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Taiwan based Astros fan. Streaky bacon enthusiast. Analog photography. Cyanotype explorer. Taco occultist.
Fisher Folk Steps - Nanliao Harbor, Taiwan
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 macro
Kodak Color Plus 200
#believeinfilm #olympus
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 macro
Kodak Color Plus 200
#believeinfilm #olympus
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Fisher Folk Steps - Nanliao Harbor, Taiwan
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 macro
Kodak Color Plus 200
#believeinfilm #olympus
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 macro
Kodak Color Plus 200
#believeinfilm #olympus
The mountains in Taiwan never cease to blow my mind. They are rugged, dense, and I always think that it's wild that people have not only explored them, but have made livelihoods within them.
Not the best lens to do landscape but 🤷
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Kodak Vision3 500T
#believeinfilm
Not the best lens to do landscape but 🤷
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Kodak Vision3 500T
#believeinfilm
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The mountains in Taiwan never cease to blow my mind. They are rugged, dense, and I always think that it's wild that people have not only explored them, but have made livelihoods within them.
Not the best lens to do landscape but 🤷
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Kodak Vision3 500T
#believeinfilm
Not the best lens to do landscape but 🤷
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Kodak Vision3 500T
#believeinfilm
I think this is a silkworm moth of some sort, but not totally sure. Shot at a campsite bathroom in Smangus, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50MM 3.5 Macro
Kodak Vision3 - 500T
#believeinfilm
Olympus OM40 - 50MM 3.5 Macro
Kodak Vision3 - 500T
#believeinfilm
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I think this is a silkworm moth of some sort, but not totally sure. Shot at a campsite bathroom in Smangus, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50MM 3.5 Macro
Kodak Vision3 - 500T
#believeinfilm
Olympus OM40 - 50MM 3.5 Macro
Kodak Vision3 - 500T
#believeinfilm
Shulintou Night Market fried chicken guy taking a break. Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Shulintou Night Market fried chicken guy taking a break. Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
This grass (I think it's grass?) was hanging over the road (and my head) as I left the Goose Mountain hiking trail in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
October 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This grass (I think it's grass?) was hanging over the road (and my head) as I left the Goose Mountain hiking trail in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
Somewhere near the Yulao Lookout deep in Hsinchu County.
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
October 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Somewhere near the Yulao Lookout deep in Hsinchu County.
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
I love taking photos of moths. Campsites in Taiwan almost always have bathrooms with bright lights and white plastic walls - perfect for finding moths.
Here's what I think is a Cyana sp. moth from Smangus.
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 macro
Kodak Vision3 - 500T
#believeinfilm
Here's what I think is a Cyana sp. moth from Smangus.
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 macro
Kodak Vision3 - 500T
#believeinfilm
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I love taking photos of moths. Campsites in Taiwan almost always have bathrooms with bright lights and white plastic walls - perfect for finding moths.
Here's what I think is a Cyana sp. moth from Smangus.
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 macro
Kodak Vision3 - 500T
#believeinfilm
Here's what I think is a Cyana sp. moth from Smangus.
Olympus OM40 - Zuiko 50mm 3.5 macro
Kodak Vision3 - 500T
#believeinfilm
Up next, in contention for the greatest view while doing your business, this squatter toilet on the trail to the Smangus old growth forest in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
October 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Up next, in contention for the greatest view while doing your business, this squatter toilet on the trail to the Smangus old growth forest in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
This hike was too dark for most pictures, but there was a clearing and I had to snag a photo of these pine needles with Five Finger Mountain in the background. This was on the hike up Goose Mountain in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This hike was too dark for most pictures, but there was a clearing and I had to snag a photo of these pine needles with Five Finger Mountain in the background. This was on the hike up Goose Mountain in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
A lovely little moth buddy I found on the hike to the Smangus old growth forest in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A lovely little moth buddy I found on the hike to the Smangus old growth forest in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm #OMsystem
Driving through the fog up near the Yulao Lookout deep in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
October 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Driving through the fog up near the Yulao Lookout deep in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
Olympus OM40 - 50mm 3.5 Macro
Fuji Superia 400
#believeinfilm
Just got 3 rolls of film scans sent to me 3 days earlier than expected!
The #OMsystem #Zuiko 50mm 3.5 macro lens absolutely rules when used as a macro, hit or miss for landscape, and decent for portrait shots. I'm stoked to share more, but it's late.
Here's a beetle for now.
Fujicolor Superia 400
The #OMsystem #Zuiko 50mm 3.5 macro lens absolutely rules when used as a macro, hit or miss for landscape, and decent for portrait shots. I'm stoked to share more, but it's late.
Here's a beetle for now.
Fujicolor Superia 400
October 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It's been raining for 72 hours straight.
