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Sam (Satyajit) Grover
@samgrover.bsky.social
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I write software, primarily for iOS apps, and practice photography. Amateur maker of physical things. Portlander. Originally from India.

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Portland, Oregon. September, 2025.

📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2a
🎞️ Kodak C-41 B&W (Expired)

#pdx #filmphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite
Left image: Tall tree on a suburban street with parked cars and a sidewalk. Right image: Close-up of a porch with balusters and a lattice below, surrounded by plants.
December 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Had the day off yesterday and decided to go on a drive to explore new-to-me places. Saw some bald eagles. I swear two of them separately looked at me directly and then flew away, with what I assumed was a, "city boy with camera 🙄" vibes…
A bald eagle perched on a bare branch of a tree, with a cloudy sky in the background.
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Fall birds. Portland, Oregon. 11th November, 2025.

#pdx
Collage of three images: Top shows a heron on a rocky riverbank with some foliage. Middle captures a cityscape at dusk with a high-rise building and a flock of birds in the sky. Bottom depicts a calm water reflection of buildings and a bird perched on a log coming vertically out of the water.
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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@multco.bsky.social What's the deal with this exhortation to "save a stamp" when the mentioned alternatives costs five to six times as much?
A yellow envelope on a wooden surface with printed instructions for paying property taxes that starts with "Save a stamp, Pay online or by phone at ..."
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Whoa, a Mac Studio can get really gross at the air intake all around the bottom without showing it from above 😬
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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✨🪔 Happy Diwali 🪔✨
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Council Crest. Portland, Oregon. 11th October, 2025.

#pdx #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome
A monochrome view of a tall communication tower extending into fog, surrounded by the silhouettes of tree branches. A foggy landscape with a winding path, surrounded by trees. Two people stands on the grass near a bench, looking at the scenery. The sky is overcast. The photograph is monochrome.
October 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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📷 Some photos on a walk at Powell Butte. I went with the constraint "black and white photos with the iPhone using Obscura, mostly with the new 4x lens" and am quite happy with the results. Full set of photos at the link attached.

#photography #blackandwhite #shotoniphone

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A black and white image of an orchard with trees in a grassy field. Two people are walking among the trees, and a narrow path winds through the scene. The sky is partly cloudy. A person sits under a tree in a grassy field. They are being held by the arm of a second person who is not visible due to the tree trunk. There are a couple other trees in a row nearby. The image is in black and white.
October 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Caleb at the Japanese Garden. Portland, Oregon. 16th May, 2025.

📷 Hasselblad 500C/M
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200

#pdx #filmphotography
A person standing on a pathway in a garden with lush greenery, a bamboo fence, and an arched entrance in the background. A person is kneeling on a wooden bridge in a lush garden, surrounded by green foliage and white flowers. They are holding a camera, focused on taking a photograph near a pond.
October 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Three trees at the Portland Japanese Garden. 16th May, 2025.

📷 Hasselblad 500C/M
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200

#pdx #filmphotography
A gnarled tree with moss-covered branches and red-tinged leaves, set in a lush, green forest background. A tranquil garden scene featuring a gnarled, moss-covered tree branch extending horizontally. The background includes lush green foliage and reddish leaves, with a path visible in the distance. A bonsai tree in a pot, displayed on a wooden stand against a background of horizontal wooden slats.
October 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Recently, I had some delicious Biang Biang noodles at Frank's Noodle House here in Portland 😋.

Had been wanting to have these ever since I finished reading Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social, which was a really nice book.
October 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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On Friday I had the day off, so I took the opportunity to be outside all day exploring new-to-me places a couple hours away right here in Oregon.

#oregon #photography

Full set of photos at: samgrover.com/2025/10/05/day-...
A black and white image of a mountain peak surrounded by clouds, with rolling hills and power lines in the foreground. A scenic waterfall cascading over rocky cliffs surrounded by lush greenery and trees under a clear blue sky. A freight train travels along a track beside a river, amidst a landscape of rolling hills and dry vegetation under a partly cloudy sky. Two people sitting near a rocky riverbank with fishing gear, surrounded by rugged terrain and a flowing river. In the distance is a bird with a curved neck, likely an egret.
October 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Sent some feedback:

The weather widget should show the temperature at all times. It should show the temperature when it is raining. If you live in a place where it rains a lot you don't see the temperature when it is raining, which can sometimes be several days in a row, and that is just silly.
Weather widget showing rain forecast for Portland for the next hour with a cloud icon and a bar graph indicating rain intensity.
September 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Shrimping.
A cat, curled up like a shrimp, sleeps on a folded, colorful floral blanket laid on a carpet, with a rainbow reflection nearby.
September 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Ok, so my iPhone 17 Pro which came with iOS 26 installed told me there was an update for iOS 26, so I was like, "wtf?!" but I was also like, okay buddy, you do it. And then it did it and was happy and I'm still confused what happened.
September 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Salmon Street Springs. Portland, Oregon. 19th September, 2025.

#pdx #photography
A fountain with water spraying upwards, surrounded by stone blocks, during sunrise. A person walks nearby, and trees and streetlights are visible in the background, with the distant silhouette of a bridge and skyline.
September 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Rowers by the Sellwood Bridge. Portland, Oregon. 20th September, 2025.

#pdx #photography
A rowing team on a river with a large arched bridge above, surrounded by trees and sunlight reflecting off the water.
September 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Two days into using iOS 26 with Liquid Glass and so far I'm liking it 👍
September 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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📷 Full set of photos at samgrover.com/2025/09/16/hike...
Forest scene with tall trees covered in moss, a dirt path, and ferns on the forest floor, alongside a small rocky stream.
September 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Astrup Fearnley Museum. Oslo, Norway. 29th June, 2025.

#norway #photography
Modern waterfront building with a glass and metal facade, surrounded by people relaxing on the grassy area nearby, with city buildings in the background and partly cloudy sky above.
September 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The Royal Palace. Oslo, Norway. 29th June, 2025.

#norway #photography
People walking on a plaza in front of a large, neoclassical building with a central statue. The area is surrounded by trees and open sky.
September 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Some photos from a walk by the river this morning.

#pdx #photography
A lift bridge with an American flag on top spans across a river. Below, people are engaging in water activities like swimming, kayaking, and paddleboarding. The city skyline is visible in the background. A group of swimmers with orange flotation devices in open water, accompanied by a kayak and a person on a paddleboard. View of the sky with a small airplane in the distance, framed by several parallel cables or wires. A view of modern buildings with glass facades situated against a backdrop of a forested hillside. The foreground features a dry grassy area with scattered bushes. A communication tower is visible in the distance.
September 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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I should've stopped watching "Fountain of Youth" when there was a second street chase less than twenty minutes into the movie. I said this out loud.

Could it be terrible all the way, I wondered? Yes.

It ended bad, just like it started bad, and I felt bad, and it should feel bad.
August 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Oslo, Norway. 27th June, 2025.

#norway #photography
Waterfront scene featuring several boats docked at a marina, with a large building in the background displaying black and white murals of people and animals.
August 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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📷 Kaupanger Stave Church, one of the 28 remaining stave churches: samgrover.com/2025/08/20/kaup...

#norway #photography
Kaupanger Stave Church
Kaupanger Stave Church is one of the 28 stave churches (out of an estimated nearly 2000 that existed in the past) preserved in Norway. You can read more about those here.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM