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Shane

@shanehurst.bsky.social

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“Love is the bridge between you and everything.” - Rumi

Lover of all things outdoors, wildlife, music, poetry and art.

Looking to connect with like minded people and share love and happiness 🤗

All posts are mine but mainly reposting anything I like.

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Shane @shanehurst.bsky.social · Jul 21

Have you ever been Orchidstruck! I was when I saw this one.

My entry for #coloraday #pinkmon

#photography #macromonday #eastcoastkin #stormhour #macro #nature #art #macrophotography #flowersofbluesky #bloomscrolling #flowers #photohour

A detailed view of a Phalaenopsis orchid in bloom, with soft pink petals and slightly blurred background.

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Gelena 🤍🏔️

@gelena.bsky.social

Dzień dobry ☀️ Przyjemnej soboty i pięknego weekendu

Guten Morgen ☕ Habt einen wunderbaren Samstag und ein schönes Wochenende

🏔️🍂 Tien-Shan, Zailiyskiy Alatau, Almaty region, Kasachstan

November 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM

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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images

@jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social

'Wall of Water' (2014) -- Viewing This Beautiful Spectacle From Outside the Icy Spray Zone of Skogafoss Waterfall, Southern Ring Road, Iceland

Every Sunday is #StunDay! ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

an image of 2 people in the distance photographing / videoing the natural spectacle in an icy spray zone at the base of one the very large waterfalls in Iceland that you can pretty much walk right up to. the entire background of the image is the falling curtains of water

September 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM

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Jilly

@jillysnaps.bsky.social

Today is my #BlueSky 1 year anniversary! I really appreciate this supportive & welcoming space for sharing my photos. Thanks to all the friends I’ve made and those that take time to like/comment/share my posts 🥰

This pic is from my very first post!

#Scape #ForestFriday
#EastCoastKin

A vertical photograph of a woodland path in autumn. The path is carpeted with a dense layer of fallen, reddish-brown leaves and is flanked by tall, dark tree trunks. The bright sun bursts through the canopy at the centre of the image, illuminating the golden and amber leaves with a powerful, warm glow, creating a strong feeling of depth and light.

November 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM

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🩷🕊 Sara Flacci

@saraflacci.bsky.social

To those who ask me
how many loves I have had,
I say to look into the woods
to see how many traps
my fur is left in 🦊
[Alda Merini]

#ForestFriday #Autumn
#Scape #Treescape #Alps

View from the Torgnon woods, italian Alps.
From an autumnal larch forest, the nearby valleys can be seen under a cloudy sky.

November 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM

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ElliOnTheGo

@ellionthego.bsky.social

Fjallsárlón revealing the sharp, sculpted ice of Fjallsjökull — a landscape shaped by centuries of slow, silent movement, now retreating faster than ever.

#Iceland 🇮🇸 #Fjallsárlón
#Vatnajökull #IceScape
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #Scape

A glacial scape at Fjallsárlón in Iceland shows towering, jagged ice formations rising from the lagoon, their surfaces shimmering in shades of white, turquoise, and steel blue. Behind them stretches the vast, rugged expanse of the Fjallsjökull glacier, textured with deep creases and snow-covered ridges under a low, misty sky. The still water in the foreground reflects the icy scene, adding to the stark, frozen beauty of the landscape.

November 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM

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Alan H

@alan678.bsky.social

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #swans and the alternative is #posts birds perched on any type of post. Obviously I am so skilled at the art of concealment neither swan saw me. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

Two white swans glide calmly across perfectly still blue water, each one mirrored clearly in the glass-like surface. The swan on the left faces right with its neck gently curved, while the swan on the right faces left, its head slightly lowered. Both birds are softly lit by warm sunlight, creating golden highlights on their feathers and reflections.

November 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM

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Marjan Knippenberg Photography

@mlknippenberg.bsky.social

Oh, those colors 🌲🍂🍃🍁❤️

#photography #nature #landscape #scape #landscapephotography #ardennes #EastCoastKin #ourthe #hérou

A dark river bends its way through hills covered with autumn colored trees, mostly yellow and orange. A ridge of dark green pinetrees on the hill on the left. Some mist hangs over some pinetrees at the right. In the foreground a bush with black branches covered with yellow leaves and white moss. Its a grey day.

November 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM

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Pirritin

@pirritin.bsky.social

Good morning friends 💛
Thought it never comes, but finally it's here.
Have a marvellous Friday 💛

Chigago Fire
Orange is the new black
#WeekTforTelevision
#AlphabetChallenge

#Scape #EastCoastKin #Sunset #Nature #Sky

November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM

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jen

@jenzsky.bsky.social

Solitude is a friend, not a fear…

#scape #ForestFriday #nature #trees #photography #BWFri
#bnw #monochrome #classicmono
#EastCoastKin #ColorADay

November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM

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Linda

@linda2.bsky.social

It would be a crime to miss out on autumn, so I did not!

#Autumn #EppingForest #Woodlandphotography #EssexWildlifeTrust #Nature #LandscapePhotography

My first walk of the autumn through Epping Forest. The shape of the trees, leaves and all of nature, simply a riot of colour.

November 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM

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""julie""

@xequeboo.bsky.social

Staindale lake today... ; )
Dalby forest
#Yorkshire

A misty looking staindale lake in Dalby forest, lined by firs and autumnal coloured trees, it looks like a proper autumnal scene

November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM

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Gabby

@gabbydp.bsky.social

My duck friends. They are are a good way to find some peace in the day before the craziness starts.🩵🕊️✌️

#ducks #nature #peace

November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM

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Sparty®

@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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Brock’s Photographic Journey

@bar44.bsky.social

Random stairwell in a Porto apartment complex #Photography #Monochrome #B&W #Architecture📷

November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM

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Jilly

@jillysnaps.bsky.social

A Walk Through the Autumn Woods

🍂
Beneath Autumn’s flame,
the old tree stands, roots in gold -
silence warms the earth.
🍂

#StunDay
#ImageAndVerse #Haiku
#ColorADay #OrangeSun
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin

A peaceful autumn forest scene featuring a large tree with dark branches at the center, surrounded by a carpet of fallen orange and red leaves. Sunlight filters softly through the trees, casting a warm golden glow that enhances the rich autumn colours.

November 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM

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Aleesia

@aleesia27.bsky.social

Fall is beginning to fade away. 🍂🥶

#BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #sky #autumn #nature #clouds #fall #trees

A cloud covered mountain surrounded by golden trees, on the Thompson River, in the Interior of British Columbia. The sky is blue and there’s a faint reflection on the water.

November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM

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Rüm Hart

@luvundlee.bsky.social

Meine Blumenwiese im November.🌱
My flower meadow in November.
#eastcoastkin

Im Vordergrund stehen Samenstände und leuchtend orangefarbene Ringelblumen mit geöffneten Blüten. Im Hintergrund sind unscharf weitere Blumen und grüne Blätter einer Blumenwiese zu erkennen.

November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM

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Lizzie Wallis DPAGB, EFIAP, BPE3*

@lizziewallis.bsky.social

Puffin in Bluebells and Campion.
Today's #birdoftheday theme set by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #BirdsOnTheGround.
I love taking ground subjects through flowers or foliage.
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#birdphotography

A puffin, wings outstretched, standing in white campion and green foliage. The puffin has a white breast, black neck band, white cheeks, colourful blue and orange striped beak. The background is black with out of focus purple blobs of bluebells.

November 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM

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colin

@clcart.bsky.social

Branch

#Photography #Nature #EastCoastKin #Lumix

A close-up, square-cropped photograph featuring the thick, gnarled, and curving branches of a tree, heavily covered in vibrant green moss. Water droplets are visible on the moss and bare wood. The foreground branch is slightly out of focus. In the dark, moody background, bright red Japanese maple leaves are scattered on the ground and visible on other branches, contrasting sharply with the green moss and dark, wet bark. The scene evokes an autumn or late fall atmosphere.

November 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM

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Karen Barry-Davies

@wheelan.bsky.social

🍁 Happy Monday Everyone 🍁
🍂 Wishing All Of My Friends 🍂
🍁 A Happy New Week 🍁

#Photography
#Northumber
#Nature
#Autumn

EVERY MISTY MORNING IS A PAINTING WAITING FOR LIGHT
🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