Sunrise Over Low Tide at the Saltmarsh

This is another one of my dog's 5am "I need to go out" consolation prizes. It was taken about 35 minutes after this one: https://pixelfed.social/p/tcgoetz/963033639873957322

'Nur ein bisschen' #FotoVorschlag - Just a little sun

Taken on 2026-05-19 05:39:18 with Fuji 16-55mm F2.8 on Fuji X-H2 with exposure 1/40s @ f/22 @ 16mm @ 400 ISO

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Wild Horse of Shackleford Banks, part of Cape Lookout National Seashore
Shackleford Banks, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

'Pferde' #FotoVorschlag

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/34.683499445/-76.6434438883333

Taken on 2025-03-15 12:26:07 with Fuji 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 on Fuji X-H2 with exposure 1/350s @ f/5.6 @ 134.5mm @ 160 ISO

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shackleford_Banks

A previous post with a different banker horse: https://pixelfed.social/p/tcgoetz/807569758050914926

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My Great Grandfather's Camera - They bought this on a trip back to Germany to see the family in the 50s. I have lots of slides and film that my great grand parents took with this camera.

'Retro' #FotoVorschlag

Taken on 2026-05-22 10:16:02 with EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM on Canon R7 with exposure 4/5s @ f/8 @ 100mm @ 100 ISO

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Gerbera daisy

Flower in a vase on my kitchen table. Setup the tripod on the table.

Taken on 2026-05-13 09:54:59 with EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM on Canon R7 with exposure 13/10s @ f/8 @ 100mm @ 200 ISO

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Twenty Minutes Before Sunrise and Low tide at the Saltmarsh
Mark's Cove, Wareham, Massachusetts, United States

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/41.7365811116667/-70.7314888883333

Taken on 2026-05-19 05:05:05 with Fuji 16-55mm F2.8 on Fuji X-H2 with exposure 1/55s @ f/8 @ 16mm @ 1600 ISO

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Spring Morning on Mark's Cove - Saltmarsh at half tide
Mark's Cove, Wareham, Massachusetts, United States

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/41.736550865/-70.7317121616667

Taken on 2026-05-17 05:41:07 with Fuji 16-55mm F2.8 on Fuji X-H2 with exposure 1/50s @ f/11 @ 16mm @ 400 ISO

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Sunset Under Marc Basnight Bridge
Pea Island National Wildlife Ref, Dare County, North Carolina, United States

I previously posted this version of the scene: https://pixelfed.social/p/tcgoetz/948550592331143378

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/35.7721131666667/-75.52859025

Taken on 2026-04-10 19:28:47 with Fuji 16-55mm F2.8 on Fuji X-H2 with exposure 1/60s @ f/22 @ 31.1mm @ 400 ISO

This looked like a pretty good spot when I was planning the outing with Photographers Ephemeris. I think it worked out pretty well.

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'Unter der Brücke' #FotoVorschlag

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Variegated Hosta Leaf Close Up

Taken on 2026-05-11 16:48:05 with EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM on Canon R7 with exposure 1/160s @ f/5.6 @ 100mm @ 400 ISO

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Carpenter Ant Art - Insects weakened this large oak tree until it broke.
Wareham, Massachusetts, United States

Taken on 2026-05-02 12:17:58 with EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM on Canon R7 with exposure 1/125s @ f/8 @ 100mm @ 200 ISO from a tripod

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Some images are not just about what you see—but about the journey behind them.

This one was captured by my wife during a long, warm 25-kilometer walk across the Mookerheide near Nijmegen. Armed with her Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 100–400mm, and a small backpack with just the essentials, she spent the day finding her own way in the field. I carried the heavier load—12.5 kg of gear—and together we climbed several steep inclines under the summer sun. By the end, “tired” doesn’t quite cover it.

And somewhere along that journey, she found this: Polygonia c-album, known in Dutch as the gehakkelde aurelia, or in English, the comma butterfly. Named after the small white comma-shaped marking on the underside of its wings, this species is a master of camouflage—often resembling a dead leaf when at rest.

I gave her complete freedom on this one. No intervention, no correction in the moment. Just: observe, try, and we’ll review later.

Back home, we looked at the image together. It works—beautiful subject, strong moment. And just as important, it carries the kind of lessons every photographer learns to see over time: a wing intersecting the eye, a slightly busy foreground, and challenging light. Not flaws to dismiss the image, but signs of growth—of learning to truly observe, to refine, and to recognize what makes an image stronger.

Growth lives in both the success and the imperfection.

And after all that? A well-earned rest and a wonderful dinner at ’t Zwaantje—highly recommended, even for vegan photographers like us.

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