Juan Melli
@juanmelli.bsky.social
Co-founder of Christopher and Dylan. Likes long walks in the mountains. Nature photographer, disco fries enthusiast, and Oxford comma champion. New Jersey area. juanmelli.com
The “Gumdrop” is a formation of vibrant, swirling layers of red, orange, and pink sandstone in the Coyotte Buttes South area of the Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. Getting there requires a permit, a high-clearance 4WD vehicle, and a hike through remote desert terrain. #naturephotography
Very narrow focal plane with this Plateau side-blotched lizard. Homolovi State Park, #Arizona #naturephotography
Bittersweet decision, but I’m done with #birdphotography. After years of frustration and thousands of blurry shots chasing erratic birds, I’m throwing in the towel to focus on slower moving subjects. #SlowAndSteady #ChasingGlaciers #MovingMountains
Urban nature - in Hudson County, #NewJersey a pair of yellow-crowned night herons nests high above the bustle of the street below. #birdphotography
Does it get better than a crisp mountain sunrise with a stroopwafel warming on hot coffee in a folding mug? Unlikely, but I’m searching.
(In the voice of Dennis) Listen. Glorified squirrels that dig holes are no basis for a meteorological forecast. Atmospheric modeling comes from advanced climatological systems, not some furry rodent popping out of a hole. #mammals #naturephotography
Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building during tonight’s sunset
Wildlife of Jersey City, New Jersey. A harbor seal sunning on the rocks at low tide in Liberty State Park in front of the Port Jersey Port Authority Marine Terminal.
A breeze lifted a snow bunting's feathers to briefly reveal its ear canal. These arctic songbird are wintering in Liberty State Park, New Jersey. #bird #birdphotography #naturephotography
6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
6 hours under martial law in Seoul
On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building
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I liveskyed the 2024 Martial Law Declaration of Korea. This is the thread.
Anton Hur@antonhur.com · 2y agoAccording to Korean constitutional law, if martial law is declared in a state of non-war, the National Assembly can vote to make the president stand it down. The National Assembly is gathering now. We are just now getting footage of inside the National Assembly.
The New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur crossing the Hackensack Meadowlands
I talked to journalists and writers who have found a larger and more engaged audience for their work on Bluesky, without having to see “AI bots and Nazis” at the top of their replies. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'
Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.
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