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SHYCity
@shycity.bsky.social
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Nikon shooter, Twitch streamer, & Nintendo gamer from Chicago.
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My Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 lens came in. Looks unreal. Not sure if I'll use it on my Zf or Zfc. Next to the Nikon 28mm f/2.8 it's so smol #photography #nikon #viltrox #photogear
Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 lens on the Nikon Zf camera. Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 lens on the Nikon Zfc camera. Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 next to Nikon 28mm f/2.8 Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 lens on the Nikon Zf camera and Nikon 28mm f/2.8 on Nikon Zfc camera.
June 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Saved $80 by not buying a Switch 2 Pro Controller since the Switch Pro Controllers work perfectly fine! 😍

But I do need an extra dock... 🫠
June 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Been outside the U.S. for over a week & staying at a place on the beach. Wake up early to watch the sun rise over mountains with local stray dogs as fisherman haul their catch in. Been slacking on sharing #photos! Thankful I could bring a majority of my camera gear! #nikon #photography #travel #ph
Fisherman on a wooden raft hauling in fish in the middle of the sea with an endless blue horizon behind them. The sun beginning to rise behind mountain ranges painting things in an orange glow as a fisherman boats across the water to a fish trap near by. Stray dogs sitting near the water as the sun begins to rise. The sun begins to rise over mountain ranges as calm waves hit the sandy shores.
May 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Been a minute since I've flown internationally... Kind digging the cam top view from the tail
May 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Amazing weather this past weekend. Wanted to make sure I got some #photos in before I head out of the country for a few weeks. Taking my cameras so expect some photos from NEW places. 😀 #chicago #nikon #photography
A passenger jet leaving contrails in the clear blue skies over the John Hancock Center as it blocks view of the sun and shades the streets below in downtown Chicago. A garbage truck making a turn off an empty street that sits lower than the Merchandise Mart building next door. A view of the multiple floors that Bloomingdale's takes up at a highend mall in downtown Chicago. The curve of Chase Tower next to the straight upright stance of a building across the street.
April 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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It's been rainy all weekend but can't let that stop me from walking around taking #photos! #nikon #chicago #rainy

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A squirrel high in a tree enjoying eating some seeds and leaves. A crow perched on a tree branch shaking off water droplets from it's wings. A warning message to ICE/CBP agents that this off building does not consent for them to enter without a warrant. A sticker that reads Eat the Rich with a skull and fork & knife cross bones underneath a sticker that reads "Have a Nice Day!" with the classic yellow smiley face.
April 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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It's been rainy all weekend but can't let that stop me from walking around taking #photos! #nikon #chicago #rainy

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A picked yellow daisy on the sidewalk at the corner of a building. A giant Halloween skeleton with Easter bunny ears that have slipped off it's skull. A sticker on a live preserver box that reads " I Don't Want Any Damn Vegetables, Hell No!" A stamp of a ghost all in black ink on a USPS shipping label stuck onto the side of a traffic control box.
April 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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When jets approach #KORD they go over the lake & sometimes line up with the rising moon. Shot 2 before the moon rose too high. HATE the grain but needed high ISO/shutter to freeze the moon & jet. #chicago #photography #planes #moon

