JBGarrity Photography
@joegarrity.bsky.social
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Introducing IC 1396 and the Elephant's Trunk Nebula. My paint, 2400-year-old photons. My canvas is a camera sensor, and my choice of colors is the Hubble palette courtesy of NASA. π¨π
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#nebula
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Happy Valentine's Day, Bluesky.π Hope yours is an Astronomical one. High-resolution:
app.astrobin.com/i/gzac6b
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#nebula
#valentinesday
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 19 hours ago
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Breeding season has begun, and soon the herons will be nesting in "heronries". Nesting colonies are in treetops, commonly seen here around Liyu Lake in Hualien, Taiwan.
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#birdphotography
#birds
#herons
#taiwan
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
1 day ago
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Good morning, Bluesky. π A sunrise over the Asian Pacific from Youzihu reef's archway, Green Island, Taiwan. Enjoy your day. βΊοΈ
#landscapephotography
#landscape
#seascapephotography
#seascape
#naturephotography
#nature
#sunrise
#island
#taiwan
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
2 days ago
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The Eastern Veil Nebula is the eastern portion of a supernova remnant known as the Veil Complex, aka the Cygnus Loop. High-resolution:
app.astrobin.com/i/brkpo6
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposurephotography
#longexposure
#nebula
#eastcoastkin
#photography
3 days ago
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My female Green Bottle Blue tarantula lives 12 to 15 years, three times longer than males, who live 3 to 5 years. Isn't she gorgeous? π
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#macrophotography
#macro
#spider
#eastcoastkin
#photography
4 days ago
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This species of nudibranch is known as Chromodoris coi. I captured it while diving in the Philippines. They are exceptionally colorful and vibrant.
#marinelifephotography
#marinelife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#naturephotography
#nature
#macrophotography
#macro
#scuba
#eastcoastkin
#photography
5 days ago
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I was driving along the eastern Pacific coastline of Hualien, Taiwan. The sun was setting on the western side of the island, and to the east, a tropical storm was on the horizon.
#landscapephotography
#landscape
#seascapephotography
#seascape
#naturephotography
#nature
#eastcoastkin
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6 days ago
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The Boogeyman Nebula - LDN 1622 High-resolution:
app.astrobin.com/i/cdhqmx
Let's boogey man! π
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#nebula
#eastcoastkin
#photography
7 days ago
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This female mallard appears to sit at the top of the flock's hierarchy. In other words, she bullies all the other ducks. π
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#birdphotography
#birds
#ducks
#eastcoastkin
#photography
8 days ago
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I captured this Green sea turtle making its way to the surface to take in some needed air.
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#naturephotography
#nature
#marinelifephotography
#marinelife
#seaturtle
#ocean
#scuba
#eastcoastkin
#photography
9 days ago
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This dragonfly is a Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens). It was preening its tarsus while resting on a branch.
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#macrophotography
#macro
#dragonfly
#insects
#eastcoastkin
#photography
10 days ago
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This 10,000-year-old supernova remnant is known as the Garlic Nebula. My photo is how it appeared 10,000 years ago. It's estimated to be 100 light-years in diameter. π High-resolution version:
app.astrobin.com/i/tl6xtn
11 days ago
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Green Island is a beautiful scuba diving destination off the eastcoast of Taiwan. Just a few hours from my home by train and boat. This dive site is Youzihu Reef.
#landscapephotography
#landscape
#seascapephotography
#seascape
#naturephotography
#nature
#ocean
#marinelife
#eastcoastkin
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12 days ago
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I wanted to capture a front-on view at eye level. Surprisingly, this thresher shark made a sharp turn and swam at me, passing right over my head. I could have touched it.
#marinelifephotography
#marinelife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#naturephotography
#nature
#sharks
#eastcoastkin
#photography
13 days ago
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This hibiscus was in full bloom on the island of Taiwan. The city of Hualien resides on the Pacific coast and the Tropic of Cancer. πΊ
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#macrophotography
#macro
#flowers
#hibiscus
#eastcoastkin
#photography
14 days ago
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These two flamingos were flirting. Flamingos shake their heads at each other in a synchronized, courtship ritual known as "head flagging". π
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#birdphotography
#birds
#flamingos
#eastcoastkin
#photography
15 days ago
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This Orchid Mantis is the same female from birth to maturity. Orchids and other mantis species undergo dramatic change at each stage of development over their roughly one-year lifespan.
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlife
#macrophotography
#macro
#prayingmantis
#insects
#eastcoastkin
#photography
16 days ago
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I revealed much of the red H-alpha surrounding the Flame and Horsehead Nebulae with a longer-than-usual integration time. To zoom in on its features in high resolution, check it out here...
app.astrobin.com/i/7198wr
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#eastcoastkin
#photography
17 days ago
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Good morning, Bluesky. π A sunrise on the Asian Pacific from Hualien, Taiwan.
#landscapephotography
#landscape
#seascapephotography
#seascape
#naturephotography
#nature
#sunrise
#ocean
#island
#taiwan
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
18 days ago
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I took this macro photo of a glass shrimp resting on a starfish in Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte, Philippines. They are often seen in sea anemones with clownfish.
#marinelife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#naturephotography
#nature
#macrophotography
#macro
#scuba
#eastcoastkin
#photography
19 days ago
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The Shakadang Trail in Taiwan's Taroko Gorge is a wonderful trek through tropical mountainous terrain. The marble gorge is one of only three in the world and is a national park in Hualien, Taiwan. π₯°
#landscapephotography
#landscape
#naturephotography
#nature
#taiwan
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
20 days ago
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I captured the North American and Pelican Nebulae, with 22 hours of integration time. π€© High resolution:
app.astrobin.com/i/t4lgmp
- Telescope: Askar FRA500 (0.7x) - Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC DUO - Mount: ZWO AM5N
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#nature
#longexposure
#nebula
#eastcoastkin
#photography
21 days ago
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I took the camera out to the lake to photograph some birds; there are always a few egrets to be found. βΊοΈ
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#birdphotography
#birds
#egret
#taiwan
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
22 days ago
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This beautiful sea fan is at the foot of a pinnacle at a dive site known as Da Bai Sha (Big White Sand), Green Island, Taiwan.
#marinelifephotography
#marinelife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#naturephotography
#nature
#scuba
#island
#taiwan
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
23 days ago
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The Embryo Nebula, NGC 1333, and IC 348 are featured in this region, which is rich in dark nebulosity and interstellar dust, part of the Perseus molecular cloud complex. High resolution:
app.astrobin.com/i/4pgxmv
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#nature
#longexposure
#nebula
#eastcoastkin
#photography
24 days ago
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I saw this hairy frogfish in the Philippines. The thing on its forehead is a fishing rod-like appendage. It attracts small fish with a lure that resembles a worm or shrimp and ambushes them.
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#naturephotography
#nature
#macro
#marinelife
#eastcoastkin
#photography
25 days ago
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The Clamshell Nebula is 2,200 light-years from Earth. Its red clam-like shell is made of hydrogen, while the ionized oxygen at its core emits a blue glow.
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#nebula
#eastcoastkin
#photography
27 days ago
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A dramatic storm surge pounds the north shore of Green Island's reef in southeastern Taiwan.
#landscapephotography
#landscape
#seascapephotography
#seascape
#naturephotography
#nature
#island
#taiwan
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
28 days ago
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Lower's Nebula - Sh2-261, aka The Eye of Ra To view it in a higher resolution with details on the acquisition, visit my Astrobin gallery here:
app.astrobin.com/i/ch8u5p
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#nebula
#eastcoastkin
#photography
29 days ago
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I took this photo of a Nymphaea 'Pink Pearl' waterlily at a nearby Buddhist monastery in Hualien, Taiwan. It's close to my house. π
#naturephotography
#nature
#flowers
#waterlily
#lotus
#floralphotography
#eastcoastkin
#photography
30 days ago
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Okay, word of the day, what's the term for a large herd of sea lions floating in the open ocean? If you said raft, you'd be right. π―
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#marinelifephotography
#marinelife
#sealion
#ocean
#california
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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I captured the Hercules Cluster with my EdgeHD 8" SCT at 1422mm (0.7x reducer) from Bortle 3 skies in Hualien, Taiwan. My friend says it looks like Luke just destroyed the Death Star. π
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#globularcluster
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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I captured the Milky Way from Yanliao Port in Hualian, Taiwan. For a high-resolution view, check out my Astrobin gallery...
app.astrobin.com/i/ypaqdp
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#milkyway
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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I was fortunate enough to have successfully bred a pair of Orchid mantises. This nymph was one of their offspring, which I sold along with the hundreds of others. ππ²
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlife
#macrophotography
#macro
#prayingmantis
#insects
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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This is Betelgeuse, a red supergiant, tic-toc. π₯ π Expand this image for a higher-resolution view than on Bluesky and visit my Astrobin gallery for a higher-quality version...
app.astrobin.com/i/dybkkr
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Good morning, Bluesky! π A sunrise over the Asian Pacific from Hualien, Taiwan. Enjoy your Sunday. π
#landscapephotography
#landscape
#seascapephotography
#seascape
#naturephotography
#nature
#sunrise
#ocean
#taiwan
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Expand my image of the Rosette Nebula to view greater details in nebulosity; it's a higher resolution than the compressed ones uploaded to Bluesky. An even better version is available in my Astrobin gallery...
app.astrobin.com/i/o3k14i
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#nature
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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I'm creating a gallery on Astrobin. This is the Heart Nebula. View my images in high resolution to observe other objects in finer detail (Fish Head Nebula). View here:
app.astrobin.com/i/gzac6b
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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I took this macro photo of an Orangutan crab finding refuge in a stinging-celled bubble coral in Moalboal, Philippines. Yes, a crab with orange hair, cool! π
#marinelife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#naturephotography
#nature
#macrophotography
#macro
#scuba
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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This Warbling White-eye was feeding on a bottlebrush tree at Liyu Lake, in Hualien, Taiwan.
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#birdphotography
#birds
#taiwan
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Good evening, Bluesky! π A sunset over the Asian Pacific from Malapascua Island in the Philippines.
#landscapephotography
#landscape
#seascapephotography
#seascape
#naturephotography
#nature
#sunset
#philippines
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Meet Casper, my Ghost mantis. Mantises are generally relaxed with humans. You could even say that Casper is a friendly ghost mantis. π»π
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlife
#macrophotography
#macro
#prayingmantis
#insects
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Introducing IC 1396 and the Elephant's Trunk Nebula. My paint, 2400-year-old photons. My canvas is a camera sensor, and my choice of colors is the Hubble palette courtesy of NASA. π¨π
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#nebula
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Good evening and clear skies, Bluesky! π€© Look to the constellation Perseus with the naked eye, and discover two open star clusters, NGC 869 and NGC 884, aka the Double Cluster.
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#starcluster
#stars
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Good morning, Bluesky! π A sunrise over the Asian Pacific from Hualien's Chilaibi Lighthouse, in Taiwan.
#landscapephotography
#landscape
#seascapephotography
#seascape
#naturephotography
#nature
#sunrise
#ocean
#lighthouse
#taiwan
#asia
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Banded Box Jellyfish populations bloom when rain lowers the salinity on the ocean's surface. I captured these when doing a safety stop at five meters. Yes, I was stung. π
#marinelife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#naturephotography
#nature
#macrophotography
#macro
#scuba
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Look at the upper part of my image of the Witch Head Nebula for numerous galaxies. π€©
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#nebula
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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My Spiny Flower mantis and his wing buds. His next molt would produce fully developed adult wings.
#naturephotography
#nature
#macrophotography
#macro
#prayingmantis
#mantis
#insects
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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At the heart of the Soul/Embryo Nebula is an open star cluster, which contains bright stars that are 50 times more massive than our Sun.
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#naturephotography
#nature
#longexposure
#nebula
#eastcoastkin
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Happy New Year, Bluesky! π Something that gives off a festive vibe for the new year. I took this macro shot of a sea urchin on a night dive.
#marinelifephotography
#marinelife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#naturephotography
#nature
#macrophotography
#macro
#seaurchin
#ocean
#scuba
#photography
about 1 month ago
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