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🌕 THE HUNTER'S MOON

A Sony Alpha ambassador once told me I needed to learn image stacking, criticized me for making videos for views, and dismissed me as an amateur instead of a real artist.

The funny part is, I’ve posted photographs long before this one.

I simply refuse to believe that every image needs to be built around somebody else’s rules for what makes it valid.

No stacking. No tracking. No chasing a version of perfection that leaves no room for instinct.

Just the Hunter’s Moon suspended above a sea of violet, framed the way I wanted to see it.

I know the techniques. I see the value in them. But using every possible tool to force an image into technical perfection is not the only path to making something meaningful.

And choosing not to do that does not make the work less real.

The Moon isn’t centered.
The sky takes up more space than some people would allow.
The frame doesn’t beg for approval.

That’s the point.

Not every photograph needs to be engineered into submission.

Some images are allowed to breathe.
Some compositions are allowed to feel personal.
Some art is allowed to exist without asking permission from people who confuse technical control with vision.

I’ve seen artists use every edge at their disposal and still create something empty.

And I’ve seen a single honest frame say more than all of it.

I’ll take honesty over perfection every time. 🌌

🌕 Hunter’s Moon | October 25, 2026

🎶 Circles (Experience) — @ludovico_einaudi | Greta Svabo Bech

📸 Sony a7R III
🔭 Sony FE 400–800mm F6.3–8 G OSS
⚙️ 400mm | f/8 | 1/320 sec | ISO 1250
📐 5304 × 7426 | 39 MP
🎨 Adobe Lightroom Classic

@sonyalpha @sonyimages @lightroom

#SonyAlpha #nasa #MadeWithLightroom #Astrophotography #HuntersMoon

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2027 CA State Parks Lifeguard Tryouts!!
San Diego Coast District

Sat Feb 27th, 2027
9:00 AM
Cardiff State Beach Tower 11

** Location Subject to change due to beach conditions **

More Info Visit : www.parks.ca.gov/aquaticsafety

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Your birth month, your California State Park!🌲✨

Which one are you? Leave us a comment below.

Swipe to find your month and plan your next visit at
parks.ca.gov/Find-A-Park 💚

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Checking out the parking lot situation at Slamarack before a nice little “golden hour” surfy surf.
@brodealsurf
#castatebeach #tamarack #slamarack #elniño #coastalerosion

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Going in for one!

@castateparks @castateparkssd

#swiftwater #fyp #sandiego #statepark #carlsbad

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Summer at the Los Peñasquitos Ranch House on medium format

📸 | Mamiya RB 67
🎞️ | Kodak Ektar 100

#mamiyarb67 #mamiyamagazine #ektar100 #mediumformatphotography

Medium Format Photography, 120 Film, 120 Film Photography, Analog Photography, Analog Camera, Film Camera, Film Photography, Medium Format Camera, Film Photographer

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Never a dull moment at Tamarack Beach

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✨ Meet the small but mighty Binational of California–San Diego team behind so much of the work you see through the South Bay Community Coalition!

💙 Melissa Paez—our fearless Program Director
🌟 Julyen Ecoffey—Community Outreach and Program Development Coordinator
🧭 Justin Ecoffey—keeping everything moving through logistics and project management
🎨 Edgar Sanchez—our CERC team member and special-activities champion

We believe imagination and whimsy help students discover that learning can be fun, exciting, and connected to the world around them. We want to give families hope—not only through words, but by connecting them with tools, resources, and opportunities that help them grow.

And we absolutely love our partnerships with community schools and organizations, because when we all bring our strengths together, dreams stop feeling impossible. They become plans—and then we make them happen! 💫

#BinationalCaliforniaSD #SouthBayCommunity #communityimpact

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Join us at Monument Mesa on Saturday, October 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This place is part of Friendship Park’s story, and its future should be shaped by the people who care about it. Walk the site, learn about California State Parks’ plans, and share what you’d like to see at Monument Mesa. Lunch will be provided for registered participants.

The event is free, and advance registration is required. Link in bio.

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This is an exercise in lost and found edges and these tide pools, the colors in the rocks and water were like turquoise gemstones. They were so fun to explore and paint.

The water is reflecting the sky above, but you can still see into the shallow water pools sitting on these flat faceted rocks.

This day was about observation and exploration. 🙌💕

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Okayyy Carlsbad… you WIN. 😮‍💨🌊🔥☀️🏖️✨🤌🏼😍

Beach bum paradise. PERIOD. 😎🌴🌊💙🙌🏼

📍 Carlsbad State Park Campground 🌊🏕️

#CaliforniaCamping #BeachCamping #BeachBum #OceanView #TruckCamper

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Today is the 59th Annual California Native American Day! California State Parks recognizes and honors the approximately 168 California Native American tribes who have stewarded the air, lands and waters of what is now the State of California since time immemorial. We are honored to work with California Native American tribes throughout the state to protect natural and cultural resource and provide access to Native American traditional territories to ensure the continuation of cultural practices within state parks.

To learn more about this year’s California Native American Day event in Sacramento, visit californianativeamericanday.com.

📷 A person plays a flute surrounded by Northern Valley Yokuts Tribe members and State Park staff at Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area
📷 Yurok Tribe Exhibit at Humboldt Lagoons State Park
📷 Kumeyaay Nation Plaque at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

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