📷 #Nikon Z fc + TC-17EII + 500mm f/5.6 = 1275mm - 1/2500 @ f/9.5
A passenger jet flying over Lake Michigan in front of the rising moon while positioning to land at O'Hare International Airport. A passenger jet flying over Lake Michigan in front of the rising moon while positioning to land at O'Hare International Airport.
April 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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I try to bring a camera with me EVERYWHERE, so I started taking #photos while out shopping. They are boring but in a few months or years it will be interesting to see the "Before Times" 🫠 #nikon #photography #beforetimes
The aisles at a Target store in April 2025. The aisles at a Target store in April 2025. The price of a pack of Charmin Ultra Strong Toilet Paper ($31.49) at a Target store in April 2025. Egg shortage notice at a Target store in April 2025.
April 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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It's going to go back to raining & snowing in the next few days, so had to enjoy the random 77F degree day when it's here by taking some #photos! #chicago #photography #nikon
Dogs and people enjoying the warm weather even though storms loom. A sticker of a tentacle on a electrical box that says "Hi" Ceramic art that says "Fix your heart or die" in the window of an art studio. A sticker on some conduits of a hedgehog figure.
March 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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A few #photos from today. Wish the weather would make up if it wants to be warm or cold. #nikon #photography #chicago
A sticker on a traffic box of a human skull with blossoms coming out of it. An old 1950s blue and white Buick parked in a parking lot. A sticker on a sign post that reads "Normalize Anti-Fascism" A sticker on a bridge rail post that reads "A World Without Trans People Never Existed And It Never Will"
March 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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When I tell people never trust warm weather. This is what I mean... I was wearing shorts and and a t-shirt yesterday!
March 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Couldn't waste a good day just watching the river dyeing. Took more #photos of other things! #nikon #photography #chicago
A poem by Walt Whitman on the wall of a cafe. A picture of a demon drawn on the side of a building. Google renovating the former Thompson Center into a Google Campus. A sticker that reads "Make American Great Again with a ball gagged Trump"
March 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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I woke up early enough to get a decent spot for the dyeing of the #chicago river. I've been many times before, TBH it's a whole lot of waiting for a semi-anticlimactic end but I enjoy taking #photos of it all. Turned out to be a beautiful day for it! #nikon #photography #chicago #riverdyeing
Members of Plumbers Union Local 130 dyeing the Chicago River green from the back of a Shoreline Sightseeing Boat. Onlookers watching the Dyeing of the Chicago River from Marina City Towers Onlookers watching the Dyeing of the Chicago River from the rooftop next to London House Members of Plumbers Union Local 130 dyeing the Chicago River green from the back of a Shoreline Sightseeing Boat.
March 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Hard to capture the #bloodmoon because shutter speed can't be too slow or you get motion blur from the Earth's spin. Used my Nikon Zfc (1.5x) + FTZ + TC-17EII (1.7x) + 500mm f/5.6 to get 850mm @ f/11 , so I had to crank ISO! #nikon #chicago #moon #photography
Full moon before lunar eclipse Full moon nearing full eclipse Full moon very near full eclipse Full lunar eclipse
March 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Only took a few shots today on #photo walk. Weather needs to make up it's mind! #chicago #nikon #photography
Writing on a street pole that reads "Love You More Than Everything" Sticker on a street sign that is a skeleton with angel wings in a hoodie with sunglasses on. Sticker on a street advertisement that reads "Do you give a shit or do you just like watching hawks eat pigeons?"
March 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Trying to be better at posting #photos sooner rather than later. A few from yesterday while walking around in the beautiful weather. #nikon #photography #chicago
Art drawn a sticker stuck on a street pole that reads "We'll Get Through This Somehow" Sign in the window of a home that says "Fuck Trump And Fuck You For Voting For Him" Sticker art stuck on a street pole that reads "You're Carrying A Lot, It's Okay To Take Your Time" Sign taped to a street pole that reads "Chicago Says No Nazis! Now And Forever"
March 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Been a minute since I've shared some #photos, a few from the past month-ish. #nikon #photography #chicago

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A man walks over the Chicago River on a bridge using an umbrella on a rainy/snow day. Snow/Rain mixture falling on dead grass and trees along the Chicago River. A wooden beam in a tree along the Chicago River. A drinking fountain with a penis drawn on it.
March 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Been a minute since I've shared some #photos, a few from the past month-ish. #nikon #photography #chicago

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The moon rising in the sky between the old Chicago Water Tower & Water Tower Plaza Two flags in the window of a home for Palestine and Puerto Rico Sunset on a cloudy day that is a mix of orange and purple hues. Snow on a baseball field after a light dusting.
March 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Been a minute since I've shared some #photos, a few from the past month-ish. #nikon #photography #chicago

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Bride waiting to have her photo taken by a wedding photographer outside the Wrigley building. Harvey the dog & his owner observing protestors rallying against Tesla, Elon Musk & Trump in front of the Old Chicago Water Tower A squirrel climbing down a tree as snow falls. A sign taped onto a street light pole that reads "Immigrants Don't Scare Me But The Fascist In Power Do"
March 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Bought someone hot sauce. Should I be concerned that it came with a bullet key chain?🤣
February 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Been slacking on posting up some #photos from my photo walks. A few from the past month-ish! #nikon #photography #chicago #pictures #pixtures 3/3
Alien sticker on a window. Spray painted image of Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Lebron James on the side of a building. A sticker of Forest Gump on the back windshield of a car so that when it rains it looks like Forest Gump is waving. Happy & Sad faces drawn on an abandoned garage.
January 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Been slacking on posting up some #photos from my photo walks. A few from the past month-ish! #nikon #photography #chicago #pictures #pixtures 2/3
A tomato and french fries costume left out in an alley. A duck taking off from the Chicago river on a very cold day Ducks diving in the evaporation fog of the Chicago river on a very cold day. Windows on an apartment building decorated to say LOVE.
January 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Been slacking on posting up some #photos from my photo walks. A few from the past month-ish! #nikon #photography #chicago #pictures #pixtures 1/3
2 dogs saying hello Pigeon peeking out from the gutter of a home. A skeleton Halloween decoration saying hello A small dog sitting in the sun
January 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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BackBlaze please be serious. Been with you since 2015 but no one out here going "Oh perfect gift for my loved one, 20% off a back up plan"
BackBlaze being silly gooses.
December 23, 2024 at 6:34 PM