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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It was damp and cool under the Friday night lights.

Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you ever find yourself on US 190 in west TX, driving through the town of Iraan, you should definitely take a couple of extra minutes to stop at Alley Oop Land. The park is actually a tribute to V.T Hamlin who wrote the popular Alley Oop comic strip while living in Iraan during the 1930s oil boom.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Clearing skies and a West Texas sunset ... sometimes the best weather happens behind you.

a sunset in a a car rear view mirror, with a tree and a wind turbine along the side of the road from The view out the window

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If moths have nightmares, they probably look something like this. #macro #spider

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do you ever process an image in an "artistic" fashion, but then can't decide whether or not you actually like it?

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I haven't really been out on many proper birding walks lately. But that doesn't mean taking my camera out in the back yard can't still be interesting.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Perfectly posed pet portrait. I mean when they look right at you and practically beg “take my picture”, you really have no choice, right?

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today was week 1 of a new collaborative project I'm doing with some of my friends over on Substack. If you're a photographer and have a Substack, you're welcome to contribute B&W images of your own in the coming weeks. justbw.substack.com/p/four-lense...

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This Juno Buck Moth Caterpillar sure looks pretty. But those spines are venomous … just like so many other creatures around here. lol, Arizona is the Australia of the U.S. in this regard.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Low clouds along the Mexican border.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Mouthful; any bird with anything in its beak. Okay, so this little hummer is about to have a mouthful of mosquito.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Does this count as "landscape" photography?

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Image of the Severe #Thunderstorm in Sierra Vista Arizona last night. This has been a fun #monsoon, and it's great when it continues full steam ahead well into September.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Playing around with my new #macro lens and ring light combination last night.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Can you tell the different between an Allen's and a Rufous Hummingbird? openvista.tmpic.com

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Here's one you might not expect for a #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Iridescence ... A mourning dove in just the right light.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Atlantic Birding's #BirdOfTheDay Alt. theme is #Fledglings Just yesterday I was a Ramsey Canyon Preserve here in Sierra Vista Arizona and got to see and photograph this occupied Violet-crowned Hummingbird nest.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

We went to see the waterfall last night and while we were there, I made friends with a spider.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Marine Corps MH-53 at our airfield this morning.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'm excited that the Allo guys are finally in our neighborhood. Ditching Cox gets closer every day. Also, the sky looks pretty cool. 😎

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Last week I got a really good deal on a "like new" condition Sony a6000 camera. This morning the TTArtisans 25mm F2.0 manual focus lens I intend to use on it arrived. These are the first couple of test shots. Not bad for a $65 lens on a $200 camera. 😎 #flowers #bloomscrolling

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It sometimes fun to get down low and see what's lurking in the grass. This little insect is called an Antlion.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We had some really interesting weather the other night here in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It's not very often we get a tornado warning issued by the National Weather Service. Turns out it was just strong mid-level rotation. But still a pretty cool storm.

Colorful supercell thunderstorm at sunset looking down a suburban street

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

For fhe #BirdOfTheDay theme of #LittleBrownBirds , no reason to get fancy. Plenty of house finch right in the back yard.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

My latest thoughts as "silly season" here in the U.S. gets into full swing. openvista.tmpic.com/p/lizards-do...

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Triplets, three of the same bird. I like these Cedar Waxwings.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The #BirdofTheDay theme is #ScreenFiller, a capture where the bird takes up a large part of the image. 🪶

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I don't chase #SevereWeather but I will absolutely photograph it when it comes to me. #Arizona #Monsoon #Thunderstorm

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We saw this guy on the roof as we started our walk. Then on the way back at the severe thunderstorm was bearing down on us, he noticed my camera and posed. #HumansOfBlueSky #Weather #SevereThunderstorm #DramaticSunset

A man on a roof with his arms extended and a tool in his hand, with a dramatic and chaotic sunset sky behind him.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I'm really looking forward to the arrival of monsoon here in southeast Arizona next week.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #Quackers Here is a black-bellied whistling duck

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I took this picture of a king snake in Huachuca Canyon in 2014.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I did not know that Ash-throated flycatchers would nest in a hole in a Saguaro ... until this morning. 🪶

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We had a peaceful early morning walk down by the river.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #RedBeakFeetEyes, any bird with a Red beak, Feet or Eyes Not Feathers. 🪶 Sandhill Crane in flight.

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

My new post coming Thursday on www.tmpic.com

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Todd Takes Pictures @tmpic.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfJune26, whatever bird capture you deem your best from the month of June. June is our hottest month here in southeast Arizona, so I didn't get out much. But I did like this pair of Curve-billled Thrashers.

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