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John Meyer

@johnme23.bsky.social

Retired wordsmith. Badlands rambler. Camera slinger. Reader of books and watcher of films. Graduate of the University of Texas. A deep blue resident of a deeply red state.

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John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 19h ago

Rooms above: cliffside ruins in SW Colorado #classicmono #eck #ancestralpuebloan #cliffdwellings #colorado #blackandwhite

Looking from below up to a sheer rock face with two tiers of ruins, built to conform to the shape of the cliff. The sandstone faces appear smooth and wavy, dished out in places. Canon 5DII, f/8, 56mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · yesterday

A great place to take a flying leap - but only if you have your wings on. Rock pinnacle next to the Hell's Backbone bridge, w. of Boulder, UT #rockintuesday #eck #utah #backcountry #byway #rockformation

A flat-topped rock pinnacle on the edge of a deep chasm overlooks rocky cliffs across the way, and a forested mountain slope beyond. Colorful aspens can be seen at upper right.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hell's Backbone from the thrilling dirt road drive on Boulder Mountain, Utah #mountainmonday #eck #utah #backroads #rockformation #landscapephotography

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John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 2d ago

Lots of blue sky on this day at Little Egypt #blueskymonday #eck #rockformation #erosion #geology #landscapephotography #utah #redrock #sandstone

Huge sandstone boulders in strange shapes populate a barren desert-like landscape. Several smaller boulders have fallen from their previous perches onto the mostly flat sandy surface below, while one vaguely hat-shaped boulder balances atop several others stacked beneath it. Canon 6D, f/11, 32mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 3d ago

Beginning of the end or end of the beginning? White Rock Lake bike path, Dallas, TX #stunday #eck #sunrise #skydrama #phonecam #deadtree

A complex, cloud-dappled sky of many colors above a gnarled, dead tree in silhouette. A treeline can be seen farther in the background, with the foreground mostly dark.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 3d ago

"That is not dead which can eternal lie and with strange aeons even death may die." - Abdul Alhazred #stunday #eck #blackandwhite #classicmono #badlands #newmexico #imageandverse #landscapephotography #rockformation

A huge mound-shaped structure of siltstone rises above a desert terrain sprinkled with fragmented ironstone pebbles. Ranging around the middle height of the mound are a series of incipient hoodoos, their caps and bases slowly emerging from the eroding mound. Additional formations can be seen at left. Canon 6D, f/8, 17mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 4d ago

Big mouth hoodoo: Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah wilderness, NW New Mexico #big #blueskyartshow #eck #landscapephotography #classicmono #wilderness #rockformation #hoodoo #newmexico #hiking

A pac-man-like hoodoo, mouth agape, rests atop a weathered slope of mudstone with erosion channels on either side. A taller pinnacle of silt and mudstone appears just to its left and behind, while another formation appears to the right in deep shadow. White clouds swirl around in the sky. Canon 6D, f8, 18mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 4d ago

A truly impressive cactus aggregate finds itself surrounded by friendly lechuguilla plants here in Big Bend Ranch State Park. #blueskyartshow #big #cactus #blackandwhite #eck #bigbendranch #statepark #texas

Spiky yucca plants encircle a huge clump of cactus on the desert floor.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 5d ago

First light: Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah wilderness, NW New Mexico #scape #eck #blackandwhite #classicmono #highcontrast #badlands #newmexico #wilderness #hiking #notrail #rockformation #erosion #geology

Stark shadow and harsh light on a rock formation against a clear sky, with a deeply eroded mound of siltstone in the background. Canon 5DII, f/11, 22mm

Anita Sagastegui Photography (she/her)@anitasagastegui.bsky.social · 5d ago

Shell Ridge, Dusk #IntentionalCameraMovement #Scape #Landscape #motion #blur #motionblur #nikon #WestCoastKin #photodaily #UnJourUnePhoto #fineartphotgraphy #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography

Intentional camera movement has left a soft vertical blur on this landscape of an open space. In the left bottom corner are streaks of purple from lupine, followed by tall grass interspersed with bluegrass. Further on is mustard flower, capped by oak in silhouette. All blurred.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 5d ago

Dawn: Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wash, NW New Mexico #scape #eck #badlands #newmexico #hiking #wilderness #landscapephotography #bluehour

At the blue hour before sunup, a dry wash populated by scrub brush emerges from vagueness into definition. Cracked mud banks at left slope down into the flat, light-colored drainage basin below. rounded hillocks of mudstone mark the horizon, above which a pink glow can be seen in the sky. A series of hoodoos can just be made out in the middle distance at right. Canon 5DII, f/11, 25mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 5d ago

Bluff in morning light - near Cortez, CO #scape #eck #landscapephotography #colorado #cortez #bluesky

Swirls of white, puffy cloud accent a deep blue sky over red sandstone cliffs showing complex sedimentation. Juniper trees are scattered about in the rocks and at the base of the cliffs.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 6d ago

Implied filth #urbangaze #eck #highcontrast #blackandwhite #infrastructure

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John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 6d ago

When the ranger says "look up!" #humansofbluesky #eck #arches #nationalpark #hiking #guidedtour #surprise #sandstone #erosion #geology

A park ranger surrounded by hikers in colorful clothing points to the sky. Behind and around the people, red rock canyon terrain encloses the scene.

Looking up, the view is dominated by an arch that has two openings, as if for eyes in a huge sandstone mask. The sky beyond is faultless blue.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · last wk.

Overlook: Lybrook badlands, NW New Mexico #blackandwhite #landscapephotography #eck #newmexico #classicmono #badlands #rockformation #hoodoo

Stark black and white image of a hoodoo-like rock formation perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking a rugged badlands terrain below. Canon 5DII, f/11, 50mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · last wk.

Hiking through the towering red rocks of the Fiery Furnace, Arches Natl. Park, UT #redwed #eck #utah #arches #redrocks #hiking #nationalpark #landscapephotography

Two hikers with backpacks approach an arch above the trail beneath towering red rock cliffs and pinnacles. A bush at bottom adds a touch of green amidst the red and earth tones. The sky is washed out in the harsh desert sunlight.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · last wk.

Vegetable or mineral? Organic vs. inorganic, on neighboring pedestals. Undisclosed badlands locality, NW New Mexico #rockintuesday #badlands #monochrome #eck #stilllife #naturephotography #landscapephotography #sepiatone

A rock and a tiny tree sit a meter apart atop twin siltstone pedestals. They rest at the bottom of a slope of highly eroded, mud-like flowstone.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · last wk.

The burden of a big brain: Valley of Dreams, NW New Mexico #blueskymonday #eck #badlands #rockformation #wilderness #newmexico #geology #erosion

A huge, kidney-shaped ironstone boulder rests precariously atop a spindly-looking pillar of light-colored mudstone. Viewed against a deep blue sky, the capstone trails streamers of ligature-like siltstone along its underside. Canon 6D, f/11, 28mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · last wk.

East of the Cimarrons: near Ridgway, CO #mountainmonday #eck #landscapephotography #bluesky #framedbytrees #mountains

A jagged mountain peak emerges from between the out-of-focus branches of a pair of pine trees. There's a line of snow running from just below the summit to the foot of the steep slope. In the middle ground we see a small copse of tall pines amid a grassy bowl. Canon 5D, f/5.6, 75mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · last wk.

Low clouds in high mountains: Ouray, CO #stunday #blackandwhite #colorado #eck #classicmono #fog #forest #amphitheater

Fog shrouds a rocky mountain ridge adorned with tall pines. Beyond the low clouds a second forested ridge appears, with swirling white and grey clouds in the sky above. Canon 5D, f/5.6, 120mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · last wk.

Hard times at the old Frontier - outside Alamosa, CO #stunday #eck #classicmono #blackandwhite #thunderhead #abandoned #drivein #theater

The back side of an outdoor movie screen, starting to come apart at the seams, sits idle in a grassy field. The drive-in's old marquee, long disused, is visible at right. In the background looms a billowy white thunderhead, with hints of a mountain range on the horizon. Canon 5D, f/11, 35mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 2w ago

All tired out at the Gator Farm - water reflecting like glass Pretty sure I posted a version of this in the distant past, but I've reworked it with refined techniques. Find the goat butt for added enjoyment. #blueskyartshow #glass #eck #colorado #sangredecristos #sanluisvalley #goatbutt #canon5D

A line of tractor tires half buried in the dirt forms a semi-barrier between the reflecting pond in foreground and the line of distant mountains beyond. Puffy white clouds roil across the sky. A pair of goats meander among the tire line. Canon 5D, f/8, 60mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 2w ago

We three trees - La Sal Mtns., Utah #forestfriday #eck #colorful #autumn #trees #clouds #bluesky

Foliage of different colors highlight this image of a tree trio, while wispy white clouds filter across a deep blue sky.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 2w ago

Edge of creation: Capitol Reef #scape #eck #classicmono #landscapephotography #nationalpark #hiking #juniper #rockformation

The prow of a rocky outcrop tilts upward toward a sky mottled with clouds, while a lone juniper braves the heights. A rounded dome of rock graces the background at right. Light coffee tinting in Nik Silver Efex. Canon 5DII, f/8, 56mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 2w ago

My trunk runneth over (sub)- #urbangaze #eck #blackandwhite #citystreet #curb #oaktree #oldgrowth #suburbia #dallas #oldlakehighlands #classicmono

The expanded trunk of a huge oak tree bulges over and above the lip of a concrete curb on a city street. Just behind can be seen a sidewalk that bulges upward as a result of the overgrown tree.

aporterphotography, never ai @aporterphotography.bsky.social · 2w ago

Elsewhere - Ingjaldshólskirkja, Westfjords, Iceland Shot on Canon EOS 60D - Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 October 2025 #iceland #landscape #photography #landscapephotography #tamron #travel #travelphotography #foryou #fyp #photooftheday #canon #fifa #worldcup2026 @canonusa.bsky.social

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John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 2w ago

Blue hour: Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah wilderness, NW New Mexico #badlands #landscapephotography #erosion #geology #wilderness #hiking #newmexico #hoodoos #eck

A row of disk-shaped balanced rocks on eroded siltstone stretch across the horizon, with a large fallen capstone in the foreground. The sky is faultless in the pre-dawn hour, pale pink in color.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah wash in morning light #classicmono #blackandwhite #eck #newmexico #wilderness #hiking #landscapephotography

Direct light hits the eroded wall of mudstone at far right, while the bottom of the wash below remains in shadow. Numerous toadstool-like hoodoos are visible at the upper end of the wash. Scrub brush peppers the bottom. The sky is flat white, boding harsh desert conditions as the sun rises further. Canon 5DII, f/8, 45mm

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 2w ago

Footprint: Sequoia Natl. Park #thicktrunktuesday #eck #blackandwhite #classicmono #bigtrees #sequoia

The base of a huge tree rests on angled ground scattered with pine needles. Dozens of smaller, skinnier tree trunks can be seen in the background, some apparently dead.

John Meyer @johnme23.bsky.social · 2w ago

Rocks like waves on a timeless shore: Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah wilderness, NM #rockintuesday #eck #landscapephotography #study #blackandwhite #rockstrata #classicmono #newmexico #wilderness #hiking #geology #erosion

Flattened sandstone slabs stretch in an arc away from the bottom to the top of the picture. The slabs show wave-like features as they receded into the distance in a desert environment. At left, a boulder-topped hoodoo stands, surrounded by dry water channels. Canon 5DII, f/16, 35mm