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Bubba McCool
@bubbamccool.bsky.social
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Father of Five, Husband, Amateur Flower & Nature Photography, Loves Cats, Hotelier
Founder: Artful Commons 501 (c)(3)
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A trio of works from my Fenestration Series. Inkjet prints. #art #artist #photos #photography #photographer #artphotography #moody #eerie #haunting #spooky
January 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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A little waterfall near my home.

#WaterfallWednesday #nature
#VancouverIsland #photography #EastCoastKin #hiking #scape #treescape #waterfall #trees #PhotographersOfBlueSky
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Meet Casper, my Ghost mantis. Mantises are generally relaxed with humans. You could even say that Casper is a friendly ghost mantis. 👻😆

#naturephotography #nature #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #prayingmantis #insects #eastcoastkin #photography
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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#fungifriends #mushrooms #mycology #nature #fungi #biology #photography
Smoky Polypore (Bjerkandera adusta) and friend from early November.
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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#ColorADay #RedWed

Raindrops on a poinsettia petal.

#EastCoastKin #Macro #Poinsettia #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbstract #ClassicMono
Closeup of a red poinsettia petal with varying sized raindrops beaded on the surface and between the petal veins.
January 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Fiordland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
#WaterfallWednesday #photography
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Just a cool little bridge leading into the forest. It’s kind of busy, but I liked it and I’m trying to get better at taking pictures of things other than mushrooms😀

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Forest #Nature #Bridges #Texas #EastTexas #BigThicket #Scape #LandscapePhotography
A quiet wooden footbridge leads forward through a winter forest, framed by tall trees draped with Spanish moss. Soft afternoon light falls across the weathered planks, drawing the eye toward the shaded path beyond. Bare branches and patches of evergreen foliage create layered textures, with subtle hints of rust-colored leaves lingering in the understory. Location: Martin Dies Junior State Park, Big Thicket National Preserve, East Texas.
January 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Little mirror droplets
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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Extra curvy piece of driftwood. Near Amelia Island, FL #photography
A fallen tree in the process of becoming an extra curvy piece of driftwood. Boneyard Beach, near Amelia Island FL. Nikon D750 24-70 2.8
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Willow Covered in Rime Ice, photo taken by Martin Bernes.
#art #artist #photographer #photography #Willow #rimeice #willowcoveredinrimeice #martinbernes #martinsartgallery
January 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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Dawn in Brighton, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
#photography
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Low tide at sunset. Feb/25

#TidesOutTuesday #photography #EastCoastKin #scape #AnimalArtTuesday #nature #sunset #beach #seascape #PhotographersOfBlueSky
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Night
January 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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The sunset was quite a sight on Sunday...

#sea #reflections #photography #landscape #horizon #colors #yellow #light #clouds #orange #hues #painting #art #amchit #byblos #nature #beautiful #beauty #dreams
January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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The golden hour light was just perfect for this little guy. I love the details you find when you get intimate with nature. Mother nature provides.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #Mushrooms #Fungi #Forest #GoldenHour
A low-angle macro photograph of a single mushroom growing from a forest floor covered in dried brown leaves and tiny green sprouts. The mushroom has a pale, brownish-pink cap and a thick, textured stem. Warm, golden sunlight illuminates the mushroom from behind, creating a glowing effect that highlights the intricate, vertical gills beneath the cap. The background is a soft, dreamy blur of forest trees and dappled sunlight. Location: Martin Dies Jr. State Park, Big Thicket, National Preserve
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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Since it’s Monday, I decided I would do some monochrome. This photo is very busy so black-and-white seemed a perfect fit.

#BlackAndWhite #Nature #Forest #Swamp #BWNature #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhiteNature #Texas #EastTexas #BigThicket
A black-and-white photograph of a quiet forest floor with a fallen, hollow log stretching diagonally from the foreground into the scene, guiding the eye toward a cluster of cypress knees rising from the damp soil. Tall tree trunks frame the image, their textured bark and exposed roots creating layers of depth, while tangled branches and soft light recede into the background, giving the scene a calm, grounded, and slightly timeless atmosphere. Location: Martin Dies, Jr., State Park, Big Thicket National Preserve.
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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I don’t know how people have time for everything. It’s hard enough just to take pictures right? but the editing, my goodness. This picture could be better but I just don’t have the time; so here it is.

#MacroMonday #Photography #NaturePhotography #Texas #EastTexas #BigThicket #Fungi
A close-up view of small golden-yellow mushrooms growing in clusters along the rough, gray bark of a fallen log. The mushrooms have soft, folded, trumpet-like shapes and emerge at different angles, creating a repeating pattern across the wood. Patches of green moss cling to the bark, and the background fades gently into a soft forest blur. Photographed at Martin Dies Jr. State Park within the Big Thicket National Preserve in East Texas.
January 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Shadows of Illumination
for #ClassicMono

#EastCoastKin #photography #lamp #old #contrast #history #industrialhistory #monochrome #blackandwhite #shadows
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Photograph taken looking up at an old lamp hanging against a whitewashed inner wall of an old bobbin factory in Cumbria. Love industrial history so a visit to Stott Park Bobbin Mill in the Lake District was brilliant. An old black lamp hangs redundant against a whitewashed stone and brick wall. Contrast also between the modern electrical trunking and the whitewash.
December 31, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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A forest isn't just the spectacular beauty of trees, the oxygen emanating from them and the health benefits of its stillness. It is a whole microcosm of other worlds too.

It's #ForestFriday everyone!

#EastCoastKin #photography #forest #nature #sunlight #shadows #Formby
(Android phone camera)
Photograph taken in late October in the pine woods at Formby, Red Squirrel Reserve, UK. Sunlight peeps through the pine trees casting shadows on the undulating ground beneath. OK, so not technically a forest but a beautiful wood nonetheless. Managed by the National Trust. Bit light on proper forests nearby but being little, it certainly feels like one 😊
January 2, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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While walking through the forest the other day, these beautiful colors caught my eye.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #ForestFriday #BigThicket #Texas #EastTexas #Forest #Nature #TexasNature
A close-up photograph of a slender tree trunk in a forest, its pale gray and white bark streaked with a vertical band of warm rust-orange lichen or staining. Dark, irregular fungal patches cling to the bark like ink blots, while soft green moss gathers at the edges. The background fades into a softly blurred woodland of muted greens and browns, emphasizing texture, age, and quiet natural decay. Location: Martin Dies Jr. State Park, Big Thicket National Preserve.
January 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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A peek back at some warmer weather last summer for this week's #HumansOfBlueSky

#Photography #M43 #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Appalachia #Candid #StreetPhotography
A young femme stairs into the distance clutching a cup in her arms and holding one handle of an umbrella stroller in the other. A young boy sits in the stroller clutching an arm full of stuffed animals. Behind them, a dingy vending trailer with a well fargo sticker on it has a line of people waiting. Plastic lawn chairs dot the scene.
January 1, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Have a good time
#RICOH CAPLIO #GX200 #Photography #OriginalContent
January 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM