Mike Ray
dmichaelray.bsky.social
Mike Ray
@dmichaelray.bsky.social
Some dude
This thread is so good!
funny story, I signed up for personal training at a local gym and was assigned a former NFL linebacker as a trainer

giant man, covered in tattoos, big muscles, loud voice

I am someone who just… doesn’t have a particularly well-assembled body
“men can’t express their feelings because they get taught as boys to toughen up if they cry”

*stares in Was In Ballet For Her Entire Childhood*
August 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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i know
i know
its serious
Hamster with a Blunderbuss
November 22, 2024 at 4:22 AM
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Tonight! Sign up by 4 pm ET to join!
Author @cathylinhche.bsky.social joins our virtual writing room for her workshop "A Conversation with What Haunts You," a session in which we will invite what is haunting us into conversation with us on the page.
https://bit.ly/cbaw-strathmore
November 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Cooper's Hawk at my feeder! If you see this, post a hawk.
#birds
November 17, 2024 at 6:17 AM
November 17, 2024 at 6:06 AM
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KETTLE: [screaming] YOU WANT A NICE, CALMING CUP OF TEA? YEAH??? YOU WANNA FUCKING RELAX?
July 10, 2023 at 9:17 PM

My first self developed roll of color film! Definitely some minor issues, but I think more related to me underexposing on my Minox 35.
Kodak Gold 200 developed with the Film Photography Project new color negative development kit
#believeinfilm
#filmphotography
#filmisnotdead
November 6, 2024 at 2:29 AM
I mean, this seems pretty important too
I've got a really important presentation on Monday and a story to write, so I built a cardboard theatre for my cat.
November 6, 2024 at 2:14 AM
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November 2, 2024 at 1:15 AM
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Nasunin the eggplant ninja is a mascot from Kazo City in Saitama, Japan.
October 28, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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Unpopular motivation hack for drawing:

Start drawing immediately, even if it feels impossible.

After 15 minutes, your brain will recognize the difficult task and create dopamine to help you keep going.

Agonizing endlessly before the drawing doesn't help your creative process.
October 26, 2024 at 12:56 PM
This super cute little cat was up for adoption in a PetSmart in San Diego.

Minox 35 GL on HP5+, developed in D-76. Exposed at iso 320

#believeinfilm
#filmphotography
#filmisnotdead
#cats
October 26, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Here's some pictures from a test roll of HP5+ shot on a Minox 35 G, exposed at 320, D-76. Not sure how I feel about them, but the GT is more fun than the GL, mostly because the film advance is less cranky, and I do love a self timer.

#believeinfilm
#filmphotography
#filmisnotdead
#minox35
October 24, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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Everyone needs to stop what they're doing and watch this video with sound on
If you've never heard a penguin being tickled, here's a penguin being tickled.🔊🆙
October 22, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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This adorable bandit making off with the fountain from our birdbath. I'm sure she was thinking, "I'll be able to wash my hands anywhere!" Until she pulled it out of the water and it stopped working.
October 19, 2024 at 3:43 AM
I haven't participated in this workshop, but the last one I did was awesome. @lethalityjane.bsky.social Have you seen CBAW's stuff before? I'm not really plugged into the military/veterans scene on Bluesky like I was on twitter
"Thank you, Ben. You helped art shine light into my darkness today." -Participant

Open to all. No experience needed. Join us.

Learn more/signup: https://cbaw.org/event/creative-writing-workshop-with-ben-weakley-in-partnership-with-steven-a-cohen-military-family-clinic-at-easterseals/2024-10-22/
October 21, 2024 at 7:47 PM
I found a couple cool mushrooms around the house
#fungifriends
October 19, 2024 at 1:44 AM
This movie is so heartfelt and sweet, and absolutely got me into birding. And my wife too, a few years later. Everyone we've introduced it to really enjoyed it as well. Perfect Sunday afternoon movie, and even better if you like birds!
Apparently it’s the 13th anniversary of the film The Big Year— a box office bomb that critics hated and I unapologetically adore

It helps I got to see it at the theater with Greg Miller (inspiration for Jack Black’s character and the birding consultant on the film)

youtu.be/JCBAP2wId5M?...
The Big Year (2011) Movie Trailer HD
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
youtu.be
October 15, 2024 at 4:26 AM
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Silhouette of two turkeys grazing in the early morning while a hawk scans the area for prey.

#birds 📷
October 12, 2024 at 2:54 PM
I took these pictures through a fence with my Canon Multi-Tele in half frame mode.

Happy Fence Friday! Half Frame Friday??

Ilford HP5+, D-76
#HFF
#believeinfilm
#filmphotography
#filmisnotdead
October 11, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Every time with the moon, every time!
NORTHERN LIGHTS: Take my picture! Please! I don't look great now but the photos will be spectacular, bursts of green and pink! Take as many photos as you can!
THE MOON: Do not take my photo, if you little apes dare to photograph me I will be so tiny, I swear to god I will make myself so goddamn tiny
October 11, 2024 at 3:42 AM
A2- my current favorite lens is the Olympus m.zuiko 70-300 F4.8-6.7. It's comparatively light, and with the m43 it ends up being 600mm equivalent, so I can really reach out and catch birds that I wouldn't otherwise. It's not great in low light, but it's not terrible with my Em10 either

#photochat
October 10, 2024 at 6:16 PM
A1- my favorite, and only digital camera, besides my pixel 6, is an Olympus Em10ii. I use it mostly for bird photography and the occasional landscape. I find it a little frustrating to use-- the menu system is just not intuitive. But, it's super light and portable!

#photochat
October 10, 2024 at 6:12 PM
This would be fantastic! Gillian Anderson is awesome, and I'd love to see her as the cynical, paranormal obsessed agent instead of straight laced and by-the-book
The LA Times asked Gillian Anderson which classic TV character she'd want to play and she answered "Mulder."

Honestly this is the X-Files reboot I want.
October 9, 2024 at 7:57 PM