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Ewster Know This Guy

@ewster.bsky.social

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The more I learn the less relevant I become. I was skinny once and don't recommend it. My professional stuff is over at @ewenbell.com. I also spend lots of time on Mastodon as well...
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Ewster Know This Guy @ewster.bsky.social · Nov 21

This was from the first time Shellie came to Nepal with me. She's my favourite person in the world. Ever.

Everything's better with Shellie :)

Ewster Know This Guy

@ewster.bsky.social

Surprise guests on NYE morning :) Holy moly these lads are loud. I just love their squeeky calls. The screeching is a little intense, but then they slip into quiet talk and it's very charming.

#WildOz #UrbanBirds #LumixS9 #GetCloser #SulphurCrestedCockatoo #Photography

December 31, 2024 at 11:49 PM

Ewster Know This Guy

@ewster.bsky.social

Really getting into the new years decluttering today.

Decluttered some ham. Then some cheese. Then decluttered some fresh coffee. Gonna maybe declutter some gingerbread later. Can see a box of cherries that also needs a little decluttering.

Big day for cleaning up here!

December 31, 2024 at 11:47 PM

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Ewen

@ewenbell.com

Even professionals get stuck in a rut sometimes, but with the benefit of a little inspiration we can find our way out again. In this video I share some thoughts from my latest journey through Nepal, and the scenery of the Annapurnas.

YouTube
youtu.be/SwIwo6wsYzU

#Photography #EwenTube #Lumix

December 4, 2024 at 8:22 AM

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Kathryn Selmes

@kathrynselmes.bsky.social

Four days into summer and I'm already longing for cool, misty weather

A lone cockatoo sits on a tiled roof, shrouded in mist with a forest behind, on a cool morning in the Blue Mountains just outside of Sydney.

December 4, 2024 at 7:45 AM

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺

@maxbrockbank.com

Sixth richest country in the world? Now we know why.,

December 3, 2024 at 7:20 PM

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Ignoble Jim R Houghton

@jimrhoughton.bsky.social

Halle-fucking-lujah! For once not trailing the pack muttering excuses for Israel...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia splits with US to back UN resolution demanding end to Israel occupation of Palestinian territories

Vote marks a change to the nation’s official stance held for more than two decades

www.theguardian.com

December 4, 2024 at 1:54 AM

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus

@kentparkskeet.bsky.social

“Don’t mention the war.”

#AusPol

Home affairs minister details 'hard line' that led to a former Israeli minister's visa being denied

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says he rejected Israeli right-wing politician Ayelet Shaked's application to come to Australia over concerns she would threaten social cohesion.

www.abc.net.au

December 1, 2024 at 5:38 AM

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus

@kentparkskeet.bsky.social

My ALP federal MP sent me a request to donate to their Christmas appeal, to raise money for crisis accommodation.

Do they not know they are in government? Do they not understand they could just fund crisis accommodation? Do they believe associating themselves with a charity makes them look good?

November 30, 2024 at 8:03 AM

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Ewen

@ewenbell.com

It's the tiny flecks of silvery blue on the wing tips and eyespots that make it special for me. And that little rhino snout :)

#ScalyWings #EwenInNepal #Photography #Nepal #Lumix #Butterflies #HelloPetal

November 26, 2024 at 1:36 AM

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Ewen

@ewenbell.com

I took the Peak Design Outdoor 45L Backpack deep into the Himalayas to find out how well this performs as a camera bag, and how tough it stacks up compared to my older and trusted Peak Design Travel Pack.

YouTube Version:
youtu.be/EW8Xv0avTiY

#PeakDesign #CameraBag #Outdoor45L #EwenTube

Peak Design Outdoor 45L High in the Himalayas

YouTube video by Photography with Ewen Bell

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November 29, 2024 at 10:48 PM

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Dean Nicolle

@deannicolle1.bsky.social

Our new, second edition of Eucalypts of WA - The South-West Coast & Ranges is hot off the press. Fully revised, with updated taxonomy and maps, and new species not included in the original edition.

Sample pages and ordering direct from me: www.dn.com.au/Eucalypts_of....

November 27, 2024 at 8:16 AM

Ewster Know This Guy

@ewster.bsky.social

Sharing this here in BlueSky as there's one or two photographers about here. Been a big day for me. Been a big few weeks really. DCMA sucks.

Maybe today was rock bottom. Only upwards from here.

ps, Original post:
photog.social/@ewen/113551...

Someone stole some photos off my website, and now is filing DCMA take down notices against my website claiming copyright.

That's the world we live in now.

I literally cannot just share my photos with the world without becoming a target for some complete arsehole. It's not enough that people try to hack into my social media accounts every day, or flood my mobile with scam calls, or try to rip me off when cancelling a tour... I now have to waste my life responding to this shit too.

I feel like there's been a massive rise in "gonna act like an arsehole because I can" over recent years.

It's worn me to the bone. It's relentless. We've built a world where people have decided it's no big deal to literally destroy other people because their personal gain is more important.

Everything is under siege. All the time. You can't just opt out and go listen to waves on the beach. Some arsehole is gonna find you there too and find a way to make life shit for you.

I was chatting to a nice lady yesterday about her computer. She couldn't work out how to attach a different keyboard to it.

All the while I'm thinking "how long before someone hacks your Windows OS and cleans out your bank account?" She has no idea how exposed she is. One click on a dodgy email and her world could be flipped upside down.

How did we end up creating a world where people are thrown to the wolves like this? How badly have we screwed this up.

And this is just that section of the world where nobody is dropping bombs on my home, or shooting children in classrooms, or banning access to abortion and other healthcare.

We are living in the worst timeline. If there actually was a multiverse with different planet earths then ours would be the one that nobody else wants to visit.

The responses and support here on Mastodon has been just marvellous today and if ever I needed a reminder of the good side of humans, you all were exactly that today.

Thanks peeps.

November 27, 2024 at 10:39 AM

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The Australia Institute

@australiainstitute.org.au

If you paid any tax in 2022-23, you paid more than all of these multinational gas corporations did on $36 BILLION income, exporting Australian gas from QLD.

Really makes you think. #auspol

November 26, 2024 at 3:12 AM

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Zack Labe

@zacklabe.com

Yes, I realize that my usual temperature anomaly scale is less than ideal for visualization purposes in this image here. But that's also because the #Arctic was absurdly warm compared to the 1981-2010 climatological average in October 2024.

Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.

Polar stereographic map showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in October 2024 for the Arctic Circle with red shading for warmer anomalies and blue shading for colder anomalies. Most areas are warmer than average and well exceeded the colorbar maximum of 5°C above average. The baseline is a 1981-2010 reference period using ECMWF ERA5 data.

November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM

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Ewster Know This Guy

@ewster.bsky.social

I made a longer video on the same theme, looking at the long term picture of what it means to work for yourself and try to keep the wheels turning when you're self-employed.

"What does a sustainable photography career look like?"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKK3...