Andrew Mountcastle
@mounty.bsky.social
I investigate how insects are so good at crashing into things. 🐝Insect Biomechanist, 🏒Pond Hockeyologist, 📸Photographer-ish, Dad, Mainer, Biology prof at Bates College
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Andrew Mountcastle
@mounty.bsky.social
· Mar 10
Happy #BlueSkyMonday
Nikon FM
Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 AI Micro
Portra 400
#believeinfilm #filmphotography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #minimalism
Nikon FM
Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 AI Micro
Portra 400
#believeinfilm #filmphotography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #minimalism
Javier Bardem has way too much fun in Dune 2. He's hilarious.
February 12, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Javier Bardem has way too much fun in Dune 2. He's hilarious.
29 lakes have been sucked dry to create the AI slop that has besmeared all these Super Bowl ads
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
29 lakes have been sucked dry to create the AI slop that has besmeared all these Super Bowl ads
As a resident of Maine in February, that halftime show was the most color I’ve seen in months.
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
As a resident of Maine in February, that halftime show was the most color I’ve seen in months.
This is going in my next lecture on aerodynamics
Times article has an incredible illustration
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This is going in my next lecture on aerodynamics
This guy invested $75 million for the rights and marketing for Melania, which grossed only $7 million. He could personally fund the WaPo from his vast personal wealth without even feeling it. It's clear what his motivations are here and it's not about cost savings.
Anyway, stop buying from Amazon.
Anyway, stop buying from Amazon.
The Washington Post lays off a third of its workforce, is dead:
The Washington Post Lays Off A Third Of Its Workforce, Is Dead | Defector
The Washington Post is being gutted. Jeff Bezos, one of the handful of wealthiest people on the planet, is through pretending to be a conscientious steward of the 150-year-old newspaper, and is now…
defector.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This guy invested $75 million for the rights and marketing for Melania, which grossed only $7 million. He could personally fund the WaPo from his vast personal wealth without even feeling it. It's clear what his motivations are here and it's not about cost savings.
Anyway, stop buying from Amazon.
Anyway, stop buying from Amazon.
300mya the American Southwest was covered by the Pedregaso Sea and rust-stained sandstone was deposited along its shoreline. 80mya these deposits uplifted and erosion has been slowly erasing them ever since. We are a blink of an eye in geologic time.
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
February 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
300mya the American Southwest was covered by the Pedregaso Sea and rust-stained sandstone was deposited along its shoreline. 80mya these deposits uplifted and erosion has been slowly erasing them ever since. We are a blink of an eye in geologic time.
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
February 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Reposted by Andrew Mountcastle
Shhh/Peaceful
Bessa L
25mm f3.5
Ilford FP4+
The Yukon
Bessa L
25mm f3.5
Ilford FP4+
The Yukon
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Shhh/Peaceful
Bessa L
25mm f3.5
Ilford FP4+
The Yukon
Bessa L
25mm f3.5
Ilford FP4+
The Yukon
Maine should have their own version of Punxsutawney Phil. Skowhegan Seth staggers out of his burrow every March, which is littered with empty miniatures of Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy. He looks around in disgust, declares 6 more weeks of mud, then crawls back down again.
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Maine should have their own version of Punxsutawney Phil. Skowhegan Seth staggers out of his burrow every March, which is littered with empty miniatures of Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy. He looks around in disgust, declares 6 more weeks of mud, then crawls back down again.
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by Andrew Mountcastle
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
Fuji GS645S
Ilford SFX
Whitehorse, YT
Fuji GS645S
Ilford SFX
Whitehorse, YT
January 31, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
Fuji GS645S
Ilford SFX
Whitehorse, YT
Fuji GS645S
Ilford SFX
Whitehorse, YT
January 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Terrible news. These are brutal conditions for landing a plane.
Private jet carrying 8 people crashes at Bangor, Maine, airport, FAA says | CNN
A private jet carrying eight people crashed on takeoff from Bangor, Maine, Sunday evening, according to the FAA.
www.cnn.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Terrible news. These are brutal conditions for landing a plane.
Reposted by Andrew Mountcastle
Voigtlander Bessa T
LLL 8 element 35mm f2
Kodak 5222
LLL 8 element 35mm f2
Kodak 5222
January 24, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Voigtlander Bessa T
LLL 8 element 35mm f2
Kodak 5222
LLL 8 element 35mm f2
Kodak 5222
It's hard to underestimate just how much damage Citizens United has done to democracy in the US. That 2010 Supreme Court decision allowed wealthy donors and corporations to consolidate political influence to the point that the vast majority of our politicians now act primarily in service to them.
January 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
It's hard to underestimate just how much damage Citizens United has done to democracy in the US. That 2010 Supreme Court decision allowed wealthy donors and corporations to consolidate political influence to the point that the vast majority of our politicians now act primarily in service to them.
Reposted by Andrew Mountcastle
This isn’t good
Investment spending on information processing equipment, software, data centers and R&D drove 39% of American GDP growth in the first 3Q of 2025. Those same categories were responsible for 28% of GDP growth in 2000, during the dot-com boom. www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-econo...
Tracking AI’s Contribution to GDP Growth
This analysis suggests recent investments in AI-related categories have contributed significantly to the real U.S. economic growth in the first nine months of 2025.
www.stlouisfed.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:14 PM
This isn’t good
January 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Nowhere in this article does anyone even begin to reflect on the ethics involved in isolating the DNA of a person who is unable to give consent to such a personal intrusion.
Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s elusive DNA. https://cnn.it/4qpzHDh
January 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Nowhere in this article does anyone even begin to reflect on the ethics involved in isolating the DNA of a person who is unable to give consent to such a personal intrusion.
Nikon FM | Ilford HP5 Plus
#believeinfilm
#believeinfilm
January 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Nikon FM | Ilford HP5 Plus
#believeinfilm
#believeinfilm
This old head needs a good tutorial on Negative Lab Pro because my marginally-informed strategy of sliding all the sliders until I get in the vicinity of what I envisioned is not very efficient.
Anyway, here's a shot of Saguaro NP.
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
Anyway, here's a shot of Saguaro NP.
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
January 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
This old head needs a good tutorial on Negative Lab Pro because my marginally-informed strategy of sliding all the sliders until I get in the vicinity of what I envisioned is not very efficient.
Anyway, here's a shot of Saguaro NP.
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
Anyway, here's a shot of Saguaro NP.
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
January 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Our neighborhood Barred Owl has made his way into my neighbor's chimney...and down into his living room...for a second time.
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Our neighborhood Barred Owl has made his way into my neighbor's chimney...and down into his living room...for a second time.
Antelope Canyon, AZ is one of those places that you could point your camera in almost any direction and get an amazing shot. Go visit if you can.
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
January 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Antelope Canyon, AZ is one of those places that you could point your camera in almost any direction and get an amazing shot. Go visit if you can.
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm
Nikon FM | Kodak 250D
#believeinfilm