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Michael R Photography 🌿
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Retired research scientist in North Florida. Biologist. Hiker and forest wanderer. Springs lover. Photographer of natural things. Nikon Z8, Z6iii full spectrum, D750/Ikelite housing underwater. www.artpal.com/msriffle
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This image was made last fall on an outing to a local beach in North Florida. I've posted a couple other images from this shoot. It was exhilarating and hair raising. This bolt wasn't far off. I stood right next to my truck while opening the shutter. #landscape #EastCoastKin #lightning
January 23, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I'm a little late making my posts today. I spent the entire morning in our local wildlife refuge.

Today is #scape day. This #landscape was photographed in North Florida way back in spring of 2016 at Lake Talquin, a beautiful lake west of Tallahassee #Florida. #photography #EastCoastKin
January 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Today's #ColorADay theme is #YellowThu. There's lots of yellow in the background of this image. This tern was looking for breakfast in the shallows of a pond in our local wildlife refuge. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #birds #terns #birdsinflight
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
For #HumansOfBluesky, I photographed my daughter with a #fullspectrum camera at #720nm. I had no idea how the images would turn out. I need to try this again. #photography #ir #infrared #portraitphotograohy #portraiture #PeoplePhotography #OutdoorPortraits #VisualArt
January 22, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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When light awakens the day, the gold hues of the season get woken! 📷🕊️ ….
January 21, 2026 at 8:37 PM
For #RedWed and #ColorADay, the red in this underwater image is red ludwigia (Ludwigia repens), a stunning submersed aquatic plant. It is common in our freshwater springs in Florida and so beautiful. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #underwaterphotography #ikelite #snorkeling #springs
January 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM
It's #waterfallwednesday. This is Falling Creek Falls near Lake City Florida. It's beautiful, with a nice boardwalk for viewing. Sometimes it's raging, sometimes it's a trickle. A beautiful spot in the woods. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #longexposure #waterfalls #nikon #lightroom
January 21, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #FeedingTime. This reddish egret was having a good morning feeding in the shallows of Lighthouse Pond at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #egrets #birds #birdphotography #Bluesky #photooftheday
January 20, 2026 at 11:43 AM
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 AM
It's #RockinTuesday. And these are big rocks. They were visually enjoyed along the coast of Maine in #ArcadiaNationalPark. What a beautiful place to shoot. So composition rich. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #NationalParks #CoastalPhotography #Maine
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
It's #TidesOutTuesday. This #infrared image was made at #720nm with a #fullspectrum #Nikon #Z6iii. A color swap was performed in #Photoshop and then processed in #Lightroom. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #ir #IRPhotography #FalseColor #ColorIR
January 20, 2026 at 11:24 AM
It's #MountainMonday and #BlueskyMonday. This image was made last May in a #photography workshop in #banffnationalpark. I spent several days discovering the beauty of the Icefields Parkway. I'm going back in October this year to discover more. #landscape #moutains #Canada #Alberta #canadianrockies
January 19, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Yep, it's #BlueskyMonday. This #infrared image shows the faux blue from a color swap in #Photoshop. It was made with a #fullspectrum conversion and a #720nm clip in filter on a #Nikon #Z6iii. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #ir #IRPhotography #FalseColor #ColorIR
January 19, 2026 at 11:38 AM
It's #Stunday and I think #terns are stunning. As I photographed these beauties while they were fishing, the early morning sun broke through the clouds and illuminated them with a nice warm color. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #birds #birdsinflight
January 18, 2026 at 11:54 AM
It's #Stunday folks! This #infrared image was made with a #fullspectrum camera and a 720nm clip in filter on a #Nikon Z6iii. It was a cloudy day during this walk along a North Florida beach overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #bnw #blackandwhitephotography
January 18, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Well I'm late to the #BirdoftheDay theme today. But I think this green heron has the #PerfectPerch. It was fishing in our local wildlife refuge. Successfully I might add. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #herons #birds #birdphotography #Bluesky #photooftheday
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
One more for today's #BlueskyArtShow with a theme of #One. This image has one (1) moon. It was taken with a telephoto lens to make it look a wee bit bigger. It's from our local wildlife refuge, a place with vast wide open vistas. #photography #landscape #moon #EastCoastKin #Bluesky #photooftheday
January 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #One. This single mature pitcher plant stood alone in the Apalachicola National Forest on a foggy morning. The new season will be here in a couple months. Can't wait. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #fog #pitcherplants #sarracenia
January 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #One. So here's one bird. It is an incredibly beautiful black crowned night heron enjoying the sunrise at our local wildlife refuge. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #herons #birds #birdphotography #photooftheday #photographersonbluesky
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Go ahead, zoom into #ForestFriday, #scape, and #ColorADay #BWFri day. I think this image fits for all these themes. This is sort of an intentional camera movement image except that I zoomed the lens instead of moving the camera. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #icm #bnw #blackandwhite
January 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM
It's #scape day. This wax myrtle struggled to find its place over a spring deep in the woods. It maintained this growth habit for years but finally succumbed to gravity and fell into the water. #tenacity #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #longexposure #rivers #springs
January 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
It's #FlyDay. And I continue to be amazed at the aerodynamics of terns. They seem destined to be among the best of all birds for flight. They are a bit difficult to photograph, but I enjoy the pursuit. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #birds #terns #birdsinflight #HighKey
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
While maybe not all that pleasing to the eye, it makes up for it in geological wonder. This small window into a vast underground system of caves is found just lying about out in the woods. You can stand on the edge and look deeply into the earth. #EastCoastKin #landscape #wonder #clearwater
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #LongBeaks. I think this somewhat juvenile reddish egret qualifies. It was successfully fishing in the shallows of a pond at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #birds #egrets
January 14, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Today's #ColorADay theme is #RedWed. The #red found in this image is winged sumac. It turns a stunning red color in the fall. This image was made in a longleaf pine restoration area in North Florida. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #fallcolors #autumn
January 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM