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Thomas Porter, PhD
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I'm an American photographer living in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with my Chesapeake Retrievers, Huckleberry & Hannah.

Please check out my (evolving) website @: https://www.colorlabs.io

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Thomas Porter, PhD @colorlabs.io · Feb 24
Luminous Seasons

There are more than four seasons. Many photographers understand this, but most do not.

Understanding the various phases of the seasons is crucial for landscape photographers in the middle latitudes – those places that have a traditional cycle of seasons.
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Good Evening.

These are some photos taken as I crossed the US from Virginia to Idaho. If you like these photos, please repost them. I'm grateful for that.
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Parking lot light against a wild sunset Long Road Windmills near dusk Lone Tree & Pond - B&W
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Good Evening.

These are some photos taken as I crossed the US from Virginia to Idaho. If you like these photos, please repost them. I'm grateful for that.
#photography #photo #zcreators #nikon
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Parking lot light against a wild sunset Long Road Windmills near dusk Lone Tree & Pond - B&W
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Good Evening.

These are some photos taken as I crossed the US from Virginia to Montana. If you like these photos, please repost them. I'm grateful for that. These are new, & I haven't had the time to really evaluate them yet.
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Bouy on Flathead Lake, Montana Morning Mist in Flathead Lake, Montana - 11.13.2025 South End of Flathead Lake, Montana - Nov 12 2025 Polson Montana Pier
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Good Evening.

These are some photos taken as I crossed the US from Virginia to Montana. If you like these photos, please repost them. I'm grateful for that. These are new, & I haven't had the time to really evaluate them yet.
#photography #photo #zcreators #nikon
@photos.bsky.art
Bouy on Flathead Lake, Montana Morning Mist in Flathead Lake, Montana - 11.13.2025 South End of Flathead Lake, Montana - Nov 12 2025 Polson Montana Pier
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Good Evening. If you like these photos, please repost them. I'm grateful for that.
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My favorite photo of the month so far:
"Badlands #2"

Solitude
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but a bird in the sky is worth a moment of wonder."
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Badlands
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Good Afternoon.
I'm driving across the country with my Chessie, Huckleberry, from Virginia to Coeur d'Alene, ID. I already have some amazing photos that aren't quite ready to post yet.

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Here's Hucky.
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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October 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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October 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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My House
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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My House
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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I am proud to be the only photographer on earth who has never taken a photo of a cat. Unless you count big cats...
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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All we need is LOVE Cube Hell Sunrise over the Tennessee River - Chattanooga, TN
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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My favorite photo of the month:
"Barn & White Horse"

This photo seems timeless to me. Nothing is moving, yet everything is moving toward winter. Solitude
October 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Tonight's theme is photos that look like illustrations.
Three Colored Chairs Against a Black Background Pastel Garage The Mustard House Sepia Biplane
October 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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All we need is LOVE Cube Hell Sunrise over the Tennessee River - Chattanooga, TN
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Gear Daylilies Blue Moon over Flathead Lake Another vision of loneliness: an empty boat at sunset.
October 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Sailboat Graveyard
October 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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A mix of photos that I like.
October 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Fall photos
Choir reposes in quiet reverence. A line of bare trees rises in a soft blur, their vertical forms stretching upward like voices reaching for something unseen. The haze carries them upward, thinning their branches until they seem more suggestion than wood. The ground is muted, the sky washed in a pale turquoise that presses down like silence before a note is struck. There is no sharpness here — only the impression of trees dissolving into mist, becoming less a forest than a presence. I sat down & listened, waiting to see if the forest would speak first. Goose with sexy legs; taken in the English Gardens in Munich, DE Sunrise over the Tennessee Sunrise over the Tennessee arrives like a memory half-formed. The pastel light bends through river mist, softening the edges of the waking world. The bridge dissolves into gold and vapor, barely distinguishable from the trees it leans toward. Water touches the sky in a loose embrace, rippled & imperfect, like thought itself. The moment does not announce itself. It just is -- luminous, quiet, slow as breath Rays illuminating autumn leaves
October 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
October 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
October 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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One evening of many colors...🌺
#Stunday #BeachLife #Photography #Florida
October 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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No King's Day - In a small Virginia town
October 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM