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Posts by Herman Gilman

Iconic portrait of Yosemite Falls

Iconic portrait of Yosemite Falls

October illustrates the scarcity of water flow

October illustrates the scarcity of water flow

Over the edge

Over the edge

Channeling my best Yosemite Falls #Edge moment from my Nikon D-3300 in October 2018 for today’s #BlueSkyArtShow

#Yosemite
#waterfalls
#landscapephotography
#nature
#photography

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Egret

Egret

Roseseate Spoonbill

Roseseate Spoonbill

Mix & Match

Mix & Match

Great White Egret

Great White Egret

The sanctity of stillness projects an aura of nature unmatched within the human consciousness. #Birdoftheday projects #Reflection of the Egret & Roseate Spoonbill.

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A full bloom & to the right, one yet to bloom

A full bloom & to the right, one yet to bloom

The beauty of a rose in spring.

#nature
#naturephotography
#roses
#flowers
#photography

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Cherry blossoms & the Chinese Pavillion

Cherry blossoms & the Chinese Pavillion

Chinese Pavillon on Blue Heron Lake.

Chinese Pavillon on Blue Heron Lake.

Serenity on an overcast day

Serenity on an overcast day

The photographer at work

The photographer at work

Within the intensity & density of a heavily populated metropolis as the San Francisco Bay area, are many oases of serenity. Captured by my Nikon D-3300 & iPhone 12 mini, is the Chinese Pavilion at Blue Heron Lake in Golden Gate Park

#landscapephotography
#goldengatepark
#photography
#spring

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Beautiful lady bug & yes…producing magic.

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Quiet, Serene

Quiet, Serene

Rock on!

Rock on!

Low tide

Low tide

Samish Bay, just south of Bellingham, Washington. The shallow mud flats are oyster beds, plus plenty of clams & mussels along the shoreline.
Off in the distance are the San Juan Islands, beyond that, Canada.

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Springtime blooms

Springtime blooms

Amazing how these tulip flowers open

Amazing how these tulip flowers open

Soft focus yields great perspective

Soft focus yields great perspective

Tulips may be Dutch in origin, but the folks in Skagit Valley, Washington (who came from Holland), have done a masterful job of planting & preserving.

Tulips may be Dutch in origin, but the folks in Skagit Valley, Washington (who came from Holland), have done a masterful job of planting & preserving.

A couple of tulip photos i captured on my Nikon D-3300 in Skagit County, Washington earlier this afternoon.

#flowers
#tulips
#flowerphotography
#photography

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View of Mount St. Helens from Silver Lake

View of Mount St. Helens from Silver Lake

View of Mt. St. Helens from Coldwater Scientific Learning Center

View of Mt. St. Helens from Coldwater Scientific Learning Center

Looking at the new dome built after the 1980 eruption blew out the symmetrical peak

Looking at the new dome built after the 1980 eruption blew out the symmetrical peak

Mount Adams, a dormant volcano off to the southeast of Mount St.  Helens

Mount Adams, a dormant volcano off to the southeast of Mount St. Helens

Happy #MountainMonday
Mount St. Helens in all its springtime glory. New dome built over last 46 years following the May 18th eruption.
#nature
#mountains
#landscapephotograpy
#volcano

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My Amarhyllis comes through for Easter

My Amarhyllis comes through for Easter

One of four blooms on my Amarhyllis on Easter morning, 2026

#amarhyllis
#easter
#flowers
#blooms
#photography
#indoorplants

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Texture of old logs on the beach shaped over time by wind & waves.

Texture of old logs on the beach shaped over time by wind & waves.

Driftwood on a beach along the Pacific Ocean at Klaloch is a perfect interpretation of #Openings for the #BlueSkyArtShow

#landscapephotography
#geology
#nature
#naturephotography

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It isn’t. One of my favorite places in the Pacific Northwest.

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Definitive statement

Definitive statement

The medium is the message

The medium is the message

Loud & clear

Loud & clear

Love those butterflies

Love those butterflies

A few creative signs from the Seattle, Washington #NoKings rally & march yesterday from Cal Anderson Park to the Seattle Center. Over 90,000 marched through downtown #Seattle on March 28, 2026.

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Young women making a statement

Young women making a statement

Creative signs

Creative signs

Packed crowd at Cal Anderson Park

Packed crowd at Cal Anderson Park

Tens of thousands march into downtown Seattle

Tens of thousands march into downtown Seattle

More of #NoKings in Seattle. People came with their signs, their spirit & tens of thousands of a multi-racial coalition marched from Seattle Central College to the Seattle Center in No Kings Day 3.

#Seattle

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Two of many neighbors i joined on the Seattle march

Two of many neighbors i joined on the Seattle march

The people were many, the signs were many

The people were many, the signs were many

Senior moments

Senior moments

Seattle strong!

Seattle strong!

#NoKings in Seattle today. Tens of thousands turned out at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill, site of the 2020 CHOP occupation.
Lots of conversation & we are ready for #BlueWave2026. Lots of #Background material for a desktop image.

#seattle
#affordability
#photography
#BlueSkyArtShow

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Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah

Close up view

Close up view

Pine Tree Arch, Arches National Park

Pine Tree Arch, Arches National Park

Natural Bridge, Bryce Canyon National Park

Natural Bridge, Bryce Canyon National Park

Geological Arches. 65 million years in the making. As humans in the 21st Century, we are a mere speck in time. They’ve survived wars, famine, meteors. Natural beauty & awe overwhelm you.
Images captured on my Nikon D-3300 in May, 2025
#geology
#landscapephotography
#nationalparks
#arches

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Abby, the 3-day old kid

Abby, the 3-day old kid

Abby & her mom Hana.

Abby & her mom Hana.

Animals cease to amaze me. My neighbor went to Spain for 2 weeks & told me, “feed my 2 goats”. On Sunday, The doe gave birth to a female kid. This is Abby, at 3 days old. Amazing how energetic, walking, jumping, this little kid is.

#goat
#urbanliving
#seattle
#nature
#photography

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View from the outside

View from the outside

View from street level

View from street level

Inside the arch

Inside the arch

Symmetric view

Symmetric view

Urban architecture, St. Louis style. Many visitors frequent the Gateway Arch, but i would venture to guess, no 2 photos of it look alike.

#urbanarchitecture
#nationalparks
#saintlouis
#urbanphotography
#missourihistory

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Igneous rock

Igneous rock

Black dacite

Black dacite

Lighter Dacite

Lighter Dacite

Revisiting my journey to Lassen Volcanic National Park in Oct. 2018 for the #BlueSkyArtShow. During 1914 & 1915 volcanic eruptions up to 30,000 feet high threw large boulders a great distance & now #stone for us to observe. Nikon D-3300 photos

#volcano
#geology
#landscapephotography
#nationalparks

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Tulip tree

Tulip tree

Spring daffodils

Spring daffodils

Hyacinths

Hyacinths

Hyacinths & daffodils

Hyacinths & daffodils

Spring is a time for regeneration & re-birth from the dormancy of winter. Fresh fragrant smells of fruit tree blossoms, daffodils and hyacinths rising out of the ground to show off their color.

#spring
#photography
#nature
#landscapephotography
#daffodils
#tuliptree

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Another gorgeous post on this first day of spring

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I was a union organizer in the public sector for 28 years. My goal was to build a multi-racial, workplace representative organizing committee, made up of women & men. Strategies & decisions by consensus. It’s how you build worker power, not one man on a pedestal.

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Migratory in Florida from October to March

Migratory in Florida from October to March

White Pelican

White Pelican

Birds of a feather flock together

Birds of a feather flock together

For the longest time, i had only observed brown pelicans. Seen them in Puerto Penasco, Mexico, Channel Islands, California, Jacksonville, Florida. Then this past week, i saw white pelicans, in Indian Springs, Florida. My Nikon D-3300 photographed them.
#birds
#shorebirds
#birdphotograpy
#wildlife

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Laughing kookabura

Laughing kookabura

So for those of you who have never seen one, this is a “laughing kookabura”. Also known as an Australian kingfisher.

#birds
#birdphotography
#australianbirds
#naturephotography
#wildlifephotography

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The view from across the water at the Twin Towers World Trade Center in Manhattan.  Solemn commemoration of the 9/11 tragedy

The view from across the water at the Twin Towers World Trade Center in Manhattan. Solemn commemoration of the 9/11 tragedy

#Horizontal is the 9/11 Memorial at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey for today’s #BlueSkyArtShow. Taken with my Nikon D-3300.

#photography
#worldtradecenter
#9/11memorial
#monuments
#landscapephotography
#newjersey

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Soleduc Falls is #Flowing in Olympic National Park for the #BlueSkyArtShow. Taken with my Sony video camera, July 12, 2024.

#waterfall
#nationalpark
#photography
#landscapephotography
#nature

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A gull on a rock at Niagara Falls, Canada

A gull on a rock at Niagara Falls, Canada

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush for the #BlueSkyArtShow as the backdrop to the #flowing waterfall at Niagara Falls, Canada.

#birds
#photogrsohy
#landscape
#waterfall
#landscapephotography
#nature

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White gypsum sand dunes with San Andreas Mountains in background

White gypsum sand dunes with San Andreas Mountains in background

February 2026 version. White Sands National Park #NationalParks

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So profound a statement.

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Great Egret beats the heat in Phoenix

Great Egret beats the heat in Phoenix

Cormorant at Papago Park

Cormorant at Papago Park

Great Egret on the rock

Great Egret on the rock

Papago Park

Papago Park

Birding anyone? Papago Park, Phoenix. 91 degrees in the shade. Great Egret & Cormorants. Friday funday.

#birds
#birdphotography
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#nature
#naturephotography
#phoenix

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