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John Soanes 🍁
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From Canada's Left Coast. Loves Mutts & Nature. 🚫AI

Hikes, travels, roams thru neighbourhoods; takes photos while doing them.
I travel independently when / where possible.

No Hollow Follows Please, I follow those who engage me & post original content.
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Skies On Fire

The grand finale. #StunDay #SkySunday #SunsetSunday #SilentSunday

Fès, Morocco 🇲🇦

#photography #landscape #originalcontent #sunset #goldenhour #travel #offthebeatenpath #Fès #Fez #Morocco
In the hills above Fès, Morocco. The sun sinks behind the hillside, igniting the clouds with an intense flame-red. Most of the hillside is in silhouette, only traces of the green vegetation show of this surprisingly lush hillside. It's our first day in Fès, we'll soon discover how this journey becomes more epic.
February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Hiking Inside The Clouds

The Quiraing on the Isle Of Skye #BlueSkyArtShow #clouds #StunDay #SilentSunday

Portree, UK
🧭 57°37'46" N 6°17'20" W

#photography #scape #landscape #nature #originalcontent #mountain #hikingtrail #scotland #IsleOfSkye
Hiking along a muddy path on a majestic, chiselled hillside. The green vegetation works hard to push some brilliance through a muted palette. The clouds are wrapped around everything on the hillside and about to deliver something a lot more ambitious than mist. We will soon retreat as the trail will become nature's version of a "slip 'n' slide".
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #clouds #California #Photography #TheWildImages #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin #allthephotos #thephotohour #artyear #BlueSkyPhotographers #photographersofbluesky #WestCoastPhotography #WestCoastPhotographers #PhotographersUnited
#blueskyphotography #januarty #januarty2026 #ending
#sunset kisses makes these clouds blush ☺️
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Drama Queen

Madonnina, on the tallest spire on Duomo di Milano: Which is the epitome of drama . #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic #UrbanGaze

Milano, Italia
🧭 45°27'52.4"N 9°11'20.9"E

#photography #originalcontent #landscape #architecture #Duomo #travel #scape #Italia #Italy #Milano #Milan
Madonnina is a statue of the Virgin Mary atop Milan Cathedral in Italy, c 1762. The gilded statue sits on Duomo di Milano's tallest spire, 108.5 meters , Madonnina was added in 1774.
January 31, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Tuscany, a chance of a few clouds, with a wine chaser

Very happy to only have a few clouds. #BlueSkyArtShow #clouds #ColorADay #GreenSat

Montalcino, Province of Siena, Italy

#photography #originalcontent #landscape #scape #travel #Montalcino #Siena #Italia #Italy
January 31, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather

Just poor clothing choices. Very much a Haida Gwaii mantra. #ForestFriday #scape

Tlell, British Columbia

#photography #originalcontent #landscape #forest #hikingtrail #HaidaGwaii #BritishColumbia #Canada #imagesofcanada
A trail with the first of many wet crossings, some just plain muddy. Trees and lush moss line the trail.
January 30, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Ultimate Comfort

Tagliatelle Ragù alla Bolognese from Osteria dell'Orsa. #FoodOnFriday

Via Mentana, 1f, 40126 Bologna, Italy

#photography #originalcontent #food #travel #Bologna #Italia #Italy
A rock-star dish from Bologna, in the heart of Emilia-Romagna. The slow-cooked sauce is the ultimate comfort food. I've found a recipe that comes very close, but nothing replaces geography, or the rustic Osteria.
January 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Bologna #UrbanGaze #ColorADay #BWFri #Scape

Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy

#photography #originalcontent #blackandwhite #monochrome #landscape #architecture #travel #Bologna #Italia #Italy
The sun streaks through dark, cloudy skies onto the Bologna skyline
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Scraping the sky

2014 phone photo

#UrbanGaze #JanuArty2026 #JanuArty #sharp #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDForDramatic #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #MobilePhotography
A dramatic black and white photo of the Chrysler Building and the Socony-Mobil skyscraper from right below. The sky is black with a few clouds. There are dark shadows from other buildings on the side of the Socony-Mobil building.
January 30, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic
Folly at Mow Cop, #Cheshire.
📷 #photography
January 29, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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“Not everything that is faced can be changed,
but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
— James Baldwin

#UrbanGaze 📷 #Georgetown
#Penang #mural #streetart
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic
A large, weathered mural on a concrete wall in George Town, Penang, depicting two intense, life-sized portraits. On the left, a man with a stern, almost confrontational expression stares directly outward, his face marked by deep shadows, rough textures, and bold strokes of red, ochre, and black, suggesting hardship and endurance. On the right, a woman stands close beside him, her gaze calmer yet equally direct, adorned with earrings and a red necklace, her features rendered in vivid reds and warm tones. The peeling wall, dark stains, and patches of moss amplify the raw, dramatic atmosphere, while a simple bench below the mural emphasizes the contrast between everyday urban life and the powerful emotional presence of the painted figures.
January 29, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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It's not often a pileated woodpecker is a cooperative subject.

#birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #birding #nikon #woodpecker #pileated #mcoupephotography
pileated woodpecker hanging on the side of a tree with a small wood chip in its beak
January 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Montepulciano

#AdoorableThursday #UrbanGaze

Montepulciano, Province of Siena, Italy

#photography #originalcontent #architecture #art #travel
#Montepulciano #Siena #Italia #Italy
Inside a soft-orange stucco wall and brick archway sits a colourfully painted door with blues, purples and cyan. There are dried (I believe) flowers attached to it. There's another green door frame in front of it and a stone step beneath it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Per Alan H: The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #EyeContact When the eye steals the frame. The alt is #gardenbirds.

A close-up of a Spotted Towhee's brilliant red eye!
#birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
January 29, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekforDramatic
Cave above Rydal Water, #LakeDistrict
📷 #photography #Cumbria #walking
January 29, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Venice Twilight #UrbanGaze
#HumansofBluesky #photography
January 29, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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Woodland Falls

A mid-Spring cascade, Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. #WaterfallWednesday #WaterWednesday #ClassicMono

Coquitlam, BC

#photography #originalcontent #landscape #blackandwhite #monochrome #forest #hikingtrail #waterfall #chasingwaterfalls #BritishColumbia #Canada #imagesofcanada
A late-Spring cascade sweeps through a series of small pools and over rocks, taking it to the stream below. The rocks are wet and slippery, some have moss where the sun rarely hits the ground. Hiking the extensive trail network through temperate rainforest in Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. Hiking down to the a stream that feed the Coquitlam River takes you to Woodland Falls, also known as the Lower Sawblade Falls. A 0.8 sec exposure @ f / 18.
January 28, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Per Rob: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescent, birds with Iridescent Colours, the Alt theme is #Finches, any of the Finches will do.

I still haven't been able to get the shot I want of a male Bufflehead's iridescence but got a little bit!
#birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
January 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Ice Capades

Unofficial waterfalls along the Kettle Valley Trail #WaterfallWednesday #WaterWednesday

Hope, British Columbia
🧭 49°22'29" N 121°22'12" W

#photography #scape #originalcontent #landscape #nature #hikingtrail #forest #winter #imagesofcanada #BritishColumbia #canada
Long icicles hang from the stone walls of Coquihalla Canyon. At the bottom of the frame the green waters start to flow under a log, continuing the journey down the Coquihalla River.
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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The magnificient Dynjandi, waterfall located in Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic #WaterfallWednesday #Iceland #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin
Gros plan de Dynjandi, une immense cascade située dans le fjord Arnarfjörður dans la région des fjords de l'Ouest. On voit 2 minuscules personnes au pied de la cascade. Islande (septembre 2023).
January 28, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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Duomo di Milano

Piazza del Duomo. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic #UrbanGaze

Milano, Italia
🧭 45°27'52.4"N 9°11'20.9"E

#photography #originalcontent #landscape #NightPhotography #StreetPhotography #architecture #Duomo #travel #scape #Italia #Italy #Milano #Milan
People walking around Piazza del Duomo, and gawking at the most stunning piece of architecture in Milan, Duomo di Milano. In the daytime this place is packed.
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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Find the light

Antelope Canyon

#RockinTuesday #JanuArty2026 #JanuArty #light #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
A beam of light white shining into a very tight red slot canyon
January 28, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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Volcán Villarrica

Rockin' the lava hiking Mirador Los Cráteres. #scape #RockinTuesday #TravelTuesday

Refugio Villarrica, Pucón, Chile
🧭 39°23'14.5"S 71°55'39.8"W

#photography #originalcontent #landscape #nature #hikingtrail #volcano #volcán #Pucón #Chile
Standing on a lava field looking back at a snow capped Volcán Villarrica. There's red/purple and green vegetation and blue skies above.
January 27, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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The Real Poppies Of Pompeii

#RockinTuesday #TravelTuesday

Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

#photography #architecture #landscape #originalcontent #travel #Pompei #Naples #Italia #Italy
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Acueducto de Segovia

Built under the Roman emperor Trajan (reigned 98–117 ce) and part of the Segovia UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday

Segovia, Spain

#photography #architecture #roman #engineering #landscape #mountains #originalcontent #travel #Segovia #Spain
Standing next to the Aqueduct looking down into Segovia and across to the mountains in the distance that sit under blue skies with some patch cloud. The two tiers of the structure in this section stand 28.5 metres (93.5 feet) above the road below. Still in use; it carries water 16 km (10 miles) from the Frío River to the city of Segovia. It's one of the best-preserved Roman engineering works, the aqueduct was designated part of the Segovia UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985.
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM