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Michael Russell

@mrussellphoto.bsky.social

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Photographer from British Columbia, Canada. I mostly photograph landscapes and nature/wildlife scenes from Southwest British Columbia and occasionally Washington State. #Photography #BritishColumbia https://www.mrussellphotography.com/

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · Nov 26

After 9 months on BlueSky I should introduce myself! I am a full time photographer in British Columbia, Canada. I mostly photograph landscape and nature scenes.

My website: www.mrussellphotography.com

#Introduction #BritishColumbia #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Mountains #NaturePhotography

Sunlight streams through a downpour from storm clouds over some mountains in British Columbia

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 17h

#SilentSunday

A night photograph of a viewing tower next to a marsh, with almost the entire sky lit up by green and red aurora borealis. I found this more remarkable as I was facing south, and even the light pollution from Vancouver didn't do much to diminish the light show.

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Steffani [Scary Name Here] Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 19h

So it’s Thanksgiving Day in Canada and this is your reminder it is not “Canadian Thanksgiving.”

WE STARTED THANKSGIVING. Like most good things, Americans stole the idea off us.

It began in 1578 as a harvest celebration. It was an official holiday in 1879.

It remains a harvest celebration.

Thanksgiving in Canada

The first official, annual Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated on 6 November 1879. However, Indigenous peoples in Canada have a history of celebrating the fa...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 1d

Police do meet people on the other side more often than we hear about but it probably isn't as often as they should. When I'm on the ferry I just imagine people who leave their car alarms on being arrested but that might be going a bit too far! :)

Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 1d

I have a friend who is a deckhand and yes, they do. I wish they could be banned from the ferry system too. Well, for the more severe stuff. He certainly has some good stories.

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 1d

I need to watch that one again. Been far too long.

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 1d

I found it! Well, I think this is what you meant.

www.imdb.com/search/common/

Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 1d

Oh I wasn't suggesting paying for it, just wondering if even the paying people get something that would seem like a basic feature.

Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 1d

That seems like pretty basic functionality - IMDB Pro perhaps?

Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 3d

I think they stopped making clones in the early 90's. Is Radio Shack still around down there? They are long gone from Canada.

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 3d

Tandy? 😆

a man with a beard says " now that 's a name i 've not heard in a long time .

Alt: a man with a beard says " now that 's a name i 've not heard in a long time .

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 3d

Where are these foxes hanging out during the day? I know the coyotes in Vancouver den in various parks/yards but I don't think Vancouver has 10k of them.

Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 3d

I can't tell you what is going on just over the border because I sure as hell ain't going down there.

Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe. RCMP has a lot of vehicles along there too, and have for a long time as well. Generally unmarked, however.

They would probably get people wanting to leave at the border checkpoints they have setup before you even hit the border. That part is new, and mostly for Peace Arch I think.

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Alexander S. Kunz Photography @alex-kunz.com · 6d

"Baker Blues" for #MountainMonday

Photo from September 2022 when we met @mrussellphoto.bsky.social & Alan Majchrowicz for a hike. The blue haze was induced by relatively distant wildfires.

#Mountains #Hiking #LandscapePhotography #Washington #MountBaker

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A color landscape photo showing a grouping of mountains and ridges receding into blue, wildfire-induced haze under a clear sky. The landscape is sparsely vegetated with low-growing shrubs and a few groups of coniferous trees.

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 7d

#SilentSunday

The beginnings of fall foliage colours at a lake in Quebec, Canada. The foreground is a large beaver pond, complete with a beaver lodge, and some floating weeds. Further back beyond the shoreline is a hillside with a wide range of fall leaf colour - from green to deep reds and everything in between.

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 9d

This isn't a full loss - its just a clock reset. :)

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 13d

Happy Birthday! This is indeed good weather to relax in. :)

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 13d

If someone had told me I'd spend this much time pondering an image of chill peppers stuck in sand I'd have been skeptical. The only excuse I can see for it is it being an AI hallucination. Even reverse image search didn't yield any answers.

Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 14d

I will do that too, but that is helped along by remembering the times I didn't and wish I had.

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 14d

#SilentSunday

Green leaves of Corn Lilies (Veratrum viride) have interesting patterns and shapes. I made this photo of the tapered green leaves with longitudinal grooves in them at Manning Park this summer.

Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 15d

That sounds like an appropriate response to whoever initially screwed that up.

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 17d

Congrats! Wasn't it just a few months ago we talked about having to photograph more trains as they seem to sell? Even I've managed to sell a train photo on there.

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 17d

Between this, the English Bay beach logs, and countless other things I'm often left wondering what the park board is thinking, if they even are.

Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 17d

For #ThrowbackThursday I have a photo of Harbour Centre in Vancouver from my first day of using a DSLR back in 2007. What a difference from a film camera! A lot of the photos from that day were not great, but I still like this one quite a lot. Not sure that glass dome is even still there...

Looking up at a tall, rectangular office building with a round revolving restaurant on top of it. The view of the office/restaurant building is through a very large skylight with circular rings expanding from the centre. The sky behind the building is blue.

Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 19d

I've seen similar with a decent sized Bass. I guess if it fits down the hole, they'll eat it!