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Ben
@tarka79.bsky.social
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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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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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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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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
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Rain had arrived just as I’m heading home, but here’s some Michaelmas daisies (I think) that seems to be growing everywhere at the moment.

#photography #nature #bloomscrolling #flowers #EastCoastKin
Small flowers, with yellow centres and lilac petals, against a backdrop of green foliage.
October 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Cold, overcast and rainy this morning, so a photo from the summer for #BlueSkyMonday

#photography #EastCoastKin #sea #beach #skyscape #nature #landscapephotography
A view out to sea from the waterline of a stony beach. Small waves are breaking. The sky is blue with fair weather cumulus and the sun shining from above the top of the frame.
October 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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An autumn sunset for #stunday

Despite looking like a rocket launch, the vapour trail to the right was just a plane at high altitude (with thanks to Flightradar for confirming!)

#photography #EastCoastKin #sunset #skyscape #landscapephotography
The last light of a sunset, with distant clouds lit in reds and oranges. Trees are silhouetted to the bottom right, and a white vapour trail goes from the bottom right to top centre right.
October 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #vertical (and diagonal) trees!

#photography #nature #tree #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin
A tall tree, with one behind growing at an approx 46° angle from right to left. The ground is covered with wild grass.
October 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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London by night for #scape Friday.

Taken from the Millennium bridge, the first bridge visible is Southwark Bridge. London Bridge is hidden behind it, with Tower Bridge beyond.

#photography #EastCoastKin #London #cityscape #thames
A view of London by night, taken from a bridge over the Thames looking downstream. Tower bridge is visible further down the river, with the Shard on the right. The coloured lights of the bridges are reflected in the water.
October 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Lichen on a wooden chair for today’s photo

#photography #EastCoastKin #nature #lichen #garden
An old wooden garden chair with light green lichen on the back, armrest and seat.
October 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Crow having a paddle at the pond!

#birds #photography #nature #crow #wildlife
A crow standing in shallow water facing left at the edge of a pond, with water to the top left and hard surface to the bottom right.
October 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Back to the seaside for #BlueSkyMonday (although in reality I’m at work & it’s overcast)

#photography #beach #sea #landscapephotography #EasrCoastKin #nature
A view over sand dunes with tough grasses, out to a sandy beach and the sea. The sky is blue, with wispy white clouds on the horizon.
October 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM