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Apocryphal Ostrich
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La la la, nothing bad is happening


(All photos posted were shot by me, usually very recently - I'm trying to make photography a habit again. Usually using a Pentax K-1 or a Fuji X-Pro2 - yes I'm staying in 2016, things are better here.)
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I think I can cover #MacroMonday and #MinimalMonday with this one:
Ginkgo on Gunnera

#photography
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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...and one more before #WeekSForShadows finishes

#AlphabetChallenge #ClassicMono #photography
November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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The shadow of Aqueduto das Águas Livres, Lisbon

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows #ClassicMono #photography
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Dahlias, apparently.
In colour these are mostly just super red, more interesting in mono.

#BNWmacro #ClassicMono #flowers #BloomScrolling
#photography
Does anyone read the alt text for photography posts, or is it mostly just perfect for training AI? Hmmm.
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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A #scape

Hong Kong, 2011

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Long exposure night shot of Hong Kong, from Victoria Peak over the bay towards Kowloon.
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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A mid-afternoon cigarette break

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows #UrbanGaze #ClassicMono #photography
A covered space next to an office building. Supporting columns cast shadows across the ground, which are reflected in the building's windows. In the distance one worker emerges from a side door to join another already leaning against a column.
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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#MinimalMonday #photography
Calm water mirroring a featureless sky. A sailing boat in the distance.
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn

A sea of leaves on the crazy golf course

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B/W photo of a model lighthouse with a carpet of autumn leaves in the background, reminiscent of ocean waves.
November 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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I will use #ForestFriday as an excuse to post a fun #infrared shot (590nm, converted #fujifilm X-E3). #photography
False colour infra red shot of an interesting tree, the sky is orange and foliage is light blue
October 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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For #MountainMonday : Yunnan, 2011
#photography
A pointy snow-capped mountain range in the background, with clouds along the top. Closer, a river with a road running beside it and a few small buildings.
October 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Great Tit, vertical
#ColorADay #YellowThu #bird #photography
A Great Tit, on the side of a branch, pointing down
October 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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The sky clearing after a storm
#TidesOutTuesday #ClassicMono #photography
BW image. Looking out to sea, in the distance is a prominent headland with a lighthouse. There's a glow on the horizon, and sun shines through gaps between clouds. Moderately dramatic skies.
September 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Yet again I've failed to resist the urge to acquire lenses, but it turns out the Pentax-A 50mm F2.8 Macro (1984-ish) is superb.
#MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #BloomScrolling #photography #pentax
Close up of a pink flower with a yellow middle, might be an aster but definitely don't trust me on that. It's bit dishevelled. Shot from the side, with more flowers blurring away nicely into the background.
September 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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#Stunday is tricky. My wife said "wow" to this one, but, unsure if sarcasm. #photography #infrared
Reflections of leaves in a large pond, shot in infrared.
September 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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I assume every tourist takes the same photo, but this one is mine. Badwater Road, Death Valley, 2008.
#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #photography
We look across the road, over Badwater salt flats, at mountains in the distance
September 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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A young seagull for #FlyDay
#birds #photography
Young seagull airborne, carrying probably some sort of mollusc. It's just before dawn.
September 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Found an old one for #ColorADay #YellowThu (California, 2012)
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A beach, silhouettes of two figures appear in a yellow sunset haze, their shadows stretching towards the camera.
September 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Maybe this works for #MinimalMonday
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Monochrome, a beach. A bank of cloud diagonally splits the top two thirds of the frame between flat light and dark greys. The dark grey cloud merges into the sea at the horizon. In the foreground the tonal contrast between wet and dry sand forms horizontal stripes.
September 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Angles #photography
Monochrome, the angled tops of a building with a shadow forming a third side creating three triangles of light.
September 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Angles #photography
This one's tricky to describe. Lots of angles in some modern architecture, many of them reflected in glass.
September 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Angles #photography #infrared
A waiter brings drinks to a couple in a cafe, they sit in front of a large window composed of many large glass squares.
September 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Looks like #BlueSkyArtShow is a thing... So, #Angles ..? Hopefully I'm doing this right.
#photography
Four workers manhandle some sort of large steel frame up stairs towards a large doorway
September 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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It's been raining a lot, so I finally got around to learning how to do false colour channel-swaps on my infrared shots. Quite happy with these, and it's nice being freed from the constraints of realism while editing.
#photography #ir #infrared
September 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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A cheap trick, probably a cliché, but I do love a nice blurry background. Also a lot of reverb on instruments; I am not a sophisticated man.
#photography
May 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Nibbling cygnets.
I can't 𝘯𝘰𝘵 post this.
#photography
May 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM