Weekly Fifty — Exploring the wonders of creation through a 50mm lens…and other lenses too. Exploring the wonders of creation through a 50mm lens...and other lenses too.

I just hit the 13-year mark of doing my weekly photo blog, and have no plans to stop :) It has helped me learn so much about photography, and yet, I feel like I’m jus getting started. weeklyfifty.com #photography #nikon #macrophotography #DSLR

Photo of a bluejay bird perched on a curved wrought iron bar.

We get bluejays around our #Arlington, #Virginia home most of the year, with this #blue critter photo'd in June 2024 for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Photo of an adult great egret with its wings open, and a chick in a nest.

This great egret is going nowhere with its #WingsOpenNotFlying for today's #BirdOfTheDay. The chick seems amused. Photo'd Apr 2025 at Wakodahatchee Wetlands park in #Florida.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

Photo of a female red wing blackbird, actually colored brown and white, perched on a straw stalk.

This female red wing blackbird is #speckled rather than black and red like its male counterpart, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd yesterday at Huntley Meadows Park in #Virginia.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials

Some Time Back...CXLVII
#Canon #CanonT3i #Camera #Cameras #DSLR #Photo #Photos #Photography #Picture #Pictures
#NY #NYC #NewYork #NewYorkCity

Photo of a great egret chick looking up with an open beak.

This little guy, a great egret chick at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in #Florida photo'd in Apr 2025, has a wide #OpenBeak to qualify for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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#photography #cats #dslr #bsky

Photo of two anhinga birds with wings extended perched in a tree.

It's #Twosday, per @robcrank68.bsky.social, so here's a pair of anhingas photo'd Apr 2025 at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in #Florida.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Photo of an eastern bluebird perched on top of a bare stalk.

This eastern bluebird, photo'd in Jan 2025 at Huntley Meadows in #Virginia, qualifies as #tricolour for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

the wild flowers are here
☆ olympus e300 (2004) #digicam #digitalphotography #olympus #evolt #digitalcamera #dslr

Photo of two goldfinch birds perched on a black lamp post.

Need to use the alt theme of #Finches, in this case the gold variety, for #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Sept 2025 at our home in #Arlington, #Virginia

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Thaw of 2026

Part 3: Meltdown mode

#photography | #dslr | #walking
(Light edits w/ Shotwell Viewer)

A bee on a yellow Oxalis pes-caprae flower, with nearby leaves likely belonging to a Tradescantia fluminensis.

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#photography #nature #flower #dslr #bsky

Monday: Zeiss Planar 85/1.4 ZE for $783, Aukey Power Bank, Pelican & PortaB bags, Nearity, Etc Power-up time once again at the Monday MEH daily deal with the Aukey Spark Mega 140W 27600mAh Ultra-Fast Charging Power Bank going for $50 plus shipping! LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals and it’s Z-ICE Z-ICE BABY time! + ZEISS Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE Lens for Canon EF for $783 + the Nikon F is not part of the daily deal (currently $999) + Pelican AEGIS Protective Crossbody Sling Bag (Sand) for $30 + actual sea sand NOT included! + Portabrace CAR-3CAM Cargo Case Camera Edition (Black) for $159 + yes, we have a double BAG the BAGS day! + Savage Lithium Battery with Charger (230Wh) for $70 + Nearity C30R All-In-One 4K Conference Camera for $199 + FACT or FICTION? corporate offices now have a make-up room next to the conference room + GVM Teleprompter Travel Kit with 18.5″ Android All-in-One Monitor and Flight Case for $499 + no flash deal today

Monday: Zeiss Planar 85/1.4 ZE for $783, Aukey Power Bank, Pelican & PortaB bags, Nearity, Etc Power-up time once again at the Monday MEH daily deal with the Aukey Spark Mega 140W 27600mAh Ultr...

#daily #deals #dslr #deals #zeiss #canon #dSLR #gear #lens #deals #zeiss

Origin | Interest | Match

31 Mai 2024

#dmc #dmcthreads #dmcembroidery #fils #threads #broderie #embroidery #couleur #colors #photo #photographie #photography #appareilphoto #camera #reflex #dslr #sansretouche #pasderetouche #noretouching #nopostproduction

A photo of a Tradescantia Fluminensis flower.

A photo i took this morning of a Tradescantia Fluminensis flower🌼
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#photography #nature #flower #dslr #bsky

Photo of a dark-eyed junco bird on a tree branch.

This dark-eyed junco was #LookingAtMe in our #Arlington, #Virginia backyard last month for today's #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2026

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

*scratches arm and neck aggressively* you got any more of them exposures? I need a fix.

Just realized I have 3 cameras handy in my truck. (×2 35mm film) also my cellphone. I may have a problem.

#camera #slr #film #dslr #photography

A lemon covered in raindrops.

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#photography #nature #dslr #bsky

Photo of a male northern cardinal walking across matted grass on sand.

This northern cardinal is sort-of #grounded on sand and matted grass at Cape May, NJ in Nov. 2024 for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #CapeMay #JerseyShore #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Years ago Sony made what was essentially a DSLR sensor and lense that you could plug into your smartphone, turning it into a full DSLR camera.
Is there anything like that about today?

#askfedi #photography #dslr

A cat enjoying the first hints of spring!

A cat enjoying the first hints of spring!🐱
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#photography #cats #dslr #bsky #spring

Male and female wood storks with their nest in a tree.

With this wood stork #MarriedCouple (as in my marriage) the lady does most of the talking, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Apr. 2025 at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in south #Florida.
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

Photo of three lesser yellowleg birds standing and feeding in shallow water near the shore.

Where #LandMeetsWater you find these three lesser yellowlegs searching for food, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Nov. 2024 in Cape May, NJ.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #CapeMay #JerseyShore #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Photo of a western swamphen walking in a pond, with a reflection of the bird.

This western swamphen checks out its #reflections at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in south #Florida for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Apr. 2025.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited