Patrick Vallely (@pjvphotography) · DIRTY

Patrick Vallely

@pjvphotography

Ph.D. astrophysicist turned digital wrench-turner and Seattle-based photographer. Mostly into nature and astrophotography these days, but sometimes I take pictures for NASCAR. 🔗:

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Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jul 13

Post-Katmai bear photo of the day: Nap time.

Close-up crop of a large adult bear's head while they nap in a bed of tall grass.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jul 12

Post-Katmai bear photo of the day: Big man on campus.

A big boar lumbers toward the camera at eye-level.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jul 12

Corey LaJoie climbing into a car amusingly labeled with Chase Elliott’s name.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jul 11

Post-Katmai bear photo of the day: Peak-a-boo.

A young subadult bear pokes its head up over tufts of blurred foreground grass and looks directly at the camera.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jul 10

Post-Katmai bear photo of the day: Sink or swim.

A mother bear wades through the water, peering out of frame in search of salmon, while her cub struggles to keep pace swimming in her wake.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jul 9

Post-Katmai bear photo of the day: The bruiser.

A big, tan-colored bear with scraggly fur and several prominent wounds stands in a roiling section of the river.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jul 8

Post-Katmai bear photo of the day: Playing the waiting game.

A mother bear, her fur on the lightly toasted side of blonde, sits on her haunches and looks out at the water from a gravelly shoreline. Her cub is plopped down behind her, looking rather forlorn.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jul 7

Alaska is something else, y’all

A large adult bear, seen at river level, splashes after a salmon he noticed. His forearm claws feature prominently among the water being tossed asunder in his commotion.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jul 3

Spending the long weekend at fat bear week training camp 👀

A brown bear caught in mid-air over the surface of the river as it dives after an unseen salmon

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 29

Check out this angelic-ass hummingbird, y'all

A hummingbird rests on a small branch in a bush. Because the shot is exposed for the bird, which was resting in shadows, the well-lit foliage surrounding it is dramatically blown out. This gives the appearance of a mesmerizing swirl of bright lights and floral colors surrounding the hummingbird.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 29

The platonic ideal for a sports car that lives down a dirt road: Bright red paint, white racing stripes, and bronze wheels 👌

Professional-grade photo of a bright red Mustang sitting on a gravel driveway.

Close-in shot emphasizing a bronze front wheel.

Tight crop of the driver's seat that has "Let 'er Buck" stitched into the fake leather surface.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 26

Our newest neighbor 🥺

A tiny baby fawn stands in a field of purple wildflowers, turning back to face the camera.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 25

Hidalgo earned his stripes 👀

A bright red Mustang parked on a gravel driveway. It sits in an aggressive lowered stance and features bronze wheels and badging. Additionally, it has a pair of white stripes running down the hood as well as one running along the bottom of the door.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 24

Intentionally garbled image of Shaq throwing a peace sign while sitting in a car. The caption reads “Understandable. Have a great day”.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 23

Hahahaha #BoomerSooner

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 22

I think I did okay

Corey Heim does a burnout in his patriotic red white and blue No. 67 as the superstructure of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson looms in the backdrop.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 22

Hell yeah 🍻

Corey Heim, beer mug in hand, smiles to a crowded I-Bar after his victory

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 21

Everyone say “Let’s Go, Tyler Reddick”

Tyler Reddick drives his magenta-accented No. 45 as signage for his sponsor Pala Casino looms large in the background in front of an old hangar.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 21

I just hope Pete Hegseth has a bad time tbh

The full NASCAR Cup Series field poses for a photo in a helicopter hangar.

SVG pilots his No. 97 Red Bull car past some parked Navy aircraft.

Tyler Reddick drives his bright magenta No. 45 down a street that ends with the U.S.S. Carl Vinson aircraft carrier.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 20

The only action we’re seeing over an hour into this one is Corey Day unlapping himself a bunch of times lol

Corey Day drives his repaired 17 car past the U.S.S. Carl Vinson.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 20

Godspeed, Kiwi 🇳🇿

Shane van Gisbergen flies past a hanger in his gray military jet-themed Redbull car.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 20

Casual half marathon work day lol

Screenshot of a distance tracker showing 13.1 miles covered today

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 20

Built Ford Tough™️

The No. 34 Ford F-150 of Layne Riggs sits in victory lane at Coronado. The team celebrates behind it under a big sign that reads “Mission Accomplished”.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 19

Air Blaney 💨

Ryan Blaney’s car with all four tires off the ground as he speeds through a bumpy section of track.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 19

Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants by @unlawfulentries.bsky.social

A copy of Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship rests on a white surface

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 19

what the hell, sure

Kyle Larson does a burnout onboard the USS Midway museum ship. Buildings from the San Diego skyline are visible rising in the background.

Kyle Larson poses, arms crossed, in front of his race car on the aircraft carrier deck. An F-14 Tomcat fighter jet looms over the car in the background.

Kyle Larson’s car sits next to its burnout marks in front of the superstructure of the USS Midway. An American flag billows in the wind over the carrier’s prominent 41 marking.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 18

For Frodo

Screenshot of the credential approval graphic for NASCAR’s Anduril 250 Navy base race

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 14

Hate watch complete 😌

Taylor Swift blowing a kiss to the camera in Knicks gear

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 14

Bud's bulking up for Fall 🦌

A deer with fuzzy antlers looks toward the camera in front of a wall of ferns and other vegetation.

Patrick Vallely@pjvphotography· Jun 13

Oh to be an owl dozing off in a sunbeam 😌

A barred owl perches among the bright green foliage of late spring. A sunbeam illuminates the owl's face and part of its side.