Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦

@hardwaterhacker.bsky.social

3.6K followers 1.1K following 1.9K posts

Photographer. Lover of the outdoors. Musician. Red Siege Principal Consultant so I can pay for my hobbies. #PhotographersUnited <- Check out this great community! IG: https://www.instagram.com/hardwaterhacker/

www.instagram.com

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · Nov 11

Lots of new followers, so I figured it’s a good time to do an introduction. Hello! I’m Mike. I’m a North Dakota-based computer security professional with a passion for the outdoors and a love of photography. I don’t really have a style. I love to shoot all kinds of things.

7 10 350

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 4m

Thank you, Helen! It was a bit of a happy accident. I wasn’t sure out birding, so I had my 180-600 on. I don’t think I’ve ever shot a butterfly at 600mm before!

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 3h

He’s such a great kitty and has a wonderful, fun personality. He’s always making me laugh with his antics.

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you, Simon! Have a splendid Saturday.

Reposted by Mike Saunders 🇺🇦

Rhonda Howard @1184outdoors.bsky.social · 4h

Here are a couple of #Black oystercatchers for the #BirdOfTheDay theme. 🪶

Two birds with black heads, very dark brown bodies, and bright orange bills are standing on a seastack with blurry surf in the background, squawking at each other.

2 3 27

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 3h

Fabulous, Rhonda! I hope I get a chance to photograph oystercatchers some day.

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you, Rob! Thanks for the theme.

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 4h

I need to get out to the Badlands here in North Dakota again sometime soon. Like you said, just a wealth of texture.

Reposted by Mike Saunders 🇺🇦

Stefan’s Lens on the North @sts63.bsky.social · 1d

Artic Fox

#Iceland #Arcticfox #Fox
#Animalwildlife #Nikon #Heydalur
#Westfjords #Icelandhorse
#horse

2 2 63

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 5h

Absolute 🔥, Armand. Well done!

1 1

Reposted by Mike Saunders 🇺🇦

Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · 5h

Texture paradise from northern Spain…

#photography #nature #art #landscape

13 42 470

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 5h

Gorgeous photo, Alex! I wish I got to see them up close more regularly. I see them a lot, but they always seem to be one of the first to flush.

1 1

Reposted by Mike Saunders 🇺🇦

Alex Sauerbrunn @birdsbyalex.bsky.social · 1d

Cooler weather means duck season is back! Featured here, an elegant Northern Pintail.

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Portrait of a duck with a chocolate-brown head, blue-gray bill, and finely patterned feathers resting peacefully against a soft gray background. Photographed in Huntington Beach, California.

6 9 110

Reposted by Mike Saunders 🇺🇦

Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 5h

Thought I'd combine the #BirdOfTheDay with the #BlueSkyArtShow today with this red-winged blackbird hanging out in the #vertical reeds.

There's a group of these in our botanical gardens and I love to take photos of them.

Can't help but notice they are quite rude to others. 😀

#photography #birds

A single red wing blackbird grasps onto two long green reeds that criss cross at his feet. Surrounded by several other reeds and blurry green background behind.

5 10 100

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 5h

Lovely shot, Kevin. They can be quite territorial, but I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for these birds. I got to photograph a nesting pair several times this summer. Definitely one of the highlights.

1 3

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks, Brian! I'm lucky to have a very photogenic cat.

1 1

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 5h

You have so many wonderful wave photos, Sophie. This one is excellent!

1 1

Reposted by Mike Saunders 🇺🇦

Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 8h

I have a few favourite wave photos, taken over the years at a few beaches in #Iceland, and this is one of them, from this day in 2021. Slowing down the exposure (this is 0.3 sec) allows you to capture some beautiful movement 🌊

A large greenish wave is breaking as it meets the beach. The exposure is slowed down so the water is smooth. There are some white areas of froth above and lines as the wave breaks, as well as on the beach in front. Behind is grey sea.

17 37 270

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 5h

I was out hiking a few weeks ago and saw my first Juncos of the season. I'm looking forward to getting some shots of them in the snow this winter.

1 1

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 5h

Yet another banger in your constant stream of bangers, Charlie.

1 1

Reposted by Mike Saunders 🇺🇦

Charlie Ludwig @chuck4242.bsky.social · 20h

A Great Egret from this evening.

#Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin

7 24 270

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 5h

It's #Caturday! This photo pretty much sums up Dennis' personality.

#cat #pet

A gray tabby is laying on his back, front paws extended towards the camera. The cat has long white whiskers, a white throat and belly, and white socks. He has large front teeth showing.

3 3 34

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 6h

Great portrait, Linda! Very nicely done.

1 1

Reposted by Mike Saunders 🇺🇦

Linda @linda2.bsky.social · 8h

Sometimes they are black. Other times brown. If lucky, when the sun is shining, hues of indigo blue will ripple throughout the plumage. A Cormorant.

#UKWildlife #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Black #Ornithology #Cormorant #PhotographersofBluesky #Sonyalpha

A cormorant photographed from behind. His head turned to the left and the sun illuminates the blue eyes.

18 43 190

Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 6h

Wonderful shot, Helen!

1 1

Reposted by Mike Saunders 🇺🇦

Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 8h

Not sure if my image qualifies for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Vertical today but this gorgeous Long-eared Owl does have some #black feathers for #BirdOfTheDay !🦉 📷 🌿

Hope everyone has a good weekend 🕊️👋

#Photography #Birds #UKWildlife #Nature #Owls #EastCoastKin

14 32 320