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Ken Thomas
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Fairly typical autodidactic, empathic, godless hillbilly geek outdoorsman. Frequent traveler. Avid photographer.

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People (little bitty people) climbing the dunes.
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, USA
17JUL17
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk1 | 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO200 | f/5.6 | 1/1000
Tags: #OMSystem #GreatSandDunesNP #BigDunes #VeryBigDunes #Colorado #Landscapes #NationalParks
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
kenthomas.bsky.social
A sunny day (like most days) at Bell Rock
Sedona, Arizona, USA
19JUL10
EXIF: #Olympus PEN E-P1 | 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO100 | f/5.6 | 1/200
Tags: #OMSystem #Sedona #Arizona #BigRocks #ReallyBigRocks #Landscapes #LandscapePhotography #ItsActuallyAButte
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
kenthomas.bsky.social
Honeybee worker at the hive entrance.
Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
16APR13
EXIF: #Olympus E-5 | 70-300mm f/2.8 | ISO500 | f/14 | 1/200
Tags: #OMSystem #Honeybees #Insects #InsectPhotography #Entomology #Bees #Beekeeping #MacroPhotography #Macro #Apiary
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
kenthomas.bsky.social
Skaters on the frozen lake at the foot of Fairview Mountain.
Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
17FEB17
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk1 | 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO200 | f/5.6 | 1/1000
Tags: #OMSystem #LakeLouise #Skating #Mountains #Alberta #Canada #Landscapes #LandscapePhotography
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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The dining room at the Old Faithful Inn.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
26SEP15
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk1 | 12mm f/2 | ISO200 | f/5.6 | 2.5 sec.
Tags: #OMSystem #YellowstoneNP #NationalParkPhotography #NationalParks #Restaurants #Dining #Parkitecture #Historic
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Looking down the sluice at the Dellinger Grist Mill.
Bakersville, North Carolina, USA
06OCT12
EXIF: #Olympus E-5 | 12-60mm f/2.8 | ISO200 | f/8 | 1/15
Tags: #OMSystem #NorthCarolina #Mills #GristMills #Landscapes #LandscapePhotography
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Church Rock
Monticello, Utah, USA
21OCT14
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk1 | 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO200 | f/2.8 | 1/2000
Tags: #OMSystem #Utah #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #BigRocks #ReallyBigRocks #Geology #ChurchRock #Landscapes
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Red-tailed hawk on an abandoned power pole.
Grand Rivers, Kentucky, USA
18MAR10
EXIF: #Olympus PEN E-P1 | Sigma 50-500mm f/4 (adapted) | ISO200 | f/9 | 1/400
Tags: #OMSystem #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Hawks #Raptors
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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The storm breaks and the clouds part over Grandfather Mountain.
Grandfather Mountain State Park, North Carolina, USA
20AUG11
EXIF: #Olympus E-5 | 12-60mm f/2.8 | ISO100 | f/8 | 1/250
Tags: #OMSystem #GrandfatherMountain #GrandfatherMountainSP #NorthCarolina #Appalachians
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The ruins aren't Aztec, they're Pueblo, but they're impressive no matter who built them.
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico, USA
07MAY22
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk2 | 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO200 | f/5.6 | 1/800
Tags: #OMSystem #AztecRuinsNM #NewMexico #NPS
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
kenthomas.bsky.social
The Wright Brothers Monument just before sunrise.
Wright Brothers National Memorial Park, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA
19OCT08
EXIF: Panasonic DMC-FZ50 | ISO100 | f/3.6 | 1/10
Tags: #WrightBrothers #WrightBrothersNM #KittyHawk #Aviation #NorthCarolina #OuterBanks
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The Cape Lookout lighthouse.
Cape Lookout, North Carolina, USA
04SEP14
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk1 | 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO200 | f/7.1 | 1/800
Tags: #OMSystem #CapeLookout #NorthCarolina #Lighthouses #Beaches
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Female Praying Mantis regarding me coyly from a pine branch.
Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
08MAY12
EXIF: #Olympus E-5 | 70-300mm f/4 | ISO500 | f/14 | 1/13
Tags: #PrayingMantis #Entomology #Insects #Macro #Nature #InsectPhotography #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Saguaro cactus near the foot of Picacho Peak.
Picacho Peak State Park, Arizona, USA
11JUL10
EXIF: #Olympus PEN E-P1 | 12mm f/2.0 | ISO200 | f/2.8 | 1/800
Tags: #OMSystem #PicachoPeakSP #Cactus #Saguaro #Arizona #Sonoran #SonoranDesert #ArizonaStateParks
Copyright: #PublicDomain
February 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Lunch on the deck at Friday's Crabhouse.
Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington, USA
23JUL15
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk1 | 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO200 | f/2.8 | 1/6400
Tags: #OMSystem #FridayHarbor #SanJuanIsland
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 31, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Apple blossoms.
Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
16APR13
EXIF: #Olympus E-5 | 50mm f/2 Macro | ISO200 | f/10 | 1/200
Tags: #OMSystem #Apples #Flowers #NorthCarolina #Lenoir #FlowerPhotography
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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A wild bighorn sheep near Wilcox Pass.
Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada
14FEB17
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk1 | Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f/4 | ISO640 | f/6.3 | 1/2000
Tags: #OMSystem #IcefieldsParkway #Alberta #Canada #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #Bighorn #Winter
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
kenthomas.bsky.social
The Mackenzies River in autumn.
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada
13OCT18
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk1 | 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO200 | f/6.3 | 1/125
Tags: #OMSystem #CapeBretonHighlandsNP #CapeBreton #NoviaScotia #Canada #Fall #Autumn #Rivers
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
kenthomas.bsky.social
Sunset on the Cubango River, on the border of Angola and Namibia.
Rundu, Kavango East Region, Namibia
14JUL23
EXIF: #OMSystem OM-1 Mk1 | #Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO800 | f/5.6 | 1/800
Tags: #Cubango #Kavango #Rundu #Namibia #Angola #Rivers #Sunsets
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
kenthomas.bsky.social
A Park Service boat cuts a nearly perfect wake across the placid water of Crater Lake.
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
19JUL19
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk1 | 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO200 | f/5.6 | 1/2500
Tags: #OMSystem #CraterLakeNP #Oregon #CraterLake #Boats #Lakes
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
kenthomas.bsky.social
Hoffmans Woodpecker (Female)
Atenas, Alajuela province, Costa Rica
13MAR21
EXIF: #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk2 | Panasonic 100-400 f/4 | ISO1600 | f/8 | 1/2500
Tags: #OMSystem #CostaRica #WildlifePhotography #Birds #BirdPhotography #Woodpeckers #AtenasCR
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
kenthomas.bsky.social
Tower Bridge.
London, England, UK
29DEC22
EXIF: #OMSystem OM-1 Mk1 | #Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO400 | f/5.6 | 1/100
Tags: #London #TowerBridge #Bridges #Thames #VisitLondon #ThisIsLondon
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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A kayaker at sunset.
Sarasota, Florida, USA
31JAN12
EXIF: #Olympus E-5 | 12-60mm f/2.8 | ISO200 | f/8 | 1/100
Tags: #OMSystem #Sarasota #Florida #Sunsets #Kayaking
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
kenthomas.bsky.social
Autumn sunrise in the Blue Ridge.
Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, USA
06OCT12
EXIF: #Olympus E-5 | 12-60mm f/2.8 | ISO100 | f/8 | 1/30
Tags: #BlueRidgeParkway #Appalachians #NorthCarolina #Mountains #Sunrises
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
kenthomas.bsky.social
Ers Fjord at twilight.
Ersfjordbotn, Troms, Norway
26OCT24
EXIF: #OMSystem OM-1 Mk1 | #Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO | ISO400 | f/5.6 | 1/125
Tags: #Ersfjordbotn #Norway #VisitNorway #VisitTromso #MyNorwayStories #Fjords
Copyright: #PublicDomain
January 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM