Brian G Weber Photography

I present to you: the best photos I have ever taken. This juvenile owl missed the landing in a tree and crashed down and out of sight, so I went to investigate. Prints: buff.ly/vjsYi7h Blog with more pictures and details: buff.ly/ZqXT5St #greathornedowl #birds #wildlife #om1 #eyes 🐦️ 🦉 📷

Today I saw one of the weirdest and coolest sea slugs I've ever seen and it was in New Hampshire. This is Elysia chlorotica, a slug that eats algae and steals its chloroplasts to use for photosynthesis. Yes, this slug is solar powered! #seaslugs #underwaterphotography #macro #om1 #NewEngland 🦑 📷

April was a lovely mix of cold water diving in New Hampshire with hundreds of nudibranchs and swimming around in the balmy 80F water of Turks & Caicos. Lots of photo opportunities in both places! buff.ly/hDUzNK9 #underwaterphotography #newengland #turksandcaicos #olympus #macro 📷 🦑

In honor of Indigenous People's Day, here is a 0.5s exposure of the fountains outside the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. This is a nice museum with interesting exhibits. Definitely worth a visit! #washingtondc #indigenouspeoplesday #fountains #longexposure #water

A little solar photography from last Friday (2026-10-09) - lots of activity in that one little area, but not much elsewhere. Still cool to see the shapes! Acqusition details: buff.ly/ZdSnI7L #astrophotography #sun #solarsytem #star #touptek #skywatcherUSA

Throwing it back to my first attempt at Andromeda back in 2021. This is 10 x 4s exposures captured with my Canon T3 + 75-300mm kit lens + tripod + intervalometer. I've stepped up my game since! I am currently working on a 4-panel LRGB mosaic of Andromeda 😀 #throwback #astrophotography #galaxy 🔭 📷

Throwback to 2023 in the Philippines with a colorful peacock mantis shrimp! Famous for their crazy-strong punching power, they use clubbed front appendages to crack shells and defend themselves. So pretty! Prints: buff.ly/YHSyD5s #underwaterphotography #shrimp #wildlife #colorful #philippines 🦑📷

It’s official: back to the Philippines in 2027 for Dumaguete muck diving & Tubbataha reefs! 🇵🇭 Celebrating with throwbacks, starting with the "Leaf Sheep" sea slug (Costasiella sp.). They steal chloroplasts from algae to solar-power themselves! ☀️ #nudibranchs #seaslugs #underwaterphotography 🦑 📷

I heard a pileated woodpecker across the water while I was wandering around a local pond. I waited and it flew across the water and landed on the back of a nearby tree, sat there for 30 seconds, and then took off. Next time! #birds #missedshot #wildlife #woodpecker #NewEngland #om1 #olympus 🐦️ 📷

This is a pair of solitary sandpipers. Seems like a bit of a misnomer if you ask me. I watched around 8 of them hopping around on the lily pads picking little bugs off the surface. #birds #wildlife #NewEngland #sandpiper #olympus #om1 🐦️ 📷

This is Elephant Trunk Nebula. This pillar is a star factory, crushing dust and gas into fusion powerplants that will form their own solar systems. Mind blowing stuff! Prints: buff.ly/TOEvjFD Acquisition details: buff.ly/RyYb1z2 #astrophotography #astronomy #nebula #touptek #skywatcherUSA 🔭 📷

I finally got around to a full-on blog write-up about my magical humpback whale encounter with bubble net feeding this summer. Looking through pictures again made me so happy. I hope you enjoy it as much I did! buff.ly/8COdsB2 #humpbackwhales #whales #whalewatch #ocean #blog #nerd 🦑 🐳

Found this Japanese Beetle perched on a cone flower. The metallic texture of these insects is wild. They are invasive, but so very pretty! Captured with my Olympus OM-1 + 60mm + Cygnustech diffuser. Prints: buff.ly/djZaw0J #beetle #insect #macro #olympus #om1 #shiny #colorful #bugs 📷 🪲

Astrophotography on this account? Inconcievable! This is the sun from yesterday (September 9). A good variety of spots. Full res + details: buff.ly/q5cJzJy #astrophotography #sun #solarsystem #solar #touptek #skywatcherUSA

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The weather didn't allow me to see the orange moon during the eclipse last night, so instead you get a picture of this adorable red panda hanging out on a branch. I just want to snuggle them! #redpanda #animals #cincinnatizoo #cutenessoverload #wildlife

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A jelly dive from early May! This was a wild year for jellies with a big variety in the spring giving way to huge numbers of Lion's Mane later in spring into summer. Taken at Old Garden Beach in Rockport, MA. #jellyfish #notafish #underwaterphotography #NewEngland #greenwater #om1 #scubadiving

Sunspots from 2026-08-16! Been a bit since I shared a sun image, so I figured I'd give that a go. Good to see some activity up there! Acquisition details and full resolution: www.astrobin.com/jnc33f/ #astrophotography #sun #solarimaging #sunspots #space #telescope #skywatcherUSA #touptek

UPDATE: Bats! 🦇🦇🦇 We've lived here for 7 years and only occasionally seen a single solitary bat. Tonight we had at least 3! Very exciting as we have plenty of mosquitoes for them to devour. #bats #wildlife #backyardcritters #newengland #bugcontrol

UPDATE: Bats! 🦇🦇🦇 We've lived here for 7 years and only occasionally seen a single solitary bat. Tonight we had at least 3! Very exciting as we have plenty of mosquitoes for them to devour. #bats #wildlife #backyardcritters #newengland #bugcontrol

I had never seen a woodpecker munching on fruit, but this red-bellied woodpecker seemed to be really enjoying this apple. This orchard is a nice spot for birds with frequent bluebird sightings and a few species of woodpeckers. #birds #woodpecker #NewEngland #apples #birdwatching #yum #wildlife

I didn't take notes on this dive from April, but from my photos, the nudibranchs were clearly plentiful and the visibility was good. Good stuff! #NewEngland #nudibranchs #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #olympus #om1 📷 🦑

Found this owl feather as I was observing some local owls. The morning dew was a nice touch. #owls #greathornedowl #birds #birdofprey #newengland #feather

Flabellina "verrilli" nudibranchs are often abundant at Peirce Island in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and rarely seen elsewhere. Prints: buff.ly/6ugD3G9 #nudibranch #newhampshire #newengland #red #underwaterphotography #macro #scuba #om1 🦑 📷

Bird watching is fun, but bird ignoring is how the real pros do it.

Low tide dive at Peirce Island in New Hampshire with absolutely awful brown viz. That said, the nudis were still out in force, so I still took a lot of photos without wandering very far. They did need some extra color correction though... #nudibranchs #underwaterphotography #scuba #om1 🦑 📷

I got eyes on this green heron on a few different days before it stuck around for a photo. I've been surprised to see them up in trees more often than hunting in the lily pads. Their call is very loud! Prints: buff.ly/ivB1f5B #greenheron #bird #NewEngland #nature #wildlife #om1 #wadingbird 🐦️ 📷

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A mother mallard and her five ducklings float together. Sometimes the ducklings wander and she quacks them back...but this was not one of those times. Prints: buff.ly/X9F0VJH #ducks #ducklings #animalbabies #wildlife #nature #pond #newengland #reflection

Here's the video from my epic whale watch on July 10, 2026. We were right in the middle of several rounds of bubble net feeding with over a dozen humpbacks. Truly stunning! youtu.be/CDFVYAIMYPI #whalewatching #whale #bubbles #nature #wildlife #humpbackwhale #atlanticocean #newengland #Amazing 🦑📷🐋

Judging by all the posts I've seen, whale watching has been excellent this year and the sand lance boom is a big reason why. Here's a video I took last year while scuba diving in Gloucester, MA. buff.ly/UKnPCSB #whales #whalewatch #foodchain #nature #wildlife #newengland #fish #gopro #scuba🦑 📷 🐳

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Here's a little abstract nudibranch art. This is an extreme close-up of a Flabellina "verrilli" from New Hampshire this winter. Which do you prefer? #nudibranch #macro #closeup #abstract #underwaterphotography #om1 #scubadiving #wildlife 🦑📷

I saw some wild sunspot pictures online late yesterday (2026-06-29) and had to see for myself. I worried the sun was too low in the sky, but the live view looked great. Yay! Full res + details: buff.ly/ot2H6kd #sun #astrophotography #solarsystem #touptek #space #sunspots

I brought my camera on this dive in April, but failed to attach my flash trigger. I brought a video light so I did a quick swap underwater, spent awhile mucking around with settings and managed to get a few OK shots. #nudibranchs #NewHampshire #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #macro #om1 📷 🦑

Tough visibility yesterday at Folly Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The sand lance are out in force again! (The visibility actually was pretty bad despite lake-like surface conditions, but we had fun) #fish #wildlife #underwater #scubadiving #photography #school #green #om1 📷 🦑 🐟️

OWL UPDATE! I went back to the place where I saw the crashed juvenile great horned owl and spotted two juveniles in that exact same tree. Looks like the crash victim made a full recovery! Yay! Original blog post: buff.ly/A2p7VtP #owl #greathornedowl #birds #wildlife #blog #owlet #om1 🐦️ 📷 🦉

This beautiful northern yellow warbler was a new species for me! I heard it before I saw it, but it was not shy and made sure to introduce itself. Prints: buff.ly/cYj1S4O #birds #yellow #wildlife #bluesky #warbler #om1 #naturephotography #blueskyonbluesky 🐦️ 📷

The main object is Messier 51, otherwise known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. The gold portion on the right is NGC 5195, a dwarf galaxy that is slightly more distant and interacting with the much larger M51. Details: buff.ly/ufHgRA7 #galaxy #space #stars #astrophotography #mono #touptek #astronomy 🔭 📷

Eastern Bluebird! There was a pair flying around this area - I didn't see them entering any of the houses, but they stuck around, which makes me suspect there's a nest in one of them. They are beautiful birds! #birds #wildlife #om1 #telephoto #bluebird #blue #nature 📷 🐦️