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Stan Holp
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A dramatic dark misty morning in our valley this week.

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view looking down into a wooded valley of interlocking hills filled with mist under a dark sky. In the foreground a row of orange brown winter trees illuminated by the rising sun.
February 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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A dramatic dark misty morning in our valley this week.

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#PhotoOfTheDay #darktable #italy
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view looking down into a wooded valley of interlocking hills filled with mist under a dark sky. In the foreground a row of orange brown winter trees illuminated by the rising sun.
February 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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I like this image, it has a sort of arty Japanese feel to it I think.
It is a section of our river where the water flows shallowly over a flat riverbed of a shale type of rock.

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Thin dry branches run diagonally across the frame against a background in blues browns and oranges of water flowing over a flat rocky river bed
January 25, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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I like this image, it has a sort of arty Japanese feel to it I think.
It is a section of our river where the water flows shallowly over a flat riverbed of a shale type of rock.

#photography
#PhotoOfTheDay #darktable #italy
#italia #nature #photo #silentsunday #landscape
Thin dry branches run diagonally across the frame against a background in blues browns and oranges of water flowing over a flat rocky river bed
January 25, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Fallen leaves floating in a pool in the river.

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Colourful leaves in shades of red, brown and yellow float on still water with shades of blue and green
January 24, 2026 at 6:27 AM
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Fallen leaves floating in a pool in the river.

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#PhotoOfTheDay #darktable #italy
#italia #nature #photo #winter #landscapephotography
Colourful leaves in shades of red, brown and yellow float on still water with shades of blue and green
January 24, 2026 at 6:27 AM
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My favourite winter tree standing proud above the Umbrian landscape.

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A tall spreading leafless oak tree fills the left of the frame. In the distance a landscape of hills and mountains under a cloudy grey winter sky
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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My favourite winter tree standing proud above the Umbrian landscape.

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A tall spreading leafless oak tree fills the left of the frame. In the distance a landscape of hills and mountains under a cloudy grey winter sky
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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The view from the top of our hill the other day, looking out over the hills and valleys of North Eastern Umbria, with the Appenine mountain chain on the horizon.

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Black and white landscape photo of rolling hills covered with woods, fields, and olive groves. On the horizon a chain of mountains is covered with a rolling blanket of cloud under a partly cloudy winter sky.
January 20, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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The view from the top of our hill the other day, looking out over the hills and valleys of North Eastern Umbria, with the Appenine mountain chain on the horizon.

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Black and white landscape photo of rolling hills covered with woods, fields, and olive groves. On the horizon a chain of mountains is covered with a rolling blanket of cloud under a partly cloudy winter sky.
January 20, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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An evening earlier this week as warm, hazy African air moved into our valley.

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landscape photo of interlocking hills under a bright hazy sky
January 18, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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An evening earlier this week as warm, hazy African air moved into our valley.

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landscape photo of interlocking hills under a bright hazy sky
January 18, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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An old animal skull found in the woods in our valley.

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An old animal skull covered in moss sitting on a rock against a brown woodland background.
January 17, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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An old animal skull found in the woods in our valley.

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#PhotoOfTheDay #darktable #italy
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An old animal skull covered in moss sitting on a rock against a brown woodland background.
January 17, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Tess contemplating the world during the first snow storm of the year.

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A white dog with black ears stands looking away from us from the edge of a snowy field into a featureless snow filled distance
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Tess contemplating the world during the first snow storm of the year.

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#PhotoOfTheDay #darktable #italy
#italia #nature #photo #winter #landscape #dogsofmastodon #blackandwhite #monochrome
A white dog with black ears stands looking away from us from the edge of a snowy field into a featureless snow filled distance
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Life and death on the woodland floor.

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The moss covered skull of a small mammal lies upside down on a brown leaf covered woodland floor.
December 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Life and death on the woodland floor.

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The moss covered skull of a small mammal lies upside down on a brown leaf covered woodland floor.
December 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Another shot from my misty mossy morning walk

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A misty woodland scene. In the foreground several large moss covered rocks st. on the leaf covered ground
December 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Another shot from my misty mossy morning walk

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A misty woodland scene. In the foreground several large moss covered rocks st. on the leaf covered ground
December 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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There was a magical light in the woods yesterday morning.

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A misty woodland scene. A tree leaning trunk runs diagonally across the image from the lower left corner. It is covered in twisted ivy and green moss. A row of moss covered stones run across the leaf covered woodland floor.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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There was a magical light in the woods yesterday morning.

#photography
#PhotoOfTheDay #darktable #italy
#italia #nature #photo #landscape
A misty woodland scene. A tree leaning trunk runs diagonally across the image from the lower left corner. It is covered in twisted ivy and green moss. A row of moss covered stones run across the leaf covered woodland floor.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Our little village on its hilltop with the Appenine mountains towering behind.

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a church bell tower is visible in the distance on the crest of an autumn leafed tree covered hill surrounded by snow covered fields, behind are snow covered mountains with wisps of clouds under a winter blue sky
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Our little village on its hilltop with the Appenine mountains towering behind.

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#PhotoOfTheDay #darktable #italy
#italia #nature #photo #silentsunday #autumn #landscape
a church bell tower is visible in the distance on the crest of an autumn leafed tree covered hill surrounded by snow covered fields, behind are snow covered mountains with wisps of clouds under a winter blue sky
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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This Sunday there is the silence of a surprise blanket of early snow.

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A snow covered road overhung by snow covered trees. In the distance, a small dog can be seen in profile in the middle of the road
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM