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Paul - Grumpy Old Man
@paul-grumpyoldman.bsky.social
#introduction ...
Vegan, Astronomer, Amateur photographer (usually #Landscapes) sometimes astrophotographer, Atheist.
Politics: Green Inveterate booster of posts, particularly UK and European politics but occasionally come up with original content.
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Water Inflow

Cockington, Torbay, UK

Canon R50 / Tamron 18-200mm @ 42mm
f/7.1 1/8s ISO 100

Location: ///sweated.detergent.layers

#water #LongExposure #Torbay
February 18, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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One of those gnarled Dartmoor trees that’s so deeply embedded in the landscape that it’s hard to see the transition from granite to wood.
February 17, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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Once upon a time, the ever-evolving graffiti on this reservoir near the psych unit was a cave-painting-record. I photographed much of it over months.
One day they painted it grey. The next day:
February 12, 2024 at 7:10 PM
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YOU SAID FOOD WOULD COST LESS AFTER BREXIT BUT WE'RE PAYING MUCH MORE THAN WE DID BEFORE WE LEFT THE EU
February 12, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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strong chyrons all around
February 11, 2024 at 5:38 PM
NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula (LRGB)

Equipment
Imaging Telescope
Sky-Watcher Explorer 200P
Imaging Camera
ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Filters
ZWO Blue 1.25" · ZWO Green 1.25" · ZWO Luminance 1.25" · ZWO Red 1.25"
Software
darktable · Siril Team Siril · Stefan Berg N.I.N.A. / NINA
February 11, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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"Appalling and unhinged". Seems about right.
Nato says Trump comments 'undermine all of our security' - BBC News
The US presidential hopeful's remarks left military chiefs aghast but will delight supporters.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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Nathan Sparkes, the chief executive of Hacked Off, said: “This is a government which has no regard for the interests of the public and is desperate to hang on to power at all costs.”

He’s right about that.. 🧐
Rupert Murdoch met Rishi Sunak five times in 12-month period
Media mogul met government representatives 12 times in 2022-23 when he was chair of News Corp
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Torbay Dawn

The rocks revealed at low tide just after sunrise near Corbyn Head, Torbay

Location: What3words ///exam.scans.burns

Google Pixel 2 XL ƒ/1.8 4.5 mm 1/3344 ISO 49

#Torbay #sunrise #sea #coast #Darktable
February 11, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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Well at least
I tried.
Some don’t even do that.

You won’t get anywhere
in life if you don’t.

Walk out of the forest.
The Sun will guide you.
~ rLs
February 3, 2024 at 8:51 AM
#introduction ...
Vegan, Astronomer, Amateur photographer (usually #Landscapes) sometimes astrophotographer, Atheist.
Politics: Green Inveterate booster of posts, particularly UK and European politics but occasionally come up with original content.
💚 ⚖️🗳️ 🇪🇺
Lover of FOSS, Linux, and the like.
February 11, 2024 at 5:28 PM