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Bill D
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My name is Bill and I like to take pictures.
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Nothing sadder than a closed pub. Harvey's on the Mall, Kalamazoo, Michigan

#photography #newtopography #kalamazoo #michigan #harveys
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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The theater is closed until 2027. Is that the Phantom upstairs? Cast and props and bands entered through this door.

Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo, Michigan

#photography #door #kalamazoo #michigan
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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East Exchange Place - one of Kalamazoo's premiere alleys 😁

#photography #kalamazoo #michigan #alley
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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LONG LIVE THE STATE
The Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
The new owners hope to re-open the theater in 2027.

#kalamazoo #michigan #kalamazoostatetheatre #historicmichigan #nationalregisterofhistoricplaces
Nighttime view of the Kalamazoo State Theatre’s illuminated marquee, glowing warmly against the ornate brick façade of the historic 1927 building. The triangular marquee juts outward, lined with rows of bright bulbs and displaying the message “LONG LIVE THE STATE” in red letters on all sides, along with the theatre’s website. The surrounding brickwork features decorative terracotta patterns, arched windows, and carved motifs that catch the soft light. Below the marquee, the entrance doors sit mostly in shadow, with only a faint hint of light from inside. The overall scene highlights the theatre’s vintage charm and iconic presence in downtown Kalamazoo.
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Getting to the end of another #blueskymonday
#photography #downtown #night #kalamazoo #michigan

(it looks like late night, but it's only 6pm. Michigan after the end of Daylight Savings Time)
Early evening street scene in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, captured just after sunset. The sky glows deep blue with traces of twilight, while streetlights and building windows cast warm reflections on the pavement. Cars move through the intersection under green and amber traffic lights, their headlights streaking slightly in the long exposure. The round, illuminated crowns of the Exchange Building rise above the older brick storefronts that line Michigan Avenue. A yellow fire hydrant stands in the foreground near the sidewalk, where shadows stretch under the streetlamps. Though it looks like night, the scene carries the faint melancholy of early evening in November—darkened prematurely by the end of daylight saving time.
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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A nice Sunday in Milham Park, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
#photography #milhampark #kalamazoo #michigan #fall #autumn
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Infrared, 720nm, LensBaby Twist 60, full-spectrum Sony A7

#photography #cemetery #kalamazoo #michigan #infrared #lensbabytwist60
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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#blueskyartshow #bright

Asylum Lake Preserve, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

#photography #path #trail #kalamazoo #michigan
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Langley covered bridge in Three Rivers, Michigan, USA

590nm, Konica Hexanon 24mm f/2.8, full-spectrum Sony A7.

#photography #infrared #coveredbridge #michigan
November 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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#blueskyartshow #bright
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
#photography #infrared #cemetery #path #kalamazoo #michigan
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#blueskyartshow #bright

Asylum Lake Preserve, #kalamazoo, #michigan
#photography #fall #autumn #tree #yellow
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Here's to November dandelions.
A single bright yellow dandelion blooms low to the ground amid a mix of pine needles, clover, and patchy autumn grass. A curled brown leaf rests beside the flower, hinting at late fall. The sharp yellow petals stand out vividly against the muted greens and tans of the forest floor, a small sign of lingering life in November’s chill.
November 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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How many signs does it take?
Downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
#photography #downtown #kalamazoo #newtopography #sign
Street-level winter scene in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, showing a dense cluster of traffic and pedestrian signs along a snow-lined street. At the center, the vintage sign for the Michigan News Agency reads “Bringing the world to you since ’47.” Bright yellow pedestrian crossing signs, red detour markers, and multiple no-parking signs compete for attention amid bare trees and parked cars. A person in a green jacket walks on the snowy sidewalk at left, where café tables sit empty in the cold. The mix of signage, winter slush, and layered urban textures conveys a lively yet cluttered downtown streetscape under overcast light.
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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From fishing poles to Friday festivities.

The Shakespeare Company made fishing poles in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Now their office is a college pub.

#artdeco #architecture #photography #kalamazoo #michigan #building
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Whodat

From January. A work trip to New Orleans, LA. A coworker and I got out for an early walk to see the sights before getting on the treadmill.

#photography #nola #street #morning
Early morning light cuts across a quiet sidewalk in New Orleans, illuminating a weathered storefront with a vintage payphone and a bright yellow sign reading “Who Dat Voodoo Pralines.” The sunlight catches the edges of the brick wall and red-painted doors, casting long shadows toward the street. Overhead, a sign advertises a massage parlor, while farther down the covered walkway, scattered litter glints faintly in the shade. The street itself is mostly empty except for a lone figure in the distance, the scene exuding a sense of stillness and worn charm—part local grit, part lingering mystery of the city’s waking hours.
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Bunca
Kalamazoo, Michigan

#photography #carwash #kalamazoo #michigan #abandoned
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Historic Bridge Park, Battle Creek, Michigan
#photography #blackandwhite #bridge #battlecreek #michigan
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Thinking hard about this #blueskymonday
#photography #cemetery #pawpaw #michigan
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Help is on the way on this #blueskymonday

#photography #ambulance #kalamazoo #michigan #ontheway
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Looking up between the rain and the sun, the fall and the winter.

From Friday's walk.
#photography #kalamazoo #michigan #fall #autum #shiny
A quiet residential street in Kalamazoo, Michigan, after a light rain. The pavement glistens faintly in the afternoon sun, reflecting the soft silver of the sky above. Trees on either side, their branches half-bare, frame the view in golden and russet leaves of late autumn. Modest century-old homes line the street—some with porches, one painted a deep green—with a few piles of raked leaves waiting at the curb. Power lines and telephone poles trace the rise of the hill, leading the eye toward a small blue house at the top, where the street crests against the fading light. The scene feels still, damp, and momentarily suspended between seasons.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Looking down at the drain.

Looking straight down at the east end of Asylum Lake, where the water flows out into Little Asylum Lake.
November 9, 2025
Autel EVO Lite+

#photography #droneography #snow #kalamazoo #michigan #asylumlakepreserve
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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First snow of fall 2025, Kalamazoo, Michigan
#photography #droneography #kalamazoo #michigan #snow #asylumlake #tree #woods #forest
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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The Water Tower.
Kalamazoo, Michigan.
First snow of fall 2025 - November 9, 2025.

#photography #snow #kalamazoo #michigan #watertower #landmark #historicmichigan
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Presenting Kalamazoo's first snowfall for fall 2025.
November 9, 2025. Asylum Lake Preserve, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

#photography #droneography #aerialphotography #drone #snow #fall #autumn #kalamazoo #michigan
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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You can't get there from here

#photography #sign #pedestrian #cloudy #kalamazoo #michigan #detour
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM