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Michelle Olmstead Photography
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Ethical nature photographer, natural edits. Hiker, forest wanderer, slow traveller, gardener, bird watcher, art & music lover, mom, wife ♥️

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Autumn in red rock country. Capitol Reef National Park, October.

Utah’s national parks and monuments are treasures that must be protected.

#Stunday #Autumn #photography #nature #art #travel #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #redrock #nationalparks #hiking
A large, yellow cottonwood tree stands in front of a towering orange/red sandstone wall in Capitol Reef National Park.
November 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Autumn meets winter.

Brightness up for best viewing.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vertical #trees #nature #travel #mountains #art #photography #fallvibes
Light illuminates the bright yellow aspens and green conifers while fog and clouds engulf the snowy mountain above.
October 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Today’s theme for #BlueskyArtShow is #Relax, and that’s just what I’m doing. Heavy rain here today with snow in the mountains so I’m home enjoying coffee with my love, listening to music. Perfect- like the light hitting this mountain. #nature #photography #art #eastcoastkin #travel #photography
Beautiful early evening light illuminates the fall foliage on a mountainside in Utah.
October 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I used my 400mm lens to isolate this colorful scene as the beautiful light was hitting the mountain. I love the mix of maples, aspens, and understory. Happy tree Thursday everyone! Is that a thing? 🤷🏻‍♀️

#trees #autumn #art #travel #mountains #eastcoastkin #fallvibes #naturephotography #nature
Bright green aspen trees are the focus of this scene, surrounded by colorful orange and red maple trees.
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Sound up!

Bringing joy to a sad world with my bird cam and this scrub jay. He didn’t find anything he liked though, and he let us know about it! Guess I need to get some peanuts for my ground feeder.

#birds #backyardbirds #nature #birdfeeding #birdfy
October 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A road runs through it.

#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #autumn #art #travel #mountains #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #fallvibes #sunset
A beautiful sunset and mountain layers with red, yellow and orange fall foliage covering the hillsides. There is a road running through the lower right half of the image.
September 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Maples and aspens rarely peak together here, but that’s okay. I like the aspens when they are bright green! Great contrast with the red maples in peak color.

#mountainmonday #nature #art #eastcoastkin #travel #autumn #naturephotography #trees #firstdayoffall #photography #botany
Bright red maple trees surround tall aspen trees with white trunks and bright green leaves. They will turn yellow later in fall.
September 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Hello friends! I’ve missed posting here. Today’s #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Home. Here’s mine 😊

#photography #nature #mountains #art #travel #naturephotography #landscape #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #autumn
Colorful maples and aspen trees mixed with conifers at sunrise. There is a road running through the top of the scene, and a mountain in the background.
September 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Hey strangers! Been a while. I got back from a fabulous trip to San Francisco last week and I’ve been sick with Covid this week! It’s been miserable, but I’m on the mend. Here are some iPhone snaps of Oracle Park for the #scape theme today. We had so much fun at the game 😊

#sanfransisco #giants
A view of the field at Oracle Park. Home of the San Francisco Giants. Outside of the stadium. Great view of the bay from these seats in Oracle Park. Walking along the pedestrian bridge at China Basin Park.
August 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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My interpretation of today’s #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Smooth

An abstract image I made several years ago at blue hour in Grand Teton National Park. It was bone-chilling cold with wind and blowing snow.

#photography #art #travel #nature #abstractart #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ICM
I made this abstract in the blue hour on a bitterly cold January evening in Grand Teton National Park. Those white streaks are blowing snow, and the dark shadow at the bottom are the mountains. There’s a hint of orange left over from sunset. I really like how this turned out, and it’s always been a favorite image.
July 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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This lovely damselfly landed on this bright green foliage while I was wandering around in Grand Teton National Park with my camera and macro lens. Quiet moments in nature are what I seek 💙💚

#MacroMonday #macrophotography #photography #nature #art #travel #naturephotography #ArtYear #EastCoastKin
A damselfly on bright green foliage in Grand Teton National Park. The damselfly has a slender, metallic blue and green body with large, brown eyes. I believe it is in the family Lestidae.
July 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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My heart and mind are heavy right now, and I know many of yours are too. Nature has always had tremendous healing power for me, and visiting a favorite spot last week gave me hope - if only for a while.

#BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze #EastCoastKin #nature #art #travel #naturephotography #ArtYear
Mountains and pine trees reflect in a crystal clear high mountain lake in Grand Teton National Park.
July 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Hello friends. Sharing a special moment for #MountainMonday

The sunset clouds lit up beautifully above Mount Moran on a peaceful evening in Grand Teton National Park.

#blueskymonday #photography #nature #mountains #art #travel #naturephotography #landscape #ArtYear #sunset #EastCoastKin
Colorful clouds at sunset light up above Mount Moran in Grand Teton National Park. Everything was so green on this summer evening in July.
July 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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A moment of peace for #Stunday

It had just rained, and there was light fog and mist on the lake. So peaceful with the birds singing and no one else around. Just what I needed.

#nature #mountains #art #travel #ArtYear #eastcoastkin
July 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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There is still beauty in the world. I’m trying hard to see it right now. My macro lens helped me do that in Grand Teton National Park this week.

#BlueSkyArtShow #sideways #photography #nature #art #travel #naturephotography #ArtYear #flowers #bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin #macrophotography
A bumblebee lands on a purple lupine flower to collect pollen in Grand Teton National Park.
July 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Attempting to break out of my funk by joining #BlueSkyArtShow today with this lovely, giant lupine.They are spectacular! I love the color variation in the petals. My interpretation of the #narrow theme. See Alt text.

#art #photography #flowers #travel #EastCoastKin #nature #ArtYear #bloomscrolling
A tall lupine flower with purple petals at the top and bluish petals at the bottom.there are large, green leaves at the bottom. Photographed in Grand Teton National Park. These large-leaved lupine are so beautiful, and I’ve only seen them in a few spots in the park. So different from the other lupine species found here. They are more colorful, much larger, and I like the color variation in the petals. Photographed with my Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S lens.
June 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The high Uinta wilderness has more than 2,000 permanent lakes, but these temporary lakes are also common in late spring due to all of the snowmelt. One of my favorite places to be. More info in Alt text.

#Scape #photography #nature #mountains #art #travel #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #ArtYear
Pine trees surround a lake with wildflowers in the foreground, and a snow-covered mountain in the background in the high Uintas wilderness, Utah. You can always find water in the Uintas, not just because there are over 2,000 lakes here, but also more than 400 miles of streams and countless little ponds and waterfalls. The Uintas receive over 40 inches of precipitation annually (mostly in the form of snow) and it rains daily in the summer.
June 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Immigrants feed you.
June 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Have a seat, and enjoy this beautiful sunset at Antelope Island State Park. The warm light was so lovely, and that vibrant pink sky was incredible. I miss posting here! Will try to post more often.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant #photography #nature #art #travel #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #ArtYear
A brown bench is illuminated by the warm light of sunset with vibrant, pink streaked clouds in the sky. The yellow flowered shrubs are rabbit brush. Antelope Island State Park.
June 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Hi everyone! I haven’t been around here much in the last month, but I wanted to join the #BlueSkyArtShow today and share this beautiful dahlia with you ♥️

#Texture #photography #nature #art #travel #naturephotography #ArtYear #flowers #EastCoastKin #macrophotography #artforasadworld
A closeup of a beautiful red and yellow dahlia flower. I used my Nikon Z MC 105mm macro lens to make this image.
May 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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The hills are alive!

A stormy day in late spring. I love the snow in the mountains with the green new growth of the hillside and valley 💚

#BlueSkyArtShow #Green #photography #nature #art #travel #naturephotography #landscape #ArtYear #mountains #trees
Rolling hills of green with yellow flowers in the foreground, and snowy mountains in the background. A winding road runs through the middle of the scene.
May 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Earth 🌎💚

Maui, Hawaii

#BlueSkyArtShow #Earth #nature #art #travel #naturephotography #ArtYear #photography #EastCoastKin #ocean #Hawaii
A long exposure of a stunning sunset on a beach in Maui, Hawaii. There are black lava rocks in the foreground and background with a powerful wave flowing over the rocks and sand toward the shore. The ocean water behind it is a beautiful turquoise color, and there is a group of vibrant green palm trees in the upper right corner.
April 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Good morning friends and happy weekend! We must continue to find joy in this messed up world. Hiking brings me joy, and I can’t wait for summer nights like this with my love.

#Scape #hiking #mountains #nature #art #travel #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #naturephotography #photography
A man with a green backpack looking at the mountains as the peaks light up at sunset.
April 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Looking up from a slot canyon in the Capitol Reef area of Utah. Love the streaks of desert varnish on the sandstone. It’s #BlueskyMonday y’all 😊

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#photography #nature #art #travel #naturephotography #landscape #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #utah #hiking #desert
Looking up at the blue sky surrounded by two orange sandstone canyon walls in Utah. The brown streaks on the left are called desert varnish, which is a combination of minerals, clay, and microorganisms that form a thin layer (patina) on the surface of the exposed rock in arid environments.
April 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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The deep red glow of the hoodoos at sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. This place is very special. I’m so thankful for our public lands.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Dream #travel #art #nationalparks #nature #naturephotography #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #photography
Early morning sun lights up the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Hoodoos are tall, slender rock spires, and can range in color from red and orange, to pink and white. This park has the greatest concentration of hoodoos in the world.
April 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM