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Top tip for taking bird photos: plant a tree that's full of seeds they like, then wait... Juvenile crimson rosella nomming on our bookleaf pine tree. π· Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 f4.5-6.3 Ζ/6.3 | 1/1000s | 400mm | ISO2500
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
#crimsonrosella
#australianbirds
#canberrabirds
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Hullo, cockie! π· Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 f4.5-6.3 f6.3 | 1/800s | 400mm | ISO 4000
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
#australianbirds
#sulphurcrestedcockatoo
#canberrabirds
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Two full days into this jigsaw puzzle and we've finally found the last f'ing edge piece...
15 days ago
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Happy new year, BSky.
about 1 month ago
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Horsehead Nebula π· Sony A7IV Tamron 50-400 f4.5-6.3 @moveshootmove Nomad star tracker Ζ/6.3 | 30s | 400 mm | ISO3200 20 exposures stacked in Affinity 3 Taken from Dead Horse Gap, Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
about 2 months ago
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Every now and then I remember that "hey, bsky is a thing that I can actually post to, not just scroll through what other people have posted". So in the spirit of that thought, here's some aurora photos I took last night.
#auroraaustralis
3 months ago
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Micah
6 months ago
there are people who claim that Terry Pratchett would have been a TERF if he was still alive to them I say two things: 1. are you fucking serious 2. go fuck yourselves
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Bird guide: "New Holland Honeyeater. Often feeds on banksia flowers." Me: "Can confirm." π· Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | Ζ/6.3, 1/1000s, 400mm, ISO2500
#newhollandhoneyeater
#australianbirds
#narooma
#banksia
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
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Crimson Rosella in our front yard this morning. π· Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | Ζ/6.3, 1/30s, 400mm, ISO100
#spnyalpha
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
#crimsonrosella
#australianbirds
#canberrabirds
8 months ago
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Boat on lake in sunset. π· Sony A7IV | Sony 24-105 F4 G | Ζ11, 1/200s, 70mm, ISO100
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#sony24105mm
9 months ago
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Better surfer. (Or better photo, at least. Although this guy was in fact a better surfer too.) π· Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | Ζ/6.3, 1/1000s, 400mm, ISO160
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
#surfer
#surfphotography
#narooma
#naroomansw
#surfnarooma
9 months ago
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Surfer. π· Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | Ζ/6.3, 1/1000s, 400mm, ISO1250
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
#surfer
#surfphotography
#narooma
#naroomansw
#surfnarooma
9 months ago
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When you're an annoying cloud bank on the horizon away from a spectacular moon-rising-directly-behind-the-lighthouse photo... π· Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | Ζ/6.3, 1/500s, 400mm, ISO250
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
#lighthouse
#moonrise
#damnclouds
9 months ago
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I'm confused and disappointed. There's been 'lost cat' signs all over our neighbourhood for weeks now, but I couldn't find it on either of my ballot papers...
#auspol
9 months ago
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Hey
@terryandrob.bsky.social
&
@rhi.bsky.social
, I got a facebook ad for this - legit deal, or dodgy as hell...?
thrillerandhorror.com/product/comp...
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The Complete Works of Terry Pratchett β T&H
Welcome to the comprehensive collection of the complete works of Terry Pratchett, a master storyteller and one of the most beloved authors in the realm of fantasy literature. Explore the ...
https://thrillerandhorror.com/product/complete-works-of-terry-pratchett/
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White-faced heron, Narooma NSW π· Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | Ζ/6.3, 1/500s, 400mm, ISO400
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
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Just managed to catch the last few moments of the lunar eclipse through the clouds. Always worth getting out there to have a look, just in case!
#lunareclipse
#bloodmoon
#canberra
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
11 months ago
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Zach Weinersmith
about 1 year ago
HOT TAKE Flavored French fries are never superior to the taste of properly made salted fried potatoes. All the adornments are mere ritual, designed to disguise the fact that the perfect people-food exists, costs almost nothing, and requires little skill to prepare.
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Comet. βοΈ C/2024 G3 ATLAS over Canberra on 22 Jan. π· Sony A7IV | TTArtisan 75mm f2 | ~50 6-second exposures, stacked in Sequator and tweaked in Affinity Photo 2
#cometc2024g3atlas
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#ttartisan75mmf2
#sequator
#affinityphoto2
about 1 year ago
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Self portrait with comet. (Comet C/2024 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, October 2024)
about 1 year ago
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Self portrait with Ouroboros. (National Gallery of Australia, December 2024)
about 1 year ago
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Self portrait with chkdsk. (Windows 10 on Surface Pro 4, August 2022)
about 1 year ago
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Self portrait with lantern forest. (Tokyo Japan, January 2020)
about 1 year ago
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Self portrait with Enlighten. (Enlighten Festival, Canberra ACT, March 2018)
about 1 year ago
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Self portrait with motorcycle. (Gosford NSW, November 2016)
about 1 year ago
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Self portrait with beach. (Napier NZ, October 2014.)
about 1 year ago
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Was just a moment too late getting the big zoom lens on to the camera...
#cometc2024g3
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
about 1 year ago
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When the storm is keeping you awake anyway so you get up and try pointing the camera out the lounge room window at it...
#sonya7iv
#viltrox20mmf28
#sonyalpha
#lightning
#storm
#Canberra
#CanberraStorm
about 1 year ago
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Know Your Meme
about 1 year ago
On this day 12 years ago,
@kcg.bsky.social
posted the βThis is Fineβ comic.
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My 12 favourite photos of 2024, part 3 of 3. 9. Aurora Australis, Canberra ACT. 10. Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, Canberra ACT. 11.
@bunniquette.bsky.social
getting the giggles. 12. Orion nebula, Kosciusko National Park NSW.
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#bestof2024
about 1 year ago
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My 12 favourite photos of 2024, part 2 of 3. 5. Mk1 Escort at the Mt Gladstone Hill climb, Cooma NSW 6. Eastern spinebill in the grevillea in our backyard. 7. Welcome swallow skimming over the water, Narooma NSW 8. Spotted pardalote on our kitchen windowsill.
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#bestof2024
about 1 year ago
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My 12 favourite photos from 2024, part 1 of 3. 1. Cockatoos in our front yard. 2.
@bunniquette.bsky.social
and her sister, Kiama NSW 3. Surfer at Gerringong Beach, NSW 4. Paraglider off Stanwell Tops, NSW.
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#bestof2024
about 1 year ago
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The Onion
about 1 year ago
βNo Way To Prevent This,β Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...
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Spotted Pardalote, our backyard, early October. You buy just one big ol' zoom lens and all of a sudden you find yourself turning into a bird photographer...
#pardalote
#spottedpardalote
#bird
#canberra
#canberrabirds
#sonyalpha
#sonya7iv
#tamron50400mm
about 1 year ago
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Me, last week: "It'd be nice if there were more NBA people on Bluesky..." Me, now: "I don't have time to keep up with all these NBA people on Bluesky!" Love to see it. Great to have y'all here,
#NBASky
about 1 year ago
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Me, poking at my phone and frowning. Wife, concerned and sympathetic: "Are you doom-scrolling?" Me: "No, just looking at our credit card balance... so actually, kinda, yeah..."
over 1 year ago
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Self-portait with Comet.
#cometc2023a3
#tsuchinshan-atlas
#canberra
#selfportrait
#sonya7iv
#ttartisan75mmf2
over 1 year ago
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I'm sure it says something very profound about something when you have to use the big flat touch screen of the electronic voting machine as a table to fill out your paper ballot because the electronic voting machines are down...
over 1 year ago
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Bird.
over 1 year ago
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Apparently I was Bluesky user #1,491,175. They probably need to hit 100M users before this starts being even vaguely impressive...
over 1 year ago
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RIP to one of the greatest.
over 1 year ago
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When the cuff of my jeans gets stuck behind the tongue of my shoe.
#thingsthatbugmewaymorethantheyshould
over 1 year ago
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Thiago Carvalho
over 1 year ago
This is also lovely:
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
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The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements
After reading hundreds and hundreds of PhD theses, we accidentally discovered how to write the perfect PhD acknowledgement: it's a kind of poetry.
https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/unexpected-poetry-phd-acknowledgements?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=164a0ba0ac-nature-briefing-daily-20240717&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-164a0ba0ac-49168263
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I'd like to thank
@rstevens.bsky.social
for providing the perfect garment with which to celebrate my first ever covid experience...
#covid
#goneviral
over 1 year ago
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O, so apparently my '' ey has stopped woring...
almost 2 years ago
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about 2 years ago
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Ryan North
about 2 years ago
*walking in a winter wonderland* ME: where's bluebird? BIRD: gone ME: w... who are you? *bird looks around shiftily* BIRD: I'm new bird
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Generic "first bsky post" post.
over 2 years ago
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