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Mark Clarke Photos

@markclarkephotos.bsky.social

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Landscape, nature, birds, street, color, b&w, digital, film, ... While my page is not political, if you agree with the statement "drill baby drill" or if you have any anti-inclusion tendencies, this account is not for you, so please move along.

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Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jul 31

While sitting on a beach all day isn't my cup of tea, I could have sat on that beach all night and watched the clouds roll by.

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jul 29

I keep strange hours while on vacation. I imagine most photographers do. This is looking out from Long Key, Florida, at 4:00 am. I'll sleep when the light is lousy...
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#floridakeys #nightphoto #starryskies

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jul 28

Delicate and strong. Tiny and large. Whispers and shouts.

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Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jul 27

A natural beauty in our own backyard.

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jul 25

The lack of color shouldn't detract from the flower's natural beauty. Instead, the lack of color lets you focus on its symmetry, structure, and complexity.

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jul 10

“Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, 'You owe me.' Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.” ~Hāfiz

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jul 9

A short respite from the rain.

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jul 8

All the images this week were taken on the same afternoon and in the same location. Annie the Photo Pup and I spent several hours in and out of the rain (we got drenched a couple of times) and sunshine, chasing cows and good photos. Enjoy!

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jul 7

The rugged, beautiful Flint Hills of Kansas.

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jul 6

After galloping
like clouds
all morning,

now they grow
still as pigeons
on a rooftop,

whisper like
rain on
alfalfa grass.

They stare
at me as if
I am endless,

and for just
this moment,
I am.

Irene Latham
irenelatham.com

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jun 17

Just say no to drama - unless it's in the sky above the Flint Hills of Kansas, of course!
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#flinthills #dramaticsky #bnwskies

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jun 16

You never know what's just around the corner...
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#dirtroad #boonies #ruralroads

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jun 13

The hills and clouds were in sync that day.
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#flinthills #clouds #onlyinkansas

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jun 11

I love me a Minimum Maintenance road out in the Flint Hills!
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#flinthills #rainyday #dirtroad

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jun 4

We stopped in Trinidad, CO, on our way to NM. After settling into our Airbnb, I jumped back in the car to hunt for abandoned houses and scored this wonderful little house tucked in the foothills just outside town.

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Jun 2

Las Animas County, Colorado

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · May 14

An iconic Symphony in the Flint Hills scene: The setting sun is nicely framed by the double speaker stack. We're all gonna miss this view...
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#symphonyintheflinthills #flinthills #sunsetcolors

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · May 12

In honor of the final Symphony in the Flint Hills, I'm sharing images I captured at the 2024 Symphony. The first one is of one of the many volunteers stationed around the event to help the visitors enjoy the event and stay safe.
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#symphonyintheflinthills #flinthills #cowgirl

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · May 11

Flint Hills National Forest (proposed (by me)) :-)
Nikon FE, Kodak Tri-X film.
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#flinthills #nikonfilmcamera #blacknwhitephotography

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · May 7

Just a boy and his shadow. Oh, and his camera...
Shot with my Nikon FE and Kodak Tri-X film.
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#nikonfe #bnw_zone #flinthills

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · May 5

The Flint Hills, but this time captured with my 45 year old Nikon FE, my nifty 50 (50mm f/1.8), and a roll of Kodak Tri-X.
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#flinthills #nikonfe #kodaktrix

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · May 2

After traveling halfway around the globe to experience the wonders of Europe, it is still exhilarating to come home and hike the Tallgrass National Prairie Preserve.
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#nationalparkservice #tallgrassprairie #prairie

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · May 2

This big boy and his pal were blocking the hiking path, so a wide detour was in order.
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#bisonbison #americanbison #goldenhour

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Apr 28

So happy it's spring!
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#tallgrassprairienationalpreserve #meadowlark #springtime

Mark Clarke Photos @markclarkephotos.bsky.social · Apr 24

My favorite of this series, which shows a small boy playing hide and seek with his father in the Memorial of the 1956 Revolution in Budapest.
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#budapest #budapestmemorial #bnwstreetphoto