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Kinglet Silhouette by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · 7d

Taken in the Arboretum a couple of weeks ago
A silhouette of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet hovering over Goldenrod
I liked the effect of the subject being backlit
#photographer #Kinlet #birds #silhouette
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Squirrel and Walnut by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · 7d

Taken in the Arboretum last Wednesday
A Red Squirrel with a walnut
#photographer #Squirrel #nature
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johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · 11d

Playing around with a shot taken at the Puppet Festival in Stratford in August
A lady wearing an elaborate costume
I used layers, sketch effects, blending modes and selective erasing
#effects #costume #photography
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Costume by John Quin

Dryad of the Pines by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · 22d

Scanned from the May 1916 issue of American Photography
Title: Dryad of the Pines
Photo by John G Hart
#vintage-photo #Dryad #mythology
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Eaglerock A-3 by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · 25d

Scanned from a snapshot from the early 1930s
Eaglerock A-3 CF-AED
Eaglerock aircraft were produced in Colorado by Alexander Eaglerock
#vintage-photo #Eaglerock #biplane #aircraft
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Royal Navy F4U Corsair by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · 28d

Scanned from a press photo dated 1 July 1944
A Royal Navy F4U Corsair coming in to land on a carrier
Admiralty photograph
#Vintage-Photo #F4U-Corsair #Royal-Navy #history #aviation
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johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Sep 27

Taken at the Beaver Pond in the Arboretum last month
A pair of Solitary Sandpipers
#photographer #Sandpiper #birds #nature
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Sandpipers by John Quin

Handley Page Halifax by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Sep 26

Scanned from a photograph from WW2
A RAF Handley Page Halifax coming in to land on a wet runway (probably from No. 10 Sqn)
Air Ministry photo
#VintagePhoto #RAF #Halifax #military #history
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johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Sep 24

Taken at the Stratford Puppet Festival last month
An elaborate costume being worn by one of the performers
#photographer #B&W #performer
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Costume BW by John Quin

Green Heron 2 by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Sep 24

Taken at the Beaver Pond in the Arboretum earlier this month
A Green Heron posing on a branch
#photographer #GreenHeron #birds #nature
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Lady and Her Dog by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Sep 22

Scanned from a CDV from the 1870s
A lady and her dog
Photo by Luck & Hatt of Tunbridge Wells
#CDV #VintagePhoto #pet #portrait #history
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Pair of Warblers by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Sep 18

Taken in the Arboretum last month
A pair of Warblers, a Tennessee and a Black and White
#photographer #warblers #birds #nature
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johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Sep 6

Taken in the Arboretum a couple of weeks ago
A fairly rare blue frog
It's actually a regular Green Frog with axanthism, a condition that inhibits the production of the yellow pigment that's required to produce green when combined with blue.
#photographer #BlueFrog #nature
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Blue Frog by John Quin

Swallowtail Butterfly by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Sep 4

Taken in the Arboretum a few weeks ago
A Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
#photographer #Swallowtail #butterfly #nature
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Northern Waterthrush by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Sep 4

Taken in the Arboretum a few weeks ago
A Northern Waterthrush
#photographer #Waterthrush #birds #nature
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HMT Lancashire by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Aug 24

Scanned from an 8x10 photo circa 1930s
The troopship HMT Lancashire
From a small collection of photos from a member of the Royal Ulster Regiment who were transported to India on the Lancashire in the early 1930s
#VintagePhoto #ship #transport #history
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Mannequin PS by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Aug 19

Having a bit of Photoshop fun with a shot of a mannequin I took at the St Jacobs Antique Mall
#Photographer #mannequin #manipulated
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johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Aug 19

Taken at Wilson Flats last month
A juvenile Osprey in flight
#photographer #Osprey #bird #nature
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Osprey 2 by John Quin

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johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Aug 18

From a morning walk around the Arboretum a couple of weeks ago
A spider web caught in the morning light
#photographer #spider #web #nature
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Web R.jpg by John Quin

Cliff Swallows by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Aug 18

Taken at Wilson Flats last month
Cliff Swallows returning to their nests
#photographer #Swallows #birds #nature
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johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Aug 17

Taken in the Arboretum last week
A Doe checking me out
#photographer #deer #doe #nature
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Deer by John Quin

Mourning Warbler by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Aug 16

Taken in the Arboretum last Saturday
This one was a surprise sighting, an immature Mourning Warbler.
#photographer #MourningWarbler #birds #nature
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Chipmunk and Snail by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Aug 15

Taken in the Arboretum last month
A Chipmunk snacking on a snail
#photographer #chipmunk #snail #nature
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Orchard Oriole by John Quin

johnquin.bsky.social @johnquin.bsky.social · Jul 24

Taken at the reformatory grounds last month
A male Orchard Oriole
#photographer #Oriole #birds #nature
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