mastodon 4.7.3Teacher, Photographer, Translator, Video Gamer, Scuba Diver, Free Diver, and Oregonian, currently located in Kigali, Rwanda.
I enjoy photography, playing video games, snorkeling and scuba diving, watching movies, and traveling.
PRINTS available at https://mlyonphotography.darkroom.com
English / 日本語 大丈夫です。
Happy #WaterfallWednesday! 🌿✨
Taking a moment to appreciate the incredible, silky flow of this moss-covered wonder in the Pacific Northwest. There's nothing like the sound and sight of moving water to reset for the rest of the week.
Do you have a favorite local waterfall? Share a pic or tell us about it in the comments! 🏞️
#Waterfall #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #PNW #NatureLover #Hike #ExploreTheOutdoors #PacificNorthwest #GoOutside
A quiet evening looking toward Mount Rainier as the full moon rises over the summit. The contrast between the dark evergreen canopy and the twilight-lit glacier snow makes this one of my favorite memory captures from the Pacific Northwest.
Golden hour in pride territory. 🦁☀️
Young lions spend considerable time resting alongside older females, absorbing crucial social cues and pride dynamics while soaking up the late-day sun. The intense amber eyes on the young lion behind contrast beautifully with the peaceful, resting expression of the lioness in front.
#WildlifePhotography #Kenya #Lions #BigCats #AnimalBehavior #GoldenHour #Safari #Fediverse #Wildlife #Mammals #Nikon #Photography #PhotosOfMastodon
“Get outside. It’s all about getting out and walking. The second thing is, forget everything you’ve learned on the subject of photography for the moment, and just shoot.”– Daido Moriyama – Japanese street photographer #photography
Earth Day looks different depending on where you're standing. I've stood in a lot of places. Oregon waterfalls, Okinawa coral reefs, and Rwandan forest canopy. Three continents. One planet worth protecting. 🌍 #EarthDay2026 #photography
Nature's fireworks 🌸✨
The Flat-crown Albizia (Albizia adianthifolia) a tree native to East and Central African forests. Each bloom is a perfect starburst of silk stamens: white at the base, deepening to rose-purple at the tips. No petals. Just pure botanical drama.
Spotted in Kigali, Rwanda 📍
#NaturePhotography #Botany #Rwanda #MacroPhotography #AfricanFlora #WildFlowers #Plants #photography #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
🎡 Night spins in Okinawa.
The Ferris wheel at Mihama American Village is turning in a blur of color, its circles echoing in the reflections below. I leaned into motion, long exposure transforming light into something almost painterly.
📍 Mihama American Village, Chatan, Okinawa, Japan
#photography #nightphotography #longexposure #cityscape #Okinawa #Japan #travelphotography #fineartphotography
Morning from Tokyo
Sakurajima
Magenta orchids photographed in Kigali, Rwanda. 🌺
Shot with a Nikon D7200 and 105mm macro lens. If you look closely, a tiny ant is sheltering on one of the central buds. A happy accident that makes the image.
#MacroPhotography #Orchid #FlowerPhotography #Rwanda #NaturePhotography #Photography #Flowers #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Nikon #NikonD7200 #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
Good morning from Kagoshima
Out and about in Kagoshima city
Neighborhood park
Enjoying Kagoshima
Good morning from Kagoshima!
Kagoshima ramen for lunch
Lunch
Sakurajima
Lunch
Lunch
Soba for lunch
Went from a sunny day to a rainy day. #photography #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
Morning
Lunch
Sushi for dinner.
Arrived in Tokyo and heading to a hotel for tonight. Fly to Kagoshima tomorrow.
Onsen
シロクマ🐻❄️
Thunderstorms ⛈️ rolled in tonight
Morning
Morning
Hi everyone, any plans for the weekend?