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Dirk Bergstrom
@uncle-kridley.bsky.social
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Avid cyclist and middle-aged metalhead.
I also make photographs.
https://otisbean.com/
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If you see this, post your bird art
A crow, standing on a bare branch at the top of a tree, unfurling its wings in front of a partly cloudy sky.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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You see this, post a concert pic you took.
A red-orange-tinged, blurry action photo of a bunch of young men at a concert. The pit for Red Fang at Slim's in SF, 2016-11-18. Whores. and Torche opened. My friend did coke in the basement with a roofer we met at the bar. Absolutely killer show.
September 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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"Cleveland Evening"
A vertical stalk of Cleveland Sage with three blue-ish flower clusters, backlit by bokeh from the setting sun seen through more sage stalks. The foreground flowers are clearly rendered, the background is wholly abstract.
July 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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This is obviously a temporary construction measure, but still it's some comically bad infrastructure. "Fuck you in particular, wheelchair user!"
A crosswalk entrance under construction, In which a metal pole has been mounted in the center of the wheelchair ramp, making it inaccessible to anyone who needs the ramp. The pole is about 5 ft high, and on the top is the push button for the crosswalk.
July 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Good week of listening, though I realize I haven't bought a new album in two weeks, which is unusual for me.

I finally started scrobbling this year and I'm just starting to have enough data to learn things about my listening...
last.fm screenshot: Horsegirl, Jucifer, Skloss, Velveteers, Show of Bedlam, Blut aus Nord, Sleigh Bells, Artificial Brain
March 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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The Stanley No. 45 Plane was manufactured from 1884 to 1962. Mine was made around 1905 -- 120 years ago. I inherited it from my grandfather, a woodworker and antique collector who I suspect had it more for the latter purpose.

My submission for this week's 52frames.com "Something Old" assignment.
A close-up photo of an antique tool, emphasizing the texture of the finish and the variety of adjusting knobs and screws. The text "No 45" is prominent.
January 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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You're 2/5 of the way to an excellent Def Leppard cover band.
Promo photo for 1980s-era Def Leppard, in which the leftmost two members have the same hairstyles as dr. misses normal wife and her friend.
January 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Merry Cat-mas from Bentley.
A tuxedo cat poses next to a stack of large wrapped presents, with a decorated Xmas tree rising behind the boxes.
December 26, 2024 at 7:02 AM
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"Receding Square Line"
Abstract architectural photo showing three windows in a modern office building receding into the frame. Windows are covered by white/silver blinds, with a bright blue mirrored treatment above that. Whole shot is in bright sunlight with striated shadows.
December 20, 2024 at 4:57 AM
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A few miles from my house, at the edge of an empty field, is a long-abandoned swimming pool. It’s surrounded by weeds and there’s detritus scattered across the bottom. The walls are covered by a palimpsest of decades of graffiti.
Full album at: www.otisbean.com/photography/...
Cement stairs covered in graffiti Graffiti with stylized text reading HOTELONE A blue and orange can of DANG brand spraypaint Abstract close-up of red, black, and white spraypaint on a wall
December 15, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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It's pissing down rain and I'm mildly sick, so I spent some time in the garage servicing my suspension linkage.
Disassembled suspension linkage parts on a workbench The same parts, cleaned and reassembled on the frame.
December 15, 2024 at 12:36 AM
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I photographed the new synagogue building down the road today.
More pics on my site: www.otisbean.com/photography/...
Hi-contrast B&W photo showing a semi-abstract view of architectural details on the side of a building. A mix of angled and straight lines. Hi-contrast B&W photo showing a broad-leafed plant in the foreground and a white wall with a broad stripe of shadow angling down in the background.
November 25, 2024 at 6:07 AM
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I feel like he'd be using a comically large mallet?
The cover image from Scalzi's book "The Mallet of Loving Correction", in which a cartoon Scalzi is about to pound a troll with a giant wooden mallet.
November 24, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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If you see this, post your orange art…
Photograph of a hazy sunset scene with a very orange tone. In the foreground are grass seed heads, and alternating forests and fields recede into the distance.
November 23, 2024 at 5:22 AM
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This week's 52frames.com assignment was "High Key", and I may have taken the prompt a bit too literally with this "landscape" shot.
A close-up photo of five house keys clamped together such that they look like hills receding into the distance.
November 23, 2024 at 3:52 AM
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Four albums that describe my musical taste
Krallice - Diotima Tomb Mold - Planetary Clairvoyance Throwing Muses - s/t Loop - A Gilded Eternity
August 1, 2023 at 2:41 AM
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Receding Square Lines
Abstract photo of office building windows and shadows
July 30, 2023 at 3:58 PM
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A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its boots on
Title page of Ayn Rand's _The New Left_ with a stamp from a used bookstore in Bangkok,Thailand
July 24, 2023 at 10:10 PM
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I took what felt like an infinite number of photos at the Pescadero Coastal Classic bike race this weekend.

https://www.otisbean.com/photography/pesky-2023/
Bike racer railing a downhill hairpin turn
July 24, 2023 at 5:50 PM
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Alas, poor Yorick! I knew he was a Terminator.

(Thanks to @hivehand.cc for being a patient model)
Chrome skull wearing mirrored sunglasses in which are reflected a scowling man's face.
July 11, 2023 at 3:27 AM
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I made Art out of a Silicon Valley office park.
My weekly submission for the 52 Frames group. More at https://www.otisbean.com/photography/52-frames-2023/
June 27, 2023 at 1:36 AM