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Patik
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Flowers, landscapes and whatnot

All pictures in posts are by myself unless otherwise noted, no AI

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Santa Barbara
October 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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A yearly pilgrimage to Jack Kirby's grave in preparation for #SDCC since it probably wouldn't exist without his contributions
July 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The 100th anniversary of the birth of my dad. Here he is in his salad days in Utrecht in The Netherlands

#fathersday #dad
June 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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My mother on a bromfiets sometime in the 50's as taken by my father. I added some shadows. From my research, this is either the Port of Amsterdam or Den Helder

#mother #mothersday #b/w #B&W #bw #blackandwhite #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #BNW #Mono #BWPhoto #ThePhotoHour #Silhouettes
May 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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To bookend, here are the graves of Jack and his wife, Roz
May 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Does this dahlia have enough stun in it for #Stunday?

#FlowersOnSunday #SilentSunday #Spring #flowers #macro #flowerphotography #flower #thephotohour #bloemen #bloem #natuur #foto #bloomscrolling #bloomsky #mooi #lightpainting #mooi #PhotographersofBluesky #FlowerScape #FlowerHunting
April 20, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Leaf of #Dream

#BlueSkyArtShow #b/w #B&W #bw #blackandwhite #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #BNW #Mono #BWPhoto #ThePhotoHour #PhotographersonBluesky #Silhouettes #mono #dark #blackandwhite #tree #shadow #dark
April 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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A blaze of #dahlia closeup

#MacroPhotoFriday #photography #macrophotography #macroflowers #macrofriday #macrophotofriday #flowerfriday #flowersonfriday #onlybeautifulthings #fineartphotography #bloomscrolling #bloemen #bloem #macro #thelittlethings #photooftheday #mooi #ThePhotoHour
April 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Some drama gazing up in downtown Los Angeles

#UrbanGaze #fotografía #photography #b/w #B&W #bw #blackandwhite #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #BNW #Mono #BWPhoto #ThePhotoHour #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersonBluesky #Silhouettes #mono #dark #blackandwhite #cityscaoe #BlueSkyArtShow #dark
April 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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I know this doesn't conform to the usual outline for a #rose, but I'm not one for conforming anyway

#rosewednesday #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #dailyflowers #natureisart #roses #flower #flowerphotography #bloemen #bloem #roos #natuur #thelittlethings #mooi #ThePhotoHour #closeupphoto
April 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Orange #tulip for #tuliptuesday

#art #bloom #Flora #botanical #macrophotography #flowerphotography #flower #nature #photographersofbluesky #beauty #thephotohour #bloemen #bloem #natuur #fotografie #macropix #thephotohour #dutch #bloemen #bloem #natuur #foto #bloomscrolling #bloomsky
April 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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I was trying to capture #carnations in a vase, but it wasn't working for me, so I thought what if I take the flowers out

#twosday #bloomscrolling #macroflowers #thephotohour #bloemen #bloem #natuur #bloomsky #mooi #lightpainting #carnationsofinstagram #flower #flowerphotography #flowerlove
April 15, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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It's a Porto's day iykyk
April 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Some sunset blue sky for #BlueSkyMonday

#BlueSkyArtShow #skyscapes #Photography #Landscape #trees #PhotographersonBluesky #Silhouettes #ThePhotoHour #landscape #minimalism #photography #stormhour #blue #art #LookUp
April 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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This is a hummingbird sage, but I always think of them as tiny purple dragons

#Stunday #FlowersOnSunday #Stunday #flowers #macro #flowerphotography #flower #thephotohour #bloemen #bloem #natuur #bloomscrolling #bloomsky #mooi #lightpainting #mooi #PhotographersofBluesky #FlowerScape #sage
April 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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I've thought of this picture as serene, so look at it as #Peaceful

#BlueSkyArtShow #flower #macro #plumeria #flowerphotography #bloemen #bloem #natuur #thelittlethings #thephotohour #mooi #ThePhotoHour #onlybeautifulthings #Bloomscrolling #closeupphoto #BNW #Mono #classicmonochrome #blackandwhite
April 12, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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This was the February picture for a calendar a couple years ago because of the couple embracing and watching the sun go down

#scape #seascape #landscape #minimalism #photography #dark #thephotohour #photoscape #california #minimalism #stormhour #ocean #beach #goldenhour #Silhouettes #BlueSkyArtShow
April 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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The San Francisco skyline as seen from the side of the ferry terminal

#UrbanGaze #B&W #photography #bw #blackandwhite #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #BNW #Mono #BWPhoto #ThePhotoHour #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersonBluesky #Silhouettes #Siluetes #mono #dark #blackandwhite #cityscaoe #SF
April 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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The fellow in the center was staring daggers at me because I was taking his picture, but I just wanted to get the windows

#WindowsOnWednesday #UrbanGaze #B&W #photography #bw #blackandwhite #Monochrome #BNW #Mono #BWPhoto #ThePhotoHour #PhotographersonBluesky #Silhouettes #Siluetes #mono #dark
April 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Black and white version of an earlier post for #RoseWednesday

#roses #flower #macro #macrophotography #flowerphotography #bloemen #roos #natuur #thelittlethings #thephotohour #dark #mooi #ThePhotoHour #ArtYear #onlybeautifulthings #Bloomscrolling #nature #closeupphoto #BNW #Mono #classicmonochrome
April 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Two cattleya orchids for #twosday taken at The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas, CA

#bloomscrolling #orchid #macro #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #bloomscrolling #macrophotography #macroflowers #thephotohour #bloemen #bloem #natuur #bloomsky #mooi #lightpainting
April 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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The flower of a Japanese anemone plant taken at Seaside Gardens in Carpinteria, CA

#MacroMonday #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #bloomscrolling #macrophotography #macroflowers #thephotohour #bloemen #bloem #natuur #bloomsky #mooi #lightpainting #mooi
April 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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A pink dahlia taken at Sherman Gardens in Corona del Mar CA

#Stunday #FlowersOnSunday #SilentSunday #Spring #flowers #macro #flowerphotography #flower #thephotohour #bloemen #bloem #natuur #foto #bloomscrolling #bloomsky #mooi #lightpainting #mooi #PhotographersofBluesky #FlowerScape
April 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Black and white of earlier Lake Tahoe pic with lone man on the shore

#BlueSkyArtShow #silhouette #landscape #minimalism #photographersofbluesky #sunbeams #travelphotography #Siluetes #silueta #LandscapePhotography #mono #dark #scape #ClassicMono #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Monochrome #BNW #Mono
April 5, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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That moment after the sunset before all the sun is gone. Taken along the central coast of CA, a sea #scape

#landscape #minimalism #photography #dark #photographersofbluesky #thephotohour #landscape #photoscape #california #dark #minimalism #stormhour #ocean #centralcoast #beach #pch #goldenhour
April 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM