Darren Needham
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Darren Needham
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Work in IT. It's boring but it pays the bills, but also prevents me spending more time surrounded by nature, taking pictures.

If you didn't photograph it, why did you bother going?
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This is my first Bluesky post, so I wanted to give you an idea of what interests me.

If you like some of the same things, let's follow each other.

#nature #sunset #photography #astro #wildlife #countryside
Happy Christmas everyone.

Hope you had a great 2025 and have an even better 2026.
December 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A clear night sky over The Long Mynd, Shropshire, England.

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December 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A ScotRail train crossing the Tay bridge between Dundee and Wormit, Scotland.

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December 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Mute swan and 2 cygnets, Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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December 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Three Forth bridges, from Pettycur, Scotland.

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December 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The Forth Bridge, South Queensferry, Scotland.

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December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Long Mynd and Church Stretton, Shropshire, England

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December 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The Long Mynd, Shropshire, England.

Night time under a full moon.

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December 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Balmerino Abbey, Fife, Scotland.

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December 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Lochleven castle, situated on an island in Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Mary, Queen of Scots stayed here as a guest and later, as a prisoner where she was forced to abdicate.

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December 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The Firth of Forth, looking over to Edinburgh.

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December 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The Forth Bridge, South Queensferry, Scotland.

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December 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Ponies grazing on the Long Mynd, Shropshire, England. Church Stretton is the town in the valley.

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December 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Night time under a full moon on the Long Mynd, Shropshire, England.

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December 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Who doesn't love the dappled light under a canopy of leaves?

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December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Loch Leven and Lochleven castle, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned there in 1567–68, and forced to abdicate as queen in favour of her son, James.

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December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Magpie Mine at night. This is a 2-minute exposure, ISO-800, f5.

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December 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Reaching into the clouds. The Forth Road bridge, a suspension bridge opened in 1964 and the Queensferry Crossing, a cable-stayed bridge opened in 2017.

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December 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Ponies grazing on the Long Mynd, Shropshire, England.

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December 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A full moon lighting up the countryside from the Long Mynd, Shropshire, England.

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December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Balmerino Abbey through the trees, including the Sweet Chestnut once thought to have been planted in the 13th century by the abbey's founder, Queen Ermengarde, but since dated to around 400 years old.

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December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Farmland near Glenfarg, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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December 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Near the boundary of the Magpie Mine site, this lone tree is silhouetted against sunset.

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December 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Mist partially covering the Forth Bridge, South Queensferry, Scotland.

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December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Ponies grazing on the Long Mynd, Shropshire, England.

Far from being wild, these ponies are owned by a group of farmers, known as ‘commoners’.

Commoning began on the Long Mynd over 2000 years ago and there is written evidence of organised management from the 13th century.

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November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM