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Mike Saunders 🇺🇦
@hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
3.6K followers 1.1K following 2.1K posts
Photographer. Lover of the outdoors. Musician.

Red Siege Principal Consultant so I can pay for my hobbies.

#PhotographersUnited <- Check out this great community!

IG: https://www.instagram.com/hardwaterhacker/
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Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · Nov 11
Lots of new followers, so I figured it’s a good time to do an introduction. Hello! I’m Mike. I’m a North Dakota-based computer security professional with a passion for the outdoors and a love of photography. I don’t really have a style. I love to shoot all kinds of things.
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davesadventures.bsky.social
A determined Japanese Maple leaf isn't going to let a little snow stop it from its blazing glory! #Photography #EastCoastKin
a single red maple leaf stuck in the snow
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
Enjoying the fruits of this weekend’s labor. Apple butter made from apples grown in my yard. Plum jelly made with wild plums harvested on public land.

#FueledByNature #canning #foodpreservation
Two slices of whole wheat toast sit on a white plate with a floral pattern. One slice has apple butter on it. The other has vivid ruby-colored plum jelly.
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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kortduce.bsky.social
A great blue heron fishes from the pier at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdofTheDay #BirdsOnTheGround #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #heron #greatblueherons #herons
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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bryanhansel.com
Not a bad sunrise. Not bad at all.

Lake Superior
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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rouxroamer.bsky.social
Hi! Don't forget what always follows #stunday ...
#mountainmonday

Tag your friends! We want to get as many mountain posts as possible.

#stunday #eastcoastkin #art
#mountainscape #mountain
@rjrock.bsky.social @laurinovakphoto.bsky.social @tripupstairs.bsky.social @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social
Mountain Monday
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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davesadventures.bsky.social
Well, It was bound to happen, but I was still a little stunned on #Stunday! #Photography #EastCoastKin #Guelph
a women in the distance walks in the snow surrounded by yellow maple leaves
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingOnThings except the Floor, and the Alternative is #Gulls.

Here's a Red-winged Blackbird standing on a fence post.

#birds
A Red-winged Blackbird standing on metal fence post. The bird is jet black except for the red epaulets on its wings . The wings are spread out and the bird's beak is open, mid-call. The post is a dull dark green, painted orange at the top. In the background and out of focus are dried cornstalks and green foliage.
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
No photography for me this weekend. Busy making wild plum jelly and fruit leather, apple butter, and some apple crisp. It’s cold outside and winter is starting to show herself and I’m ready for it.

#winter #LakeSuperior #landscape #PhotographersUnited
A winter scene along Lake Superior. A snow covered wooden bench sits diagonally near the lower left of the frame. The bench is surrounded by a snow covered rocky beach extends beach. In the distance, the beach curves to the left where it meets a line of pine trees. The lake is completely still and the sky is gray and moody.
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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damianshields.bsky.social
Inshriach Forest #Scotland #Cairngorms #Inshriach #Rothiemurchus 👀 damianshields.photoshelter.com/p/2026-calen...
Inshriach Forest #Scotland #Cairngorms #Inshriach #Rothiemurchus 👀 https://damianshields.photoshelter.com/p/2026-calendar😉
November 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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dylannardini.com
Loch Insh, January 2018.

#Scotland
#Photography
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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chrishenryfotog.bsky.social
Just a beautiful day in Monument Valley!

#monumentvalley
#EastCoastKin
#Scape
#Photography
#WestCoastKin
#RoadTrip
#LandscapePhotography
#Beauty
#Art
#PhotographersUnited
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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msriffle.bsky.social
For today's #BlueSkyArtShow with theme #evening. This was a wonderful night on a local beach which I had all to myself. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #stars #astrophotography #milkyway
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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msriffle.bsky.social
Faces in the clouds. Do you see them? This is for today's #BlueSkyArtShow with theme #evening. Taken from a dock in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. #photography #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #clouds #cloudscape #longexposure #nightphotography
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
Ruby-crowned Kinglets are described as hyperactive. After many attempts, I finally managed to capture one. Unfortunately, just not in focus.

#PhotoFailFriday #worstbirdpic
An out-of-focus photo of a ruby-crowned kinglet. The bird is small, olive and yellow in color, with a red crown visible on top of its head.
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
It’s #flyday Friday!

#aviation #jet #BlueAngels #PhotographersUnited
Blue Angels jet #4. The navy blue plane with yellow striping passes over the photographer, right wing down. The pilot is visible through the canopy. Vapor trails form below the canopy and extend over the wings.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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dimitrymak.co
The truth nobody tells you about photography is that most of your work won’t be seen or celebrated, and that’s okay. The work that matters most is the work that means something to you first. Everything else is just noise.
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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chuck4242.bsky.social
A Great Blue Heron from yesterday evening. It was so tucked away I barely noticed it.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin
A Great Blue Heron stands on a fallen tree limb – lit up by the evening light.
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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kortduce.bsky.social
A territorial make red-winged blackbird performs a victory ride as it successfully attacks and drives away a great blue heron fishing in the cattails at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.

#FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
A fall scene from the North Country Trail in Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.

#landscape #nature #fall #Nikon #PhotographersUnited
A hiking trail, covered in brown and orange leaves, heads through the center of the photo. The trail is surrounded by tree trunks that lean in over the trail, giving the impression of a tunnel. The ground is covered in small saplings with orange, yellow, and green leaves. A cloudy sky is partially visible through the trees, and mist hangs in the air.
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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chuck4242.bsky.social
A fantastic set of antlers by our biggest buck.

#Mammals #Animals #Deer #Nature #Photography #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin
A 10 point buck stares at the camera.
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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davemeredith.bsky.social
Storm clouds over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise for #ColourADay #RedWed

#TenMinutesFromHome #ColorADay #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #landscape #clouds
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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dimitrymak.co
I can’t believe this is real. My video is up on the @sonyalpha Instagram 🤯

The craziest part is I didn’t plan for any of this.
Just kept shooting daily, kept showing up for my community, and here we are…..
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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chrishenryfotog.bsky.social
I’ve been to Monument Valley over 30 times in the last four years and have seen over 100 sunrises there. The beauty of that place makes me humble and thankful for being alive. #monumentvalley
#EastCoastKin
#Scape
#Photography
#WestCoastKin
#RoadTrip
#LandscapePhotography
#Beauty
#Art
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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josbuurmans.bsky.social
Reaching Goblin Arms - Taranaki, New Zealand.

#photography #landscape #nz #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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chuck4242.bsky.social
A Green Heron from late summer.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin
A Green Heron stands on a dock railing.
November 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM