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Stimpy Cole
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Landscape and Storm Photographer
Stream mod for storm chasers Freddy McKinney, John McKinney and Jordan Hall
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Stimpy Cole @stimpycole.bsky.social · Nov 14
#EastCoastKin fam- please be sure to give a listen. I name drop a few of you in the last chapter✌️🏻🤭
I really do owe so much of my growth this past year to this amazingly talented and supportive collective.
Much love!
grantswinbournephotography.com 📷 Grant Swinbourne @grantswinbournephotography.com · Nov 11
@stimpycom.bsky.social joins me on Landscape Photography World Podcast this week

Hear the episode now where you get your podcasts or on grantswinbournephotography.com/lpw-podcast
LPW logo for episode 224 featuring Laney Cole Laney Cole
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Let’s go!! T-minus 3 days until the greatest chase video ever #FreddyMcKinney #StormSociety #WxSky #tornado #dickens

youtube.com/post/UgkxsWX... via @YouTube
Post from Freddy McKinney - YouTube
We are just 3 days away from the release of the greatest tornado I’ve ever chased! The team has been putting in a ton of work to make this the best video yet...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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#ThickTrunkTuesday #EastCoastKin #photography
A close-up of a leafless tree during mid-winter, touched by the pink hue of dusk beyond the brambles. Sunday evening
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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still falling
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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When life gets loud, nature can lower the volume. ☮️🕊️

#photography #TidesOutTuesday #RockinTuesday #BlueskyIsGreat #nature #scape #landscape #rocks #sky #river #classicmono #mono #peace #zen
Great Falls National Park, MD
January 28, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic #UrbanGaze

A forest fire is raging in the mountains located on the other side of Pasadena City Hall. The smoke was so dramatic and ominous.

#EastCoastKin #PasadenaCityHall #Wildfire #Architecture #JanuArty2026 #Light
Pasadena City Hall is almost silhouetted against a very dark brown/black background of wildfire smoke originating in the very nearby San Gabriel mountains in California. City Hall has a dome roof behind a more typical rectangular structure to house city offices. There are traffic lights in the nearby intersection. Two are red (which adds to the ominous look), while one is green. Pedestrians are waiting to cross the intersection, and cars are parked on the street. There is one very tall palm tree between City Hall and all the smoke. The upper left corner has less smoke and appears brighter and is pale yellow in color.
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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🤭it’s coming… February 1st
Freddy deserves chaser of the year for Dickens alone #wxsky
I would tag NSCS but they aren’t here 😭
#StormSociety #FreddyMcKinney
Freddy and Eli’s promo for the Dickens video coming on February 1st. Love these guys
January 28, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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Pretty surreal to say I’ve officially documented an EF5 tornado. The first EF5 tornado since Moore 2013.

Enderlin, North Dakota - June 20, 2025.
My digital shot of an EF5 tornado near Enderlin, North Dakota on the night of June 20, 2025. My digital shot of an EF5 tornado near Enderlin, North Dakota on the night of June 20, 2025.
October 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Man down! @aresel.bsky.social

New short from heroes Freddy & Alex!
Helping People Trapped In A Winter Storm - Cincinnati, Ohio youtu.be/csFiOr4OBwA?... via @YouTube
#StormSociety #FreddyMcKinney #YouTube #short #WinterStorm #WxSky
Helping People Trapped In A Winter Storm - Cincinnati, Ohio
YouTube video by Freddy McKinney
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January 27, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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The calm before the storm
#EastCoastKin #Canon #photography #ClassicMono #WinterStorm #WinterStorm2026 #WxSky #NJwx
Clouds moving in before the massive ice storm over the weekend. Chose black and white filter for mood and ambiance to convey the quiet chill and highlight contrast between clouds and light filtering through
January 27, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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Per NWS Mount Holly:
Official Snow Totals as of 1 PM:

Allentown, PA: 9.2"
AC Airport, NJ: 5.9"
Philadelphia, PA: 7.4"
Reading, PA: 8.4"
Trenton, NJ: 7.2"
Wilmington, DE: 5.5"

#WxSky #NJwx #WinterStorm
January 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Forked Lightning in Violet Skies
#WxSky #Canon #photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday #PhotographersUnited #lightning #storms #severewx #NJwx #RESIST
Bright forked lightning bolt illuminating a purple night sky, branching over dark tree silhouettes. A stacked image of five frames- process explained in podcast episode pinned to my feed
January 25, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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Historic Winter Storm Coverage - LIVE FROM CINCINNATI www.youtube.com/live/PO5m1VW... via @YouTube #WxSky #WinterStorm
Historic Winter Storm Coverage - LIVE FROM CINCINNATI
YouTube video by Freddy McKinney
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January 25, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Forked Lightning in Violet Skies
#WxSky #Canon #photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday #PhotographersUnited #lightning #storms #severewx #NJwx #RESIST
Bright forked lightning bolt illuminating a purple night sky, branching over dark tree silhouettes. A stacked image of five frames- process explained in podcast episode pinned to my feed
January 25, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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The Moon from Santa Barbara tonight!
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography

Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO: 400
#Moon phase: Waxing 38%
Close up photo of the Moon at 38%
January 25, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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Historic Winter Storm Coverage - LIVE ON THE GROUND www.youtube.com/live/M2T3R-f... via @YouTube
#FreddyMcKinney #StormSociety #WinterStorm #YouTube #live #WxSky
Historic Winter Storm Coverage - LIVE ON THE GROUND
YouTube video by Freddy McKinney
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Cold #EastCoastKin #photography
Just a silhouette of a treeline at dusk on a cold winter’s day
January 24, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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A few more photos from the night of January 20, 2026. I have a blogpost up with more photos and timelapse footage from the night here: www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/a...

#Alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights
The aurora fills nearly the entire sky with overlapping green bands and faint purple tones. The foreground shows snow-covered ground and spruce trees silhouetted against the light. Multiple green auroral bands and rays stretch across the sky above a line of snow-covered spruce trees. The bands appear layered and slightly blurred from motion, indicating rapid movement. A bright green auroral corona hangs above a snow-covered spruce forest. Vertical rays converge toward a central point high in the sky, creating a dramatic radial pattern. Green auroral bands separate into thinner strands and begin to shimmer, creating a rippling effect across the sky. The motion blur emphasizes rapid changes in shape and intensity.
January 23, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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A map to remember
#WxSky #WinterStorm
Stay safe out there everyone! Take care and be good to each other. If you see someone in need- stop and help. Together we’ll get through this 🩷
Map showing over 30% of the country covered in severe warnings
January 24, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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Even with my earbuds in (and I like my music loud) I heard the wind pick up outside. Things are about to get wild… temp just dipped 4° in the last few minutes.
Hope everyone is prepared and stays safe, indoors, and off the roads if possible! ❄️✌️🏻❤️
#NJwx #WxSky
January 24, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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the lips of night
still red
with burgundy dusk

light lingers
just there
at the rim of silence

no wine is ever wasted
a glass
that never empties

where each drop
is a promise
each promise
a star

each star
a quiet toast
to the dark

#Photography The Wild Images
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January 22, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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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
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Last light through the trees ✨
#Scape #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #Canon #photography
In between bare branches the last light of the day filters through clouds of deep blue and grey
January 23, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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John McKinney is live!
LIVE Storm Chaser - Snow/Extreme Cold - Kansas www.youtube.com/live/GVgrObd... via @YouTube
#KSwx #YouTube #live #stormchasing #WinterStorm #WxSky

Discord link in the comments—come say hello and stay updated ❄️
LIVE Storm Chaser - Snow/Extreme Cold - Kansas
YouTube video by John McKinney
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January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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The clouds were awesome on my hike today! The first image is the most pronounced image of the mammatus clouds, then they started to stretch out. Rain rolled over at one point.

#EastCoastKin #Scape #MammatusClouds #Clouds #Hiking #LandscapePhotography
Mammatus clouds are seen at the base of an extensive dark thunderstorm cloud. Their shape is pouch-like and named mammatus because of their resemblance to breasts or udders, and they form at the base of thunderstorms. Seen while hiking on Cerro San Luis Obispo access road/trail in San Luis Obispo, California A massive dark cloud with pockets of mammatus clouds and streaks of dark gray and white emanating outward and upward towards the blue sky above. Below the cloud are dark mountains and the city of San Luis Obispo, California. Photo taken during a hike up Cerro San Luis Obispo. Part of a large, dark thunderstorm is in the upper left with broken blue sky and spotty clouds above, then on the right, another dark cloud is moving down the mountainside bringing rain. The top of the mountain is dark while under the shadow of all the clouds. Cerro San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Another shot from near the top of Cerro San Luis Obispo. A rain cloud is moving overhead and streaks of rain can be seen falling from the cloud onto the mountainside. At the far right there is a slight clearing in the rain and sun is shining on Bishop Peak nearby. Green vegetation is seen in the foreground. San Luis Obispo, California
January 22, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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Pillars of the Sky

Dancing lights all night long.
Just the way I like it!

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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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"Look with your Eyes. See with your Soul"

#Aurora #Lights #Reflection #EastCoastKin #Scape #Landscape #Nightscape #Photography #Art #RealMiddleEarth #PureNZ
January 22, 2026 at 1:46 PM