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Liz Vella

@lizvella.bsky.social

1.7K followers 2K following 420 posts

Amateur photographer seeking inspiration and dedicated to capturing the beauty that surrounds us. All pictures are my own unless reposted. Psychology Professor, nature lover, book reader, cross-fitter. I love food, music, plants, and dogs.

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FindAnOpening @findanopening.bsky.social · 13h

#Michigan #Landscape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Natur

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SkyFullOfStars @skyfullofstars4.bsky.social · 15h

desert moonrise
#Stunday by #EastCoastKin

“ let’s plot to make the moon jealous” hafiz ❤️

#Photography #MobilePhotography
#Moon #Moonrise
#Landscape #Scape
#Desert #OpenSpaces

Lines of saturated color in hues of orange, yellow a blue with the desert autumn moonrise.

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parker parrella @parkparr.bsky.social · 14h

Haze on Two Horizons, 2023

A rectangular painting of orange and blue foliage layered as if double exposed. Above the plants a red sun with a large, pale yellow halo partially obscures a second sun behind

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Skittles @skittlesmom.bsky.social · 16h

Sunset, Eagle Harbor, Michigan.

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Juniper Savage @theoliphantunicorn.bsky.social · 14h

Education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom. ~George Washington Carver 🌻🐝
#imageandverse #beesmart #beebrave #keeplearning #keepgrowing #education #forall #freedom #flowers #bees #sunflowers #sped #bloomscrolling #nokings #fightthepower #flowerpower #beeloud #letthemlearn

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Island Girl (IG)🇨🇦 @tenoaks6.bsky.social · 16h

Welcoming a new colour palette beneath a bright blue sky

#Autumn #change #photography #nature #Stunday #daybyday

Looking outward a lake surrounded by forest. There is no shoreline as the evergreen trees and forest bramble come right to the edge of the lake. The sky is hosting some swirling clouds that are reflected in the still waters.

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Meandering M🌿 @pathwaymoments.bsky.social · 15h

Sometimes moments are waiting for us 📷🕊️….

Silhouetted ladies enjoying some bench time against a cloudscaped evening sky.

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Jeremy Vohwinkle @jeremyvoh.bsky.social · 18h

I can't believe it's #Stunday already. I've been on the road for 11 days, so I'm losing track of time. The few days spent in the Salt Lake City area were stunning, especially hiking around the lake.

#photography #landscape #utah #saltlake #nature #travelphotography #roadtrip

A narrow dirt trail winds through golden grasslands under a dramatic sky on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. The path leads toward distant blue-gray mountains as dark storm clouds gather overhead, casting shifting light across the landscape. Patches of sunlight illuminate the rolling hills and the lake’s reflective, shallow water below.

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saintmaker.bsky.social @saintmaker.bsky.social · 15h

“A Raven in the Gloom”

Arches National Park

#Stunday

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Tramonte's TrailPhotos @tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social · 14h

I have just posted an 8 minute long slideshow video of #hiking the Walker Lake trail near Lee Vining, #California, in the High Sierra, on youtube. The photo here is from that hike. If interested, you can watch it (best viewed when you set the resolution to 1080p) at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaTI...

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 14h

Happy #Stunday! Another photo from our amazing tour of Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah with @navajotoursusa.com. Truly the most surreal place I've been.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear

An alien-like hoodoo with holes in it rises above weird rock formations under a dramatic stormy sky

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Foutsphotos @foutsphotos.bsky.social · 13h

#photography #eastcoast #stunday #bloomscrolling #flowers #dahlia #photography

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Davesphotos 🇨🇦 🍁🍁🍁 @davesadventures.bsky.social · 14h

Happy #Stunday, and happy Thanksgiving to everyone north of the border! #Photography #EastCoastKin

calm early morning on a lake with fall colours at the edge of the bay

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Liz Vella @lizvella.bsky.social · 16h

Textured Light
#Stunday #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #OrangeSun #photography #navajonation #antelopecanyon #arizona

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Liz Vella @lizvella.bsky.social · 16h

Really outstanding capture, just lovely! 😍

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Scott Cunningham @scottbath.bsky.social · 17h

Sunrise on the Kennebec
#EastCoastKin
#Stunday
#LandscapePhotography
#Sunrise
#Reflection

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Christoph Fischer @beautysurroundsyou.com · 17h

When I came upon this wonderful grove of lenga trees in Argentinian Patagonia, I could not pass up the opportunity. The dead branches & beautiful black trunks add an interesting graphical element to a sea of autumn colors.

#bluesky #landscape #travel #nature #landscapephotography #photography

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Skittles @skittlesmom.bsky.social · 16h

Sunrise on Lake Bailey from the dock at Cedarpoint Cabins, Eagle Harbor, Michigan.

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Liz Vella @lizvella.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you! 🥰

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Mary Dineen 📷 𓀡𓆀 @marysunshineisgone.bsky.social · 2d

#Glow bee

#BlueSkyArtShow

Bee on right with its face buried in goldenrod.

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Stephanie Graham @logicaphotography.bsky.social · 1d

Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) in the stream #birds

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ButterflyGuy99 @butterflyguy99.bsky.social · 1d

‘Strawberry Hill’ English rose 🩷

#Photography99 📷 #EnglishRoses 🌱

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Darren Smith Photography @darrensmith.org.uk · 2d

A #common#Robinsits perched on a branch showing its #red#feathersduring #winterin a #didsbury#Manchester#park#parks_great#birdphotography#wildlifeThis #inquisitivelittle #birdcan be heard throughout #Europe#NaturePhotography#birdwatching.#photography#photos

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Kimberly Wilkie @kimwilkie33.bsky.social · 2d

10/11/25 African Daisy May 2006
#BloomScrolling #Flowers
#Monochrome #BlackAndWhite
#ClassicMono #BNWmacro
#ArtYear #Photography

A close-up monochrome photograph of an African Daisy flower.

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monicapelger.bsky.social @monicapelger.bsky.social · 2d

But wait! There’s more. So for #BirdOfTheDay’s theme #Beakful: the Eurasian Jay, the Great crested grebe, Mrs Bluethroat and the Willow warbler, all with a bite to eat. 🪶

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