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Eric Seale
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Engineer, photographer, geek @ space and Maya history

Aside from reposts, all photos are my work. You can see more of it here -- https://seldomscenephotography.com
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IPCC away!
Liftoff of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center's hot air balloon at the 50th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, 2022.

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OM System OM-1 + 12-40mm f/2.8 II
ISO 200, 13mm, f/13, 1/80 sec

#AIBF #Albuquerque #NewMexico #hotAirBalloon #photography #omsystem
A tan hot air balloon decorated with Pueblo tribal motifs rises into a crisp morning sky, rapidly distancing itself from balloons still on the field.
August 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Foxy Friars -- floor tiles showing foxes dressed as pilgrims; Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland.

#Ireland #Dublin #cathedral #omsystem #photography
Brown floor tiles are glazed with a procession of stylized foxes dressed as friars.
August 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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The more-mundane visual spectrum view of the scene.
A historic museum emerges from vegetation in botanical gardens.
July 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Cotton Candy Museum -- the Botanic Museum at the Lund University Botanic Gardens; Lund, Sweden. Seen through a 665 nm IR filter and color-swapped.

#photography #665nm #infrared #sweden
A building in a park becomes surrealistic when photographed with an infrared filter and post-processed. For this, I used a camera converted to full-spectrum use, added a 665nm infrared filter, and later swapped the red and blue channels. Now the vegetation is cotton-candy pink, and the sky a shade of slate.
July 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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A different perspective on these rocks, with tourist for scale.
The mushroom rocks, as seen from the Tundra Communities Trail that provides access to them.
July 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Mushroom Rocks -- formed in an ancient seabed (see alt text), now 12,000 feet above sea level in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

#photograph #geology #Colorado #RMNP #nature #outdoors
Two large, vaguely mushroom-shaped boulders. From the plaque: "The rocks in these odd formations were born of fire and water. The dark-colored schist was originally sand, silt, and clay at the bottom of a long-departed sea. Molten magma from deep in the earth invaded the schist and gradually cooled into the lighter-colored granite. Mushroom shapes were formed when the granite stems eroded quicker than the schist caps."
July 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Mother and child reunion -- a young marmot returns to mom for a quick check-in; seen in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

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OM Systems OM-1 II + M.Zuiko 150-400mm f/4.5 lens
f/13, 438mm, 1/400 sec, ISO 2500

#omsystem #nature #wildlife #photography #marmots #Colorado #RMNP
An adult female marmot watches from her perch atop a boulder, while one of her young meets her for a chat.
July 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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For a little scale, here's the same boat seen up close:
Tour boat leaving the side of the cruise ship it's working with.
June 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Up against the ice -- a tour boat cruises along the face of Hubbard Glacier in Disenchantment Bay, Alaska.

OM Solutions OM-1II + M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 + MC-20

#Alaska #OMSystem #glacier #photograph #nature
A substantial tour boat is dwarfed by the thickness of the glacier it is approaching.
June 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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El Castillo

The north side of El Castillo (a.k.a., the Temple of Kukulkan); Chichén Itzá, México.

#Maya #Yucatán #México #ChichénItzá #photography #travel
The restored north face of a late Maya stepped pyramid on a clear, sunny day. Sadly, it's no longer climbable by visitors.
May 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Stranger in a strange land

Hoodoos along "the wall" in the Badlands of South Dakota (Badlands National Park).

#badlands #landscape #photography #hoodoos #SouthDakota
A view filled with pointy hoodoos make it clear why this part of South Dakota is called "the badlands."
May 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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So close, yet so far...

A Snow Leopard at the Denver Zoo watches visiting kids -- in a possibly hungry sort of way.

#SnowLeopard #DenverZoo #photography
May 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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What are YOU looking at? A crested pigeon, seen at the Edward Youde Aviary, Hong Kong.

#bird #nature #photography #crestedpigeon #hongkong
May 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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In the front of its field -- seen in Aspen, Colorado.

#Aspen #Colorado #columbine #flower #photography
A columbine, with yellow and pale purple pedals, stands out in front of dark green vegetation.
February 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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A pretty bright guy -- seen at the 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

Olympus E-M5 + Lumix G Vario 12-35mm lens

#Albuquerque #NewMexico #AIBF #HotAirBalloon #night #photography
A bright yellow hot air balloon in the form of an enthusiastic, smiling face lights up the night when its burner is ignited.
February 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Temple of the Inscriptions -- resting place of Pakal the Great, in the ancient Maya ruins of Palenque, Mexico.

Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens

#Palenque #Mexico #Maya #ruins #photography #travel #OMSystem
A stepped Maya pyramid shines in the morning sunlight. It's surrounded by green turf, backed by healthy foliage, and overseen by a blue sky with thin clouds.
February 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Just a little walk in the woods -- a calm yet colorful scene in Keukenhof Park, Netherlands.

Olympus OM-1 + M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 II lens

#Keukenhof #Netherlands #travel #flowers #colors #photography #OMSystem
A mad jumble of variously-colored tulips and green turf line a creek through a forested stretch of park.
February 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Things are looking up in Hosios Loukas -- the ceiling of the Hosios Loukas (Saint Luke) monastery, Greece.

Olympus E-M1 III + M.Zuiko 8-25mm f/4 lens

#HosiosLoukas #monastery #Greece #travel #photography #LookUp
Mosaics, some faded, cover the domes and adjoining ceiling spaces of the Church of Saint Luke.
February 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Crown of an English Queen -- the "Bohemian" or "Palatine" crown.

OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens

#crown #royalty #museum #Residenzmuseum #Munich #München #Germany #Deutschland #OMSystem #photography #museum #history
A gold framework crown, inset with pearls and gemstones in shades of blue, pink, and magenta.
February 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Settling in for the evening -- Sandhill Cranes returning to their watery refuge for safety during the night. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA.

OM System OM-1 II + M.Zuiko 150-400mm + MC-14

#BosqueDelApacheNWR #NewMexico #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #OMSystem
A small group of cranes are silhouetted against the evening's twilight as they descend to their pond.
February 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Their paths crossed -- seen at Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado.

Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens

#GreatSandDunes #Colorado #nature #wildlife #photography #footprints #OMSystem
A tiny set of fresh footprints (possibly left by a mouse) cross larger / more-degraded footprints (likely left by a person) on the side of a sand dune.
February 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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To the very top -- an early morning seen, captured at Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado. Post-processed a bit to simplify the details.

Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens

#travel #Colorado #GreatSandDunesNationalMonument #OMSystem
The ridge of a sand dune, when seen in the morning light, forms a sharp reverse S-curve between light and dark. A crisp blue sky provides a colorful backdrop.
February 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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The road to Vik -- a morning drive south along Highway 1, Iceland.

#sunrise #Iceland #travel #photography #iPhone12Pro #road
Our view aligns with a highway, looking southeast toward the start of a sunrise. A bit of yellow is seen in the low, thin clouds on the horizon, while higher and thicker clouds appear somewhat blue.
February 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Shadow of a once-bright future -- hood ornament on an old car; Queen City Architectural Salvage, Denver, Colorado.

Olympus E-M1 III + M.Zuiko 8-25mm lens

#car #photography #auto #Denver #Colorado #OMSystem
A very streamlined, chrome-plated hood ornament and its shadow form an abstract shape when contrasted with the decaying car hood that the ornament is attached to.
February 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Church Rock -- near Kayenta, Arizona.

Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 lens

#ChurchRock #Arizona #Diné #DinéBikéya #NavajoNation #landscape #B&W #monochrome #black&white #photography #OMSystem
In the heart of the Navajo Nation in northeast Arizona, a set of spire-like rocky outcrops interrupt rolling hills with sparse and low vegetation.
February 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM