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Ben
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Pilot, photographer, astronomer, Britpop nostalgist, book reader, swimmer, walker, very amateur Egyptologist & professional number wrangler.

Photos taken by me unless stated otherwise.
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Had a delayed train this morning, but it meant I could take this.

#photography #landscapephotography #railway #EastCoastKin
A view down railway lines, with bare trees on the right and railway buildings on the left. The sky is clear, with the low sun centre left, reflecting on the tracks.
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Not had a chance to much photography recently, so a picture of the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II in Rome from the archives

#photography #CityScape #Rome #Italy #EastCoastKin #Bridge #landscapephotography
A stone bridge over a river, with three arches. Large stone statues are at road level over the supports. The scene is at dusk, with the bridge illuminated and reflected in the river. A further bridge is beyond, and low rise urban buildings on either bank
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Beautiful clear skies today after yesterday’s rain!

#photography #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #stunday
A small circular sandstone monument, with an open door and a statue within. Trees are behind and the sky a cloudless blue.
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Small flowers

#photography #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling #flowers
A cluster of tiny purple flowers against a background of green foliage.
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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If you see this, post your getaway vehicle:
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Still very chilly (but in a nice, crisp, clear sky way) today, so here’s a photo of a very festive Royal Exchange taken yesterday.

#photography #EastCoastKin #London #CityScape #Christmas
The Royal Exchange in the City of London at night. The building is in the style of a Greek temple, the columns wrapped in white fairy lights. A large Christmas tree is in front, with a London bus to the right. An equestrian statue on a high pedestal is in front of the building
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The Christmas lights are all up now (although I’ll wait until December for mine!)

#photography #EastCoastKin #cityscape #London #Christmas #tree
A London square with tall leafless trees at night. They are all wrapped with thousands of white fairy lights.
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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After a mild (if wet) November so far it’s turned decidedly chillier today. In keeping with that, here’s a winter photo from 2021 of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park

#photography #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #nature #astronomy #London #winter
A view of snow-dusted grass across to the observatory dome. Bare trees are seen, with branches on the right foreground. A lone dog walker is in the centre distance of the image. The sky is a clear blue.
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Istanbul for #BlueSkyArtShow #bright theme

#photography #EastCoastKin #cityscape #Istanbul #Türkiye
Sunset against a low-rise city skyline, with a tower with conical top to the left of the image . There is a layer of clouds above the low sun, with the sky a deep orange.
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Couple of ducks seen during my lunchtime stroll!

#photography #birds #nature #duck #wildlife
A pair of male mallards standing on a branch at the water lev of a bond. Green foliage is in the foreground
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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A pigeon feeding frenzy with an onlooking crow, seen last week!

#photography #birds #nature #wildlife
A mass of pigeons feeding on an unseen food dropped on a path. A single crow is standing behind them.
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Resharing for #BlueSkyArtShow #evening, as it seemed a good fit

#photography #EastCoastKin #cityscape #London #thames
November 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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An entry for #BlueSkyArtShow #Evening theme

#photography #EastCoastKin #nature #sunset #skyscape
The sky over the sea just after sunset, the clouds illuminated reds and oranges. The ground in the foreground is silhouetted
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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A picture from the grounds of Eltham Palace back in the summer.

Once the childhood home of Henry VIII, the surviving great hall was incorporated into an Art Deco mansion in the 1930s

#palacesandgardens #photography #EastCoastkin #nature #London #history
A stone bridge over a moat, with an ornamental tree in the foreground and more trees in the distance. The moat is mainly covered with water weed
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Busy few days and haven’t had a chance to take more photos, so here’s some autumn leaves from the weekend.

#photography #nature #EastCoastKin #Autumn #leaves
A carpet of fallen leaves in yellows and browns.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Some impressive looking fungi seen today in Kent.

Possibly Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa) based on my brief search, but happy to be corrected!

#photography #nature #tree #fungi #stunday #EastCoastKin
A frilly light brown fungus growing on the side of a tree.
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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One more for #BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn theme

#EastCoastKin #photography #tree #nature
A view up through high deciduous trees, the leaves turning, with blue skies beyond.
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Beautiful bright #Autumn 🍂 day today!

#BlueSkyArtShow #photography #EastCoastKin #nature #tree
Large trees in Autumn leaf against a blue sky. The ground is covered with brown fallen leaves.
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 🌕

#photogtaphy #EastCoastKin #scape #seascape #landscapephotography
The low full moon shining on the sea. A silhouetted islet is in the centre, with land in the foreground sloping up from left to right.
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Blackfriars Bridge in London

#photography #EastCoastKin #London #cityscape #landscapephotography
A night view of a bridge over the river, taken from the bank. The underside of the arches is lit pink. Streetlights can be seen along the bridge, with buildings seen on the far side of the river.
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Dipping into the archives for a photo of Venice from October 2021 for #BlueSkyMonday

#photography #Italy #landscapephotography #cityscape #EastCoastKin #Venice
A view over a wide Venetian canal, with a jetty in the foreground and buildings and a church tower in silhouette beyond. The sun is at the top centre right, whinging through high cloud and reflecting on the water.
October 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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A view of the distant Barad-dûr through the trees.

#photography #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #London #scape #cityscape
A view through a gap in trees towards the distant Shard building in London. The sky is overcast.
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The River Affric in the Scottish Highlands in Autumn, to keep with the season.

#photography #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #Scotland #nature #Autumn
A shallow, fast flowing river taken from rocks by the water level. Trees in greens and yellows line both banks
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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My first storm. Hold on to your hats!

Storm Benjamin 'to bring wind and heavy rain' www.bbc.com/news/article...
Storm Benjamin 'to bring wind and heavy rain' to South West
Yellow weather warnings are in place for Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly on Thursday.
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Still need to find time to take some Autumnal photos, but in the meantime here’s a robin from the summer

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #summer #nature
A close up of a robin perched on the side of a wooden wheelbarrow, with a wall and some foliage behind. Its beak is open, mid-tweet.
October 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM