Eric Gaydos
@ericgaydos.com
Photos from Chicago & all around the world. Running, cycling, travel. Never a dull moment. www.ericgaydos.com
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Eric Gaydos
@ericgaydos.com
· Nov 11
Hey it’s my first post on Bluesky! I’m a photographer from Chicago. I shoot the night sky, fresh air, and places I visit around the world. Often to be found on a long road trip. 👋
Found this sunrise from Feb 3rd 2020 sitting in a folder. I think I forgot about it because I was still recovering from Covid Classic™ that I had caught in Spain a few weeks earlier. And because life was about to become very different on account of the same.
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Found this sunrise from Feb 3rd 2020 sitting in a folder. I think I forgot about it because I was still recovering from Covid Classic™ that I had caught in Spain a few weeks earlier. And because life was about to become very different on account of the same.
I got a tattoo and used power tools today; I go to bed a happy camper.
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I got a tattoo and used power tools today; I go to bed a happy camper.
The aurora became visible quite quickly to some audible gasps including my own. Starting to fade slightly now. Still amazed to be seeing this in the middle of Chicago.
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The aurora became visible quite quickly to some audible gasps including my own. Starting to fade slightly now. Still amazed to be seeing this in the middle of Chicago.
Aurora update: yooooooooooooo
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Aurora update: yooooooooooooo
It’s amazing to see and talk with so many people out hoping for a sighting of the aurora, planes and stars overhead
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
It’s amazing to see and talk with so many people out hoping for a sighting of the aurora, planes and stars overhead
If it’s of interest, here’s how basically the same frames look after I process them on a 27” monitor instead of on my phone, on the beach, in the dark, with frozen hands.
Taken within a minute of the others; mostly I updated the tone curve to match what I wanted to show.
Taken within a minute of the others; mostly I updated the tone curve to match what I wanted to show.
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
If it’s of interest, here’s how basically the same frames look after I process them on a 27” monitor instead of on my phone, on the beach, in the dark, with frozen hands.
Taken within a minute of the others; mostly I updated the tone curve to match what I wanted to show.
Taken within a minute of the others; mostly I updated the tone curve to match what I wanted to show.
Reposted by Eric Gaydos
A siege-breaking snowstorm followed by the strongest aurora in living memory is proof that Chicago has the Mandate of Heaven and its enemies will die by her sword
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
A siege-breaking snowstorm followed by the strongest aurora in living memory is proof that Chicago has the Mandate of Heaven and its enemies will die by her sword
Stunning aurora over Lake Michigan tonight viewed from down my street in Chicago
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Stunning aurora over Lake Michigan tonight viewed from down my street in Chicago
Just got to answer a hyper-local pronunciation question about my fairly rural hometown online, and…is this what New Yorkers feel like all the time?
November 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Just got to answer a hyper-local pronunciation question about my fairly rural hometown online, and…is this what New Yorkers feel like all the time?
A plane from Salt Lake City flying in front of the full moon over Lake Michigan tonight on its way to landing at O’Hare
November 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
A plane from Salt Lake City flying in front of the full moon over Lake Michigan tonight on its way to landing at O’Hare
The Red Line Schism
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Red Line Schism
Hilltops in the badlands
October 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Hilltops in the badlands
I used to watch the broadcast after children’s shows when I was super young, and it’s one of the first things that got me interested in the broader world from my little room in Pennsylvania
Tonight marks a milestone for all of us at the PBS News Hour. On this day 50 years ago, we aired our first broadcast. The show had a different name, but the same mission to deliver thoughtful & trustworthy journalism. Half a century later, we're still at it & guided by the same principles & mission.
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I used to watch the broadcast after children’s shows when I was super young, and it’s one of the first things that got me interested in the broader world from my little room in Pennsylvania
Unsure exactly what I was doing on Wikipedia last night
October 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Unsure exactly what I was doing on Wikipedia last night
Last weekend I drove to Theodore Roosevelt National Park for some peace and quiet and time for reflection. The park was very empty but I wasn’t quite alone.
October 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Last weekend I drove to Theodore Roosevelt National Park for some peace and quiet and time for reflection. The park was very empty but I wasn’t quite alone.
I am in North Dakota. Here is a buffalapse.
October 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I am in North Dakota. Here is a buffalapse.
I’ll be thinking of this article the next time I hear a rousing Star Spangled Banner or receive a lecture on how someone protected my freedoms
October 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I’ll be thinking of this article the next time I hear a rousing Star Spangled Banner or receive a lecture on how someone protected my freedoms
I am once again asking how I am supposed to work under these conditions
October 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I am once again asking how I am supposed to work under these conditions
Clouds drifting across the full moon tonight over Chicago. View from my porch. Sounds by crickets, traffic, and a light breeze.
August 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Clouds drifting across the full moon tonight over Chicago. View from my porch. Sounds by crickets, traffic, and a light breeze.
A Spitfire, unexpected but cinematic, in the skies over Bosham, England last week. The sound was...perfect.
August 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A Spitfire, unexpected but cinematic, in the skies over Bosham, England last week. The sound was...perfect.
Somehow my first visit to London. I hope it’s the first of many many more.
July 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Somehow my first visit to London. I hope it’s the first of many many more.
Driving through the Nebraska Sandhills, one of my favorite parts of the world
July 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Driving through the Nebraska Sandhills, one of my favorite parts of the world
Bluesky after dark (from a field in central Nebraska)
June 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Bluesky after dark (from a field in central Nebraska)
Some moments of calm from a quiet campsite in the Nebraska Sandhills
June 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Some moments of calm from a quiet campsite in the Nebraska Sandhills