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Mark Clothier
@mclothier.bsky.social
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Hello! Dorset-based amateur, published photographer. I mainly take pictures of noisy mechanical stuff, so that’s mainly what you’ll get here, plus any random, cool bits I happen to see. All pictures are taken by me and are my © unless otherwise indicated.
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Bosh! 👊🏼 Tiffy touchdown

#PhotographersofBluesky #UKPhotographers #PhotographersUnited #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon #TeamCanon #SigmaLens #SigmaLenses #Sigma150600 #Eurofighter #Typhoon #RAF #RoyalAirForce
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM
mclothier.bsky.social
MacOS 26 Tahoe is a shitty hot mess. I don’t want my MacBook to look and work like an iPad. That’s also why I don’t use my iPad as a laptop replacement. Macs don’t even have touchscreens, so it’s pointless and infuriating.

#Apple #MacOS #Tahoe #shite 💩
February 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Haven't posted in a while, so here's a Finnish #F-18 to brighten your day

#PhotographersofBluesky #UKPhotographers #PhotographersUnited #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon #TeamCanon #SigmaLens #SigmaLenses #Sigma150600
February 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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Yesterday now, but what a great story. The head of the Luftwaffe must surely have appreciated the irony

C’mon the #RAF 💪🏼
classicwarbirds.co.uk Classic Warbirds @classicwarbirds.co.uk · 19d
#OnThisDay in 1943, de Havilland Mosquitos attacked a broadcasting station in Berlin, Germany during a speech by Herman Goring.

Read our Mosquito profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc... #WW2

Find out more about the raid at www.memorialflightclub.com/blog/mosquit...
January 31, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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claesdevreese.bsky.social
And now something positive:

solar and wind energy production in the EU surpasses fossil energy for the first time.

☀️ 💨

#TippingPoint

Source: dr.dk
January 22, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?

The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
NOW - Musk: "My prediction is there'll be more robots than people... everyone on Earth is going to have one and going to want one... who wouldn't want a robot to... watch over your kids, take care of your pets... we are in the most interesting time in history." 4:08 PM Jan 22, 2026 223.8K Views
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has almost 75,000 signatures! Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 21, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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Early morning meeting at @railwaymuseum.bsky.social yesterday meant being able to spy these slumbering workhorses, just as the sun was starting to filter into the Great Hall 👌
Three trains in a museum exhibit. The train on the right is yellow and blue with the number 84 001 on its side. The train in the middle is blue and yellow. The train on the left is grey and yellow with the number 3305 on its side. A sign with the text "Young Railway Photographer of the Year" hangs above the trains. A concrete pillar is behind the trains. The floor is shiny.
January 16, 2026 at 11:33 AM
mclothier.bsky.social
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert, and the band/artist:
Dortmund Westfalenhalle, and Simple Minds, 1989. Epic gig - still one of the best
January 11, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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The longer we go on with this new world (dis)order, the more I'm ready to believe we're living in a simulation. Except our 'higher being' is a dysfunctional Year 9 student, and the sim is a badly designed class project with all the dials turned to 11 and lucky to scrape an E grade.
January 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
mclothier.bsky.social
With all the airbridge activity at #RAF Fairford this week, here's a Fairford-departing C-17 in similarly rainy weather last year.

#C-17 #USAF #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon #TeamCanon #SigmaLens #SigmaLenses #Sigma150600
January 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
mclothier.bsky.social
Very nice 🤩
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM
mclothier.bsky.social
I successfully refinanced my car loan today and saved myself nearly £2,300 in interest payments over the next couple of years. I'm not going to lie, I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself!
a man in a vest is dancing in a living room with a couch and chairs
ALT: a man in a vest is dancing in a living room with a couch and chairs
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January 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
mclothier.bsky.social
Click on the link to email your local NHS Trust(s), to demand a stop to these vultures using your data to build a case for NHS privatisation. We dont need to do this, so don’t let them sneak it in due to our inaction.
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Top tier joke
December 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
mclothier.bsky.social
Was given this book for Christmas. What superb photography! 🤩

#PhotographersofBluesky #UrbanPhotography #PhotographersUnited #Canon #TeamCanon #Manhattan #NewYork #NYC #StreetPhotography #Candid
December 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Two pints with my next door neighbour in the local pub, followed by my weight in bread and cheese back at the ranch. Not a bad way to spend Christmas Eve. Happy Christmas, everyone. Hope you all have a lovely day with your loved ones. Cheers! 🥂 🍻🎄
December 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Delta’s vision of flying 100 years in the future. Still Boeing 737 but we lava lamp wristbands.
December 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
mclothier.bsky.social
Incredible footage! 🤩
ryanjfrench.bsky.social Dr. Ryan French @ryanjfrench.bsky.social · Dec 24
The Sun deserves more hype videos. Here’s a preview into the more cinematic Sun content I’ve been posting to Insta/TikTok/YouTube recently!
December 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
mclothier.bsky.social
#MaritimeMonday

A classic Sea King in classic SAR yellow. This ex-RAF beauty is owned by Historical Helicopters, based up the road from me near Chard, Somerset.

#PhotographersofBluesky #UKPhotographers #PhotographersUnited #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon #TeamCanon
December 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow
#OpenHouse

‘Waiting’
December 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
mclothier.bsky.social
RIP Gil Gerard, who died yesterday at the grand old age of 582. He, Wilma's jumpsuits and Ralph McQuarrie's classic Starfighter design are all an integral part of my childhood. Rest in peace, Buck Rogers.

#avgeek #GilGerard #BuckRogers #EarthDefenceDirectorate
December 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Incredible Tiger Meet paintwork! 🤩

#avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #NATO #TigerMeet 🐅
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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I haven't posted an aircraft for a couple of weeks, I've been a bit distracted by work. Here's a Spanish Tifón taking off in the rain, turning the wet runway to steam - quite cool

#PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon #TeamCanon
December 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The gothic spires of St Pancras Station - the London home of Eurostar - with the rather newer British Library in the foreground

#PhotographersofBluesky #UKPhotographers #PhotographersUnited #photography #Canon #TeamCanon #50mm #rail #railways #railphotos #railphotography #trains #networkrail
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM