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Steve Batch
@stevebatch.bsky.social
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Amateur photographer focused on our natural world, mainly macro trying to capture the beauty in the small stuff that we often overlook. bit.ly/FlickrSB

Born at 317ppm - it was 423ppm on 10 Nov 2024 when I joined Bluesky and is now 430.92 ppm 11 May 2025!
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Steve Batch @stevebatch.bsky.social · 22h
I joined BlueSky on this date last year and I absolutely love being here.

THANK YOU to the creators and maintainers of Bluesky, to those who follow me, those who like, comment on and/or repost my images and to those I follow your images, poems and words are a daily inspiration to me #BlueSKyMonday
This Monday morning I was glad to see blue sky with a scattering of white fluffy clouds above a silhoueted treeline very appropriate on nthe day I wanted to say thanks for a most marvellous year on BlueSky
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sdcushing.bsky.social
Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social shares a beautiful shot for RockinTuesday:
bloodraynes.bsky.social Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 7h
Good morning #BlueSky ☕️ Pebbles are just baby rocks? in this little macro shot from yesterday. Have a wonderful day friends ☺️ #Photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographyOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky
#RockinTuesday #ColorADay #CyanTue #MacroPhotography #Leaf #AutumnColours #RainDrops #Nature #Moss
Our photograph shows a close-up of a fallen autumn leaf resting on a bed of small, smooth pebbles that l took yesterday in my garden here in Ireland. The leaf is golden brown and covered in clear water droplets that glisten like tiny glass beads, catching the light beautifully. Around it, other leaves in shades of deep red and rusty orange are scattered, damp from recent rain. A small patch of green moss adds a burst of color and texture beside the leaf, contrasting with the earthy tones of the stones. The overall mood of the image feels calm and reflective, capturing the quiet beauty of nature after rainfall, a moment suspended in stillness and light. And finally, our picture is finished off with a simple white border frame.
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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taminf.bsky.social
A mossy, late autumn scene from the banks of the Albarine river. I love these inviting tangles of muted colour and texture.

#photography #scape #France
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social
BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær

Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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marjosl.bsky.social
The start of leaves coming on the trees are the signs of new life, at the end of Autumn they are gone in beautiful colors and floating on the water 🍂🍂 I know this is not for everyone but I just want to share it.
#leaves #Autumn #EastCoastKin #reflections #zeldenzomooigezien #mobilephonephotography
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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xequeboo.bsky.social
#thicktrunktuesday
This lovely tree on Skipwith common, North Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
a multi trunked tree growing on a orange coloured autumn floor in Selby, North Yorkshire
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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bikingmetalpunk.bsky.social
#ThickTrunkTuesday #TuesdayTrees #photography #nature #trees #autumn #fotografie #natur
A large, broad tree with dense, autumnal red-orange foliage stands in a green meadow. The tree trunk is thick and dark, and in the background you can see a calm lake and a blue sky with a few clouds.
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
stevebatch.bsky.social
Raindrops on blue Pansy petals also featuring my silhouette in many of the raindrops😀

#ColorADay #BlueTue #Raindrops #Flowers #BloomScrolling
Raindrops some large some small on blue Pansy petals that have been folded over by the weight of the water. My silhouette is visble in many of the raindrops.
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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forerdm5.bsky.social
Mt. Adams holding on to the fall colors.
11/9/25
Nikon Z5
Tamron 70-300mm lens
ND filter at 2 stops. #landscape #photography #wilderness #fall #snow #dusk #fineart #RandyDMorrison #panorama #Washington #nature #Travel #mountains #MtAdams #PNW
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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kmacnessa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
#autumn #macro #macrophotography #texturetuesday #texturephotography #photo #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #monochromatic #blackandwhitephotography #konaa #kmac #macnessa #konaamacnessa
Black and white photograph of four fallen maple leaves on a textured, gravelly surface. The leaves are clustered towards the center of the image and show detailed venation. The background surface is gray and appears to be a mix of small stones and a more solid, concrete base.
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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joeblack1.bsky.social
Buenos días. Feliz martes ☕️😘
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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ande-k.bsky.social
Snow crystals dressing up lines on a metal roof.

#EastCoastKin
#Photography
#BNW
#ClassicMono
#Monochrome
#MinimalMonday
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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jeremybeckman.bsky.social
A Retreating Tide

#blackandwhite #abstract #bnw #monochrome #mesh #netting #spiderweb #blackandwhitephotography #bwphotography #blackandwhiteabstract
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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jeremybeckman.bsky.social
Sunlight Bathes Our Home

#blackandwhite #losangeles #broadmuseum #bnw #monochrome #architecture #building #blackandwhitephotography #pattern
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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richardmortimer.bsky.social
Morning Bathroom Window
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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richardmortimer.bsky.social
Early evening bathroom window
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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davesadventures.bsky.social
I was just horsing around before I head out for the day! Happy Monday! #ClassicMono #Photography #EastCoastKin
a black and white horse staring at the camera.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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ellionthego.bsky.social
Tides out. The world feels quieter when the water steps back. Sometimes letting go is just making space to breathe again.

#landscapephotography 🇵🇹
#PhotographersOfBlueSky 📷
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
#TextureTuesday
#TidesOutTuesday
A wide, open beach at low tide along the southern coast of Portugal. The wet sand forms long, rippling patterns that reflect the sunlight. Soft waves of shallow water stretch across the shoreline, and small groups of people appear far in the distance. The sky is dramatic, with broad streaks of cloud under a bright sun, giving the scene a quiet, expansive atmosphere.
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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bulloch.photography
It seems standing above a weir pointing your camera down at the water draws a crowd. I don’t think they ever worked out what I was looking at.

Some reed reflections.

#fsprintmonday
#sharemondays2025
#photography #abstractphotography #photographers
Abstract reflections of green and yellow reeds in gently rippled water.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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breeze420.bsky.social
“I thought I was growing a garden, but the garden was quietly growing me all along.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya
a pathway through the trees and bushes at the botanical gardens in northern california.
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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0ffkilter.bsky.social
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning.

We will remember them.

#Photography #Australia
#EastCoastKin #grief #Loss #BlueSky #BloomScrolling #PhotographersUnited
*Full poem in ALT.
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children England mourns for her dead across the sea, Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is music in the midst of desolation And glory that shines upon our tears. They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow, They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. They mingle not with their laughing comrades again, They sit no more at familiar tables of home, They have no lot in our labour of the daytime, They sleep beyond England's foam. But where our desires and hopes profound, Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight, To the innermost heart of their own land they are known As the stars are known to the night. As the stars shall be bright when we are dust, Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain, As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness, To the end, to the end, they remain. - Written by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) My Image of red poppies for the fallen and in remembrance. #poem #poetry #Poet #ArtYear #Photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #BloomScrolling #loss #Grief
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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armandsarlangue.bsky.social
2 seagulls on top of some cool floating ice… Greenland

#photography #nature #art #wildlife
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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helenczerski.bsky.social
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
Pictures of a pink sea anemone sitting on top of a hermit crab shell.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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breeze420.bsky.social
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin
a snow covered road curves around a corner with snowy trees on each side of the road.
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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audjde.bsky.social
O Spring, my Spring
your fickle nature
has become all
too known

Winter struggles
to let go, plunging
days back into his
cool embrace, while
Summer is too
eager to impose
her heat

O Spring, caught
in a tug-o-war
between Winter
and Summer

#EastCoastKin #Spring #Verse #Poetry
A blanket of light cloud, turned the colour of peach by the rising sun. A group of grey clouds fly high in the top right corner. These clouds float over a grey/blue ocean and rock pools.
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM