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Bluejay

bluejay@ohai.social

<p>Still seeking and learning. Dabbling in photography and astrophotography, all images mine except where noted. No AI, ever. May also post about the current US hellscape as well as music, sci-fi and other lit, pop culture, and other obsessions. No to patriarchy, white supremacy, imperialism, colonialism; yes to kindness, empathy, love, and justice. He/him. Black Lives Matter. Trans Rights are Human Rights. Science is Real. Abolish ICE. Free Palestine. Just trying to be decent in a world gone mad.</p>

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    So happy to have captured this — my best astro photo to date. This is, of course, the Andromeda Galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbor at a stone’s throw of 2.5 million light years away. You can also see M110 and M32, its two brightest satellite galaxies (out of a whopping 35 dwarf galaxies orbiting around it). Shot with a Dwarf 3 telescope under a starry Idaho night sky, which was stunning even with the naked eye. #photography #astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #andromeda #dwarf3

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    Crossing the Bridge, 2. #photography #leadinglines #bridge #brooklynbridge #nyc

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    So it looks like another artist whose work I admired, at least in that one movie that I’m most familiar with, has turned out to be a monster. Why does this keep happening? It’s bad enough when openly terrible people — asshole tech bros, bigoted politicians — are also revealed to be groomers and abusers. But when it’s artists whose work touches our souls and inspires us to be kinder and braver and more deeply feeling, it’s a special kind of betrayal. 1/4 https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments...

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    A summer moon, 5. Captured another almost-transit with a plane! One of these days I’ll catch one flying right across the surface. Hopefully.🤞🏽 #photography #astrophotography #moon #airplane

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    #FotoVorschlag “Bling-Bling!” #photography #figurine #bettyboop #brooklyn #nyc

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    The sky over Brooklyn as I was coming home last night, with smoke from the Canadian wildfires. They’re taking the sky from us: the big polluters driving climate chaos, as well as the tech bros sending up satellites to crowd out the stars. Time to get mad and take it back. #photography #nightphotography #streetphotography #wildfires #climatechange #climatechaos #brooklyn #nyc

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    #FotoVorschlag “Nutzfahrzeuge” (Commercial or utility vehicles) Mere days after the monster blizzard that hit us last February, much of the city was clear of snow. These snowplows were probably just returning to their station, but in my eyes it could have been a hero’s parade.😊 #photography #streetphotography #snowplows #skyscrapers #urbanlandscape #cityscenes #nyc

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    Vrooming into the weekend. #photography #streetphotography #car #classiccars #vintage

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    Max, bird-watching. #Caturday #cats #cat #catsofmastodon #photography

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    #SchiffSamstag #ShipSaturday The Romanian tall ship Mircea, docked at the Brooklyn waterfront earlier this month after participating in New York’s Parade of Sail. I’ll post more photos in the comments. #photography #ship #tallships #brooklyn #nyc

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    #FensterFreitag Clear in the east, cloudy in the west. #photography #windows #WindowFriday #sunset #reflection

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    Saturn rising, 2. A short video of Saturn rising over Brooklyn early this morning. The bright dot trailing it is Titan, Saturn’s largest moon (larger than our moon and even Mercury). #astrophotography #video #planet #saturn #titan

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    #SilentSunday #photography #silhouette #birds #pigeon #pigeons

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    #FotoVorschlag “Nur drei Farben” (Only three colors) An old favorite. #photography #sunset #goldenhour #silhouette #brooklyn #nyc

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    #SilentSunday #photography #nightphotography #moon #fullmoon #strawberrymoon #silhouette #lightandshadow

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    #FotoVorschlag “Man kann es hören” (You can hear it) A steam locomotive on the historic Strasburg Rail Road in Lancaster County, PA. Choo choo! #photography #train #locomotive #steamtrain #railroad

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    #FensterFreitag Windows, chandeliers, and swiveling armchairs on a vintage (and operational) steam train. From a visit to historic Strasburg Rail Road in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. #photography #windows #WindowFriday #trains #train #vintage

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    #FotoVorschlag “Man kann es hören” (You can hear it) #photography #streetphotography #dogs #dogsofmastodon #awoo

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    🏳️‍🌈🫶🏽🏳️‍⚧️💗🏳️‍⚧️🫶🏽🏳️‍🌈 #photography #landscape #forest #rainbow #pride #lgbtq

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    #bloomscrolling #flowerfriday #flowers #hydrangea #lightandshadow

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    #FotoVorschlag “Versuchung” / Temptation Cat and mouse. #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #cat #cats #catsofmastodon

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    #FotoVorschlag “Welttag des Fahrrads” / World Bicycle Day #photography #streetphotography #bicycle #bicycles #blue #brooklyn #nyc

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    #FotoVorschlag “Zirkus” / Circus Something wicked this way comes. #photography #streetphotography #circus

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    #FensterFreitag Lots of fensters and fenster reflections for this Freitag. #photography #urbanphotography #streetphotography #windows #WindowFriday #reflection #reflections #nyc

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    #FlowerFriday #Bloomscrolling …kind of. #photography #flowers #sculpture #tulips #springvibes

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    Reposting this reminder every May the 4th, until the Empire falls. #starwars #maythe4th #nemiksmanifesto #andor #ihavefriendseverywhere #resist

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    My first #Doorsday photo in a while. Just a plain door, but I liked how it was framed by this striking blossom-lined tree (Eastern Redbud, I think). #photography #doors #door #tree #easternredbud #flowers #spring #springvibes

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    “Touri-Hotspot” / Tourist hotspot I’m challenging myself to submit at least one cat photo for every #FotoVorschlag theme this week. Today’s topic seemed tricky, but I found a fitting image with a little Patience. #fotovorschlag #photography #streetphotography #sculpture #library #libraries #pride #nypl #nyc

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    #FotoVorschlag “Touri-Hotspot” / Tourist hotspot Through the window of an approaching ferry. #photography #sculpture #statue #statueofliberty #nyc

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    #FotoVorschlag “Touri-Hotspot” / Tourist hotspot A closer look. I took this picture many years ago after climbing the statue’s interior spiral staircase of over 160 narrow steps. I’m not entirely sure I can make the same climb today, so I’m glad I have this photo to remember it by. #photography #statueofliberty #sculpture #statue #closeup #nyc