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Mike Montgomery 🇨🇦
@themaritimelord.bsky.social
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Early Childhood Educator, Amateur Photographer, Hal-Con Community Team member, podcast host (“Reel Geeks”), middle aged and silly person. He/him

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“The MariTimeLord” everywhere
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Mike Montgomery 🇨🇦 @themaritimelord.bsky.social · Jan 14
Damn, I think I just jumped 20 or 30 followers in a week, so I should probably do one of those “#Gettoknowme” things…

Well … I’m a soon to be middle aged Early Childhood Educator, a field I’ve somehow stuck with since May of 2001 … no, I don’t know how I managed that either.

(Do keep reading)
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Well … took six tries or so, but finally managed to successfully fill out @gandersocial.bsky.social’s beta intake form.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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From the #HalCon2025 #CostumeContest … probably post one last batch tonight, then winners tomorrow before putting out some shots from the Burlesque Show

#Cosplay #AtlanticCanadaCosplay #Costuming #HowlsMovingCastle #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #photography #HaliSky
November 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Round 3 of #HalCon2025 #CostumeContest pics!

#cosplay #cosplayers #AtlanticCanadaCosplay #VideoGameCosplay #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Now for today’s slew of #HalCon2025 #costumecontest pics!

#Cosplay #HowtoTrainYourDragon #AtlanticCanadaCosplay #Cosplayers #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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I admit I *hate* shooting in an audience as I like my shots clear and not taking focus from the artist. So the fact this shot of @theladycorbeau (IG) from the #HalCon2025 #Burlesque show works so well fascinates me to no end!

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #Halifax #photography #HaliSky
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Time to take a look back at the #HalCon2025 Costume Contest … obviously skipping the kids section for the social media portion.

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky #cosplay #costuming #cosplayphotography
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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And now for something completely different … yet utterly predictable because there was only one last possible @cosplayeh (IG) post … your winners and going to #Montreal in 2026, @cosplayer_pp3 (IG), the Purposeful Pretenders!

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #HalCon2025 #photography #HaliSky
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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From the @CosplayEH (IG) Atlantic Qualifiers at #HalCon2025, here’s Runner up Val Mackenzie as #VignetteStonemoss from #CarnivalRow!’’

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky #Cosplay #Fae #Cosplayer #Fairy
November 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Getting back to business, I present @Dysney_Studios (IG) & @LemonAfternoon (IG) from their @Cosplayeh (IG) performance as #Shenqingqiu & #luobinghe from #scumvillainselfsavingsystem at #HalCon2025!

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky #cosplay
November 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Hey @fatapollo.bsky.social since I missed you after Hal-Con, can you DM me?
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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#HalCon2025 was the con’s first year as a qualifier for Canada’s national #cosplay competition @cosplayeh (IG), here’s a look at @JuliaMarieCostumes (IG) as a #Sakizo inspired Air Spirit!

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky #sakizoucosplay
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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At #HalCon2025, the @atlantic501st (IG) brought a new Charity Droid to the Con and it was beloved by all!

Okay … *almost* all …

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky #cosplay #starwars #cosplayphotography #TMNT
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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This past weekend was my thirteenth time walking in the #Halifax #ParadeofLights & the first where I had the chance to photograph it. Guess it was lucky 13 because these are *money.*

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #photography #HaliSky #Christmas #NovaScotia #parade
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Someone said his name and he did appear! #HalCon2025 believed in #JoeHendry!

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky #prowrestling #wwe #TNA #cosplay
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Finally able to get my first selection of #cosplay shots from #HalCon2025 up!

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky #cosplayphotography
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Quick photo update. The official edits for day one of #HalCon2025 are done and uploaded! I’m currently re-rendering some plus Day 2 edits for people looking for some workshop images, then the Costume Contest photos everyone’s looking for! Meanwhile enjoy some BTS shots!

#HaliSky #EastCoastKin
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Ummm @buffer.com? @bufferdevs.bsky.social You guys seem to have removed the app’s ability to display all of a person’s albums and folders when attaching photos to a post. Or it’s one hell of a bug.

Any chance of putting that back the way it was?
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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For anyone wondering, my #HalCon2025 photos *will* be coming, it’s just going to take awhile. As I’m volunteering, it’ll be the official Con edits first, then I’ll re-render and watermark everything in my usual format and release them.

Oh, that pin? I’ve been looking forward to getting that. 😊
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Darn right I grabbed this during last night’s @halconscificon.bsky.social Volunteer Walk Through! 😍😁

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Thought I’d end the #HalConRedux with this shot of #Burlesque Performer Honey De Mele not only for the fact it captures movement perfectly at a time I wasn’t equipped to … but the love it got was so wonderful

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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I went fully behind the camera for @halconscificon.bsky.social 2024 … and apparently somewhere along the way developed a damn clue. 😂

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky #HalCon #HalConRedux
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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🎶 Tell me Doctor, where are we going this time?
Is this the 50’s? Or 1999?🎶

As ok with AI as I am … come on now!

(Edited 8:34 AM via @skeetsapp.com)
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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And at Hal-Con 2023 … my wrestling fandom got some love, I started my switch from in front of the camera to behind it, caught the photoshoot bug, and added and cut back on my cosplay.

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky #cosplay #Marvel
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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I *want* to agree, but I would never insult Daffy in such a manner. 😛
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23d
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
three sheets of paper are taped to the outside of a building. they have the words "The Oval Office" in gold script
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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T’was @halconscificon.bsky.social 2019 when our childhoods were zombified, photo shoot traditions took off, and Ajay reminded us it was ok if #MistakesWereMade …

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky #cosplay #DoctorWho #zombie
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM