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Dennis Wilkinson
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Detail from Gerard Dou's "The Night School", circa 1660-1665. I really liked the chiaroscuro rendering of the light here.

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #rijksmuseum #painting
A close-up photo of a portion of the painting "The Night School" by Gerard Dou. A teacher and several of his students are depicted by candlelight, with natural, high-contrast light spilling across the faces of the depicted people.
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Cows grazing near sunset at DNRT's Ocean View Farm.

#photography #mammals #cows #nature #dartmouth #massachusetts
A photograph of a cow and calf grazing in golden hour sunlight.
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Detail of the late 17th century dollhouse of Petronella Oortman on display at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. It recreates the rooms of a canal house, including details like tiny fired Delft ceramics, it cost as much to make as the house itself.

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #rijksmuseum
A photo of the kitchen of a expensive dollhouse with details including paintings on the walls, a marble floor, detailed woodwork, and a cabinet full of actual miniature Delft ceramics.
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Couldn't get away tonight to someplace with views to the horizon for the aurora, so had to settle for a few shots from the front yard. Uncommon enough sight here in Southeastern massachusetts that I'll take it.

#photography #nightsky #astrophotography
A photograph of the Northern Lights. A photograph of the Northern Lights over a house.
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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A 16th century oak carving of Saint Ursula and her Handmaidens, looking for all the world like she is welcoming visitors into her gallery at the Rijksmuseum.

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #rijksmuseum #library
A photo a painted wooden carving of Saint Ursula, with her arms spread open, and her handmaidens below her arms, with the rest of the gallery behind her and a few patrons examining the other pieces in the room.
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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There are almost always White-tailed Deer like this guy out at DNRT's Ocean View Farm, but that seems especially true this time of year.

#photography #mammals #ungulates #nature #dartmouth #massachusetts #massachusettswildlife
A photograph of a large white-tailed deer with a 6-point rack standing on a grassy field in the sun, with green foliage behind it and some vegetation in its mouth.
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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The Cuypers library of the Rijksmuseum, filled with books on art and art history, the largest of its kind in the world.

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #rijksmuseum #library
A photo showing the multi-level Cuypers library in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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The setting sun reflected in the eye of a cow grazing at DNRT's Ocean View Farm.

#photography #mammals #cows #nature #dartmouth #massachusetts
A macro photograph of the eye of a cow, surrounded by the brown and white hair of the animal. The setting sun can be seen reflected in the eye.
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Happy Carl Sagan Day.
“I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudoscience and superstition will seem year by year more tempting, the siren song of unreason more sonorous and attractive. Where have we heard it before? Whenever our ethnic or national prejudices are aroused, in times of scarcity, during challenges to national self-esteem or nerve, when we agonize about our diminished cosmic place and purpose, or when fanaticism is bubbling up around us—then, habits of thought familiar from ages past reach for the controls. The candle flame gutters. Its little pool of light trembles. Darkness gathers. The demons begin to stir.” Carl Sagan The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle in the Dark
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Antique globe on display at the Rijksmuseum, dating to an era where Europeans had not yet fully mapped the Americas.

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #rijksmuseum
A photo showing the detail of North America on an antique globe, with much of the continent missing as it had not yet been mapped by Europeans.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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A dandelion gone to seed in the light of a setting sun at DNRT's Ocean View Farm.

#photography #plants #dartmouth #massachusetts
A photo of a dandelion seed head, lit by golden hour light.
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Great show by Marshall Crenshaw and band tonight at the Narrows in Fall Riv'.

#concert #photography #fallriver #narrowscenter
A picture of Marshall Crenshaw and his band on stage under the Narrows Center sign, with the mixing board in the foreground.
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Detail from the model of the ship William Rex at the Rijksmuseum. The line in the blocks is probably just a bit larger than 1mm diameter.

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #rijksmuseum
A photo showing some details from the model of the ship William Rex at the Rijksmuseum, including some rigging with blocks and rope.
November 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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A Double-crested Cormorant taking flight from the saltmarsh adjacent to DNRT's Ocean View Farm.

#photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #dartmouth #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife
A photograph of a Double-crested Cormorant taking flight form flat water, splashes lingering behind it, surrounded by reeds in golden hour light.
November 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Detail of Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The two rectangular spots are where some of the varnish has been removed as part of the research for the current restoration work. 1/3

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #rijksmuseum #rembrandt
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Strawflowers growing in the farm adjacent to DNRT's Ocean View Farm reserve.

#photography #plants #dartmouth #massachusetts
A photo of several red, orange, and yellow strawflowers, the blooms open in varying degrees.
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Visitors looking at Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #rijksmuseum #rembrandt
A picture of visitors to the Rijksmuseum looking at Rembrandt's "The Night Watch", protected by soundproof glass with a gantry for restorers to work on the painting. The reflection of the stained glass windows in the grand entrance is visible on the glass, and patches are visible on the painting where the varnish has been stripped as part of the restoration process.
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Backlit cattails at DNRT's Ocean View Farm.

#photography #plants #dartmouth #massachusetts
A low-key photo of cattail fronds, starting to fray, backlit by golden hour sunlight.
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Pair of Great Horned Owls hooting outside, one in the woods behind the house one somewhere in front, but I can't quite find where they're perched.
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Detail of a piece of chain mail armor at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #rijksmuseum #monochrome #blackandwhite
A monochrome macro photograph of piece of chain mail, with some broken links visible about 1/3rd from the left side of the image.
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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This guy gave me a few looks, but was pretty unbothered out at DNRT's Ocean View Farm this weekend.

#photography #mammals #ungulates #nature #dartmouth #massachusetts #massachusettswildlife
A photograph of a large white-tailed deer with a 6-point rack standing on a grassy field in the sun, with green foliage behind it.
November 4, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Today was my pretty-much-annual “hey, it’s sunny, cold, and Fall; time to take a drive to nowhere while listening to Jethro Tull’s “Songs From the Wood” from start to finish” day.

I am nothing if not a creature of habit.
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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One of the mosaics of the four seasons in the grand entry hall at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

#photography #travel #amsterdam #netherlands #rijksmuseum
A photograph of part of the terrazzo mosaic floor of the grand entry hall of the Rijksmuseum, a mosaic for the season of Winter.
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Sunset at the Powder Point Bridge in Duxbury.

#photography #duxbury #bridge #massachusetts #sunset
A photograph of sunset over the long, wooden Powder Point Bridge.
November 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Ah, yes! It's All Saints Day, a Holy Day of Obligation. Which means, er… you go to Mass, or Jesus releases the hounds?

Rereading that, perhaps I wasn't paying attention in that CCD class.
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM