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Glendalough in the mist.

#Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Classicmono #Mono #Ireland
Looking through rain sodden branches to a glacier mountain lake in the fog. Mountains rise either side of the lake with mist obscuring a large mountain at the far end of the lake.
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nb23.bsky.social
#waterwednesday
trees with fall color on a rocky hillside reflect on a dark body of water
November 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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nb23.bsky.social
#TurtleTuesday
a male eastern box turtle in autumn leaves before he starts his brumation
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Good Morning.

Sorry for the delay but here goes for today's #BirdOfTheDay, and it's all about #BirdsOnTheGround (not in water), and the Alternative are any Great/Blue/Coal/Long-tailed Tits.

I have a Glossy Ibis, Great Egret, Collared Dove & Goldfinches

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Now it's time for today's #HolidayRobin, which come from Yarrow Valley Country Park. I know the 4th pic is out of focus but i like how it's spread its wing feathers.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #Robins
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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listermj.bsky.social
#ThickTrunkTuesday
Lowther Estate, nr Penrith, Cumbria (October 2025)
Majestic old tree in autumnal colours on a cloudy day 🍂
#lowther #cumbria #autumn #nature #trees #photography #eastcoastkin
A view of a large majestic tree in full autumnal colours at the Lowther Estate, near Penrith, Cumbria on a cloudy October day. The tree almost fills the picture and is completely covered in copper coloured leaves. Just visible in the background is a row of much smaller trees. There is a cloudy white-grey sky above and behind the tree.
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
For this weeks #TongueOutTuesday i'm going with this angry Canada Goose who was chasing a female Mallard for unknown reasons at Hogganfield Loch, Scotland.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirds #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #BirdLife
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Next up is #TwosDay and this weeks are from Five Sisters Zoo in Scotland, it may only be a small Zoo but it packs a punch with the animals they have.

Here we have Prairie Dogs, Asian Short-clawed Otters, Humboldt Penguins & Meerkats.

#mammals #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ZooLife
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
denterrick.bsky.social
Autumn colours in full swing by the Glendalough lakes for #ThickTrunkTuesday.

#Hiking #Photography #Trees #Forest #EastCoastKin #Ireland
Beech trees in the forest near Glendalough in Ireland. A carpet of golden leaves on the ground and yellow leaves on the trees getting ready to shed.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
denterrick.bsky.social
For Alan and Rob's #BirdOfTheDay. Today's theme is #BirdsOnTheGround so here's a black-headed gull standing on a playing field. The field is on raised ground so this was shot through the grass giving a nice blurry effect.

#Photography #birds #EastCoastKin #Ireland
A black-headed gull standing on the grass of a raised playing field in our local park. The bottom of the image is blurred grass.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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sabineshutterbug.bsky.social
Welcome to The Twilight Zone! Good morning everyone and have a suspenseful day.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTelevision #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A tranquil, predawn or twilight scene with a prominent crescent moon hanging low in the dimly lit sky. The atmospheric light has a cool blue tone that transitions to deeper shades near the horizon, reinforcing the calmness and stillness associated with early morning hours. Bare tree silhouettes frame the image and dominate the right side, their branches creating intricate, organic patterns against the sky. A winding road leads the viewer’s eye gently from the foreground into the distance, illuminated softly by glowing streetlights. These cast warm pools of light onto the chilly road, introducing a gentle contrast to the predominantly cool palette and adding to the image’s intimate, contemplative ambiance. The balance between shadowy forms and soft illumination gives the scene a mysterious, almost poetic quality, as if encouraging the viewer to pause and appreciate the serenity of this fleeting moment before the day begins. The picture evokes the iconic mood and visual style of “The Twilight Zone” TV series. The scene’s lonely, winding road illuminated by solitary streetlights, the leafless silhouettes of trees, and the eerie crescent moon all contribute to an atmosphere of suspense and quiet mystery. “The Twilight Zone” was famous for its haunting, liminal settings, places that seemed frozen between worlds, much like the moment captured here just before sunrise. The image’s subdued lighting and bluish tones enhance the feeling that time is suspended, a hallmark of the show’s surreal storytelling. The absence of people and the interplay of light and shadow create a sense of anticipation, as if something extraordinary might occur just beyond the visible frame. Much like the show’s opening sequences or key scenes, the photo blends the familiar with the uncanny, inviting viewers to imagine stories where the ordinary can slip, subtly and suddenly, into the extraordinary, just at the border of reality and the unknown.
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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0ffkilter.bsky.social
He Finished.
Ta Da 🎉
I haven’t sealed him yet but when I do it will give it a high gloss finish,deepen the colours making them more vibrant than they already are.
I’m a bit in love with this one 😂
#carnival #Art #ArtYear #Painting #Artist
#EastCoastKin #Photographer #Colour #BlueSkyArt #Australia
He Finished 🎺 Ta Da ! 🎉 I haven’t sealed him yet but when I do it will give it a high gloss finish and deeper the colours making them more vibrant than they already are. I think I’m in love with this one 😂 My image of my latest art work painting it has a bright green chartreuse background with colourful dot work of varying sizes all over the canvas with streaks of green brown and yellow like sea weed. #carnival #colours #Art #ArtYear #Painting #EastCoastKin #Artist #Photographer #BlueSkyArt #Australia #BlueSky #painter #PhotographersUnited
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning. Thinking of family members and others who fought during The Great War 1914-1918.

Remembrance Day.

Beneath the burning sky they rest,
names carried on the wind
The sun sinks low to honour them,
A fallen light for those who’ve gone.

#RemembranceDay #photography #Sunset #EastCoastKin
A deep orange sunset fills the sky as the sun lowers behind a distant range of dark, hazy hills. A horizontal band of cloud cuts across the sun, creating a bright golden rim above and below it. The foreground shows calm water reflecting muted orange light, with a dark curved shoreline at the bottom of the frame.
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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ovip.bsky.social
Oriental Darter

#Photography #Birds #BirdPhotography #Travel #TravelPhotography #SriLanka
Photo of a oriental darter drying in the sun, Huluru Park, Sri Lanka.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Important update on the nut situation, they’ve all disappeared and this fella swears blind he has no idea to where. I’m thinking he’s perhaps put on a little weight. 🤔🤔 Anyway here’s a chubby #HolidayRobin for Rob. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A close-up portrait of a round, plump robin perched on a mossy branch. The bird’s bright orange breast glows warmly in soft sunlight, contrasting with its grey-brown wings and fluffy white belly. Its black eye is glossy and alert. The background is blurred branches and muted green foliage, creating a gentle, natural woodland setting.
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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cynmatheau-hike.bsky.social
Sometimes I can't believe I actually photographed this. Fuji XT 50, ISO 250, f/3.6, 1/60 s, receipt Classic Chrome

#landscape #nature #forest #photography #trees #hiking #forest #trees #wood #november
#leaves #autumn
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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zooey1.bsky.social
It's three kingfisher images in different light today. The first was taken on a lovely day in the middle of September. The sun was just slightly to one side of the hide. I actually visited three times in a row when the bird arrived just as I was setting up my gear. Luckily she stuck around for me 😊
Female kingfisher perched on a mossy stick, with a pale green, out of focus background. She has a tiny silver fish in the end of her beak
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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wholereality.bsky.social
End of the season exhaustion, but still standing straight.
📷
#photography #closeup #plantphotography #naturephotography #flowerphotography #beautyindecay #EastCoastKin #rosegarden #rose
A withered rosebud, rich with deep reds and bruised purples, stands against a soft, unfocused background. Its curled, leathery petals glisten faintly, suggesting recent rain or morning dew. Though past its prime, the bloom holds a quiet dignity — a tender portrait of fading beauty.
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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zooey1.bsky.social
Taken on the same day as the first image, but more than two hours later. The sun had moved round and was creating stronger shadows #photography #birds
Kingfisher perched on a mossy stick, with a green, out of focus background
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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arelisrodri.bsky.social
Local #woods 📷
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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keyserlauze.bsky.social
Here's one for the #mushroom lovers! 💚🌿🍄🌿💚 happy #mushymonday!🤪✌️

"I am... a mushroom; On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then"

- John Ford

#eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #westcoast #beauty #mycelium #ALTpoetry #moss
Mycelium form a network, interlocked through earthly means. When the climate is right, mushrooms take flight, and the fellowship of fungi convenes. Though they gather in clusters, they're connected to each other down under, dancing below the roots and the leaves. There's mysteries to unfold, mystic stories to be told, from the land of fairy fantasy.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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tony-o.bsky.social
Crosses at the ruin of Cross Abbey, Belmullet, Mayo, Ireland
Image: 2016
#Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Mayo
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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keyserlauze.bsky.social
Here's one for my #MossyMonday crew! May the #Moss be with you💚🌿🌲🌿💚

"Trees have long thoughts, long-breathing and restful, just as they have longer lives than ours. They are wiser than we are, as long as we do not listen to them"

- Herman Hesse

#green #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #ALTpoetry
Our roots keep us grounded, connected to the Earth. They tell our stories, of days gone by, with us since our birth. Over time they grow in strength, connections grow ever deeper. Cloaked in moss, natures verdant gloss, as our climb grows ever steeper. There's a lesson here, that i hold so dear, the trees our patient teachers. Stand your ground, trust your roots are sound, and support all Earth's creatures.
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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young-spartacus.bsky.social
'Turkish Sage'

There lived a sage in days of yore And he a handsome pigtail wore; But wondered much and sorrowed more Because it hung behind him.

More in #AltText

Sparty 🙏🏼

#EastCoastKin #Photography #StunDay #Nature #Art #Poetry #PhotographersofBluesky #SensoryArt #BloomScrolling #ImageandVerse
A macro photo of a dried seed head of a sage plant. It's centrally framed against a dramatic, almost entirely black, soft-focus background, which accentuates its complex structure and vibrant, desiccated colour. The seed head forms a spherical, architectural whorl composed of numerous angular, star-shaped calyces that once held the flowers. These individual, cup-like segments have sharp, pointed tips & a geometric, honeycomb-like arrangement. They're a striking combination of golden-yellow & a softer, silver-grey, with a textured, aged appearance. Fine, white, fuzzy hairs cover the inner surfaces of the dried calyces, providing a soft contrast to their sharp outer points. Two large leaves flank the seed head. The leaf on the upper left is dark and mostly out of focus, while the one on the right is in slightly sharper focus and features a more prominent dark green, sage-like colour with a slightly curled edge. The stem supporting the seed head is thin and yellowish-brown. The stark contrast between the bright, detailed subject & the dark, blurred environment creates a moody, intimate portrait of the plant's autumnal beauty. 'A Tragic Story' poem by William Makepeace Thackeray There lived a sage in days of yore And he a handsome pigtail wore; But wondered much and sorrowed more Because it hung behind him. He mused upon this curious case, And swore he'd change the pigtail's place, And have it hanging at his face, Not dangling there behind him. Says he, "The mystery I've found,— I'll turn me round,"—he turned him round; But still it hung behind him. Then round, and round, and out and in, All day the puzzled sage did spin; In vain—it mattered not a pin,— The pigtail hung behind him. And right, and left, and round about, And up, and down, and in, and out, He turned; but still the pigtail stout Hung steadily behind him. And though his efforts never slack, And though he twist, and twirl, and tack, Alas! still faithful to his back The pigtail hangs behind him.
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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young-spartacus.bsky.social
'Golden Beginning'

Partially desaturated shot of the sage from my previous post but pre-bloom

Happy Monday my #Bluesky friends, I wish you all a splendid week!

Sparty 🙏🏼

#EastCoastKin #Photography #Art #Nature #Macro #MacroMonday #MinimalMonday #BloomScrolling #thelittlethings #BlueSkyPhotography
This photograph captures a close-up, selective-colour view of two flower heads of Phlomis such as Jerusalem sage (Phlomis russeliana) or shrubby Jerusalem sage (Phlomis fruticosa). The image is composed with a shallow depth of field, rendering the background a soft, dark blur, which draws the viewer's eye to the two main subjects. The most striking feature is the selective use of colour. The majority of the image, including the stems and the outer layers of the flower heads, is rendered in a monochromatic grey scale. This starkly contrasts with the vibrant, warm orange-yellow of the emerging petals, which are the only elements in full colour. This technique emphasises the intricate details of the buds and their inner colour. Each flower head is a complex, spherical cluster of individual florets. The outer part of the buds consists of a dense, fuzzy, grey calyx, which has a tactile, almost felt-like texture. Within this grey framework, multiple bright orange-yellow petals are visible, tightly packed together and appearing to be just on the verge of opening. The individual petals have a smooth, rounded shape, creating a visual contrast with the rougher texture of the surrounding grey sepals. The buds are supported by thick, fuzzy grey stems that curve slightly, adding a sense of organic form to the composition. The lighting appears to be soft and directional, highlighting the fine hairs on the stems and the texture of the buds, creating subtle shadows and enhancing the three-dimensional quality of the subjects. The overall effect is a detailed and artistic portrait of two botanical subjects, using colour to focus attention on their hidden beauty.
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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young-spartacus.bsky.social
'Bathroom Botanicals'

One of our Spider Plants has begun flowering - its petals are stunning.

Happy Mondays 🪇

Sparty 💙🌼

#EastCoastKin #Photography #Art #BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday #BloomScrolling #thelittlethings
#PhotographersofBluesky #BlueSkyPhotography #Nature #MacroMonday #Flowers
This is a macro photograph of a single, delicate white flower of Anthericum or a spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum), positioned slightly off-center in the frame. The flower is the main subject, captured with a shallow depth of field that blurs the background and foreground elements, drawing the viewer's eye to the intricate details of the blossom itself. The flower has six narrow, elongated petals, or perianth segments, which are a translucent white and covered in a fine layer of water droplets, catching the light and adding a sparkling texture. These petals are arranged radially around a central point, curving slightly outwards and downwards at their tips. The surface of the petals has a subtle, almost velvety texture visible in the high-resolution detail. From the centre of the flower, six bright yellow-orange anthers extend on thin, white filaments, creating a star-like pattern. The anthers are plump and vibrant, providing a strong contrast against the pale petals. The central part of the flower also shows a faint green hue at the base of the petals and filaments. Above the main flower, several other buds and spent blossoms are visible on a thin, green stem. Two of the buds are still tightly closed, appearing as small, pale green or off-white teardrop shapes. Another, higher up, appears to be a faded, withered blossom, its petals shriveled and brownish, indicating the life cycle of the plant. To the left of the flower, a large, out-of-focus leaf or stem rises vertically through the frame, its surface a smooth, pale green with a visible central vein. The background is a soft, deep blue-grey, completely blurred into a smooth wash of colour that provides a cool, muted backdrop, allowing the bright, detailed flower to stand out prominently. The lighting is soft and even, highlighting the delicate features of the plant without casting harsh shadows. The overall mood is one of tranquility and natural beauty, with a focus on the fine details of the botanical subject.
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM