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Monika ☕️
@afternoontea.bsky.social
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Photography, cyanotypes, occasional doodler
Celiac. Always knitting.
Make my tea loose leaf

https://thesmelloffixer.wordpress.com
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paulasmith.co.uk
Sharing some analogue ❤️ on this special day.

#believeinfilm #happyvalentines
Neon heart in a shop window. The light leaks are from the first of the frame on a 35mm film. Fallen leaves on the pavement. One is shaped like a heart. Neon hearts in a shop window. A man walks by looking at his phone. A bin is in the foreground. A graffitied heart on a fallen dead tree trunk. In black and white.
February 14, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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kimmiechem2.bsky.social
someday we shall
speak again
on patience
and
understanding

#mamiya645 #believeinfilm
An autumn tree in Green River cemetery
February 14, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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thedavejohnson.bsky.social
Mont des Arts, Bruxelles

Photographers: How could I do this better? Focus was at infinity, aperture wide open. Bad decision! Should I stop down to f/11 or f/16 and focus on the closer light and have everything behind acceptably sharp?

📷 Canon FTb
🎞️ Cinestill 800T

#photography #analogphotography
February 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
afternoontea.bsky.social
PNW forests make my heart do a little flip.
A little forest walk last autumn.
Hasselblad + Ektar
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
A forest scene. Leaves are green, orange and gold. There is a fallen tree branch covered in moss.
February 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
afternoontea.bsky.social
Film is not expensive when it take 6 months to make 12 images. 🤓

I’ll be sharing things from last summer and autumn shortly.
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
afternoontea.bsky.social
Goofy girl, enjoying the sunshine (and hogging my chair).
A tabby cat with a white belly and pink toe pads. She is lying on her back with her feet in the air.
February 11, 2026 at 1:26 AM
afternoontea.bsky.social
Has anyone heard fom @cheshirski.bsky.social lately? I hope he’s ok.
Andre K (@cheshirski.bsky.social)
Amateur film 🎞️ shooter from Ukraine 🇺🇦 Devoted supporter #believeinfilm #filmphotography
cheshirski.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
afternoontea.bsky.social
Today I learned that there are letter writing games. Which is cool, but I’m intimidated by role playing games.
February 9, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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bsky.app
v1.116 is rolling out now!

For all the overthinkers and perfectionists out there, we're launching Drafts.
A demonstration of where you can find the drafts feature in the top right corner of the post composer on Bluesky.
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
afternoontea.bsky.social
Checking out some of the ads and now I have Bon Jovi stuck in my head.
February 9, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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sandiegozoo.bsky.social
Happy superb owl Sunday 🏈🦉
#SuperbOwl
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
afternoontea.bsky.social
Seastacks and fog on the Washington coast
Hasselblad 500cm + Tri-X
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
Seastacks off the coast are shrouded in mist. There is sea foam in the foreground.
February 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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grainfall.bsky.social
Yes, this is the shot from my pinned post about my Oregon Coast Substack, but that light was too awesome not to get its own time to shine on #stunday.

#believeinfilm #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow

4x5, 210mm/5.6 @ f/45, @ilfordphoto.com Delta 100 developed in 510 Pyro for 16:00
Black and white image of the Oregon Coast. Soft golden hour light silhouetting rocks in the foreground and casting against sea stacks with small trees growing from them
February 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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afternoontea.bsky.social
Putting out feelers - would anyone be interested in a #DrawATog party? Perhaps on or around the equinox?
February 2, 2026 at 11:26 PM
afternoontea.bsky.social
Pacific NW Forest for #TreeTuesday
Hasselblad 500 cm with Tri-X
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
A b&w photo of a forest scene. Light tones suggest bright sunlight. There are ferns growing on the trunk of the center tree.
February 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
afternoontea.bsky.social
Putting out feelers - would anyone be interested in a #DrawATog party? Perhaps on or around the equinox?
February 2, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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givemeabiscuit.bsky.social
Brighton Station. Delta 100. Olympus OM1n. #BelieveInFilm #Photography
A Thameslink train on the platform of Brighton station with its elaborate metal and glass roof
January 30, 2026 at 10:39 PM
afternoontea.bsky.social
I hope you find some moments of peace.
Ektar + Hasselblad 500c/m
#TreeTuesday
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
A stand of trees. Behind them a field of tall grasses are golden in late afternoon sun.
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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leaelm.bsky.social
Beautiful photography and a soothing read:

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘Waterfalls saved me’: how photographing nature can heal the soul
John Arnison lives with anxiety and ADHD and finds busy cities unsettling, but loves taking pictures of nature at night
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 AM
afternoontea.bsky.social
Petty gripe compared to what’s going on the MN.

But you all were right. The new iPhone interface is nausea inducing. And ugly.
(My kid thinks they bypassed the designers and used Ai.)
January 26, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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stevebrokaw.bsky.social
January #photochat

Q2: Have you done any fun or special photography activities or photoshoots during the holidays and cold weather?
January 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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stevebrokaw.bsky.social
Welcome to January's #photochat. Our topic this month is: Wintertime & Cold Weather Photography.

Q1: Did you buy or were gifted any new photography or creative equipment or supplies over the holidays and new years?
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
afternoontea.bsky.social
My company ended telecommuting and today is my last day with them.
26 years with them, 21 of which were remote.

It’s been a huge part of my identity.
But after 30 years in aerospace I’m thinking it’s time for a change.
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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jimrohanjr.bsky.social
Canyonlands in Utah. Salted paper print on Arches Platine paper. #alternativephotography #printmaking #panorama
A panoramic photo printed as a salted paper print. A road leads into the enormous buttes of Canyonlands National Park in Utah in the American Southwest.
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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billthoo.bsky.social
Sydney 2026 New Years Fireworks trichromes

Fomapan 400 x8 sheetswith red filter
FP4 x8 sheets with green filter
Catlabs 80ii x8 sheets with blue filter
Ondu Eikan 4x5 + Nikkor 135/5.6
Each sheet 15sec f5.6

Combined in Ps as a Smart Object (mean)

#BelieveInFilm
#Photography
#4x5
#Trichrome

3/3
4x5 film photo Trichrome of the 2026 New Years Fireworks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. All sheets stacked in Photoshop as a smart object with layers processed as the mean of outputs.
January 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM