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Don Perry
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Husband and father; past lives include the USMC and defense aerospace.
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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Apr 12
Things aren't #Peaceful when your country is battling an enemy within.

Taken with a DIY tilt lens. No PS/AI, it's all optics.

#photography #BlueSkyArtShow #vintagelens #tiltlens #HilltopHouse
The photo shows an abandoned patio of graffitied concrete pillars, lines and shadows. The tilt lens angles the plane of focus diagonally into the right of the scene, putting an interesting "symbol of peace" and a swastika into prominence.
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If you've got a few minutes to spare and have never had a 100 digit long large number spoken to you in it's entirety, try this:
"Alexa. Using decimal, what is the exact value of factorial 70?"

It's impressive.

#math #mathematics #Alexa
November 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Base of a tree struck by lightning.
Angeles National Forest, California 2007

#BlueSkyArtShow #vertical
#EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #photography #nature
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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#Glow from the glassy water of an aqueduct at dusk.

#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography
October 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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#Glow from the daybreak light.

#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography
October 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Renaissance Faire shop display
Irwindale, California

#photography #RenFaire #Renaissance #eastcoastkin
October 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Joshua trees in the Mojave desert are inherently #jagged.

#photography #BlueSkyArtShow #Mojave #scape #EastCoastKin
Black silhouetted Joshua trees in the foreground contrast with a fading dusky red horizon and darkening blue sky.
August 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Did someone say #ThickTrunkTuesday? This is as thick as they get.
Sequoia National Forest, California

#photography #sequoia #EastCoastKin
August 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Emergency repairs on high voltage power wires during California's 2009 Station fire. I don't know what these people are paid but it's probably not enough.
Los Angeles County, 8/29/09

#photography #EastCoastKin #alphabetchallenge #WeekFforFire #wildfire
Barely beating the highway closure in a race to get home, an idiot drives through the very large Station wildfire and sees electrical repairs taking place. The fire is actually burning on both sides of the road but is unseen at this angle. Orange smoke fills the sky while 2 workers on a sketchy platform splice high voltage power wires back together. Their platform is supported by a hook on the power wire at one end and a cable attached to the tower and supported by a helicopter flying closely above.
August 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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2021 California wildfire as seen from my backyard.

#photography #EastCoastKin #alphabetchallenge #WeekFforFire #wildfire
An aircraft drops retardant on a smoky wildfire at the edge of the Angeles National Forest while another aircraft is circling back for the next pass. We were on evacuation alert but didn't get the order to leave. The retardant and the fire running out of trees as it moved from the forest to the desert helped the firefighters contain it. Pinon Hills, California
August 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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If I hear someone described as #unhinged I don't see doors and missing hardware, I see this.

#snake #wildlife #Mojave #desert #photography
A large and deranged looking California gopher snake with it's jaw unhinged finishes up a squirrel in the shade of a broken-down Cushman scooter. Skeletons on the ground nearby indicated it was a good hunting spot but unfortunately for the local snakes, the scooter's no longer there.
July 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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End of summer mood.

Carpenteria Beach, California

#bluekyartshow #summerdaze #California #beach #photography #eastcoastkin
This image is of a Pacific coast beach in late August with the camera facing the setting sun. A golden-orange glow permeates the scene of a person walking along the shore while a bicycle hides directly in front of the sun.
July 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Things went #sideways when a narrow trail dead-ended and I had to turn around.

#blueskyartshow #eastcoastkin #highdesert #4x4 #offroad #photography
July 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Kid's having fun in paradise.

#photography #BlueSkyArtShow #Joy #EastCoastKin
June 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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A beautiful Tiger Swallowtail
Angeles National Forest, California

#photography #butterfly #nature #EastCoastKin
"Hey dad, that's a tiger swallowtail and a beautiful one at that" per my son the entomologist.
June 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Large metal sculpture of a sea serpent. It's one of over 100 sculptures in the area.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (Borrego Springs), California

#photography #travelphotography #desert #AnzaBorrego #sculpture #EastCoastKin
The undulations of a red metal sea serpent protrude above the ground in Borrego Springs, a small desert city completely surrounded by the state park. A planned housing development commissioned an artist who created over 100 metal sculptures only to see the housing venture fail.
June 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Abandoned sign alongside Route 66.
Oro Grande, California

#photography #Route66 #abandoned #EastCoastKin
An atomic-era sign on Route 66 looks out of place in a now sleepy rural setting.
June 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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An abandoned patio of graffitied concrete pillars, #LightAndShadow for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow

No PS or AI, this was taken with a tilt lens.

#photography #UrbanGaze #HilltopHouse #vintagelens #EastCoastKin
May 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Bayou fishermen don't want to be interrupted for anything.
Manchac, Louisiana

#photography #bayou #eastcoastkin #wtf
May 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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A mama Antelope Valley squirrel is stuffing her cheeks with seeds for later.
Pinon Hills, California

#photography #wildlife #squirrel #highdesert
A chipmunk-like mother squirrel sitting atop a granite boulder is eating seeds and stashing them in her cheeks.
May 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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My submission for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow is a Mojave #Green rattlesnake, the deadliest snake in North America.
Mojave Desert, California

#photography #EastCoastKin #wildlife #snake #Mojave #desert #MojaveGreen #MojaveRoad #rattlesnake
A Mojave Green rattlesnake at the side of a trail strikes a menacing pose and shakes it's rattle for the photographer.
May 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Aqueduct in California's high desert at sunset.

#photography #aqueduct #sunset #California #scape
April 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Two of the fastest and one of the loudest aircraft ever flown.

top: XB-70 Valkyrie, Mach 3+
bottom: YF-12 Blackbird, Mach 3+
mid: XF-84H Thunderscreech, crazy loud because the propeller itself was supersonic. The name says it all

#photography #aviation #Valkyrie #Blackbird #SR-71 #Wright-Patterson
The XB-70 was a prototype fast, high altitude bomber that never went into production. It's on the top 10 list of the fastest crewed jet aircraft. It's huge, has 6 engines and looks wicked. The YF-12 was a prototype high speed interceptor that never went into production. It was based on the A-12 and was the predecessor of the SR-71. The YF-12 and A-12 are usually grouped with the SR-71 as the fastest crewed jet aircraft ever but the A-12 was the fastest and highest flyer in the Blackbird family. I knew nothing about the XF-84H before I looked it up for this post. The prop spun at supersonic speed and that caused a host of problems in addition to the unbearable loudness. It was an experiment that didn't pan out. Image taken at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB.
April 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Morro Rock watches over Morro Bay, California. This was a volcano eons ago, now just the plug at the top pokes through the surface.

#photography #thewildimages #rock #morrobay #California
It's evening in Morro Bay. The town is in the foreground and across the bay in the background is Morro Rock, a 597 foot rounded off volcanic plug. This is one of 13 volcano remnants in the area.
April 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Things aren't #Peaceful when your country is battling an enemy within.

Taken with a DIY tilt lens. No PS/AI, it's all optics.

#photography #BlueSkyArtShow #vintagelens #tiltlens #HilltopHouse
The photo shows an abandoned patio of graffitied concrete pillars, lines and shadows. The tilt lens angles the plane of focus diagonally into the right of the scene, putting an interesting "symbol of peace" and a swastika into prominence.
April 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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A #Silhouette of Joshua trees at dusk in California's high desert.

#photography #BlueSkyArtShow #desert #dusk #Joshuatrees
Joshua trees are silhouetted against a fading orange sky at dusk with mountains visible in the distance.
April 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM