Rihilistic Imagery by Rihilism

Honorary Professor, Dilettantory Studies, Tooter U (Intertubes extension campus)... amateur pics. the pics are my own 'cept boosts. he/him/his #EndTheStigma #gardenvicariously #ClearCreekTrail :nyancat_rainbow:

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2024-06-18 21:29:09

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@npub139m…6cf9
Very nice! What settings? I shot some tall grasses today but I don't always think about cranking down the f/ to get all that lovely bokeh you have there.

2024-06-09 13:12:42

#SilentSunday
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2024-06-04 23:32:01

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@npub139m…6cf9
Thanks! Not too shabby for the 5lbs 200-500mm but a cooperative bee helps, lol.

2024-05-30 01:55:06

Orange-yellow and burnt orange marigold.
(05/29/24)
#garden #gardening #BloomScrolling #flowers #FlowerPhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #macro #MacroPhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2024-03-25 11:06:04

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@npub1cel…pmxm
What a beautiful building and remarkably well preserved. I'm just curious what country you found it in. Just a complete guess but maybe Russia? Or perhaps France?

2024-03-14 22:02:41

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@npub1ty0…s5fq
Beautiful! Love the water in this one.
Are you using manual settings and shooting in RAW? The settings look great especially that low shutter speed to get the lovely blur/smoothness on the water.

2024-03-04 12:02:29

How many Canada geese and goslings can you spot? 🤔
(04/27/21)
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2024-02-17 13:29:33

#Caturday
"Draw Me Like One of Your French Girls"
(09/24/21)
#cat #cats #CatsOfMastodon #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2024-01-22 11:29:00

Bumblebee on purple coneflower.
(06/11/23)
#bees #bumblebee #pollinators #flowers #FlowerPhotography #insects #InsectPhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #macro #MacroPhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2024-01-21 13:21:21

John Hancock Center, Chicago, Illinois.
(05/14/23)
#Chicago #ChicagoPhotography #ChicagoArchitecture #street #StreetPhoto #StreetPhotography #Blackandwhite #BlackandWhitePhoto #BlackandWhitePhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2024-01-20 12:19:12

American robin on a cold January afternoon.
(01/15/23)
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2024-01-20 11:52:15

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@npub1g02…umym
Marvelous! The bunny is so cute.

2024-01-20 11:49:26

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@npub1g02…umym
Beautiful horse/photo!

2024-01-20 11:49:04

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@npub1g02…umym
Oh, I got you. Yeah, domestic or farmyard geese can be really aggressive. I've had one come after me before. The wild Canada geese I encounter are surprisingly gentle.

2024-01-19 22:59:58

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@npub1g02…umym
The Canada geese around here will typically back off once you've moved away enough. The only times I've been hissed at was during gosling season and there was only one time when the goose was aggressively pushing me out of the area but the interactions was really brief. The locals are very acclimated to people. I've had more issues with them flying right at me. A couple of times it's felt a bit intentional😬

2024-01-19 22:54:33

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@npub1g02…umym
Lovely photos, Anja. Very pretty geese. Love the foot prints👍

2024-01-19 16:06:29

Headed down to the river yesterday to see what was going on. Arrived at a time of day when the large flock near the dam decided to start splitting up to look for resources. Caught a lot of flight photos & am surprised at all the tags I'm seeing while editing. Too bad this tag was turned the wrong way otherwise I may have been able to see the number.
(01/18/24)
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2024-01-19 14:44:59

1.) 😛?
2.) 🌬️ raspberry?
3.) 🏀 🗑️ Jordan?
(01/18/24)
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2024-01-19 13:38:44

The Iowa River Power Dam provides an ideal location to photograph waterfowl. The only "problem" is that the Canada geese like to fly directly at/over the dam from below. They seem to like that angle for take off & it takes them directly at me on the dam. Tough, for me, to keep them in frame but also pretty intimidating to have something that large flying directly at you😬.
(01/18/24)
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #WildlifePhotography #nature #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2024-01-13 12:43:06

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"Um. Hi?"
As I'm sure you recall (🙄) prior to taking a break from Mastodon last week I encountered a grey squirrel that screamed at me from behind a tree then popped around the side between yells to see if I was still there (see post above👆). After I caught a photo of the noisy squirrel, a black morph grey squirrel popped its head out of a hole above me... and froze in place. Squirrels are just too cute.
(01/03/24)
#squirrels #WildlifePhotography #nature #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2023-12-12 13:44:03

Dickcissel singing on an overcast day.
(06/09/22)
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2023-12-04 14:07:20

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@npub139m…6cf9
Oops, don't know why I posted it twice. Pictures or no pictures it is so fun to watch them interact. The juveniles really seem to be playing sometimes. Eagles (adults and juveniles) will also try to steal fish from each other. Lazy opportunists till the end, lol.

2023-12-04 13:31:16

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@npub139m…6cf9
I've tried taking a folding chair with me on the trail but I still couldn't sit still, lol. Kept dragging the chair around with me which actually kinda sucked, lol .
I don't really have a good excuse for the eagles, though. The problem is that they will stay still forever until they decide to move on or go for a few fishing passes. Watched some great interactions between juvenile eagles that would have made amazing photos had they turned out. I SO close to getting them in focus😭
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2023-11-30 18:58:14

Bald eagle flying through the flurries above the Iowa River.
(01/25/23)
#eagle #eagles #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2023-11-30 17:58:06

I don't have the best temperament for birding b/c I like to keep moving. Always assume I'm missing something further along the trail 🤷‍♂️. If we've a decent # of eagle migrants like we did this past yr👇 I need to focus on more flight photos which is rough for me cause you have to patient. Unfortunately, it usually involves standing still on a bridge during a cold winter in Iowa too🥶.
(01/24/23)
#eagles raptors #BirdPhotography #wildlife #nature #NaturePhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2023-11-29 12:45:15

Cardinal on an overcast day along the #IowaRiverTrail.
(04/03/23)
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2023-09-22 12:30:14

Grey catbird looking rather unimpressed along the trail at the #WaterWorksPrairiePark in Iowa City, Iowa.
(09/09/23)
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2023-08-26 14:35:52

Traffic was surprising heavy on Marigold Street this past Thursday morning.
(08/24/23)
#bee #bees #bumblebee #grasshopper #grasshoppers #pollinators #FlowerPhotography #insects #InsectPhotography #NaturePhotography #macro #MacroPhotography #MastoArt
#photography #AltText
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2023-08-26 14:20:22

Sweat bee on an orange butterfly milkweed flower.
(08/23/23)
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#MacroPhotography #MastoArt
#photography #AltText
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2023-08-21 12:45:45

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@npub1d3s…kypj @npub1nm3…w8cf @npub139m…6cf9 @npub1g02…umym
Incredible detail, Brian!
I'm going to try for another shot of my hummingbirds this week. We're supposed to get 100+° days this week so I'll be watering the garden like a mad man. I tried to grow these pink poppies but had no luck. But gave some to a friend and he's got some popping up.
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2023-08-19 17:53:21

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@npub1d3s…kypj @npub1g02…umym @npub1nm3…w8cf @npub139m…6cf9
Sooo cute! Such a great closeup, Brian! Those paws are awesome👍
Sorry to hear about Bluesky. I figure there'll be tech problems for quite a while as all these Twitter replacements scale up.
Had my first closeup encounter with some cedar waxwings since 2021. Really love these birds but they seem to be really shy around here and there's not any particular place you'll run into them. Just random.
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2023-08-17 23:49:55

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@npub1d3s…kypj @npub1nm3…w8cf @npub1g02…umym @npub139m…6cf9
So cute! That must have been fun to watch. How big are they? Awesome photo!
The chipmunks I have out back are entertaining to watch but don't interact. The grey squirrels, however, were having time trials in the parking lot out back yesterday morning, lol. I think that house sparrow in the background is their coach😉
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2023-08-15 15:24:37

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@npub1g02…umym @npub1d3s…kypj @npub1nm3…w8cf @npub139m…6cf9
Lovely photos! That blue on the balloon flowers is especially beautiful.

2023-08-14 17:31:49

This bumblebee appeared to be taking a nap on one of my dahlias yesterday morning.
(08/13/23)
#bee #bees #bumblebee #pollinators #FlowerPhotography #insects #InsectPhotography #NaturePhotography #macro #MacroPhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2023-08-14 11:49:31

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@npub1g02…umym
Oops, I should have said the third photo with the two yellow and black wasps. Those two look a lot like this European paper wasp I posted yesterday.
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2023-08-13 01:02:27

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@npub1g02…umym @npub1d3s…kypj @npub139m…6cf9 @npub1nm3…w8cf
Beautiful flowers! The goldenrod is marvelous. It always pulls in the bugs like those lovely wasps. The ones in the first photo look like the European paper wasp I posted earlier. Very cool!

2023-08-12 16:21:54

Orange gerbera daisy.
(07/02/23)
#garden #gardening #flowers #FlowerPhotography #FlowerMastodon #nature #NaturePhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2023-08-12 13:22:31

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@npub1ahq…wjwd
Thank you kindly for the mention!

2023-08-06 13:24:48

#SilentSunday #Chicago #street
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2023-08-05 22:14:46

Utilizing the Chicago "Bean" (Cloud Gate) to create a faux skyline.
(05/02/22)
#art #sculpture #architecture #street #StreetPhotography #Chicago #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2023-08-05 01:41:46

Sweat bee collecting pollen from one of my magenta zinnias.
(08/03/23)
#bee #bees #pollinators #FlowerPhotography #insects #InsectPhotography #NaturePhotography #macro #MacroPhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2023-08-05 01:01:03

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@npub1g02…umym
I've only seen one once. Never had a chance to photograph one.
That is the big advantage of a wildlife lens is to be able to get closeups without being close. Makes it a bit easier to keep them in frame and in focus. But I still have thousands of blurry photos, lol.

2023-08-04 21:51:46

Sweat bee (ID apps suggest that this is a ligated furrow bee aka Halictus ligatus) gathering Calendula pollen.
(08/03/23)
#bee #bees #pollinators #FlowerPhotography #insects #InsectPhotography #NaturePhotography #macro #MacroPhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText
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2023-08-04 00:21:30

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@npub1g02…umym
Marvelous photos and wonderful creatures. Is that a hummingbird moth?! I love those and really hope I can catch a photo of one one day. They are so cool! Great capture!

2023-08-03 01:38:39

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@npub1g02…umym
Marvelous! So jealous of your water lilies. So pretty. The green beetle among the berries is a gorgeous photo!

2023-07-28 00:37:47

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@npub1g02…umym Wonderful photos! That looks like fun. The light coming through the leaves is lovely.