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Hey everyone,

​I spent some time at a park and managed to grab a couple of shots of this beautiful visitor. It looks like an Allen's or Rufous hummingbird, and it was absolutely loving the purple butterfly bushes.

​1: Love how the light caught its orange feathers right as it was moving in for a sip.

​2: A slightly different angle showing the iridescent greens on its back as it hovered.

​These birds never stand still for long, so I was thrilled to catch them mid-flight with decent clarity. Let me know what you think, or if you have a positive ID on whether it's an Allen's or a Rufous!

Caught this little guy at the park checking out the aloe

Hey everyone, sharing a shot I took earlier today.

I wanted to step away from standard, vibrant nature shots and experiment with a warmer, more cinematic, and slightly moody color palette by crushing the shadows and desaturating the greens. I really liked how the afternoon light caught the translucent orange in the wings, but I’d love some honest critiques on the composition and color grading. Does the earthy, desaturated mood work for a wildlife shot like this, or does the busy background bokeh detract too much from the butterfly? Let me know what you think!

I get nervous taking photos in public especially of people much rather shoot wildlife or flowers they don't ask me what I'm doing lol

Was digitizing my old 35mm negatives and came across this classic nostalgia

Shot using my fujifilm xh1 and my 500mm minolta f8 handheld and processed on lightroom how'd i do?

First time shooting surfers 🏄‍♂️

I wanted to try a more dramatic, warm tone for this portrait instead of the usual bright and airy pet photo look. I cropped it tightly to really focus on Carlitos' expression (and that tongue!).

​As an amateur, I’m still trying to nail the white balance and texture when editing fur. Would love to hear your critiques on the contrast and overall composition!

Sony a7ii and Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8

Found an old 35mm film negative from our family trip to Universal Studios in the 90s and just finished digitizing it. It’s wild looking at this now—the classic wooden Jurassic Park gates and the iconic green-and-yellow Explorer car are completely gone today, replaced by the modern Jurassic World layout. Glad I was able to rescue this little piece of theme park history!

Maverick would be proud.

Fujifilm x-h1

Minolta AF Reflex 500mm f/8

Lens connected to sony a adapter to nikon f connected to a Zhongyi Lens Turbo II.

My dad was cleaning out our old storage space today and found an absolute core memory: my vintage "Animal Actors' Stage" hat from Universal Studios!

For those who remember the old live show, I was actually picked from the audience to be a volunteer on stage when I was about 8 years old back in 1998, and they handed me this hat as a thank-you. Because it was earned rather than bought at a gift shop, it’s always been incredibly special to me.

I'm just so glad it survived and that the colors on the animal graphic are still completely vibrant. It's a total late-90s time capsule before they re-themed the show to Animal Planet Live in 2001.

Did anyone else ever get picked to go on stage for this show back in the day? What was your segment?

A routine walk, interrupted by the sheer scale of the afternoon sky.

Shot on fujifilm x-t1 and Nikkor 105mm f/2.5

Shot using fujifilm x-t1 and 90mm Tamron lens using a adapter. Edited in lightroom.

The umber skipper was being courted by a male buzzing around her and cloudless Sulphur butterfly was trying it best to hide from me 😊