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Michael J
@mjardeen.bsky.social
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Retired lover of books, photographer, and history nut. Science is truth. Art should be intentional. My Photos are varied, in both color and black and white. Since 2012 I have been shooting a lot of IR, and use a ton of manual focus lenses.
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Ringwraiths Ride in Black

This shot one of several I took on this day as dusk and fog set in on Ruby Beach.

#photography #ocean #beach #landscape #b&w #rubybeach #blackandwhite #ir #720nm #washington #nature #olympicpennisula #pacificocean #onp #canon #20D #16-40L
In 2012 I got my Canon 20D converted to 720nm IR. I have sinced moved on to Sony and now have an A7rIII. B&W IR shot at Ruby Beach WA.
September 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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I Shall Fear No Evil

This is one of those images where the image had to be pre-visualized. A few hours got me where I wanted the final image.

#photography #ocean #beach #landscape #b&w #rubybeach #blackandwhite #washington #nature #olympicpennisula #pacificocean #onp #sony #a72 #a7II #28mm #f2
August 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Fleeing South

Birds heading south in formation against a cloudy sky.

#photography #sky #clouds #birds #fall #sony #a7ii #a7m2 #ir #infrared #b&w #abstract #720nm #blackandwhite #washington #tacoma #nature
August 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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The smell is intoxicating!

#plants #naturephotography #flowers #iphone #lily #nature #washington #photography#vibrant
July 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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It's #BlueSkyArtShow
The theme is #Vibrant

#plants #naturephotography #flowers #canon #eos #sigma #tulip #nature #photography #film #velvia
A single yellow tulip in a sea of vibrant red tulips
June 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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It's #BlueSkyArtShow
The theme is #Vibrant

#plants #Naturephotography #flowers #sony #rose #nature #Photography
June 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Bali Hai Sunset - a shot from my film days. Taken on the north shore of Kauai at Ke’e Beach. If you’ve seen South Pacific you will understand the title. January 1991

#photography #film #velvia #beach #hawai’i #kauai #canon #eos630 #28-105mm #sunset #ocean #nature
Bali Hai Sunset - a shot from my film days. Taken on the north shore of Kauai at Ke’e Beach. If you’ve seen South Pacific you will understand the title. January 1991
June 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Sebastião Salgado has passed away - a giant in the world of photography. His B&W images are masterpieces of environmental consciousness. From landscapes, to nature, and humans both in their natural habitats and their struggles.

His work will survive his life and be his gift and legacy.
May 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Keeping Eye — I was out taking photos when I came across this scene.

#photography #landscape #b&w #ir #infrared #blackandwhite #washington #nature #cat #tacoma #canon #20d #720nm
May 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Flying Fast - shot with one of my bokeh monsters. I love the out of focus areas of this image. The correct Japanese pronunciation of Bokeh is 'bo-keh', not 'bo-kah'.

#photography #automobile #washington #cars #hood #ornament #color #sony #a7ii #a7m2 #57mm #konica #hexanon #f1.4 #bokeh #lemay
May 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Tea time at The Empresss - Victoria, BC Canada

#photography #travel #iphone #Canada #Victoria #tea

Why do I feel the need to apologize for being American to every Canadian I talk to?
April 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Path To The Light - Grand Mound, WA
I saw this tree farm and stopped with the idea of seeing what I could find. As I drove past it came to me, a path.

#photography #trees #path #landscape #b&w #ir #infrared #blackandwhite #washington #nature #treefarm #sony #a7m2 #a7II #50mm #f1.8 #mamyia #sekor
April 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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On The Prowl - Leopard at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle WA.

The Leopard was on patrol and did the route twice, on the 3rd try I got the shot. Shot with a Monopod at 1600iso.

#photography #nature #leopard #cat #color #sony #a7rm2 #a7rII #70-400mm #a-mount #seattle #f8 #180mm #1/500th #zoo
April 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Coast of Dreams -- Ruby Beach, WA - taken at a moment when few people were on the beach. For me this is as close to heaven on earth as it gets.

#photography #ocean #beach #landscape #b&w #rubybeach #blackandwhite #washington #nature #olympicpennisula #pacificocean #sony #a72 #a7II #90mm #f2.8
April 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Bee on Sunflower - Bee hard at work on the buffet that is a Sunflower.

#photography #nature #bee #flower #insect #color #gigapixel #canon #5d #70-200mm #L #tacoma #wa #f7.1 #78mm #1/200th #yellow
Bee on Sunflower - Bee hard at work on the buffet that is a Sunflower.
April 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Harry, my Father -- I didn't find out he was my Father until my 30s. I rarely saw him, He spent too much of his life in prison. He's best remembered as the path I have not taken.

#photography #portrait #washington #father #blackandwhite #bw #720nm #sony #a7ii #a7m2 #55mm #mamiya #sekor #f1.8sx
March 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Been a weird two weeks and I took a break. Spent 12 hours at Hospital with Anemia - got two bags of blood -- feeling much better. Back to posting photos and thank you to my new followers.
March 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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City of Destiny, Tacoma WA - A wide shot of downtown Tacoma. I was born here in 1958. In the foreground is the Lemay Car Museum.

#photography #city #landscape #sony #a7ii #a7m2 #ir #infrared #b&w #architecture #720nm #blackandwhite #washington #cityscape #tacoma #50mm #f1.7 #konica #hexanon #wa
Black and white infrared wide shot of downtown Tacoma with Lemay Car Museum, and the cityscape spread out from edge to edge.
March 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Dream A Little Dream - Tacoma WA
This lens is simply wow -- It's an amazing bokeh beast. Olympus has made some amazing lenses & this is near the very top, if not the best.

#photography #nature #washington #flowers #flower #color #sony #a7ii #a7m2 #100mm #olympus #zuiko #sekorn #f2
Pink Dahlia in partial focus with an out of focus yellow flower in the background that mimics the sun.
March 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Footprints in Sand, Ft Stevens State Park OR. A lovely park between the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River. My color camera broke forcing me to shoot all in IR.

#photography #landscape #ir #infrared #columbiariver #sand #footprints #nature #canon #20d #17-40mm #tacoma #oregon #ftstevens #720nm
March 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA - taken with my IR converted 20D and 17-40 ƒ4 L.

#photography #landscape #ir #infrared #tmog #museumofglass #reflections #architecture #canon #20d #17-40mm #tacoma #washington #clouds #720nm
Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA - taken with my IR converted 20D and 17-40 ƒ4 L. Image is a combination of metal, glass, concrete and a cloudy sky that is reflected in the glass.
March 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Sunset Birds in Flight - Pacific Beach, Wa

What makes this image is timing and the shadows of the birds. I had to time the shot to get the birds as they raced by.

#photography #landscape #sunset #beach #ocean #nature #canon #g10 #washington #waves #birds
Vibrant sunset on Washington coast with waves, and birds racing close to the ground. The birds shadows appear against the wet sand at the bottom of the image.
March 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Three Play - Kalaloch, WA Olympic National Park

Taken at the start of my digital journey. I have revisited this image to see how processing changes have improved. Taken with a crap Epson 1mp.

#photography #ocean #beach #landscape #b&w #kalaloch #blackandwhite #washington #nature #nationalpark #onp
A woman, a man and a dog playing at the edge of the ocean, with three more figures in the distance. Fog hides and softens the distant people and shore. This was last processed 10 years ago and I need to visit it again.
February 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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The DSLR has been on life support ever since Canon, and Nikon joined the party, only Pentax is left and they really do not count anymore. People buy and use film cameras, will the same be said about DSLRs? I think not.

#photography #dslr #mirrorless #sigma
Sigma says goodbye to DSLR lens development
Sigma will be entirely focused on mirrorless lenses moving forward.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Light On The Horizon - Ruby Beach, ONP WA
Sunlight breaks through along the horizon with an overcast sky, waves and sandy beach.

#photography #ocean #beach #landscape #sony #a7ii #a7m2 #ir #infrared #b&w #abstract #720nm #blackandwhite #washington #nature #nationalpark #onp #90mm #f2.8
Sunlight breaks through along the horizon with a soft grey sky, waves and sandy beach. In the distance an outcropping of rocks just out of the ocean against the horizon.
February 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM