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Astrophotography, macro, nature, wildlife, landscape, architecture.
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Cone Nebula, NGC2264 on 12/12/25
44 x 300sec in Bortle7 skies
Askar 71F, ZWO 2600Mc-duo, Svbony SV220 3nm duo-nb, SW-GTI, AsiAir+

#astrophotography #astrophotos #photograph #siril #zwo #skywatcher #deepsky #nebula #galaxies #space #mgerspix
A deep sky photograph of the Cone Nebula, catalog NGC2264. Imaged on 12/12/25 44 x 300sec in bortle7 skies Askar 71F, ZWO 2600Mc-duo, Svbony SV220 3nm duo-nb filter, SW-GTI, AsiAir+
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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#butterflies

#photography #butterfly #swallowtail
#savannah #georgia
#omsystem #mgerspix
Photograph of an Eastern Giant Swallowtail butterfly taking off from a lantana flower.
December 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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#solitude . . . Ossabaw Island

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#photography #trees #monochrome #blackandwhite
#ossabawisland #savannah #georgia
#omsystem #mgerspix
Black and white photograph of a live oak tree alongside a wooden fence, on Ossabaw Island, a barrier island off the coast of Georgia near Savannah.
December 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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& Happy #Caturday
Count the #cats

#lazycats #togetherness #sleeping #blackcat #norwegianforestcat #bombaycat #abyssinian
#mgerspix
Photograph of three cats doing what they do best, sleeping together. The black cat almost blends into the others.
December 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow theme #Sky
Milky Way over Reeds
Tybee Island, GA

#photography #milkyway #astro #astrophotography
#tybeeisland #savannah #georgiacoast
#omsystem #mgerspix
Photograph of the Milky Way with a small clump of oat grass in the sand dunes on Tybee Island near Savannah, GA
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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River patterns in the clouds at sunset.

#photography #skyscape #sunset #clouds
#savannah #georgiacoast
#omsystem #mgerspix
Photograph of a sunset with clouds below that look like there are rivers below, but they are actually patterns in the clouds. Near Tybee Island, Georgia.
December 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Tybee Sunset

#photography #landscapes #sunset
#tybeeisland #savannah #georgiacoast
#omsystem #mgerspix
Sunset behind silhouetted trees along the "back river" side of Tybee Island near Savannah, GA.
December 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Tree and moody sky

#photography #landscapes #trees #clouds
#saintlouis #missouri
#omsystem #mgerspix
A lone tree stands in front of a moody sky near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Confluence Point 2018
The Mississippi River to the left.
The Missouri River to the right.
The tip of this spot is where these two longest rivers in North America join together.

#photography #landscapes #rivers #confluence
#saintlouis #missouri #ice
#omsystem #mgerspix
A photograph made at the tip of the confluence point where the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers join together just north of St. Louis, MO. This was taken in January 2018, I'm not sure if this spot is still accessible or if it has been constantly submerged in recent years.
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Comet Neowise in 2020, from Tybee Island near Savannah, GA

#photography #comets #astro #astrophotography
#tybeeisland #savannah #georgiacoast
#omsystem #mgerspix
A photograph made in July 2020 showing Comet Neowise in the sky, looking Northwest from Tybee Island, near Savannah, GA USA. This is a single 5 second exposure.
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Sunspot activity today, 12/3/25

#sunspots #sun #solar #solarphotgraphy
#astrophotography #astronomy #backyardastronomy #astronomyphotography #space
#siril #OMSystem #mgerspix
Photograph of the sunspot activity on 12/3/25 from Savannah, GA. Imaging details - OM-1 full spectrum, 150-400+1.25tc+1.4tc (700mm). Baader white light filter in front, a 720nm infrared clip-in filter in back. 1/4000, f9, iso 400, Handheld burst of 280+ frames with best 60 stacked in Siril, wavelet sharpen, finish in PS for color.
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Ice Droplet on the end of a magnolia leaf.

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#photography #macrophotgraphy #closeupphotography
#ice #waterdroplet #frozen #crystals #fineartamerica #pixels
#omsystem #mgerspix
A frozen water droplet on the end of a magnolia leaf with a crystal structure visible inside the ice. This ice drop is about 1/4" long. Also available in a black and white version.
November 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Bee at Work

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#photography #macrophotgraphy #closeup
#bee #bees #insects #savethebees
#fineartamerica #pixels
#omsystem #mgerspix
A honeybee getting nectar from a flower.
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Bee Portrait

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#photography #macrophotgraphy #bees #insects #beeportrait
#savethebees #fineartamerica #pixels
#omsystem #mgerspix
Close up photograph of a bee on a milkweed flower in Savannah, GA
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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The Tadpole Nebula, IC410 imaged over two nights in Bortle 7 skies, 64 x 5 min. Askar 71F, Asi533McPro, SV220 filter, SW-GTI, AsiAir+

#photography #astrophotgraphy #nebula #deepsky
#zwo #siril #askar
A deep sky image of the Tadpole Nebula, catalog IC-410, imaged over two nights using 64 x 5 minute exposures from the not very dark city skies of Savannah, GA. Telescope - Askar 71f, camera ZWO Asi533McPro, Svbony SV220 narrowband filter, Skywatcher GTI mount with auto guiding, AsiAir+, Stacked and stretched in Siril, finished in Photoshop.
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Along the River Seine, Paris 2016

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#photography #Paris #france #travel
#homedecor #fineartamerica #pixels
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A view under an arch alongside the River Seine in Paris, France
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Rainy Night in Georgia

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#photography #savannah #nightscenes
#homedecor #fineartamerica #pixels
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Rain and streetlights create lens flares and light bursts on a street in downtown Savannah, GA.
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Tybee Island Lightstation and Comet Neowise in 2020

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#photography #savannah #tybeeisland #nightscenes #comet
#astrophotography #homedecor #fineartamerica #pixels
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The light station on Tybee Island near Savannah, GA, lit at night with comet Neowise low in the sky near the middle of the frame.
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Gulf fritillary butterfly on a lantana flower late in the season.

#photography #butterfly #macrophotography
#insects #flowers
#omsystem #mgerspix
A Gulf Fritillary butterfly posing on a Lantana flower, late in the season in Savannah, GA on 11/9/25
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Forsythe Park Fountain, Savannah, GA

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#photography #savannah #fountain #holidays #nightscenes
#homedecor #fineartamerica #pixels
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The famous Forsythe Park fountain in Savannah, GA decorated for the holidays.
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Empire State Building in fog

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#photography #fog #newyork #empirestatebuilding #architecture
#homedecor #fineartamerica #pixels
#omsystem #mgerspix
The Empire State Building on a foggy evening in New York City. Prints are also available in a black and white version.
November 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Sunset on the Herb River, Savannah, GA

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#photography #sunset #savannah #georgiacoast #clouds #reflections #homedecor #fineartamerica #pixels
#omsystem #mgerspix
Sunset on the Herb River, one of the inland waterways in the low country marshes around Savannah, GA USA. A similar view in a wide panorama is also available on the Pixels site.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The Louvre at Night

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#photography #france #paris #louvre #travelphotography #nightscenes #homedecor #fineartamerica #pixels
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Photograph of the Louvre Museum at night in Paris, France. The view is looking across the Seine River with the Pont Royal bridge crossing the river. This image was made in 2016.
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Impromptu Milky Way while imaging Comet Lemmon off to the right of this view on 10/22/25.

#astrophotography #photography
#astro #astronomy #milkyway
#space #stars #siril
#omsystem #mgerspix
The Milky Way over a fishing pier on the back river side of Tybee Island near Savannah, GA. This image uses 6 frames stacked for the sky to bring out more detail in the Milky Way, and one of those frames used for the foreground. Photographed on 10/22/25, while imaging comet A6 Lemmon off to the right side of this view.
October 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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February, 2016
Louvre, Galerie d'Apollon at night

#photography #france #paris #louvre
#travelphotography #omsystem
A photograph taken in February 2016 of the Galerie d'Apollon in the Louvre, lit up at night.
October 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM