Mathias 🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
banner
crankymillenial.bsky.social
Mathias 🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@crankymillenial.bsky.social
Here for the memes, but also interested in philosophy & photography
Microbiologist 🧬🔬
📍 Edinburgh
he/him
Like every academic I can see the end of my contract approaching, and I can't help feeling anxious about it. Intellectually I know I'll be fine but that doesn't stop the vague sense of fear.

Anyway, to calm my nerves I've been looking at green photos all morning.

#photography#green
February 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My contribution for #blueskyartshow #reflections
February 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I grew up in central Europe, so seeing a desert for the first time was absolutely breathtaking. The sand flowed and moved like water, and in very much the same way we sank into the dunes as we tried to cross them. I could have spent days watching the ever-changing patterns and waves.
#photography
February 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Late to the party. On our first day in #venice we slept in, consequently missing all the morning action in the fish market. We only found a bit of leftover ice and a gaggle of hungry gulls begging for food. However, the fish shop next door had the most delicious squid, so all was good.

#photography
January 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A group of tourists enjoy their gondola ride along the Gran Canal in #venice. It is early and the city hasn't quite woken up, allowing them to enjoy their ride in relative peace.

#photography
January 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It was a chilly January morning but facing the cold was well worth it when I saw the first rays of beautiful warm sunshine colouring the clouds pink and purple over San Giorgio Maggiore in #venice

#photography
January 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It's a bit windy, isn't it?

I'll take this moment to remember last week when it wasn't windy, and I was free to roam the streets, alleys and squares of #venice

#photography
January 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Good belated morning! Here we've got a red weather warning for wind for tomorrow, so I'll remember a time when the weather wasn't shite.

#photography#colombia
January 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Lol, I took these exact same photos!

Also, when I went out for sunrise there was a gaggle of photographers with the same idea. They must have been a guided group as they weren't keen on me joining them. However, they couldn't stop me from stealing their ideas. And I met a decent lad from Ireland.
January 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Good morning! Here's another of my Venice sunrise photos. I loke how the early sun paints these golden clovers onto the walls of the Palazzo Ducale.

#photography
January 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I am back from Venice! Who would like to see some tourist photos?

Just kidding, I'll be spamming them whether you like it or not.

#photography
January 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
'Don't photograph directly into the sun', they said.

You know what? *photographs into the sun even harder*

#photography
January 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Other people are posting their favourite photos of 2024, so I'll join in.
I don't see any of them as spectacular but these are the images that I go back to when I think of my photos this year.

I wish you all a wondeful 2025!

#photography
December 31, 2024 at 5:36 PM
This beautiful, lovely amur tiger at @highlandwpark.bsky.social came to give me a big hug and was utterly dejected to find the glass between us unyielding. Oh how I would have loved to cuddle him! And how couldn't I? Just look at these gorgeous eyes! 😍

#photography
December 29, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Pinky, but not the Brain.
December 25, 2024 at 7:59 AM
A trip to St Andrews is always worth the time. Such a lovely place, and so photogenic 💙

#photography
December 23, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Would you know it? Yestderday I was hoping for a creepy crawly to visit me and model for my macro lens, and today a daddy longlegs came out of its hiding spot and graced me with its presence. Look at him! He's got a heart-shaped nose! 🖤
#photography
December 21, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I'm still working on my macro skills. Played a bit with a tripod and flash, and they seem to make life a wee bit easier. But they appear to depend on a very patient subject. How do I use this new-found knowledge when I next meet a cool bug?

#photography
December 20, 2024 at 8:38 PM
One day I'll figure this macro thing out and then it'll be amazing. Until then ...

... Lichen subscribe?
#photography
December 16, 2024 at 8:30 AM
I do!
December 14, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Turns out a trip to the light show in #edinburgh botanic garden is well worth the money. I was quite sceptic but the installations are beautifully choreographed with lights and music, and you can wander or linger and admire the scenery at your leisure. 10/10 would go again.
December 11, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Another iconic #edinburgh scene: Ross fountain in Princes Street Gardens with the castle in the background. These days both are beautifully illuminated for the festive season.
#photography
December 9, 2024 at 2:17 PM
The other day I got some half-decent photos of my #crow friends 🖤
December 7, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Waiting for the bus
#photography
December 7, 2024 at 5:32 PM
All these professional photographers posting their art on a daily basis can ben quite intimidating for a hobbyist like me. Mostly what I do is point the camera in the general direction of the thing I'm interested in and hope for the best.
#photography
December 2, 2024 at 3:26 PM