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Mike Saunders 🇺🇦
@hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
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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/
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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.
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It's #scape day. This is a long exposure of three minutes made of my favorite old snag on my favorite beach. I got to this spot at 5:30am and left 2 hours later. The sunrise was incredible. I had the beach all to myself. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #longexposure
November 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
A photo from a recent trip through South Dakota. The world seems much more connected now, but I imagine when it was built, this house felt small and the world quite large under the vast prairie skies.

#landscape #monochrome #ClassicMono #PhotographersUnited
An black and white photo of an abandoned farmstead under a vast sky. The house sits atop a ridge overlooking a large valley. The far side of the valley is several miles away. A small cattle trail leads from the lower left corner of the photo towards the house. The house is a single-story white house with wood shingles. There are three windows on the side facing the camera, and a door and window on the right side of the house. On the horizon is a thin layer of fluffy clouds. Above, the sky is mainly clear except for a few thin, white clouds.
November 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Here's a #bright scene from the Orlando wetlands for the #BlueSkyArtShow today. Loved how the reeds framed this black bird.

#photography #birds #nature #wetlands
A single black bird sits on a reed that runs diagonally from lower left to upper right. The bird is framed by other reeds in the foreground. Background is light blue and green and the entire frame is very bright.
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, Colorado. A mountain summit named after an explorer who, ironically, never reached the top.

#scape #landscapephotography #landscape #forestfriday #clouds #cloudporn #gardenofthegods #colorado #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photography #photooftheday
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Lower Lewis River Falls wearing gold 🍁. Loved the contrast of the slow flow and this vibrant tree. A perfect PNW moment!

#LewisRiverFalls #PNW #WashingtonState #Waterfall
#LandscapePhotography #LongExposure #Photography #Nature #Travel #sonya7iv #sonyalpha #autumn #fallcolors
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I will never get tired of trying to infinitely inch closer to hummingbirds

I have a few food spots around county where the birds simply ignore me and go about their business

I will watched this male over a period of 20 minutes as I repositioned my self closer and closer…

📷🌿🪶 Anna’s Hummingbird
Anna’s hummingbird in flight macro frontal portrait
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The foot of Grasmoor #LakeDistrict
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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@alan678.bsky.social has set the #BirdOfTheDay theme today to #swans and the alternative is #posts birds perched on any type of post.

#birds
A trumpeter swan floating on a lake, directly facing the camera. It's wings are tucked in and it's head is turned backwards, preening under its left (our right) wing. The water is blue and calm, with only ripples from the bird's movements. A cygnet (a young trumpeter swan) takes a nap in golden morning sunlight. The bird has the gray colors of a juvenile bird. It's floating on calm water, perpendicular to the camera, with its head tucked under the wing closest to the camera. Behind the bird, golden fall foliage reflects in the calm water.
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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A great horned owl perches on a fence post at dusk in Longmont, Colorado.

I posted several pictures from this scene already, but this was such a magnificent moment.

#FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #posts #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
Another #AuroraBorealis shot from Wednesday night in rural eastern North Dakota.

#astrophotography #aurora #northernlights #PhotographersUnited
The Northern Lights dance in the sky, viewed from inside an area of trees. A large pine tree extends diagonally up and to the left frames the upper right and top of the photo. Below, grasses and defoliated trees extend from the bottom of the frame. On the horizon, the aurora is mainly green, with a thin layer of clouds just above the horizon. A column of light extends upwards, transitioning from red to a deep pink color.
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Wet bears I’m not sure for a wildlife photographer there is anything better! #bear #grizzly #grizzlybear #brownbear #wildlife #wildlifephotography #alaska #nature
Coastal brown bear dripping water
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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A Great Egret standing in the shallow water.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin
A Great Egret standing in the shallow water.
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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For #Scape day! A wee bit of #Ireland! #Photography #EastCoastKin
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Windmill for #Friday's #scape
#escape #landscape #EastCoastKin
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Good morning! 🪶
Burrowing owlet looking at the camera as he flies by.
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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From a recent visit to Loch Arklet, expecting more snow to be around in the coming week.

#Scotland
#Photography
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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kortduce.bsky.social
Here is another picture of an owl I photographed on this post. So many good ones from that day.

When photographing these owls this past summer they were not afraid of me, but other birds dive bombing them.

#BirdOfTheDay #posts #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photograph #photographs
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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'Magniloquence' (Jurassic, 2015) -- a Striking & Handsome Tree Belies Gravity on the Outskirts of Blea Tarn, Lake District National Park, UK

It's Finally Friday... Let's #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
an image of a large, proud tree standing tall in the moody winter foothills outskirts of Blea Tarn, the UK's Lake District National Park
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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A great blue heron is ready for some night fishing after sunset at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.

#bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #heron #herons #Sunset #Sunsets #Landscape #Landscapes
#Scenic #Scenics
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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A great blue heron perches on a branch at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.

#ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wildlife #wetland #wetlands #heron #herons
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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#Stunday Sunrise back in July

#Seattle #sunrise #silhouette #downtown #cityscape #skyline #clouds #water #SpaceNeedle #EastCoastKin #stormhour #photographersunited #Nikon #Z8 #ArminPhoto
November 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Last night's rising full moon over the grain elevator in Arcola #Saskatchewan. #ThePhotoHour #moonscapes #moonphotography #moonlovers #nightphotography #landscapephotograhy #TMACtravels #satw #stormhour #nightscapes #moon #ExploreSask #ExploreCanada
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning. If you’ve got it flaunt it. Hope you all have a wonderful day ahead. Don’t know what I’m doing yet, figure I’ll just wing it. 🙄😁 #birds #classicmono #photography #EastCoastKin
A black-and-white photograph of a white egret standing on dark sand with its wings fully outstretched in a wide arc, showing layered feathers glowing against the shadowy background. The bird faces away from the camera, its slender neck turned slightly to the side, while its long legs cast faint reflections on the ground.
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Corporate sponsorship has gone too far. Now Nike is even sponsoring the #AuroraBorealis! 😆 I'm just finally getting around to editing photos from the past two nights and I'm excited to see what else is there.

#aurora #northernlights #nightsky #PhotographersUnited
The Northern Lights shine over a lake. The sky is mainly green, with some red appearing in the upper left side. A cloud makes the appearance of the Nike Swoosh logo, appearing as a dark gray logo in front of bright green sky. The water is perfectly still, reflecting the sky and the campground lights on the far side of the lake from the photographer.
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Here is a white ibis hanging out in a shallow stream for the #BirdOfTheDay prompt today from Alan which is #paddling (standing or walking in shallow water)

These birds often look unreal to me, especially around the eyes.

#photography #birds #ibis
A single white ibis stands in shallow water which is rippling a bit as with a light current. It's beak is long and curves downwards toward the water.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM