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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Aug 11

Flowering Eve's Needle cactus at Ruth Bancroft Gardens. These are some of the coolest cacti out there. The "fingers" are only found on new growth and drop off after the season.
#photography #nature #plants #garden #cactus

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Aug 11

Ruth Bancroft garden. Scenes of dramatic plants, flowers, and cacti.
#photography #nature #plants

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Aug 11

Contrasting tones at Ruth Bancroft gardens.
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents #cactus #flowers

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Aug 11

Wild patterns at the Ruth Bancroft gardens.
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Aug 11

Ruth Bancroft Garden - was super hot, but they've got a lot of cool specimens, with great landscaping.
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Jul 20

Black Swallowtail butterfly munching on my Fennel plants. I've found 4 so far, they are super cute and welcome to eat whatever they want. Can't wait to see them progress on their journey.
#macro #butterfly #photography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Jun 4

Some more views of the juvenile Great Horned Owl in some moody light. One of its parents was nearby but was sleeping. This one entertained itself for 30 minutes scraping and gnawing on the eucalyptus bark like a dog with a bone. #owl #birding #photography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Jun 4

Juvenile Great Horned Owl in the early evening. When I got there this one was much closer for a short time and there was a lot more light. 600mm ISO800 f6.3 1/125.
#owl #photography #birding #teamsony #nature

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Jun 3

Great Horned Owl, it just saw its kid coming back from hunting and is anticipating it landing nearby. I was super lucky to spend 1.5 hours observing them before it got dark.
#owl #birding #photography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Jun 3

Found some Great Horned Owl's while on a walk the other day, but didn't have my camera, so I came back. The one on the left is about ready to go its own way, but is still super fluffy. There is another adult, but it was keeping out of sight.
#owl #birding #photography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Mar 29

Joshua Tree #astrophotography at night in January, shot from the Boy Scout Trail looking South. This is a 3 image vertical panorama with each image composed of 2-3 separate shots to eliminate light trail pollution.
#jtnp #landscapephotography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Mar 19

A Cactus Wren doing its thing on a Joshua Tree, pausing just long enough to graciously let me get a single shot of it before flying off to its next perch.
#birding #JTNP #photography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Mar 17

Barrel cactus and hardy scrub growing between Joshua Tree's flowing granite formations. Makes for a tranquil landscape.
#jtnp #landscapephotography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Mar 16

Just some cool rock formations in Joshua Tree NP. #jtnp #photography #geology

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Mar 16

A nice aplite dike with intersecting lines and colorful lichen in Joshua Tree National Park.
#jtnp #photography #geology

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Mar 16

View looking North near Porcupine Wash in Joshua Tree with multiple layers showing the geologic diversity across elevation and distance with the Bullion Mountains in the background.
#jtnp #landscapephotography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Mar 6

It was my first time doing photography at night. The constant car traffic was disappointing. The next night went a mile down the Boy Scout Trail, and that was a much better experience though there was still light from the city of Joshua Tree. Next time, will go down to Ocotillo Flats.

mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Mar 6

While in Joshua Tree over the winter, got to do some #astrophotography. This is at the Quail Springs picnic area. It was still early so there were a lot of cars coming and going making it near impossible to get a light free shot. This was as cloud free as it got during the stay.
#jtnp #photography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Feb 26

Focus bracketed with Sony's automated in-camera option, using the Sony 90mm Macro lens. 25 shots at f8. Tried using Luminar Neo's focus stacking, that failed silently, no idea why. Affinity Photo 2 however worked perfectly.
#photography #macro #focusstacking

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Feb 25

Last one, it's really cool how the water formed on these flowers without coalescing into larger drops. The magnification effect is especially cool, revealing more detail. Was super lucky to have ventured out in the morning and see this.
#macro #photography #gardening

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Feb 25

Water beading up along a pea tendril.
#macro #photography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Feb 25

Pea blossoms in the morning with micro-drops from overnight fog.
#macro #photography

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Feb 24

Woke up to some foggy conditions, and micro drops all over the garden. This nasturtium leaf looked pretty amazing.
#nasturtium #garden #photography #macro

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Feb 19

Rock Wren in Joshua Tree National Park, as seen through some Joshua Tree's. It was gracious enough to stay there for 2 seconds to let me take its photo. Normally they're gone before the lens cap is off.
#bird #jtnp #birding

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mikeyroy @mikeyroy.bsky.social · Feb 19

Spotted along a dry creekbed on the Lost Palms Oasis hike in Joshua Tree NP, this stunner of a dragonfly was hanging out. It seemed a bit lost since there were no obvious water sources for its life cycle. Best of luck buddy.
#dragonfly #jtnp

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