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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 2h

Outstanding show by Jonathan Richman at the Somerville Theater tonight.

Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 1d

In this case, a bit over a second (shooting at small aperture).

The stacking here is a bit different from astro, though—it's not about light and noise; instead it's picking parts of all the images in the stack based on what is most in-focus in the overall depth of field.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 1d

Detail of a Krupp-made 10 cm. "granaatwerper" (literally "grenade launcher", although in its era of manufacture more akin to a small cannon or mortar) on display in the Vestingmuseum in the fortified town of Naarden in the Netherlands.

#photography #travel #naarden #netherlands

A close-up photograph showing some of the mechanical details of a piece of field artillery, including a handwheel, a ratcheting gear, chain, and some of the bolt heads holding it together. The barrel is partly visible behind the top of the hand wheel. It is covered in an aging layer of olive green paint.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 1d

Experimenting with new tools: focus stacking. This is a (deceased) carpenter bee taken from one of the traps I use to try and minimize the holes they drill in my porch, on a sassafras leaf. 60 shots stacked.

#photography #macro #focusstacking #insects #wildlife #nature #massachusetts

A close-up macro photograph of a carpenter bee on a sassafras leaf.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 2d

One of the goats that wander the grounds at the Vestingmuseum in the fortified town of Naarden in the Netherlands.

#photography #travel #naarden #netherlands #mammal #goat

A close-up "portrait" photograph of the head and horns of a dark brown goat with white forehead and brown hair on its cheeks.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 2d

Sunset at the Powder Point Bridge in Duxbury.

#photography #duxbury #bridge #massachusetts #sunset

A photograph sunset over the long, wooden Powder Point Bridge. The tide is low and the sun is reflecting off the mud and sand in the foreground.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 2d

Not to be a bad influence, but I'm drinking coffee right now.

Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 3d

Harbor at Spakenburg. Note the "wings" on the boats: a local called them "swords", and they serve the same purpose as a keel or daggerboard, as these are flat-bottomed boats that draft as little as 90cm, and the channel here can be as shallow as 1m.

#photography #travel #spakenburg #netherlands

A photograph showing several boats along the docks at Spakenburg. The boats all have boards on their sides that can be lowered into the water to provide stability when at sail. Buildings line the docks, and the sky is overcast.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 3d

A pair of Greater Yellowlegs coming in for a sunset landing at Duxbury Beach.

#photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #duxbury #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

A photograph of a two Greater Yellowlegs, wings spread and about to land in rippled water reflecting the blue tones of a the tail end of sunset.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 4d

Looking out along one of the Napoleonic-era cannon at the fortified town of Naarden.

#photography #travel #naarden #netherlands

A photograph looking down the barrel of a cannon towards a row of trees.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 4d

A Yellow-Rumped Warbler at Duxbury Beach.

#photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #duxbury #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

A photograph of a Yellow-Rumped Warbler on a branch, with blue sky filtering through blurred leaves in the background.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 5d

One of the displays inside the Museum Spakenburg. Spakenburg's historical business has been fishing, and the production of smoked fish. These antique wooden crates bear the name of one of the local fishmongers.

#photography #travel #spakenburg #netherlands

A photograph of a museum display showing trays used to hold smoked fish, wooden barrels, and fishing gear including rope and nets.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 5d

A Black-bellied Plover standing amid reflected sunset at Duxbury Beach.

#photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #duxbury #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

A photograph of a Black-bellied Plover standing on sand covered with a thin sheen of water that is reflecting the lilac light of the tail end of a colorful sunset.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 5d

Pretty high on my "artists I regret never seeing live" list.

youtu.be/qNxfPAF1frM?...

Tom Petty - Breakdown (Live 1985)

YouTube video by Sadsms

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 6d

In English, clockwise from top, these would be a bowline, a fisherman's knot, a figure eight stopper, a square knot (aka a reef knot), and a sheet bend.

Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 6d

A small knot practice area and instructional card at Museum Spakenburg. I know quite a few knots, so this is an interesting view into a language I don't speak. Since there was a length of rope that was otherwise unoccupied I left them a small Turk's head.

#photography #knots #knotwork #igkt

A photograph of an instructional knot card in Dutch, sitting on top of a knot-tying practice station made of wood.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 6d

Horses and a little bit of fall foliage at East Over Farms in Rochester, MA.

#photography #mammals #horses #nature #rochester #massachusetts

A photograph of a pair of horses grazing on grass under a large tree with bright yellow fall foliage.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 7d

My grandmother always loved to sneak an Oreo or three. Today would have been her 102nd birthday, and her birthday always means Oreos for a snack.

A macro photo of an Oreo cookie on a wooden surface.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 7d

I visited Leiden to learn a bit about the Pilgrim's time there, but unfortunately I happened to visit while the local museum on the subject was in the middle of relocating. The self-guided walking tour took me past the old site, pictured here.

#photography #travel #leiden #netherlands

A photograph of a old brick building with a tile roof in Leiden, with cobbled streets running in front of and beside it.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 7d

Queen Anne's Lace.

#photography #plants #wildflowers #dartmouth #massachusetts

A photo of a Queen Anne's Lace flower against a blurry green background.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 8d

Tonight I:

* went to listen to a talk by author and historian Nathaniel Philbrick
* had Spam for dinner
* started reading Thomas Pynchon's latest
* am settling in to watch "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park"

Weird in here sometimes with this brain.

Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 9d

Looking from the top wall of de Burcht van Leiden towards the dome of the Marekerk.

#photography #travel #leiden #netherlands

A photograph looking through one of the crenelations of the brick upper walls of de Burcht van Leiden through trees and over tiled roofs toward the dome of the Marekerk.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 9d

Close-up of a Monarch butterfly on red clover at DNRT's Ocean View Farm reserve.

#photography #insects #wildlife #nature #dartmouth #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

A close-up photograph of a Monarch butterfly perched on a red clover bloom, its proboscis inserted into one of the florets.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 10d

(Having grown up near to and spent a good amount of time in Plymouth, I felt I should see the other end of the journey while I was in the neighborhood, so to speak.)

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 10d

Looking across the Beestenmarkt in Leiden towards the Mayflower Hotel. The Pilgrims that came over on the Mayflower (which include about a dozen of my ancestors) spent time in, and set out from Leiden.

#photography #travel #leiden #netherlands

A photograph looking over a fountain across the brick plaza of Beestenmarkt in Leiden, with the Hotel Mayflower in the background.

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