Brian Hampton

@ionurchin
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I used to focus on proteomics in a biomedical research lab. Now my interest is #photography, an endeavor that I put aside since my early years when I used my Dad's Exacta VX that he bought in the 1950's.

I like surf fishing and kite flying on the Outer Banks, cycling, cappuccino, nature photography, biology and looking up at the night sky.

GitHubhttps://github.com/ionurchin
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@RiversideBryan Very cool light on the water.

Friday evening the moon was ~78% illuminated. There was plenty of daylight left and no clouds! These are about the only conditions when I can get a good image of the moon.

Converted to monochrome, then cropped it because even at 600mm the moon is not so big in the photo as my eyes would lead me to believe it would be when looking at it directly.

📅 February 27, 2026
📅 Nikon D750, Tamron 150-600 mm, ISO 200, 600 mm, -1.3 EV, f8, 1/640 sec

#photography #moon #nikon

A small flock of Cedar Waxwings came to our old apple trees to eat some softened apples that stayed on the trees all winter long.

📅 February 28, 2026
📷 Nikon D750, Tamron 150-600mm, ISO 200, 600mm, 1EV, 1/60sec f8

#birds #naturephotography #nikon #winter

A board-walk across part of 'Hannah's Meadow', in Baldersdale, Co Durham. Managed by the Durham Wildlife Trust, this upland hay meadow and grazing pasture is part of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The pasture was once owned and farmed by Hannah Hauxwell, who lived alone at Low Birk Hatt Farm without the luxury of electricity and running water. After featuring in a TV documentary about her harsh living conditions during the winter months, Hannah became something of a celebrity.
#england #pennines #durham #countryside #monochrome #photography

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, DC. December, 2022.

📷 iPhone 14 Pro
🎞 6 mm – 1/40″ – f/1.8 – ISO 400
🔗 https://www.allencompassingtrip.com/4176/theodore-roosevelt-island?utm_campaign=random-landscapes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Mastodon

#Landscapes #Photography

Foggy morning on the Outer Banks.
📅 May 2018

#SilentSunday

There is a still beauty in a bleak autumn morning.

📷 Nikon D750, Tamron 150-600mm, ISO 1600, 600mm, F16, 125s
📅 November 22, 2025

#Nikon #landscape #photography #blackandwhite #TMaxSimulation #fall

The warm glow of a fall afternoon casts the shadow of a tree on the cliff face along the C&O Canal tow path.

#SilentSunday #photography #Nikon #fall #landsscape

TBT 13 years ago I was taking a watercolor workshop in Maine and saw these boats at anchor on a morning walk.

#fog #tbt #boats #maine #sailboats #landscapephotography #stillness #rockport #artistinportugal #jonathankeeton