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Joan Carson Martelli

@joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social

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I'm a landscape/wildlife/nature photographer living in the Pacific Northwest. If it's outdoors, in the woods, in the mountains, or on the coast ... I'll probably photograph it! https://www.youtube.com/@joanmartelli8127

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · 12h

A waterfall in the Columbia River gorge, with a vertical drop of 335 ft over three tiers.
#BlueSkyArtShow #Vertical #waterfall #pacificnorthwest #nature

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · 5d

It's mushroom season! Tiny mushrooms in a forest in western Oregon. The tall 'shroom has an even more tiny insect visitor.

#macromonday #FungiFriends #forest #nature #mushroom

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · 11d

The harvest moon setting behind Marys Peak, taken about an hour ago from the hill behind our house in the Oregon Coast Range.
#moon #landscapephotography #nature #oregon

Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · 12d

A rather magnificent group of conks growing on a dead fir tree in western Oregon. These are about 3 ft. tall from top to bottom.
#fungi #forest #tree #fungifriends #nature

Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you!

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks so much! He was a fun bear to watch ... lots of antics!

Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, indeed! I didn't even see it till I was right beside it ... a good, little baby. <3

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · 14d

A coastal Alaskan brown bear relaxes in the sun on a warm, late summer day.
#Relax #BlueSkyArtShow #bear #Alaska #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · 21d

Under the stars in central Oregon.
#milkyway #astrophotography #darkskies #oregon #nature

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Sep 13

Summer is nearly over ... the sunflowers are almost finished ... but there are still a few beauties left in the garden.

#sunflowers #flowers #garden #flowergarden #summer

Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Sep 10

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A YouTube video of hummingbirds, taken in our western Oregon garden.
#hummingbird #Birds! #wildlifephotography #nature #oregon

Hummingbirds in the Garden

YouTube video by Joan Martelli

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Sep 8

Up close and personal with a goldenrod crab spider. It's perched near the top of a salvia plant, likely in hopes of snaring an unsuspecting bee.

#macromonday #spiders #macrophotography #garden

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Aug 24

Evening light at Crater Lake National Park.

#craterlake #nationalpark #landscapephotography

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Aug 17

A dahlia for Sunday morning.
#flowers #flowergarden #dahlia #colors #gardens

Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thank you, Stefan!

Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Aug 9

A scene from Italy's Dolomite Mountains for today's #BlueSkyArtShow

#jagged #mountains #alpine #landscapephotography #dolomitemountains

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thank you!

Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Aug 5

A cuckoo wasp for #macromonday

#macrophotography #insects #nature #naturephotography

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Jul 29

I set up my camera for Milky Way photos last night, and programed it to take one photo every 15 seconds. In the morning, it presented me with 766 photos taken over a 4 1/2 hour period, which I made into this short time lapse.

#milkyway #astrophotography #timelapse #stars #nightsky

Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thank you! The Olympus OM-1 Mark II camera is great for macro.

Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thanks! It was a lucky find ... it only emerged from the foliage of the flower when I was watering. So tiny!

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Jul 28

I found a tiny katydid nymph covered with water droplets in the garden a few days ago.

#macromonday #macrophotography #insects

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Jul 26

They can be little tyrants ... but definitely cute!

Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Jul 26

A collage of the tiny, but mighty rufous hummingbird.

#birds #hummingbird #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #letsgobirding

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Joan Carson Martelli @joancarsonmartelli.bsky.social · Jul 25

Dark skies made it a good week for stargazing. This photo of the Milky Way was taken on 7/22 from our back porch.

#milkyway #darksky #astrophotography #stargazing