I think I've had enough rain now, Monsoon-Tropical-Storm-Freak.
The rain totals in northern Taiwan are silly.
I think I've had enough rain now, Monsoon-Tropical-Storm-Freak.
The rain totals in northern Taiwan are silly.
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It's been raining for 72 hours straight.
I think I've had enough rain now, Monsoon-Tropical-Storm-Freak.
The rain totals in northern Taiwan are silly.
I think I've had enough rain now, Monsoon-Tropical-Storm-Freak.
The rain totals in northern Taiwan are silly.
Could've used this yesterday maybe lol.
It's still wild out there but not any more than yesterday imo.
It's still wild out there but not any more than yesterday imo.
October 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Could've used this yesterday maybe lol.
It's still wild out there but not any more than yesterday imo.
It's still wild out there but not any more than yesterday imo.
The trail was pretty much all up. Ferns and cedar galore. LUSH
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The trail was pretty much all up. Ferns and cedar galore. LUSH
Went to hike Goose Mountain 鵝公髻山.
Didn't finish because we got a late start, but I'll be back maybe next weekend.
You can see the backside of Five Finger Mountain in this photo and beyond that is Hsinchu and the ocean.
Magical place only about an hour away.
Didn't finish because we got a late start, but I'll be back maybe next weekend.
You can see the backside of Five Finger Mountain in this photo and beyond that is Hsinchu and the ocean.
Magical place only about an hour away.
October 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Went to hike Goose Mountain 鵝公髻山.
Didn't finish because we got a late start, but I'll be back maybe next weekend.
You can see the backside of Five Finger Mountain in this photo and beyond that is Hsinchu and the ocean.
Magical place only about an hour away.
Didn't finish because we got a late start, but I'll be back maybe next weekend.
You can see the backside of Five Finger Mountain in this photo and beyond that is Hsinchu and the ocean.
Magical place only about an hour away.
Omg, I might wear pants next Monday.
October 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Omg, I might wear pants next Monday.
SO took this photo of me nearby one of the hundred (or more) trees that were strewn across the valley. It appears that most of the damage was done during a typhoon in 2024.
October 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
SO took this photo of me nearby one of the hundred (or more) trees that were strewn across the valley. It appears that most of the damage was done during a typhoon in 2024.
Some shots from Nanliao at the Hsinchu International Kite Festival.
📷 Olympus OM40, 50MM 3.5 macro
🎞️ Kodak Color Plus 200
#film #photography
📷 Olympus OM40, 50MM 3.5 macro
🎞️ Kodak Color Plus 200
#film #photography
October 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Some shots from Nanliao at the Hsinchu International Kite Festival.
📷 Olympus OM40, 50MM 3.5 macro
🎞️ Kodak Color Plus 200
#film #photography
📷 Olympus OM40, 50MM 3.5 macro
🎞️ Kodak Color Plus 200
#film #photography
I shot almost all my photos on film, so I'll have to see if they turned out okay in a week or two after they get developed.
Until then, here's a photo of my recovering from a cold SO, exhausted after a grueling 4.5 hour drive, sleeping for 6 hours in a tent, and hiking for 2.5 hours.
Until then, here's a photo of my recovering from a cold SO, exhausted after a grueling 4.5 hour drive, sleeping for 6 hours in a tent, and hiking for 2.5 hours.
October 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I shot almost all my photos on film, so I'll have to see if they turned out okay in a week or two after they get developed.
Until then, here's a photo of my recovering from a cold SO, exhausted after a grueling 4.5 hour drive, sleeping for 6 hours in a tent, and hiking for 2.5 hours.
Until then, here's a photo of my recovering from a cold SO, exhausted after a grueling 4.5 hour drive, sleeping for 6 hours in a tent, and hiking for 2.5 hours.
Finally back after a 4 hour scooter drive from Smangus. Man, that place is so remote.
It also got hit really really hard by the typhoon rain I think. So many really old trees were completely washed out. This clearing used to be forested from what I remember. The oldest ones are still there though.
It also got hit really really hard by the typhoon rain I think. So many really old trees were completely washed out. This clearing used to be forested from what I remember. The oldest ones are still there though.
October 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Finally back after a 4 hour scooter drive from Smangus. Man, that place is so remote.
It also got hit really really hard by the typhoon rain I think. So many really old trees were completely washed out. This clearing used to be forested from what I remember. The oldest ones are still there though.
It also got hit really really hard by the typhoon rain I think. So many really old trees were completely washed out. This clearing used to be forested from what I remember. The oldest ones are still there though.
Magaw sausage and millet donut is the lunch of champions before a pretty grueling stretch of road before Smangus.
October 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Magaw sausage and millet donut is the lunch of champions before a pretty grueling stretch of road before Smangus.
October 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM