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Minghua Nie

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~~ imagination rides on a whim ~~
Scientist, photographer, observer.
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Big Fish by @minghuanie

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9 days ago

Delfines del Mar de Cortés by @minghuanie

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15 days ago

Daily sketch exercises

The first five exercises were copies of work by @startwithasquiggle (Laurie King).

Exercises 5-10 were based on photos I took. These illustrations help me to re-live the experiences that have been shelved in my photo archives.

Zona marina Bahía de Los Ángeles, canales de Ballenas y de Salsipuede

Valle de Los Cirios

Zona marina Bahía de Los Ángeles, canales de Ballenas y de Salsipuede

Harvest moon. Torrey Pines. 9/21/2021

Positano, Italy. April 16, 2021.

Spiaggia de Positano Marina Grande. April 16, 2022. by @minghuanie

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18 days ago

Come along for the ride, if you like.
Bahía de Los Ángeles #whaleshark #tiburonballena by @minghuanie

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a month ago

Thanks to @hiimjoe88 for inspiration by @minghuanie

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2 months ago

August moon setting over the Pacific Ocean by @minghuanie

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2 months ago

Sturgeon moon by @minghuanie

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2 months ago

Vicissitudes by @minghuanie

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6 months ago

myumwelt.com/fish-names/

Fish Names

How many colors in a rainbow?
As many as you can name.
How many fish in the ocean?
How many names?

I learned fish names from sushi menus,
fish names from endangered species lists,
names from aquariums,
from museums.

One day, I learned to swim in the ocean.
I learn fish names; I learn my fish.
The names tangle into a net:
A tuna is a mackerel.
An orca is a dolphin.
A dolphin is a whale.
A sheephead is a she, then a he.
A sargo grunts like a pig, but isn’t called one.

Looking down cerulean, prussian, ultramarine,
Twinkles and flickers rush and thrush
—A university of fish!
Are they
Anchovies, herrings, smelts, sardines?
Or
Dazzles, dream, flow, phantom, speed, allure …
Out of one dimension into another. Then,

Vanished, before
I could name them.
The ocean is so dark.

10.8.2025 by @minghuanie

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a year ago

Inspired by @_agnesc by @minghuanie

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a year ago

Join the dance party. Turn up the music! by @minghuanie

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a year ago

Inspired by Richard Powers’s book “Playground.” by @minghuanie

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a year ago