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Kevin Wertman
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Just getting started in photography and Bluesky seems like a place where that's happening now :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/201677566@N06/

All photos are mine other than reposts
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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · Mar 22
About 3 months ago I shared my first photo, a cardinal. 🪶

The response encouraged me to get out there to take more photos and keep sharing which is helping me in more ways than one.

Thanks to the #photography community for being amazing. Your work inspires me daily.

#TheJourney #BlueSkyArtShow
A bright red cardinal sits on a branch that runs diagonally from the left upper part of the frame to the bottom center. Branch has some lichens on it. Across from the cardinal is a little spanish moss. The background is blurry blues and brownish yellows.
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A red-bellied woodpecker #HangingAround for the #BirdOfTheDay today.

#photography #birds #woodpeckers
A woodpecker grasps onto a tree trunk that fills the right half of the frame, it's hanging somewhat upside down, looking up and towards the tree. Background is blurred browns.
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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A couple of sandhill cranes coming in for a landing for #TwosDay

#ColorADay #BlueTue #photography #birds
Two sandhill cranes are flying towards the photographer, with a bright blue cloudless sky behind them. The both have their wings full extended.
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Alan and Rob's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #yelloweyes, so here's a green heron having a little snack out at the wetlands. 😎

#photography #birds #herons #wetlands
A green heron stands in water covered with green growth with a small branch in the lower right corner. It's beak is open and a small fish hovers in the air between the top and bottom of its beak.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Good morning everyone!

Hope you have a great week. 🌞

#ColorADay #PinkMon #photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #hibiscus
A single pink hibiscus in full bloom sits in the center of the frame, above it as well as to the right of it are some green leaves. Behind is blurry greens, yellows and blue sky.
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Good morning/ afternoon/ evening. Today’s #BirdOfTheDayTheme is #warblers any member of the warbler family and the alternative is #yelloweyes any bird with yellow eyes. Hope everyone is well, once again apologies for not being around. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A small Sedge Warbler stands sideways on a thick green stem, its body angled forward as if ready to move. The bird has warm buff and tan plumage with darker streaks along its back, a pale belly, and a distinct cream eyebrow stripe above a dark eye. Its slender beak points ahead, and its thin legs grip the stem. Soft green leaves frame the upper left, while the background fades into smooth, muted blue-grey blur.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Saw this gator burst from under the water and grab and eat a medium sized water bird. Might have been a coot.

Not something I've ever witnessed in person before.

#photography #stunday #alligators #wetlands
A gator has it's snout fully out of the water, which is reflecting below. A couple of feathers can be seen sticking out of the corner of its mouth from the meal it was currently eating.
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Got up early today to greet the sun out at the Orlando Wetlands. It was beautiful out there this morning.

#stunday #coloraday #orangesun #photography #scape
An orange sky with the sun forming a bright white ball. In the foreground, a line of mostly palm trees and various dead looking trees form a skyline. Vultures can be seen perched throughout the scene, as well as a single bird flying just under the sun.
November 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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For a fleeting moment, the clouds perfectly mirrored the peaks of Manaslu (the 8th highest mountain in the world).

#stunday #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #b&W #art #clouds #cloudscape #nepal #hiking #sunday #bluesky #scape #landscape #mountains #sky
A black and white photo of Mount Manaslu framed by a plume of cloud drifting upward, echoing the mountain’s peaks. Light and wind carve a temporary silhouette that hangs for only a heartbeat.
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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An itsy bitsy tiny little lizard for the #BlueSkyArtShow today 🦎

#Small #ColorADay #GreenSat #photography #lizards
A small lizard clings to the tops of several small vertical green stems of a bush that have yellow tips. The sun shines from the upper right of the frame.
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Good morning!🌞

Running with a camera got me this far, and I've decided it's no fun not bringing one. So I guess I'll keep stopping for photos since it always gets me out the door and makes the runs infinitely more interesting.😁

Hopefully I'll get faster anyways 🏃‍♂️‍➡️📸

#photography #sunrise #running
A early morning shot over a lakefront. A small peninsula with a dock juts out from the right side into the middle of the frame. An anhinga can be seen sunning itself in the lower left corner. A single tree branch runs across the top of the frame in the foreground. Sun is rising and shining from behind the treeline of the peninsula.
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Insignificant

#blueskyartshow #small #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #b&W #art #mountainmonday #stunday #mountains #travel #nepal #hiking #himalayas #saturday #stormhour #photohour #bluesky #scape #landscape #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited
A black and white photo of two silhouetted hikers, dwarfed by Pumori’s immense sunlit icy slopes as swirling clouds drift upward, highlighting the contrast between human fragility and the mountain’s overwhelming power.
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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A white peacock butterfly for #FlyDay 🦋

#photography #butterflies #insects
A white butterfly with brown and yellow-ish markings stands on the tip of a reed that grows directly up from the bottom of the frame. The background is blurry green and brown reeds.
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Good morning!

Here's a little black and white #scape for today that I enjoy quite a bit. 🖤🤍

#ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono #photography #birds
Two branches of a mostly dead tree grow diagonally into the frame from the bottom right corner. The bottom one curves downward to be mostly horizontal and the upper continues mostly on the same diagonal and branches out to three smaller branches. On the middle branch a single raven or crow perches, and it has its head bent down, appearing to look at its own feet.
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Moments like these cleanse the soul.

Six incredibly humbling weeks in the Himalayas. Excited to share what I saw with you! 🏔️ 🌅 ✌🏽

#eastcoastkin #scape #nature #art #sunset #animals #mountains #himalayas #travel #hiking #stormhour #friday #photohour #bluesky #photography #stunday #landscape #nepal
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GroundedGulls, that's any Gull not in flight. And the Alternative is #Singing, that's any bird with it's beak open.

I'm going with a set of Black-headed Gulls from Queen Elizabeth II Country Park.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #Gulls
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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"I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful - an endless prospect of magic and wonder."

-Ansel Adams
a tree on the left is near a road with grasses on both sides of the road. there are mountains in the background with the moon in the right corner.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Decided to focus on improving my speed for my next big running goal, so bringing my camera on less runs now. 🥲

I missed a beautiful sunrise opportunity this morning, but ran much faster! So here's a one from a run earlier this month for #HumansOfBlueSky 🌞

#photography #running #sunrise #fishing
Looking onto a lake reflecting the pre-sunrise sky. On a dock in the foreground is the silhouette of person fishing. A single palm tree trunk rises to the left of the dock. A leafy branch hangs over the scene and a large bush fills the lower right corner. Colors are mostly blue and yellowish orange.
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Snowy Day Crow
#birds #nature #photography
A black crow overhead with white snowflakes falling in front of it.
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Don't really have any thrushes for the #BirdOfTheDay today, but Alan set the alternative as #waders of which I have many 😁

So here's an great egret shot from earlier this month at one of my favorite photo walk spots.

#photography #birds #egrets
A bright white great egret fills the frame from its chest to its head. It is grooming itself with its neck curled over and beak pointing to its shoulder. Eyes are barely visible on the sides of its head. Background is blurred bright greens with hints of orange and brown.
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Good evening/ good morning or goodnight. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Thrushes and the alternative is #waders Sorry won’t be on much. Please remember to like, leave a comment or repost pics you like on the BOTD feed. Thank you. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A brown, speckle-breasted song thrush stands alert on a cluster of elderberry branches, surrounded by green leaves and dark ripe berries. The bird faces right in a clear side profile, its plumage warm in the sunlight against a softly blurred background of foliage and blue sky.
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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A little round-ish palm warbler for the #BirdOfTheDay today

#round #photography #birds #nature
A small bird is perched on a brown stump. It is mostly brown and yellowish, with darker brown stripes on its head and body. Background is blurred, greens yellows and a hint of orange.
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Good morning! For #dozerday, here's Dozer waiting patiently to go for his walk while I fiddle about with my camera. 😁

#photography #dogs #dogsky #classicmono
A black and white image of a beautiful tan and white dog sitting on the floor. The sun shines a square pattern onto the floor behind him as well as a few patches in front of him. His tail is mid waggle. He looks at the camera as if to say, can we go already?
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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11/11/25 was truly a night to remember.

#auroa #auroraborealis #northernlights #PhotographersUnited
Train tracks extend to the horizon beneath an auroral corona. The sky on the horizon is dark blue. Above, the corona shows as ribbons of green light, with a red glow extending from the upper right to the lower left side of the corona.
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved

Boat corroding

#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #SensoryArt #Water #LandscapePhotography #Shipwreck #Cayucos
Black and white image of a rusted and deteriorating boat caught on some rocks off the shore in Cayucos, California.
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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#Dailyflowers to beat the November blues, always think positively, it's not all grey!
Take good care of yourself 🫶

#ColarADay #BlueTue #Photography #Flowers #PhotographersOfBluesky
#loveandpeace #onlybeautifulthings #photohour #bloomscrolling #Nature #ArtYear #thelittlethings #EastCoastKin
The focus is on dense clusters of small flowers. Some flowers are pure white, others have light purple petals with white centres. The flowers have four petals and yellow stamens. The background is blurred (bokeh effect) with blurred green tones and some brighter spots of light, which highlights the flowers in the foreground.
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 AM