boat cruises along the face of Hubbard Glacier in Disenchantment Bay, Alaska. OM Solutions OM-1II + M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 + MC-20 #Alaska #OMSystem #glacier #photograph #nature

A substantial tour boat is dwarfed by the thickness of the glacier it is approaching.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

El Castillo The north side of El Castillo (a.k.a., the Temple of Kukulkan); Chichén Itzá, México. #Maya #Yucatán #México #ChichénItzá #photography #travel

The restored north face of a late Maya stepped pyramid on a clear, sunny day. Sadly, it's no longer climbable by visitors.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Stranger in a strange land Hoodoos along "the wall" in the Badlands of South Dakota (Badlands National Park). #badlands #landscape #photography #hoodoos #SouthDakota

A view filled with pointy hoodoos make it clear why this part of South Dakota is called "the badlands."

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

So close, yet so far... A Snow Leopard at the Denver Zoo watches visiting kids -- in a possibly hungry sort of way. #SnowLeopard #DenverZoo #photography

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Talia al Ghoul 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

also you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

What are YOU looking at? A crested pigeon, seen at the Edward Youde Aviary, Hong Kong. #bird #nature #photography #crestedpigeon #hongkong

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

In the front of its field -- seen in Aspen, Colorado. #Aspen #Colorado #columbine #flower #photography

A columbine, with yellow and pale purple pedals, stands out in front of dark green vegetation.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

A pretty bright guy -- seen at the 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Olympus E-M5 + Lumix G Vario 12-35mm lens #Albuquerque #NewMexico #AIBF #HotAirBalloon #night #photography

A bright yellow hot air balloon in the form of an enthusiastic, smiling face lights up the night when its burner is ignited.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Temple of the Inscriptions -- resting place of Pakal the Great, in the ancient Maya ruins of Palenque, Mexico. Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens #Palenque #Mexico #Maya #ruins #photography #travel #OMSystem

A stepped Maya pyramid shines in the morning sunlight. It's surrounded by green turf, backed by healthy foliage, and overseen by a blue sky with thin clouds.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I’m betting this one was written by a staffer. It’s grammatically correct, has no spelling issues, and isn’t in (the usual) all-caps.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

No, they're saying that because with every additional observation of the asteroid, our knowledge of its position & velocity gets better. As that happens, we have more confidence that it will miss the Earth. It could still hit the moon, and honestly, that'd be interesting to watch.

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Just a little walk in the woods -- a calm yet colorful scene in Keukenhof Park, Netherlands. Olympus OM-1 + M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 II lens #Keukenhof #Netherlands #travel #flowers #colors #photography #OMSystem

A mad jumble of variously-colored tulips and green turf line a creek through a forested stretch of park.

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Things are looking up in Hosios Loukas -- the ceiling of the Hosios Loukas (Saint Luke) monastery, Greece. Olympus E-M1 III + M.Zuiko 8-25mm f/4 lens #HosiosLoukas #monastery #Greece #travel #photography #LookUp

Mosaics, some faded, cover the domes and adjoining ceiling spaces of the Church of Saint Luke.

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This crown likely belonged to Anne of Bohemia, wife of King Richard II, who was deposed in 1399 by Henry IV. This is the oldest surviving crown of England -- and it's now on display in the Residenzmuseum in Munich, Germany.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Crown of an English Queen -- the "Bohemian" or "Palatine" crown. OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens #crown #royalty #museum #Residenzmuseum #Munich #München #Germany #Deutschland #OMSystem #photography #museum #history

A gold framework crown, inset with pearls and gemstones in shades of blue, pink, and magenta.

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Settling in for the evening -- Sandhill Cranes returning to their watery refuge for safety during the night. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. OM System OM-1 II + M.Zuiko 150-400mm + MC-14 #BosqueDelApacheNWR #NewMexico #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #OMSystem

A small group of cranes are silhouetted against the evening's twilight as they descend to their pond.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I can imagine that happening, easily.

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Absolutely! They're particularly nice if the winds aren't screaming around Vik -- on our last trip, we had to make an unscheduled overnight stay just north of there to wait out the winds.

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Their paths crossed -- seen at Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens #GreatSandDunes #Colorado #nature #wildlife #photography #footprints #OMSystem

A tiny set of fresh footprints (possibly left by a mouse) cross larger / more-degraded footprints (likely left by a person) on the side of a sand dune.

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Annoying typo -- of course, "seen" should be "scene." Sure wish BlueSky let us edit posts...

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To the very top -- an early morning seen, captured at Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado. Post-processed a bit to simplify the details. Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens #travel #Colorado #GreatSandDunesNationalMonument #OMSystem

The ridge of a sand dune, when seen in the morning light, forms a sharp reverse S-curve between light and dark. A crisp blue sky provides a colorful backdrop.

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The road to Vik -- a morning drive south along Highway 1, Iceland. #sunrise #Iceland #travel #photography #iPhone12Pro #road

Our view aligns with a highway, looking southeast toward the start of a sunrise. A bit of yellow is seen in the low, thin clouds on the horizon, while higher and thicker clouds appear somewhat blue.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Shadow of a once-bright future -- hood ornament on an old car; Queen City Architectural Salvage, Denver, Colorado. Olympus E-M1 III + M.Zuiko 8-25mm lens #car #photography #auto #Denver #Colorado #OMSystem

A very streamlined, chrome-plated hood ornament and its shadow form an abstract shape when contrasted with the decaying car hood that the ornament is attached to.

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No, it’ll just be “the wrong citizens.”

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

His behavior would tend to indicate that he’s already done that.

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Eric Seale @rsgeek.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Not that I’m a Berger fan, but he isn’t saying “NASA should have been defunded” — he’s saying that SLS should have been defunded. Key distinction, there.

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Church Rock -- near Kayenta, Arizona. Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 lens #ChurchRock #Arizona #Diné #DinéBikéya #NavajoNation #landscape #B&W #monochrome #black&white #photography #OMSystem

In the heart of the Navajo Nation in northeast Arizona, a set of spire-like rocky outcrops interrupt rolling hills with sparse and low vegetation.

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White Morpho -- seen at the Butterfly Pavilion; Westminster, Colorado. Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 lens + MC-14 #WhiteMorpho #butterfly #nature #photography #Westminster #Colorado #OMSystem

In early morning light, a White Morpho butterfly (mostly white, with black and tan markings) rests on a branch.

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Keep an eye on Denver Walls (www.denverwalls.com). They organize new street art every fall, it’s a fun weekend! The Denver Chalk Art Festival (denverchalk.art)is a similarly great (if temporary) thing each summer.

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