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Smol pig boy.
Bird nerd.
Computer nerd and photography enjoyer.
Proud father of a born-again Chromebox.
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I've always wanted to drive the Nordschleife with a wheel and pedals ❤️

Need to work on aligning the monitors a bit, but I'm amazed at how simple this was to get going.
Three monitors arranged in a panoramic view on a desk, showing the interior of a Mazda MX-5 while it drives on the Nordschleife. A racing sim wheel is visible in the foreground with a keyboard on the side.
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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I fucking love New Wave
October 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Half off Friday Flights in Lowe's Foods is low key a vibe.
Feckin $8.47 for both is wild.
2 flights of beer, consisting of 4 glasses of 4oz pours. Various colors and types. BitRot making a dumbass face in front of his beer. It is very clear that he is in a grocery store.
August 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Built a new PC for Jenna and everything booted up on the first try 🙌
Gigabyte motherboard BIOS screen displaying various information about installed equipment.
July 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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On my way out the door to grab some groceries and noticed some Mourning Doves on the neighbor's roof. Fortunately they stayed there long enough for me to frantically run inside and grab my camera and telephoto lens ❤️ didn't even notice the cloud trails until I was editing.
Two Mourning Doves standing on a red tin roof adjacent to an exhaust fan. The blue sky behind them has two nearly perfect horizontal jet stream clouds. Two Mourning Doves standing on a red tin roof with an exhaust fan between them. The blue sky behind them has two nearly perfect horizontal jet stream clouds.
July 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Maybe I'll just make infrared edits? 🤔
Love the surrealist feel it has.
Green foliage viewed from the interior of a parking garage. Red foliage viewed from the interior of a parking garage.
July 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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I really want to try infrared photography but it's kinda expensive to get into :/
But I can kinda get similar effects in Lightroom with color profile adjustments. The main thing is the light will never quite match, but the colors are probably close.
Photo of a bridge crossing a river as viewed from the grassy river bank below. Greens have been altered to appear red and the sky is a light blue
July 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Struggling to settle on a single edit is my forte.
July 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Wish I could have a full day to just toodle around. I'm enjoying the 20mm but definitely struggling without an EVF in the sun.
A yellow road sign stating, "Slow speed bumps ahead". The sign is covered in a mix of white and green lichen. A speed bump, stop sign, and transformer are noticeable in the background. Exit of an abandoned bank's drive-through with sunlight hitting the wall in a strong triangle shape. Two plastic sauce cups are visible in the foreground, and a hubcap is upside down on the small curb adjacent to the HVAC grill. An American flag waving is visible in the background on a utility pole. A curved strip mall with a sign in dark green stating, "Church of Faith" with Kelly green poles supporting the overhang. Strong leading lines with the fire lane and curb being painted yellow. A concrete bench under the shade of crepe myrtle trees across the street from "Grid One Solutions" at the strip mall. A faux brick path connects the bench rest to the strip mall. The doors to the business have a noticeably brighter mirror tint compared to the rest of the window curtain wall.
June 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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I've got a silly idea for a photo series. Me and Jenna always say "That's us" in relation to two inanimate objects that are close to each other. I've been seeing pairs of items more on my little journeys, and it might be interesting to try to capture some unique pairings.
Two Wal-Mart shopping carts "kissing" against the curb of a "natural" area in the parking lot. A thin water oak rises in the middle behind them and a strip mall and various cars are visible in the background. Two Wal-Mart shopping carts "kissing" against the curb of a "natural" area in the parking lot. A thin water oak rises in the middle behind them and a strip mall and various cars are visible in the background. Slightly different edit from the previous one with higher contrast. Posted together to emphasize the pairing of two items.
June 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Accidentally used portrait mode on my phone while trying to document cheese prices.
A photograph of Cabot Creamery cheese blocks very blurry, but the price tags are very clear.
June 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Sometimes you only get one good shot in a day. And sometimes it happens to be on the way to pick up Indian food for dinner. Loving the 20mm prime.
Photograph of a loading dock at the rear of a business. The loading dock is partially in shade with the shadow of a tree projected on it while the rest of the building is lit by the evening sun. A tall sign for the business is visible above the building stating "Thrift Store"
June 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Rang in the first day of summer at a local greenway and walked away with some nice shots. Wish I could go out after work today, but a nasty storm is rolling in.
Red rust pedestrian Greenway bridge overlooking a large green field with forest in the background. Red rust pedestrian Greenway bridge crossing a river that is not visible. Surrounded by trees, the asphalt path of the greenway is visible on the other side. A concrete bridge crossing a river and Greenway, partially lit by the evening sun. Lush green grass and trees surround the area. Monochrome photograph of the same red rust pedestrian Greenway bridge perched above freshly cut grass. Concrete pillar has graffiti on the underside.
June 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Turns out Cliff Swallows are really difficult to photograph. Even hard after clouds cover the evening sun. But I managed to nab this fella before I lost all the light. We had a good little stare off.
Photo of a fledgling cliff swallow peeking out of a clay nest on the underside of a concrete bridge beam.
June 25, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Fuji SLR lens adapted to a Canon 80D.
F/1.6, possibly lower because of the adapters internal optics. Very soft focus and creamy bokeh :D
Canon 80D with a Fuji Photofilm 50mm f/1.6 SLR lens adapted for Canon EF-S mounts. Close up of the Fuji 50mm lens showing the aperture ring and focus ring. Photo of 3 Black-Eyed Susan wildflowers in a soft focus with a very soft background. There is a light bloom to the highlights and a pleasant lens flare cutting across the center. Photo of a cypress tree in the midst of a field of Black-Eyed Susan wildflowers. The cypress tree is in a soft focus with a very soft background. There is a light bloom to the highlights and a pleasant distortion and blue in the foreground flowers.
June 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Made a post on reddit with some of my photos and I'm overwhelmed by some of the responses 🥲
Screenshot of a comment from erdbeartree: "Number 5 is my favorite from these as well and now in my wallpaper collection :)"
June 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Surprised that I encountered a really well designed and intentional war memorial.
Photograph of clay panels in Garner, NC Veterans Memorial. "These panels were created through a process called earth casting and molded from piedmont clay of North Carolina. The Garner Veterans Memorial Committe elected Clearscapes of Raleigh to design and build the memorial. Architect and Garner resident, Mon Peng Yueh, and internationally renowned artist Thomas Sayre worked together to create the memorial as you see it today. Before leaving for war, many troops were farmers who worked fields of clay in order to support their families. The call of war required that they put down their tools in exchange for weapons. The same earth that sustained them in life was the final resting place for many who lost their lives during conflict." Photograph of the granite slabs on the rear of clay panels in Garner, NC Veterans Memorial. "These panels were created through a process called earth casting and molded from piedmont clay of North Carolina. The Garner Veterans Memorial Committe elected Clearscapes of Raleigh to design and build the memorial. Architect and Garner resident, Mon Peng Yueh, and internationally renowned artist Thomas Sayre worked together to create the memorial as you see it today. Before leaving for war, many troops were farmers who worked fields of clay in order to support their families. The call of war required that they put down their tools in exchange for weapons. The same earth that sustained them in life was the final resting place for many who lost their lives during conflict." Photo of pressed clay with star patterns reminiscent of breezeblocks in Veterans Memorial with a tree and the sky behind it. Photo of a flag in the wind shot through between clay panels.
June 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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I went after Goldfinches and ended up with Chipping Sparrows but I'm not complaining c:
A Chipping Sparrow perched in a tree, beak open to call out into the void. A Chipping Sparrow perched in a tree, beak open to call out into the void.
June 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Deep love-hate relationship with the Microsoft Designer app. I miss the Photoshop Mix app so much and this fills the void, but boy does it push AI too much 😔

Still, can get some lovely edits out of it though.
3 photos of a field of black-eyed Susan wildflowers blooming with trees in the background from various angles.
June 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Shooting some wildflowers with a mix of Retropia and the 14mm prime. The Retropia produces such pleasant glares but it takes a very specific angle to get them.
Field of black-eyed Susan wildflowers blooming with trees in the background. Field of black-eyed Susan wildflowers blooming with trees in the background. Lens flare on the left. Field of black-eyed Susan wildflowers blooming with trees in the background. Field of black-eyed Susan wildflowers blooming with trees in the background.
June 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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I don't usually use presets, but I'm a big fan of Micro Four Nerds' "Streetwise" preset.
2 of these were shot on the Retropia lens which adds an incredible amount of noise and some general softness natively.

Enjoying some style experiments 😎
This was the whole point of picking up the GF5.
A photograph of a manufactured home park in the rain, shot through a blurry glass door. Reminiscent of Todd Hido's photographic style. Upward angle shot of the far side of a single-wide manufactured home with some clouds in the sky. Forward facing shot of a highway bridge from the dashboard. Some clouds are in the sky, but otherwise sunny.
June 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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I love that our little neighborhood has so many rabbits.
Photo of a small rabbit in grass framed through some railing. Photo of a small rabbit in grass from above. Portrait profile of a small rabbit resting in green grass. Forward facing portrait photo of a small rabbit in green grass.
June 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Picked up an older Lumix camera with the idea of having an "edc" to take along. Found out real quick I want a 40mm full frame equivalent to pair with it.
Vertical image of a white Panasonic Lumix GF5 camera sitting on a wood grain table with a small black wrist strap attached. Captioned, "Wanted to try something a bit smaller." Photo of a black Panasonic Lumix G9 and a white Panasonic Lumix GF5 camera resting on a wood grain table. The Lumix G9 is significantly larger than the Lumix GF5. Top down view of a black Panasonic Lumix G9 and a white Panasonic Lumix GF5 camera resting on a wood grain table. The Lumix G9 is significantly larger and thicccker than the Lumix GF5. Photo of a black Panasonic Lumix G9 and a white Panasonic Lumix GF5 camera resting on a wood grain table. Lenses and body caps are removed showing the sensor within. The Lumix G9 is significantly larger than the Lumix GF5, but both have the same size sensor.
June 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Getting a lil eclectic wit it
Photo of a cigarette butt perched on the edge of a parking lot where asphalt meets the concrete curb AND it's placed on the corner of the white parking line which leads off into the distance at a 45° angle. A yellow fire hydrant at the bottom of a small hill with a vibrant background of greenery. An orange traffic cone in harsh light casting a shadow onto the asphalt parking lot. A photo of grass and concrete equally divided. Grass on the bottom half and concrete on top. The world "slide" is written in cyan paint on the concrete.
June 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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I love clouds. Especially storm clouds in Golden Hour. Even though they mess up every other type of shot, they're just wonderful high contrast objects that are impossible to mess up with autofocus.
June 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM