Justin Bartels
@bartelsphoto.bsky.social
Citizen of Earth. “Leave it better than you found it”. Visual Artist based in San Diego, California.
Pinned
Flying through the canyon to Blacks Beach in La Jolla, San Diego County, California. Using the @djiglobal Mini 4 Pro. Original music created with @sunomusic
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#nature #WeAreRoamers #outdoors #drone #djiglobal #natureisbeautiful #droneoftheday #lajolla #sandiego #sunset #skywatcher #skyscape
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#nature #WeAreRoamers #outdoors #drone #djiglobal #natureisbeautiful #droneoftheday #lajolla #sandiego #sunset #skywatcher #skyscape
Andromeda shot with the @seestar.bsky.social S50 in San Diego, California. One hour 35 minute long mosaic.
#blueskyartshow #photography #seestar #space #galaxy #astrophotography
#blueskyartshow #photography #seestar #space #galaxy #astrophotography
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Andromeda shot with the @seestar.bsky.social S50 in San Diego, California. One hour 35 minute long mosaic.
#blueskyartshow #photography #seestar #space #galaxy #astrophotography
#blueskyartshow #photography #seestar #space #galaxy #astrophotography
🦋 are incredible! Love the tiny little scales that make up a butterflies wings!
Shot with @canonusa.bluesky R10 with the 85RF Macro lens.
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#canonusa #shotwithcanon #macro #macrophotography #macrogrammers #nature #naturephotography #butterfly #butterflyphotography
Shot with @canonusa.bluesky R10 with the 85RF Macro lens.
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#canonusa #shotwithcanon #macro #macrophotography #macrogrammers #nature #naturephotography #butterfly #butterflyphotography
November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🦋 are incredible! Love the tiny little scales that make up a butterflies wings!
Shot with @canonusa.bluesky R10 with the 85RF Macro lens.
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#canonusa #shotwithcanon #macro #macrophotography #macrogrammers #nature #naturephotography #butterfly #butterflyphotography
Shot with @canonusa.bluesky R10 with the 85RF Macro lens.
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#canonusa #shotwithcanon #macro #macrophotography #macrogrammers #nature #naturephotography #butterfly #butterflyphotography
Jumping Spiders in our yard and on my wife’s car!
Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R7 with 85RF and extenders.
#jumpingspiders #spider #macro #macrophotography #photography #blueskyartshow #shotwithcanon #jumpingspider #nature #naturephotography
Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R7 with 85RF and extenders.
#jumpingspiders #spider #macro #macrophotography #photography #blueskyartshow #shotwithcanon #jumpingspider #nature #naturephotography
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Jumping Spiders in our yard and on my wife’s car!
Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R7 with 85RF and extenders.
#jumpingspiders #spider #macro #macrophotography #photography #blueskyartshow #shotwithcanon #jumpingspider #nature #naturephotography
Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R7 with 85RF and extenders.
#jumpingspiders #spider #macro #macrophotography #photography #blueskyartshow #shotwithcanon #jumpingspider #nature #naturephotography
We flourish when we let the light guide us.
Had fun with projectors and color led’s.
Talent @casey_bartels
📷 @canonusa R6II with 24-70RF
#canonusa #shotwithcanon #colors #studio #studiophotography #editorial #sandiego #sandiegophotographer #sandiegophotography #model #fashion #fashionphotography
Had fun with projectors and color led’s.
Talent @casey_bartels
📷 @canonusa R6II with 24-70RF
#canonusa #shotwithcanon #colors #studio #studiophotography #editorial #sandiego #sandiegophotographer #sandiegophotography #model #fashion #fashionphotography
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
We flourish when we let the light guide us.
Had fun with projectors and color led’s.
Talent @casey_bartels
📷 @canonusa R6II with 24-70RF
#canonusa #shotwithcanon #colors #studio #studiophotography #editorial #sandiego #sandiegophotographer #sandiegophotography #model #fashion #fashionphotography
Had fun with projectors and color led’s.
Talent @casey_bartels
📷 @canonusa R6II with 24-70RF
#canonusa #shotwithcanon #colors #studio #studiophotography #editorial #sandiego #sandiegophotographer #sandiegophotography #model #fashion #fashionphotography
Walking around the neighborhood we saw some Sulphur Caterpillars chomping away so got the macro lens and some extenders to show their beautiful details.
📷 @canonusa R6II with 85RF
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#shotwithcanon #canonusa #rfshooters #bugs #caterpillars #butterfly #macro #blueskyartshow #macrophotography
📷 @canonusa R6II with 85RF
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#shotwithcanon #canonusa #rfshooters #bugs #caterpillars #butterfly #macro #blueskyartshow #macrophotography
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Walking around the neighborhood we saw some Sulphur Caterpillars chomping away so got the macro lens and some extenders to show their beautiful details.
📷 @canonusa R6II with 85RF
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#shotwithcanon #canonusa #rfshooters #bugs #caterpillars #butterfly #macro #blueskyartshow #macrophotography
📷 @canonusa R6II with 85RF
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#shotwithcanon #canonusa #rfshooters #bugs #caterpillars #butterfly #macro #blueskyartshow #macrophotography
Great to visit the two tidepools in La Jolla during our King Tides on Friday and Saturday! Shot at the tidepools south of the Marine Room and north of the Scripps Pier.
Shot with @canonusa R6II
#shotwithcanon #canonusa #lajolla #socal #sandiego #sandiegophotographer #sandiegophotography #sunset
Shot with @canonusa R6II
#shotwithcanon #canonusa #lajolla #socal #sandiego #sandiegophotographer #sandiegophotography #sunset
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Great to visit the two tidepools in La Jolla during our King Tides on Friday and Saturday! Shot at the tidepools south of the Marine Room and north of the Scripps Pier.
Shot with @canonusa R6II
#shotwithcanon #canonusa #lajolla #socal #sandiego #sandiegophotographer #sandiegophotography #sunset
Shot with @canonusa R6II
#shotwithcanon #canonusa #lajolla #socal #sandiego #sandiegophotographer #sandiegophotography #sunset
In The Spotlight
Sometimes we cower when the spotlight is pointed at us. Sometimes we shine. Let your light shine!
📷 Canon R6II with 24-70RF
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#canonusa #red #fashion #fashionphoto #fashionphotography #fashionphotographer #editorialphotography #photoshoot #sandiegophotographer #blueskyartshow
Sometimes we cower when the spotlight is pointed at us. Sometimes we shine. Let your light shine!
📷 Canon R6II with 24-70RF
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#canonusa #red #fashion #fashionphoto #fashionphotography #fashionphotographer #editorialphotography #photoshoot #sandiegophotographer #blueskyartshow
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
In The Spotlight
Sometimes we cower when the spotlight is pointed at us. Sometimes we shine. Let your light shine!
📷 Canon R6II with 24-70RF
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#canonusa #red #fashion #fashionphoto #fashionphotography #fashionphotographer #editorialphotography #photoshoot #sandiegophotographer #blueskyartshow
Sometimes we cower when the spotlight is pointed at us. Sometimes we shine. Let your light shine!
📷 Canon R6II with 24-70RF
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#canonusa #red #fashion #fashionphoto #fashionphotography #fashionphotographer #editorialphotography #photoshoot #sandiegophotographer #blueskyartshow
Full Beaver Moon last night!
Setup the @canonusa R7 at 600mm zoom.
Tried to frame it through some tree branches.
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#shotwithcanon #canonusa #rfshooters #moon #fullmoon #moonphotography #night #nightphotography #astrophotography #sandiego #sandiegophotography #sandiegophotographer
Setup the @canonusa R7 at 600mm zoom.
Tried to frame it through some tree branches.
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#shotwithcanon #canonusa #rfshooters #moon #fullmoon #moonphotography #night #nightphotography #astrophotography #sandiego #sandiegophotography #sandiegophotographer
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Full Beaver Moon last night!
Setup the @canonusa R7 at 600mm zoom.
Tried to frame it through some tree branches.
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#shotwithcanon #canonusa #rfshooters #moon #fullmoon #moonphotography #night #nightphotography #astrophotography #sandiego #sandiegophotography #sandiegophotographer
Setup the @canonusa R7 at 600mm zoom.
Tried to frame it through some tree branches.
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#shotwithcanon #canonusa #rfshooters #moon #fullmoon #moonphotography #night #nightphotography #astrophotography #sandiego #sandiegophotography #sandiegophotographer
Our little “Baby Boy” Allen’s hummingbird from our backyard. Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R6II
#hummingbird #bird #photography #blueskyartshow
#birdphotography
#hummingbird #bird #photography #blueskyartshow
#birdphotography
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Our little “Baby Boy” Allen’s hummingbird from our backyard. Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R6II
#hummingbird #bird #photography #blueskyartshow
#birdphotography
#hummingbird #bird #photography #blueskyartshow
#birdphotography
Surfers at Sunset
Shot at Blacks Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
#photography #blueskyartshow #sunset #surf #sandiego #lajolla #surfer
Shot at Blacks Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
#photography #blueskyartshow #sunset #surf #sandiego #lajolla #surfer
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Surfers at Sunset
Shot at Blacks Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
#photography #blueskyartshow #sunset #surf #sandiego #lajolla #surfer
Shot at Blacks Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
#photography #blueskyartshow #sunset #surf #sandiego #lajolla #surfer
Some macro photography love at school! Took the @canonusa.bsky.social R10 with a 85mm Macro lens.
#photography #macro #bugs
#photography #macro #bugs
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Some macro photography love at school! Took the @canonusa.bsky.social R10 with a 85mm Macro lens.
#photography #macro #bugs
#photography #macro #bugs
TEXTURA
Our neighborhood Eucalyptus tree in evening light.
#texture #tree #photography #Blueskyartshow
Our neighborhood Eucalyptus tree in evening light.
#texture #tree #photography #Blueskyartshow
October 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
TEXTURA
Our neighborhood Eucalyptus tree in evening light.
#texture #tree #photography #Blueskyartshow
Our neighborhood Eucalyptus tree in evening light.
#texture #tree #photography #Blueskyartshow
Sunday Break Mode
Shot at the Imperial Sand Dunes in Southern California.
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#sanddunes #desert #socal #california #fashion #photography #blueskyartshow #fashionphotography
Shot at the Imperial Sand Dunes in Southern California.
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#sanddunes #desert #socal #california #fashion #photography #blueskyartshow #fashionphotography
October 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sunday Break Mode
Shot at the Imperial Sand Dunes in Southern California.
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#sanddunes #desert #socal #california #fashion #photography #blueskyartshow #fashionphotography
Shot at the Imperial Sand Dunes in Southern California.
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#sanddunes #desert #socal #california #fashion #photography #blueskyartshow #fashionphotography
Loved our Hawk Walk experience at the Avian Behavior Conservancy in Escondido, California.
#harrishawk #hawk #birdphotography #birdofprey #birdsinflight #raptor #nature #photography #wildlife #blueskyartshow
#harrishawk #hawk #birdphotography #birdofprey #birdsinflight #raptor #nature #photography #wildlife #blueskyartshow
October 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Loved our Hawk Walk experience at the Avian Behavior Conservancy in Escondido, California.
#harrishawk #hawk #birdphotography #birdofprey #birdsinflight #raptor #nature #photography #wildlife #blueskyartshow
#harrishawk #hawk #birdphotography #birdofprey #birdsinflight #raptor #nature #photography #wildlife #blueskyartshow
View of Moorea from the west coast of Tahiti in French Polynesia.
#frencholynesia #tahiti #moorea #blueskyartshow #nature #travel #photography #landscape #landscapephotography
#frencholynesia #tahiti #moorea #blueskyartshow #nature #travel #photography #landscape #landscapephotography
October 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
View of Moorea from the west coast of Tahiti in French Polynesia.
#frencholynesia #tahiti #moorea #blueskyartshow #nature #travel #photography #landscape #landscapephotography
#frencholynesia #tahiti #moorea #blueskyartshow #nature #travel #photography #landscape #landscapephotography
Photos from the SuperGirlPro in Oceanside, California. Top female surfers in a WSL event.
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#blueskyartshow #photography #surfing #surfergirls #oceanside #california
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#blueskyartshow #photography #surfing #surfergirls #oceanside #california
September 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Photos from the SuperGirlPro in Oceanside, California. Top female surfers in a WSL event.
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#blueskyartshow #photography #surfing #surfergirls #oceanside #california
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#blueskyartshow #photography #surfing #surfergirls #oceanside #california
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship!
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they ...
sign.moveon.org
September 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
Total Soccer Show Question: What would be the best Dortmund starting 11 made up of former players? Holland or Lewendoski?
@grahamruthven.bsky.social @joeclowery.bsky.social
@grahamruthven.bsky.social @joeclowery.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Total Soccer Show Question: What would be the best Dortmund starting 11 made up of former players? Holland or Lewendoski?
@grahamruthven.bsky.social @joeclowery.bsky.social
@grahamruthven.bsky.social @joeclowery.bsky.social
Some liquid gold in Moorea French Polynesia.
Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R6II
#blueskyartshow #photographt #blueskyphotography #sunset #nature #moorea #frenchpolynesia
Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R6II
#blueskyartshow #photographt #blueskyphotography #sunset #nature #moorea #frenchpolynesia
September 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Some liquid gold in Moorea French Polynesia.
Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R6II
#blueskyartshow #photographt #blueskyphotography #sunset #nature #moorea #frenchpolynesia
Shot with @canonusa.bsky.social R6II
#blueskyartshow #photographt #blueskyphotography #sunset #nature #moorea #frenchpolynesia
@taylorrockwell.bsky.social @grahamruthven.bsky.social @joeclowery.bsky.social can we call a fan of Balogun “Balomaniacs”?
September 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
@taylorrockwell.bsky.social @grahamruthven.bsky.social @joeclowery.bsky.social can we call a fan of Balogun “Balomaniacs”?
Had a beautiful sunset on Labor Day, September 1st, 2025. Shot at Windansea Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
Stills shot with @apple iPhone 15ProMax.
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#djiglobal #sunset #socal #sandiego #california #lajolla #windansea #beach #californiacoast #skypixel #photography #blueskyartshow
Stills shot with @apple iPhone 15ProMax.
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#djiglobal #sunset #socal #sandiego #california #lajolla #windansea #beach #californiacoast #skypixel #photography #blueskyartshow
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Had a beautiful sunset on Labor Day, September 1st, 2025. Shot at Windansea Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
Stills shot with @apple iPhone 15ProMax.
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#djiglobal #sunset #socal #sandiego #california #lajolla #windansea #beach #californiacoast #skypixel #photography #blueskyartshow
Stills shot with @apple iPhone 15ProMax.
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#djiglobal #sunset #socal #sandiego #california #lajolla #windansea #beach #californiacoast #skypixel #photography #blueskyartshow
Loved watching the surfers paddle out and charge at Teahupo’o in Tahiti!
Photos shot with @canonusa R6II with 100-400RF.
Video shot with iPhone 15ProMax
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#teahupoo #surf #wave #tahiti #travel #frenchpolynesia #surfing #surfer #surfersparadise #paradise
Photos shot with @canonusa R6II with 100-400RF.
Video shot with iPhone 15ProMax
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#teahupoo #surf #wave #tahiti #travel #frenchpolynesia #surfing #surfer #surfersparadise #paradise
September 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Loved watching the surfers paddle out and charge at Teahupo’o in Tahiti!
Photos shot with @canonusa R6II with 100-400RF.
Video shot with iPhone 15ProMax
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#teahupoo #surf #wave #tahiti #travel #frenchpolynesia #surfing #surfer #surfersparadise #paradise
Photos shot with @canonusa R6II with 100-400RF.
Video shot with iPhone 15ProMax
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#teahupoo #surf #wave #tahiti #travel #frenchpolynesia #surfing #surfer #surfersparadise #paradise
Vertical frame Flying the @djiglobal Mini4Pro at Windansea in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
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#windansea #lajolla #sandiego #l#beachlife #california #dji #djiglobal
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#windansea #lajolla #sandiego #l#beachlife #california #dji #djiglobal
September 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Vertical frame Flying the @djiglobal Mini4Pro at Windansea in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
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#windansea #lajolla #sandiego #l#beachlife #california #dji #djiglobal
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#windansea #lajolla #sandiego #l#beachlife #california #dji #djiglobal
Nothing quite like the experience of snorkeling and a Sea Turtle cruises on by! Very undisturbed by our presence as they ate the seaweed and coral. Hopefully this peaceful moments will bring some joy!
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#photography
#seaturtle #underwater #moorea #frenchpolynesia #islandlife #nature #ocean
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#photography
#seaturtle #underwater #moorea #frenchpolynesia #islandlife #nature #ocean
September 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Nothing quite like the experience of snorkeling and a Sea Turtle cruises on by! Very undisturbed by our presence as they ate the seaweed and coral. Hopefully this peaceful moments will bring some joy!
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#photography
#seaturtle #underwater #moorea #frenchpolynesia #islandlife #nature #ocean
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#photography
#seaturtle #underwater #moorea #frenchpolynesia #islandlife #nature #ocean
Flying the @djiglobal.bsky.social Mini4Pro at Windansea in La Jolla, San Diego, California at sunset on Monday night.
#drone #sunset #video #dronevideo #windansea #lajolla #socal #california #surfing
#drone #sunset #video #dronevideo #windansea #lajolla #socal #california #surfing
September 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Flying the @djiglobal.bsky.social Mini4Pro at Windansea in La Jolla, San Diego, California at sunset on Monday night.
#drone #sunset #video #dronevideo #windansea #lajolla #socal #california #surfing
#drone #sunset #video #dronevideo #windansea #lajolla #socal #california #surfing