Brian Baer

@bdbaer.bsky.social

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Computer Programmer at Michigan State University. Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Capital Area District Libraries. Wannabe photographer (https://randomshadows.photos/)

Shadow of light post on a wall lit by late afternoon light.
Alleyway lite by yellowish light reflected off a wall.
Building and parking ramp at night reflected in water.
Close up of a sculpture of a woman, made of bicycle chains.
A chrome gas valve against a purple painted wall.
Building with clouds behind it reflected in the river.
A tree reflected in a large pool of water surrounding that tree.
Night time. A tree with a light tube through it.
Cell tower and trees silhouetted against a predawn sky.
Late afternoon sun cast a distorted shadow of a stainless steal spoon rest on textured countertop.
Sidewalk paralleling a split rail fence. Shadow of the fence falls on the sidewalk.
Series of linear shadows overlaying white painted lines on the wet floor of a parking ramp.
A sign for Enterprise Rent-A-Car reflected in a large puddle in the middle of a salt encrusted parking lot.
A large tire lays on the snow. Low sun casts a spiky shadow.
Nighttime photo of a parking lot. A larger points to the right.
A small survey flag cast as shadow onto a snow covered surface.
Close-up of a spiky plant.
Two light bulbs and a key hanging from a wire. More wires in the background.
Gray winter day. Intersection with a stop sign and wooden telephone pole. A beat-up old sign hangs crooked from the pole. A large number of wires are in the background.
Night scene. A shopping cart coated in snow sits in a snow bank next to a parking lot. Snow is falling.
Large plastic human skeleton with a large plastic dog skeleton on leash that is a string of lights. They stand on either side of a small lemonade stand in front of a house.
Dark wet pavement with a neon "open" sign reflected in it.
Night shot. Old two story classroom building. Only the front entrance and a window in the attic are lit. The work "ENTOMOLOGY" is carved in stone above the front door.
Large drops of water on top of flat metal bollard. In the background, out of focus, brick sidewalk.
Close up of yellowish oil drops in water.
Modern, stainless steel, building. Museum exhibit is partial visible through the large front windows. Cloudy sky in the background.
A small table and three chairs covered in snow on a snow covered lawn. There is a fence in the background with more furniture behind that.
Three cardboard safety cone in a row on a sidewalk. The one closest to the camera is lying on its side, the other two are completely flattened.
A pair of trousers lays frozen and covered in salt on a sidewalk. A few dead leaves are visible.
Shopping cart in shallow pond (covering only the wheels) with it's reflection in the water. Weeds are in the foreground.
"Meadow Restoration" sign and post covered in dead vines.
Wooden fence with a no right turn sign in front of it.
A series of thick concrete structures with weeds in the foreground.;
Very early morning. A lit wall is reflected in large puddle in a parking lot. A cloud filled sky is visible in the background.
Leaf on sidewalk covered with water drops.
Sculpture made of giant nails, covered with a light layer of snow.
Nighttime, dead corn plant standing in the middle of an empty lot.
Two signs with concrete still attached to the bottom of their posts lie on the pavement.
Part of metal service access cover with the first half of the word COMMUNICATIONS visible. A few fallen leaves are on it and the sidewalk next to it.
Metal bike rack cover with water droplets.
Pile of Trader Joe's food.
Street scene. Small metal water access in a large round concrete plug.
Parallel wires, silhouetted against the night sky.
Inside corner of bus shelter -- glass walls reflecting on glass walls.