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steelcityblue.bsky.social
@steelcityblue.bsky.social
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Yorkshire lass living on the wrong side of the Pennines. Hiking, photography, music, art, politics, humanism. Dream big & be kind.
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Berlin nights

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights #streetphotography #urbanlandscape #mobilephotography
A black and white split scene. One half looks out over a rail track at night while you other half shows a well lit corridor with a woman aalking towards the camera.
October 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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From my amazing trip to beautiful Mexico earlier this year, definitely one of my favourite countries in the world

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMemories #Mexico
The Mayan Temple of KuKulcan at Chichen Itza under a blue sky.
September 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Tramlines in San Francisco

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLines #Fujifilm #SanFrancisco
a tram full of people on a San Feancisco street with colourful buildings in the background.
September 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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"London calling......"

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKaraoke #phonephotography #urbanlandscape #London #TheClash
the London Eye against a blue sky with s London black cab in the foreground.
September 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Ian Curtis, Manchester

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJetBlack #fujifilm #Manchester #streetphotography #streetart
a black and white mural of Ian Curtis, on the side of s brick building in Manchester.
September 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Hanging out in the Tate Modern

#HumansOfBlueSky #FujifilmX20 #UrbanGaze #urbanphotography
a monochrome image of a young woman walking past a large abstract work of art in an empty gallery.
August 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Whitby Abbey taken from the graveyard of St Mary's Church, made famous in Bram Stoker's iconic novel Dracula

#phonephotography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIconic #Whitby #monochrome #bnwphotography
a monochrome photo of Whitby Abbey
August 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Manchester street art

#phonephotography #UrbanGaze #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHats #Manchester
a large wall mural of a man in a black beanie hat with his hand covering part of his face. He has tattoos on his hand and is painted against a burgundy background.
August 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Muriel is looking a little the worse for wear these days, but still beautiful....Sheffield street art by local legend @petemckee.bsky.social

#phonephotography #mobilephotography #ColorADay #PinkMon #Sheffield
A wall mural of an old lady in a white coat on a pink background. There is a splodge of black paint on her coat and the wall is looking a little dirty.
August 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Woman with glass

#streetart #UrbanGaze #AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGlass #mobilephotography #streetphotography
a man in a blue jacket walking past a building below a large street art mural of a woman. She has her head resting on her arm on a table top and is touching sn empty wine glass.
August 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Iconic

#ColorADay #redwed #urbanlandscape #phonephotography #mobilephotography #manchester
a primarily monochrome image of the Central Library in Manchester, England, with two red phone boxes highlighted and a tree in the foreground.
August 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Fire! - defending the city the old-fashioned way....

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFire #phonephotography #mobilephotography
a black cannon overlooking the English countryside. It sits in a green park facing out through a gap in the stone wall.
August 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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England

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEasyE #landscapephotography #phonephotography #mobilephotography #PeakDistrict
evening sun over a pub garden with the hills of the Peak District in the background. A picnic table with empty beer glasses sits under a waving English flag.
July 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Wish I was back here......

#BlueSkyMonday #Mexico #phonephotography #mobilephotography #seascape
four wooden sun loungers on an empty white sand beach, shaded by a palm tree, under a blue sky.
July 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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#FlowersOnFriday #ColoraDay #bnwFri #monochrome #floralfriday
a black and white macro image of a rose
July 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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"Transport, motorways, and tramlines
Starting and then stopping
Taking off and landing
The emptiest of feelings, disappointed people"

Let Down - Radiohead

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDrivetime #phonephotography
an image of a coastal city taken from a plane window at dusk.
July 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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London from above.

#cityscape #scape #londoneye #phonephotography #mobilephotography
a view of London under a blue sky, taken from the top of the London Eye.
July 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Wise words courtesy of The Riverside, Sheffield.

#ColorADay #RedWed #phonephotography
a red neon sign reading "Don't do all the talking, let love speak up itself"
July 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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The last remaining police phone box in Sheffield, England. Built in the 1920s, they allowed beat police to stay in touch with their stations and housed a phone, first aid kit, and a small room that served as a temporary police cell.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCommunication #phonephotography
a green police phone box against a stone wall.
July 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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I agree with this statement. Seen in a bar in Mexico

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBars #mobilephotography #phonephotography
a neon sign reading "All you need is love and mezcal"
July 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Awe-inspiring ancient architecture

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAlliteration #phonephotography #monochrome
a black and white image of the ruins of an old Abbey, featuring a large arched entrance and wall.
July 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Misty morning by the beach

#JuneSea #white #MinimalMonday #seascape
a pale sea under a misty white sky, with a line of wave breakers leading out across the sandy beach
June 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Goodnight from Westward Ho!

#seascape #phonephotography #sunset #Devon
a pale orange sunset over the ocean with rocks in the foreground
June 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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"Still round the corner there may wait,
A new road or a secret gate" - Tolkien

#UrbanGaze #phonephotography #urbanlandscape
a tall iron gate set in a pale stone wall surrounded by greenery, leading to a stairway.
June 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Happy #BlueSkyMonday

#sanfrancisco #fujifilm #landscapephotography
the Golden Gate Bridge under a blue sky
June 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM