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Samuel Benjamin
@samuelxl5.bsky.social
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Author & photographer, former USAF F-15E maintainer, space historian, sci-fi buff. Native of Detroit, currently based in Oklahoma City. Prints at https://samuelxl5.darkroom.com & merch at https://samuelxl5.printify.me

NO AI/NFT. If you use AI, fuck off.
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The Fish Creek Fire, as seen from Jackson, Wyoming. September, 2024.

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📷 Fujifilm X-T5 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 44 mm – 1/240″ – f/8 – ISO 125

#photography #landscapes
The National Elk Refuge and Flat Creek. In the foreground, a landscape featuring a body of water with small patches of vegetation, surrounded by grassy hills and distant mountains, under a sky with a large smoke column from a wildfire beyond the horizon.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Model: Faith Starr
#photography #portrait
Black and white portrait of a woman standing outdoors, gazing directly into the camera with an intense, confident expression. Her curly hair frames her face, and she wears a denim jacket that she grips lightly with one hand. The background is softly blurred, with leaves and tree bark adding natural texture behind her.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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"FED-50 Automat"

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#Model: @stlyla.bsky.social
#photography #art #nude #portraiture #boudoir
Lyla posing nude, holding a vintage FED camera
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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scenery only.
#illustration #scenery
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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#Watercolor
#Nature
#Leaf
#Autumn
#PaintingwithFriends
#Blueskyartshow
#Sciart
A watercolor painting of a Autumn colored Maple leaf. It's on a white background but it's got random puddles of color under it. There's a shadow that depicts the leaf as being 3D.
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Postmodern Prometheus
Alien (but not that one) from Alien prometheus
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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#NEW: "Foam #1"

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#photography #art #music #portraiture
Foam at 89th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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tomorrow I’ll begin adding details to the moon crystal I’ve been painting alongside the star
10x10” oil painting of a half moon crystal with pastel blue background. In the background is a very detailed star crystal with pastel yellow background
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973)
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Decal pattern added as an overlay to the Alclad painted metallic main sensor dish.
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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The Pentagon keeps building “next-gen” systems that work everywhere except the battlefield. AI will be no different if operators don’t define trust.
Warfighters, Not Engineers, Decide What AI Can Be Trusted
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series exploring key AI policy choices faced by the Department of Defense and Congress. Please also read the first:
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November 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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#StarTrek MEME BREAK
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Welcome to my black & white world. ⚫️⚪️🌎

Photography: @roforget.bsky.social

Laval, Quebec

#blackandwhite #studio #model #fineart #photography #travelingmodel #montreal
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Flow
#art #artsky #watercolor #portrait #traditionalmedia #sketch
The image is a watercolor portrait of a person with shoulder-length brown hair wearing glasses. The subject gazes slightly to the side with a neutral expression. The painting uses soft, earthy tones, giving it a warm and natural look. The glasses are thin and round, contrasting subtly against the light skin. The hair is depicted with gentle, flowing brushstrokes, adding texture and depth. The background is plain, emphasizing the focus on the portrait.
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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"Bolo"

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#photography #art #filmphotography #aviation #USArmy #WWII
A US Army B-18 Bolo, Wings Over The Rockies, Denver, Colorado
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Day 31. Moon Priestess - Aliya
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Spaceships doodles at the restaurant.
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Hello
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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"Harvest Day"

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#photography #art #streetphotography #classiccars #filmphotography #fall
Medicine Park, Oklahoma
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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✨ It’s time for an NSFW Artshare! ✨

Rules are simple:
- drop your art;
- pls make sure it’s labeled properly;
- no АI/NFТ;
- like & rt;
- tag your artist friends;

Optional:
- like, rt and comment on other people's works;
- follow artists you like!
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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#USAF #aviation
Low And Loud: Epic Air Force One Flyover Wows 65,000 NFL Fans In Washington
A spectacular Air Force One flyover thrilled 65,000 fans as the presidential jet soared over the Washington Commanders game on 9 November 2025.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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"Lighthouse"

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#photography #art #streetphotography #filmphotography #cyberpunk
Glasgow, Scotland
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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your sleep paralysis demon
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Oklahoma is beautiful, actually. All scenes were captured in the last 2 years. #photography
A collage of 7 photos that I took in Oklahoma in the last 2 years. On the left, from top to bottom: a road winding up a hill covered in fall foliage, a supercell thunderstorm hovering in the night sky with lightning shooting out of it, a tree-lined stream with everything covered in heavy white snow, and colorful aurora over a lake with patchy clouds. On the right, from top to bottom: a comet in the twilight sky over turner falls, a pastel sunset over the hazy, small mountains, and mammatus clouds over a golden wheat field.
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Context
"Starting to rattle a little bit in here." CDR Thomas P. Stafford: Apollo 10, May 18, 1969 at 11:49 AM CDT
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM