Rick Olson
@bloozyguy.bsky.social
Retired from corporate nonsense, enjoying photography, music, friends and family.
Late edit / cellphone shot from a few weeks ago along rte 441 in TN, GSMNP. My first fall trip there, I will certainly be returning!
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Late edit / cellphone shot from a few weeks ago along rte 441 in TN, GSMNP. My first fall trip there, I will certainly be returning!
Old Car City field trip yesterday - good times with good people.
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Old Car City
Last field trip of the year, we had a great turnout from my 2 camera clubs. Some of the Halloween decorations OCC had put up were still in place, too.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Old Car City field trip yesterday - good times with good people.
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The cellphone did great, but this is from the real camera. Having missed the first night, our Kp got above 8 around 10pm, and we saw it on our screens. I've removed some annoying lights from the far shore, but the color is real - to cameras, anyway; I saw none of this live! 10 sec shot, Nikon Z8.
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The cellphone did great, but this is from the real camera. Having missed the first night, our Kp got above 8 around 10pm, and we saw it on our screens. I've removed some annoying lights from the far shore, but the color is real - to cameras, anyway; I saw none of this live! 10 sec shot, Nikon Z8.
Beautiful night with Mary and friends at Carter's Lake, all of us out there shivering for a chance to get the aurora. Never saw it - much less the reflection! - but cameras did. This is a cellphone shot, tripod mounted S24+, "night mode" (LE - 10 seconds).
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Beautiful night with Mary and friends at Carter's Lake, all of us out there shivering for a chance to get the aurora. Never saw it - much less the reflection! - but cameras did. This is a cellphone shot, tripod mounted S24+, "night mode" (LE - 10 seconds).
Overnight trip to Banks Lake with my friend Cory, hoping for fall colors in the swamp cypress. We got the color, but also a lot of wind, a very cold morning and so-so light - but as a scouting mission for a future club field trip, it worked out just fine. Cool place.
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Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Nov 8, 9 2025
A quick overnight visit with my friend Cory, we were faced with storms, a so-so sunset and virtually no sunrise, heavy winds and a cold morning, all making for a challenging shoot. So we tried, as th...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Overnight trip to Banks Lake with my friend Cory, hoping for fall colors in the swamp cypress. We got the color, but also a lot of wind, a very cold morning and so-so light - but as a scouting mission for a future club field trip, it worked out just fine. Cool place.
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Banks Lake, and hour before the storm.
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Banks Lake, and hour before the storm.
Banks Lake, swamp cypress showed some nice color...then the T-storm rolled in. One quick moody shot before running for the car!
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Banks Lake, swamp cypress showed some nice color...then the T-storm rolled in. One quick moody shot before running for the car!
To be called "woke" in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult.
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
To be called "woke" in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult.
Hate to see it happen, but my favorite season is coming to an end. Mother Nature's official announcement was floating on this pond at Gibbs Gardens, 2 days ago.
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Hate to see it happen, but my favorite season is coming to an end. Mother Nature's official announcement was floating on this pond at Gibbs Gardens, 2 days ago.
A few images from our road trip yesterday.
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Autumn Road Trip with Mary
Gorgeous day with fall colors mostly (but not entirely!) a bit past peak. We started at Gibbs Gardens, then hit Dick's Creek Falls, and finished with Helton Creek Falls. A lovely day with my sweet b...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A few images from our road trip yesterday.
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Gorgeous day with my beautiful bride! After this visit to Gibbs, we hit Dukes Creek Falls and Helton Creek Falls. Colors are past peak, but still great in a few places.
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My gorgeous bride, at Gibbs Gardens
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November 6, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Gorgeous day with my beautiful bride! After this visit to Gibbs, we hit Dukes Creek Falls and Helton Creek Falls. Colors are past peak, but still great in a few places.
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Tremont last weekend, cellphone image.
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Tremont last weekend, cellphone image.
Mary joined me and a couple dozen friends from 2 camera clubs for a field trip to the Smokies last weekend, where we enjoyed some pretty good fall color. Townsend was our base for trips into Cades Cove and the Tremont area. Most of these images are from Middle Prong.
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Smokies for Fall Colors
Mostly, these images are from the Middle Prong Little River, (from pulloffs along Upper Tremont Road), or from the Lynn Camp Prong, along the Middle Prong Trail. There are a few, as well, from Cades ...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Mary joined me and a couple dozen friends from 2 camera clubs for a field trip to the Smokies last weekend, where we enjoyed some pretty good fall color. Townsend was our base for trips into Cades Cove and the Tremont area. Most of these images are from Middle Prong.
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Mary and I shared the weekend with friends from my 2 camera clubs in the Smokies. Endless beauty up there.
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Smokies for Fall Colors
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October 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Mary and I shared the weekend with friends from my 2 camera clubs in the Smokies. Endless beauty up there.
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This is my collection, so far, of astral photographs. (Except for a few Milky Way shots that aren't yet shared to Flickr. I have to find those and add them to this album.) I love doing astrophotography, but the cost and commitment escalate quickly...
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Astrophotography
My efforts at capturing elements of the night sky and outer space.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is my collection, so far, of astral photographs. (Except for a few Milky Way shots that aren't yet shared to Flickr. I have to find those and add them to this album.) I love doing astrophotography, but the cost and commitment escalate quickly...
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Trying to photograph the Pleides thru clouds...
October 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Trying to photograph the Pleides thru clouds...
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In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. We certainly don't put up with them in EAST COBB. We showed our community that on June 14th. Let's do it again Sat Oct 18 - even BIGGER this time!
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October 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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The Milky Way, straight overhead last night from north GA. The diagonal smudge in the upper right area is M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, about a trillion stars some 2.5 million lightyears away.
October 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Milky Way, straight overhead last night from north GA. The diagonal smudge in the upper right area is M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, about a trillion stars some 2.5 million lightyears away.
The comet was disappointing, but it was a perfect night anyway for some astral work at Nottely Dam - comfortable and the seeing was awesome!
October 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The comet was disappointing, but it was a perfect night anyway for some astral work at Nottely Dam - comfortable and the seeing was awesome!
I recently had a great night with friends from 2 camera clubs doing astrophotography. It's taken me that long to finish this star trails shot - created using 40 3-minute exposures for a 2 hour total. I liked the photobombing boat, so used that frame as foreground. Image reversed.
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Carter's Lake, 2 hours worth of star trails made from 40 3-minute exposures. For the foreground, I liked this one, showing the boat photo-bombing my composition! Image reversed left-to-right.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I recently had a great night with friends from 2 camera clubs doing astrophotography. It's taken me that long to finish this star trails shot - created using 40 3-minute exposures for a 2 hour total. I liked the photobombing boat, so used that frame as foreground. Image reversed.
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The monarchs are in flight at Gibbs Gardens!
October 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The monarchs are in flight at Gibbs Gardens!
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NO KINGS - EAST COBB, Marietta, GA · No Kings
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. We certainly don't put up with them in EAST COBB. We showed our community that on June 14th. Let's do it again Sat Oct 18 - even BIGGER this time!
Our...
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October 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Lovely trip to Gibbs Gardens with my sweet bride today. Fall wildflowers abound: cosmos, coreopsis and zinnias especially. And accordingly, lots of monarchs, sulphurs, fritillaries and other flying beauties have arrived. Here, a black swallowtail heads for the perfect bloom.
October 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Lovely trip to Gibbs Gardens with my sweet bride today. Fall wildflowers abound: cosmos, coreopsis and zinnias especially. And accordingly, lots of monarchs, sulphurs, fritillaries and other flying beauties have arrived. Here, a black swallowtail heads for the perfect bloom.
