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Russell Brown

@docrus.bsky.social

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NHS GP and LMC MD, birdwatcher, dog walker, photographer (mostly iPhone), left of centre politically. Can’t abide intolerance. Try to be an active ally (work in progress). He/him/they.

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Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 7h

A quiet reminder in the woods.

#shotonomsystem #om1 #foundcomposition #urbanabstract #typography #treebark #texturestudy #nature #conceptualphotography #hope #message

White chalk words “Keep Hope” written on the bark of a tree.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 7h

Dandelion head, still waiting for a puff of air, despite the season.

#photooftheday #year2 #shotonomsystem #om1 #macro #naturephotography #dandelion #seedhead #autumn #minimalism #softlight #texturestudy #closeup #wildflower #plantdetail #naturemacro #calm #serenity #bokeh

Close-up of a dandelion seed head against a soft green background, showing fine filament detail and gentle lighting.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 1d

A city pigeon pauses mid-stride on grey tarmac, its iridescent neck feathers catching the light against the muted surface. A minimalist study of urban character.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #urbanwildlife #streetphotography #minimalism #pigeon #texturestudy #rule1inaction #southdowns

Close-up of a pigeon standing on textured grey tarmac, facing the camera with one foot raised, showing green and purple neck feathers and red feet.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 2d

A Noble false widow, Steatodo nobilis, with a shrunken abdomen, which makes me wonder whether she’s recently laid eggs.
#shotonolympus #omsystem #macro #spider #noblefalsewidow #arachnid #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #invertebrate #nocturnal #focusstacking #macropractice #handheldmacro

Close-up macro of a noble false widow spider hanging in its web beside a weathered wooden surface, the abdomen sharply detailed and legs extended, lit by a headtorch against a dark background.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 2d

The new tool.

#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #productphotography #blackandwhitephotography #lowkey #monochrome #minimalism #stilllife #cameraporn #gearphotography #texturestudy #lightandshadow #iphoneography

Black-and-white photo of an OM-1 camera lit by a single light source on a wooden surface, surrounded by deep shadow.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 3d

Stacked rosebud

A tightly closed rosebud after rain, captured using in-body focus stacking.

#photooftheday #year2 #macro #rosebud #flowerphotography #pinkrose #macroflower #shotonomsystem #focusstacking #stackedmacro

Close-up of a pink rosebud with water droplets, centred in a square crop with a darkened background.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 4d

Hidden rails.

#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #iphoneography #foundcomposition #railway #tracks #urbanexploration #texturestudy #rule1inaction #hiddenview #autumnleaves #southdowns

Railway tracks partly obscured by green and yellow ivy leaves, seen through a gap in the foliage.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 5d

This was a close second place for photo of the day today. Barnacles growing on the groyne. But the picture was a bit too soft. I needed a deeper focus plane. But bearing in mind it’s the first time I’ve used the camera properly, I was quite pleased with it.

A close-up shot of barnacles, clustered in the air, waiting for the tide to come back in

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 5d

Mum, chimping.

My Mum reviewing her shots on a seafront bench at Pevensey Bay.

#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #pevenseybay #seascape #architecture #streetphotography #foundcomposition #southcoast #bench #minimalism #rule1inaction

A woman sits on a wooden bench facing away from the camera at Pevensey Bay, checking her camera beside a modern white house under an overcast sky.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 6d

Rust and leaf

#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #urbanabstract #texturestudy #autumnleaf #rust #minimalism #foundcomposition #iphoneography

Close-up of an orange-yellow leaf resting below a rusted bolt on moss-covered timber.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 7d

Suspended in Light
A garden spider poised at the centre of its web.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #macro #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #spiderweb #orbweaver #autumn #southdowns #macrophoto #lightandshadow #bokeh #quietnature #noedits

Close-up of a spider at the centre of its delicate orb web, the fine threads glinting in soft natural light against a green out-of-focus woodland background.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 8d

Lightwell.

Looking straight up into a ceiling light tube, its metallic lining spiralling toward a small circle of daylight.

#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #urbanabstract #lightandshadow #geometry #minimalism #industrialdesign #texturestudy #architecturalabstract #foundcomposition

Close-up photograph looking straight up a silver-lined ceiling light tube, concentric ridges leading to a small bright skylight at the top, surrounded by dark plasterboard ceiling.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 9d

Weighing Time.

An abandoned chair scale, left to gather rain and leaves. Once used to measure others, now quietly measuring time itself.

#weighingtime #blackandwhite #foundobjects #urbanDecay #quietmoments #photographyoftheday

A black and white photo of an old medical chair scale outdoors. The seat holds a puddle of rainwater and fallen leaves. It stands amid dry leaves against a brick wall, suggesting abandonment and the passage of time.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 10d

An ivy bee (Colletes hederae) hovers among ivy flower buds in bright autumn sunlight, its wings catching the light as it approaches to feed.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #insectphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ivybee #colleteshederae #bee #ecology #bokeh

Close-up of an ivy bee in flight beside clusters of ivy flower buds, its wings blurred by motion and body sharply detailed against dark green leaves in bright sunlight.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 11d

Something arrived today, a little earlier than expected. A new chapter begins.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #portraitmode #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #minimalism #productphotography #omsystem #microfourthirds #newgear #anticipation

Black and white close-up of an OM System Micro Four Thirds body cap resting on a textured surface, lit dramatically from the side to reveal fine detail and curved patterns in the background.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 12d

Light at the End I & II
Two small studies made while housebound with Covid: looking through a cardboard tube toward the light beyond. A quiet reflection on confinement and perspective.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #abstractphotography #minimalism #urbanabstract #lightandshadow #texturestudy

Softly lit circular view through a cardboard tube, the fibrous surface fading to a pale grey-white opening at the centre, creating a smooth tunnel effect.

Close-up view through a textured spiral of grey cardboard toward a pale sky, the curved inner surface leading the eye to the circular opening of light.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 13d

Daisy in sunlight.
#photooftheday #shotonnikon #naturephotography #macro #closeup #daisy #flowerphotography #wildflower #spring #southdowns #bokeh #botanical

Close-up photograph of a daisy with white petals and a yellow centre, brightly lit against a dark out-of-focus background.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 14d

Sunflower by the fence: proof that sometimes the best subjects are the ones right outside the back door.
#photooftheday #shotoniphone #iphoneography #year2 #sunflower #floral #gardenphotography #naturephotography #yellow #macro #squarecrop #autumn #everydaybeauty

Close-up of a sunflower in a pot beside a weathered wooden fence, vivid yellow petals surrounding a dark textured centre, photographed in soft daylight.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 15d

A garden spider (Araneus diadematus) resting in the centre of its web, legs outstretched as the breeze catches the silk. Taken on a windy afternoon in the garden.
#photooftheday #year2 #gardenwildlife #macro #naturephotography #spider #orbweaver #shotoniphone #iphoneography #ukwildlife #autumn #web

Close-up of a garden spider (Araneus diadematus) on its web, viewed from above with fine silk threads visible and a soft blurred background of wooden fencing.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 16d

Raindrops on glass refracting the houses beyond, rotated so the tiny upside-down images appear upright inside each droplet. More an exploration of the idea than a finished piece, but I like the concept.
#photooftheday #abstractphotography #blackandwhite #urbanabstract #rain

Black and white close-up of water droplets on a window. Each drop contains a tiny inverted reflection of a house, rotated to appear upright. Pale minimal background with faint textures.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 17d

An ornate ceiling at Fetcham Park House in Surrey, with gilded stucco framing a central classical painting.
#photooftheday #year2 #architecture #interiorphotography #ceilingart #fetchampark #surrey #baroque #rococo #gilded #ornamentation #historicarchitecture #decorativearts #heritage #shotoniphone

A richly decorated ceiling at Fetcham Park House in Surrey, featuring gilded stucco patterns around a central circular painting of classical figures against a sky.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 18d

A delicate feather suspended in a spider’s web, its fine structure revealed in monochrome against a soft dark background.
#photooftheday #year2 #feather #spiderweb #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #macro #naturephotography #ephemeral #shotoniphone

Black and white close-up of a feather suspended in a spider’s web, showing its fine barbs and fluffy edges against a blurred dark background.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 19d

Ivy bee (Colletes hederae) foraging on ivy blossom, pollen clinging to the legs and anthers as it loads up for the nest.
#photooftheday #year2 #ivybee #colleteshederae #pollinator #macro #insectphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #autumn #shotonnikon #sigma105macro

Close-up of an ivy bee, Colletes hederae, feeding on green ivy flowers, sharp detail on the bee’s head and pollen-covered legs against a dark blurred background.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 20d

In the shade of a hedge, a cyclamen grows from a hole in a concrete wall.
#photooftheday #iphoneography #shotoniphone #iphone15promax #year2 #cyclamen #wildflower #autumnflowers #flowerphotography #naturephotography #southdowns #hedge

Close-up of wild cyclamen with pink and magenta petals growing out of a crack in a concrete wall, surrounded by green leaves in dappled shade.

Russell Brown @docrus.bsky.social · 21d

Storm front rolling in over the South Downs.
#photooftheday #shotonnikon #landscapephotography #southdowns #stormclouds #dramaticweather #year2

A wide landscape view of the South Downs fields under a dramatic advancing bank of dark storm clouds, with lighter sky to the left and sea just visible on the horizon.