UPDATED NOTE: All the photos I post here are shot by me. Photography is my hobby, not my job, thus my partially anonymous profile (& I'm well aware of cancel culture). I make (shoot) real photos with real cameras (currently, Nikon Z8, Nikon Zf & Panasonic Lumix G9 II). I travel several times a year, so there will be a wide variety of locations & subjects. I don't 'specialize' in any one type of photography. I'm more of a generalist & will make photos of anything I find interesting or beautiful. I don't create AI images & don't us AI for imaging. I do occasionally (rarely) use an AI assist tool in Adobe Lightroom while editing to remove a stray electric pole, wire or construction cone, etc in a shot, but that's still a real photo. Nearly EVERY photographer does that. It's not big secret. As I mentioned, I'm well aware of cancel culture, so for now, I'll stay partially anonymous because I don't want people that don't like my comments trying to talk to my employer (but just wait until I retire😉...it won't be a concern of mine anymore). I support free speech & your right so say whatever you want to. Everyone else should also support my right to free speech. There are tons of garbage accounts here on X, stealing other people's photos and posting them as their own or with no credit. I'm NOT one of those accounts. I am the creator/photographer/owner of ever image I post. I block all the fake accounts that try to follow me & you should too (accounts that try to be something they are not...like someone saying in the profile they're based in the U.S. or Europe, when they're really in Nigeria). Pardon any typos if there are any that I overlook or have to go back & correct before the 1 hour edit window closes. I sometimes use speech to text conversion to write, for convenience (if using my phone to post), so in that case I'm more likely to overlook a mistake. Thanks for stopping by (if you're a real person and not a scam/fake/catfishing/or other garbage account). 😃😅

Back when I had nice Lupine...and the original Fuij X100 (the one without the X-Trans filter I don't like on the image sensor). 2016

Wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. The park is split north and south by Medora, ND. Medora is a nice little town with an awesome outdoor theater that has a play about the American west AND dinner is served. When I was there, it was steak and other good stuff on the plate. 2017 - Panasonic GH5 with Olympus 12-100mm f/4 lens.

My most reliable Shagbark Hickory tree (yellow leaves) is still trying to put on a show this autumn despite the very dry late summer/fall. You can see plenty of brown leaves on it too...just drying up and falling off rather than getting pretty. :-( Panasonic G9 II with Olympus 75mm f/1.8 lens (150mm equiv).

Camp Nelson National Monument (Kentucky). 2024 - Olympus E-M10 III with 14-42mm & 45mm f/1.8 lenses. Camp Nelson served as a critical Union Army hub during the Civil War. Established in April 1863 as a fortified supply depot and hospital, it supported major campaigns in Tennessee and Virginia before evolving into the third-largest recruitment center in the nation for African American soldiers.

Antietam National Cemetery (near Antietam National Battlefield). Located in Sharpsburg, MD. I'll go ahead and add that this is related to the American Civil War, since too many people these days have forgotten about or were never taught the history about the civil war and therefore wouldn't recognize the name Antietam. This is where General McClellan was fired from his command of the Army of the Potomac by President Abraham Lincoln because he was a wussy / lazy (wouldn't pursue General Lee's retreating army). He was replaced by General Burnside and of course the bridge over the creek is named after Burnside. Antietam is not too far from Gettysburg of course. Nov 2023 - Nikon Z8 with Z 24-120mm f/4 lens.

I first discovered these while on a tour in Egypt. It was blazing hot and I saw iced coffee...and I believe I accidentally paid some dude between $7 to $8 for one of these cans at one of the ancient sites because I wasn't paying attention to the exchange rate, but even after I realized it, I was like, so what, I'm burning up I just want something cold! :-) And now, I found some back home. This is actually a Taiwanese brand and they're made in Taiwan and imported.

Early morning in Twin Peaks (near Snoqualmie Falls / Salish Lodge, in real life). 2023 - Nikon Z8 with Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 lens (yes, that's an APS-C lens and the Z8 is a full frame body, but Viltrox sent the lens to me for review and I didn't have an APS-C Nikon Z mount body at the time, so I used it on the Z8).

Michie Tavern near Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello in Virginia. The restaurant (the door to the right) is absolutely delicious! Oh my God...I leave there so stuffed! It's a must see/stop when you're visiting Monticello. Photo by me, 2015 on my old Nikon Df with a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 lens. The Nikon Df had the image sensor from the flagship Nikon D4. Wonderful images from that camera! More about Michie Tavern's history below: michietavern.com/ Michie Tavern is a historic Virginia tavern located just below Thomas Jefferson's Monticello near Charlottesville. Although visitors often assume the tavern originally stood at its current site, it was actually established in 1784 by William Michie, a Revolutionary War veteran and Scotsman, at Buck Mountain in northern Albemarle County, about 17 miles from its present location. Early History: William Michie inherited land from his father and obtained a license to operate an "ordinary" (the colonial term for a tavern and inn) in 1784. The tavern provided food, lodging, drink, and a gathering place for travelers moving through central Virginia. It became an important community center, hosting social events, meetings, church services, schooling, and even visiting doctors and dentists. The tavern prospered during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, but as stagecoach travel declined in the mid-1800s, tavern operations gradually ceased. The property remained in the Michie family for many years as a private residence. Move Near Monticello: In 1927, preservationist Josephine Henderson purchased the building, carefully dismantled it, and relocated it near Monticello. The move reflected the Colonial Revival interest in preserving early American architecture and helped save the structure from deterioration. Today, Michie Tavern operates as a historic attraction, restaurant, pub, and collection of period buildings, offering visitors a glimpse of 18th-century Virginia life. Notable Historic Figures Who Dined There: The historical record is surprisingly thin regarding specific famous diners. William Michie himself was a notable figure. He signed the Albemarle Declaration of Independence alongside Thomas Jefferson in 1779 and later served as a magistrate and sheriff.

Hi @daniel_knauf Thank you for the opportunity to get a preview and read through the pilot episode of your Inferno series. This is new to me, so hopefully my comments are helpful. I have to be honest—I was not very familiar with the original Dante’s Inferno poem, so I had to catch up on that first. I grew up in a rural area, and reading something like Dante’s Inferno just wasn’t something many of us in that area did, although I do remember something about Julius Caesar in my sophomore year of high school. “Et tu, Brute?” :-) Anyway, I finished going through the script you shared with some of us. I actually had Grok read it to me as if I were watching the show, because that helped me disconnect from the text and focus on visualizing the story in my mind. For context, the types of movies and series I like are fantasy, sci-fi, drama, and action—for example, movies like Lord of the Rings, Blade Runner, and Hellraiser, and TV series like Fringe. I’m not sure what type of feedback you’re really looking for, but in general, I can say that as someone who likes the movies and series I just mentioned, your script looks like something I would be interested in—especially if there were really nice visuals to go along with it. :-) This type of storyline, I believe, would have lots of opportunities to be creative with the visuals. It’s not like you have to stick to a rigid story. In my mind, it’s more like the Star Trek series, where the story is sci-fi with fantasy (or vice versa?), so each episode can be very unique. You could go anywhere you want with the characters that appear in each new episode and the visuals that go along with it. I think there’s a lot that could be pulled out of Dante’s Inferno (ideas) for a modern-day series like this. So, like I mentioned, in my mind this could work out really well. Thanks again and good luck :-)

I was really happy with this one. I was going for a look straight from the Twin Peaks TV show opening where they show a view of the waterfall at the Great Northern Hotel. This IS indeed the same waterfall - Snoqualmie Falls in Washington state, next to the real hotel. 2023 - Nikon Z8 with Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 lens

The Bridges of Madison County - If you've ever wondered whether or not the area where they filmed the Clint Eastwood / Meryl Streep movie is still rural and has gravel roads, wonder no more. Here's a video of my drive from Holliwell Bridge to Roseman Bridge (both used in the movie). All the backroads are gravel. The 'main' roads are blacktop...but those are just the main arteries. Most of the roads in this area or Iowa are still gravel. This recording is from a not so great DJI action camera mounted to the window, but that's all I had for an action camera to make recordings like this back then.

I've seen plenty of really stupid crap in art museums (like a wire mounted to the wall...and they say it's art - it's not). What I prefer to see is real art, such as this painting of Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite by Albert Bierstadt. Photo is from my old Sony a7R III, 2017. More about Albert: Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 – February 18, 1902) was a German-American artist best known for his monumental landscapes that glorified the American West. Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany.

I like to keep a double-sided axe around. I don't use it much, but it's handy and most of all, it looks cool :-) By the way, I do have a left arm/hand. 😅 It's not in frame because I was holding my phone in that hand to remotely trigger my camera (via the Nikon app). Nikon Z7 with 85mm Z f/1.8 lens

Joseph, Oregon. A beautiful little town at the base of the mountains. I had some good pancakes there. :-) The city of Joseph was named in honor of Chief Joseph (Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt) of the Nez Perce people 2025 - Nikon Z8 with Z 24-120mm lens

When you're traveling for work and alone/bored in the hotel room - Random photos happen (of the lamp). 2013 - from my old Fuji X100S

My 2024 trip to Egypt was absolutely fascinating. Two photos here from Abu Simbel in the far south of Egypt. It's straight out of a movie! Abu Simbel is an ancient Egypt historic site with two massive rock-cut temples in the village of Abu Simbel. Statues cut into the rock on the outside, then you walk in to this and some other chambers a bit rather in. If I remember right, one temple for the king and one for the queen (the photos here are the one for the king - again if I recall correctly). 2024 - Nikon Z8 with Z 24-120mm f/4 S lens.