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Nature lover, traveller at heart with a great passion for Iceland's breathtaking natural wonders 🇩🇪🇮🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦
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When light and color bring
warmth to the winter night.
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#PhotographersOfBlueSky 📷
#ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin
#thelittlethings #ArtShow
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas ✨
A dense cluster of handcrafted paper star lanterns hanging overhead, glowing in warm light. The stars vary in size and intricate patterns, featuring vibrant colors such as red, orange, yellow, blue, pink, and turquoise, with delicate cut-out motifs and dotted designs. Their warm glow stands out against the dark background, creating a festive, cozy, and slightly magical atmosphere typical of a traditional German Christmas market.
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
— Henry Miller

#dolomites #winterscape
#mountainscape
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
#ForestFriday #Scape
A sweeping winter panorama across the Alpe di Siusi, where gently undulating alpine meadows and dark bands of forest are dusted with snow. The land unfolds in soft layers toward the horizon, leading the eye to the dramatic silhouette of the Sciliar (Schlern), rising quietly above distant mountain ridges. Pale winter light and a slightly hazy sky soften the scene, giving the alpine landscape a sense of vastness, stillness, and quiet grandeur.
December 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields,
that it kisses them so gently?And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt;
and perhaps it says:
Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.
Lewis Carroll
#landscapephotography
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
#ForestFriday #Scape
A black-and-white winter scene of a narrow mountain stream near Alta Badia, quietly carving its way through a snow-laden forest. Frosted branches of bare trees and dark conifers lean toward the water, while the gentle flow creates a soft, living line through the stillness of the white landscape.
December 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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This crane has seen things… and now it’s watching the new neighbors in style.

#Hamburg #Hafencity
#throwbackthursday
#urbanphotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze
A waterfront scene in Hamburg’s HafenCity, showing a striking mix of modern architecture and industrial heritage. In the foreground stands a large vintage harbor crane painted in muted blue tones, its angular steel frame contrasting with the curving, irregular white façades of the residential buildings behind it. The buildings feature box-shaped balconies and large reflective windows that capture fragments of the sky. Along the quay below, a patterned mural runs the length of the wall, while a few small figures walk the promenade. The overall mood blends contemporary urban design with the remnants of the port’s working past - an UrbanGaze into a city in transition.
December 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Maybe we chase summits not for the view, but for the sense of possibility they awaken.

#dolomites #Marmolada
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #TuesdayBlue
#ColorADay #BlueTue
#RockinTuesday
A wide, sunlit panorama of the Dolomites seen from the summit of the Marmolada. Jagged mountain ridges stretch deep into the distance, their dark rock faces contrasted by bright patches of snow. The sky above is a clear, intense blue, fading softly toward the horizon. In the foreground, a striking boulder appears to balance precariously on a narrow rocky ledge, partly dusted with snow. Behind it, countless peaks rise and fall in layered shades of blue and white, unfolding into a breathtaking tapestry of rugged alpine scenery.
December 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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A little forest magic wrapped in holiday sparkle. ✨✨

#PhotographersOfBlueSky 📷
#ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin
#thelittlethings #ArtShow
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas
A delicate tree branch stretches into a misty winter forest, its bare twigs adorned with colorful glass ornaments shaped like pinecones. Shades of red, gold, and a single bright turquoise piece shimmer softly against the muted grey fog that blankets the woods. A few round baubles in red and gold hang lower in the scene, catching what little light filters through the haze. The background trees fade into soft silhouettes, their remaining brown leaves adding a quiet warmth to the otherwise cool atmosphere. The overall mood is serene and slightly enchanted, as if the forest has quietly dressed itself for the holiday season.
December 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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'Pfade und Wege'
'Paths and Trails'
#FotoVorschlag 📷
#landscapephotography
#EastCoastKin
Ein Weg führt am Waldrand in den Nebel hinein. Links des Weges liegt eine mit feinem Raureif überzogene satt grüne Wiese, rechts stehen hohe Bäume, deren Äste von dickem Raureif überzogen sind. Der Nebel verschluckt den Hintergrund, sodass der Weg wie in eine ungewisse, stille Ferne führt. ………… A solitary dirt path stretches forward like a quiet line through the landscape, fading into the whispering fog. To the left lies a meadow covered in fine frost, while to the right trees stand adorned with frost, their branches shimmering like delicate winter crowns. The path disappears into a hushed unknown.
December 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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There is a calm that only an open sky can teach.
Stand long enough beneath it, and your thoughts settle like snow on a still morning.

#dolomites 🇮🇹 #SteepleSaturday
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
#BlueSkyArtShow #Sky
A small mountain chapel stands alone on the snowy plateau of Pralongià in the Dolomites. Its dark wooden steeple rises sharply against a dramatic sky filled with thick, swirling clouds. The white façade of the chapel contrasts with the textured snow and scattered rocks in the foreground. Low clouds wrap around the surrounding peaks, creating a sense of height, solitude, and openness to the sky.
December 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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A winterscape straight out of a fairytale.

#dolomites 🇮🇹 #PlanDeCorones
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #Scape
#treescape #ForestFriday
A winter landscape at Kronplatz in the Dolomites: a row of tall trees stands covered in thick, white frost, their delicate branches shimmering against a muted blue-grey sky. The snowy foreground shows soft ski tracks curving across the slope. In the background, faint mountain silhouettes fade into mist, giving the scene a calm, icy stillness.
December 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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From #MountainMonday straight into #RockinTuesday — courtesy of the Dolomites.

#dolomites 🇮🇹
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #TextureTuesday
A photograph taken at Piz Boè in the Sella Group of the Dolomites, showing towering vertical rock walls rising sharply from a broad, snow-covered basin. The cliffs have a warm, reddish-beige tone with darker streaks and deep vertical grooves, giving the surfaces a rugged, weathered texture. Sunlight highlights the natural variations in color, from soft amber to shadowy brown. Snow clings to ledges and fills the narrow gaps between the rock towers. In the foreground, smooth, wind-shaped snowfields stretch across the basin, punctuated by a few scattered rocks. Above the cliffs, the sky appears deep blue with faint wisps of cloud. The scene feels bright, cold, and monumental, emphasizing the striking contrast between the warm-toned rock and the crisp white snow.
December 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Where the summit melts into cloud, certainty gives way — and the unknown opens wide.

#dolomites 🇮🇹 #Stunday
#landscapephotography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky 📷
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
A black-and-white photograph of the Marmolada massif, showing towering, jagged peaks coated in fresh snow. The mountains rise sharply from a broad, snow-covered plateau, their dark rock faces contrasting with the soft, wind-shaped drifts around them. Dense clouds swirl across the scene, partially obscuring the summits and creating shifting pockets of light and shadow. A faint beam of sunlight breaks through the mist, illuminating the central peaks while the surrounding ridges fade into deep, atmospheric fog. The overall mood is dramatic, cold, and majestic, capturing the raw power of the Dolomites.
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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The final warm traces of daylight before the night settles over Lagarfljót.

#Iceland 🇮🇸
#NaturePhotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin
#BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth
A warm, golden sunset glows over the calm waters of Lagarfljót in East Iceland. The sun sits low on the horizon, casting orange light across the rippling lake. On the left, the silhouette of a simple white house stands partly in shadow, while tall grass in the foreground catches the soft evening warmth. Thin clouds streak across the sky, deepening the peaceful, glowing atmosphere of the scene.
November 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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As the days settle into their winter calm, it becomes easier to see what mattered, what didn’t, and what we want to make room for in the next chapter.

#NaturePhotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #Scape
#ForestFriday
A misty forest path stretching straight into the fog, surrounded by tall pines and bare late-autumn trees. Soft light filters through the haze, giving the scene a quiet, dreamlike feel. Fallen leaves in warm browns and reds frame the trail, creating a tranquil forest scape perfect for ForestFriday.
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Vífilsfell in the Bláfjöll (Blue Mountains), wrapped in the last rain clouds — an Icelandic scape at its most serene.

#Iceland 🇮🇸 #VolcanoScape
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #Scape
A wide landscape view of Vífilsfell in the Bláfjöll (Blue Mountains) of southwest Iceland. The moss-covered lava fields in the foreground glow in soft, muted light. Behind them rises the dark, rounded volcanic ridge of Vífilsfell, still draped in lingering rain clouds after a passing shower. Patches of blue sky peek through the shifting grey, adding to the dramatic post-rain atmosphere — a classic Icelandic scape.
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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There’s a certain clarity in the rhythm of moving water — life keeps flowing, inviting us to slow down and follow for a while.

#Iceland 🇮🇸 #Hestavaðsfoss
#FimmvörðuhálsTrail
#WaterfallWednesday
#WaterWednesday
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin
Hestavaðsfoss, a small but wide multi-tiered waterfall on the Skógá River in South Iceland, spills over dark basalt ledges into swirling turquoise pools. Moss-covered rocks break up the flow, and the river bends gently through a bright green valley framed by rolling hills under a partly cloudy sky. The scene is peaceful and open, just a short distance upstream from the far more famous Skógafoss.
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Another gorgeous view from earlier that day. #dolomites
View from the upper station of the Lagazuoi cable car, looking out over a vast sea of white clouds covering the entire valley. Snow-dusted rocks frame the foreground, while jagged Dolomite peaks rise above the cloud layer in the distance like islands. Several dark cable car wires stretch diagonally across the scene and fade gradually into the thick clouds below, disappearing as they sink into the misty white.
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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At the edge of the world.

Kicking off #MountainMonday with a stunning view from the Lagazuoi earlier this year! — And there’s even a touch of pink for #ColorADay #PinkMon

#dolomites 🇮🇹
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin
#MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday
A winter mountain scene on the Lagazuoi in the Dolomites. In the foreground, two people stand on a narrow, snow-covered cliff edge high above a dense sea of clouds. The rocky outcrop is steep and rugged, with patches of snow scattered across its vertical stone walls. The person dressed in black stands slightly farther back, holding a smartphone up to photograph the other person. The second person, wearing a bright pink jacket, stands closer to the cliff edge with arms stretched wide in an expressive, joyful pose. Below them, a thick blanket of clouds fills the entire valley like a white ocean. In the far background, the dramatic, snow-dusted peaks of the Dolomites rise above the cloud layer under a clear blue sky.
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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The days grow shorter. The light grows softer. And suddenly, there is space — space to think, to breathe, to remember who we are when everything else becomes still.

#November #Stunday
#SundaySilence #SilentSunday
#PhotographersOfBlueSky 📷
#ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin
A frosty field stretches into the distance under a pale, misty sky. Parallel tractor tracks lead straight toward the horizon, gradually fading into the fog. The low winter light and the thin coat of frost create a quiet, muted landscape with a sense of calm and stillness.
November 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Caught between seasons: warm autumn tones outlined by winter’s first touch.

#November #Stunday
#NaturePhotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin
Close-up of a columnar oak, its warm brown autumn leaves still clinging to the branches. Each leaf is outlined with a delicate rim of frost, creating a striking contrast and capturing the quiet, reflective mood of late autumn as it leans toward winter.
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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A serene scenery, but the house sits abandoned. The same isolation that makes the place so beautiful is the reason it was left behind.

#Iceland 🇮🇸 #Vatnsnes
#LostPlaces #Abandoned
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved
An abandoned farmhouse stands alone on the grassy Vatnsnes Peninsula in North Iceland. The main building is a pale, weather-worn structure with a faded red roof and several empty black windows. Attached to its right is a lower wing with a partially collapsed, rust-stained roof - and on this right-hand section, a lone chimney rises against the sky. Cracked walls, peeling paint, and the broken rooflines lend the entire place a quiet air of long neglect. Behind the ruins, soft green hills and distant sea cliffs under a grey, cloud-layered sky reinforce the feeling of something once inhabited but now utterly unloved.
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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There is a quiet beauty in the muted tones, in the frost that settles unnoticed, in the way the fog softens the distance and makes the near things feel more important.

#November #treescape #lakescape #ClassicMono
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour
#EastCoastKin #Scape
Black-and-white photo of two bare winter trees framing a quiet, misty lakeshore. Frost clings to the tangled branches, and a narrow muddy path leads toward the still, reflective water. The scene feels cold, silent, and atmospheric, with the fog softening the distant shoreline.
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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A pair of waterfalls offering one moment of wonder — a reminder that in Iceland, beauty rarely comes alone.

#Iceland 🇮🇸 #Háifoss #Granni
#WaterfallWednesday
#WaterWednesday
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin
A sweeping view of Iceland’s Háifoss and Granni waterfall plunging side by side into a deep volcanic canyon. The tall, powerful stream of Háifoss falls straight down from a moss-covered cliff on the left, while the narrower Granni cascades along the rocky wall on the right. Layered basalt columns, dark canyon walls, and patches of bright green moss create a dramatic contrast in the misty light.
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Some views stay with you long after you’ve left them behind.

#Iceland 🇮🇸 #Breiðdalsvík
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
#TidesOutTuesday
A black-and-white coastal scene near Breiðdalsvík in East Iceland. The tide is low, revealing a curving shoreline of dark rocks and textured surf. Rolling hills slope down toward the water in the foreground, while distant mountains sit under a sky filled with layered clouds and streaks of soft light. The overall mood is quiet and windswept.
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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At a distance, the world loses its rush —
and in that softness we hear ourselves more clearly.

#Iceland 🇮🇸 #Hvalnes
#landscapephotography 📷
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
#MountainMonday #drone
A drone view of the dramatic coastline at Hvalnes in Southeast Iceland. Jagged, dark mountains rise steeply from the shore, their upper slopes wrapped in low, drifting clouds. Below, a calm lagoon with subtle ripples stretches across the frame, meeting a narrow strip of land and rocky beach. The monochrome tones emphasize the stark textures of the mountains and the quiet, remote atmosphere of the landscape.
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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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