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Martin in the UK

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UK IT contractor and massive fan of Ukraine

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Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 6d

Hoverfly, doing what it's name suggests.
All of the pictures I'm posting are from a back catalogue spread over about 15 years and are quite low resolution to prevent commercial copies. So excuse the quality.

#photography #macro #macrolovers #insects

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 11h

That Bentley SUV he was driving, cost new around £300,000 (I know this because one of my customers bought one). Who has a "loaner" like that? I'd be really interested to know who it belonged to.

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Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 17h

If this is what he eats then no wonder shit comes out of his mouth 🤣

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Arizona Leftist @whydontwelearn.bsky.social · 21h

This explains a lot.

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Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 20h

Interesting that RFK Junior is on the poop side of things. He's no scientist and I'm guessing he doesn't embrace statistics and mathematics either 😱

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 23h

Crypto has always been the first choice of ransomware, fraudsters and criminals so it's perfectly reasonable that Frog Face should go down that route.

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 1d

You seem to be running headlines to promote them. It was a 37% turnout and we're 4 years away from a GE.

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 1d

I've said it before, Farage is a cheap whore who'll take anyone's money. Now find and expose the Russian money conduit. He's as guilty as hell.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1d

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Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 1d

I've used a Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 D EX DG HSM on full frame Nikons with good results. They can be found quite cheap used, typically $179.00 on Ebay similar prices here in the UK, I don't know why because they're a sharp little lens.

Ebay.com

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, you watch this in the US? She did really well but it gets very nit picky towards the final.

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Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 1d

Technically stunning composition, awesome.

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 1d

Great picture of a stripey fly, I love em.

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 1d

Bare faced Stock Market manipulation and insider trading.
It's becoming "rinse and repeat" for Trump and his cronies.

Not that anyone will do anything about it.

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 1d

Different subject, Highland Cows (or Coos) but still ginger. They were completely focussed on our dogs that my partner had on their leads quite a way behind me so I was able to get quite close without stressing them.
Nikon D300 & Nikon 20-35mm lens.
#photography #highlandcows #nature #scotland

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 1d

Read between the lines - "we're going to need those troops so we need to keep them onside".

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 1d

Red Squirrel, Scottish Highlands 2016
This one has a magnificent tail and I managed to get it all in the frame.
Just put some food out, they'll show up, eventually.
Nikon D600, F5.6, 1/640, ISO-1800 hand held
#nature #wildlife #photography #redsquirrels

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 2d

Turns out that karma is a bitch, ain't that so Jezza?

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 2d

Checking out your posts and found this. Exceptional just for it's expression. It's all about moments not sharpness or bokeh.

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks Helen ☺️

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Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 3d

Fluffy little Siskin. Taken in Ardnamurchan, Scotland in 2013
Nikon D700, Sigma 300mm + 2x converter. No IS so 1/800th at F8, ISO-200

#photography #birds #wildlife #nature

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Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 3d

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation

For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

you.38degrees.org.uk

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 4d

Well done! We have a rescued Romanian dog. My picture was my late, great, border collie rescued from an abusive shepherd.

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks god some of us just want to give an unwanted dog a home, shopping lists? Nah.

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Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 4d

Chicken picture - full length this time. I believe the breed is Booted Bantam due to the feathery legs. We had about a dozen, they bred and we had chicks. Sadly all gone now but they all lived to a grand old age.
#photography #chickens #nature

Martin in the UK @izzythedog.bsky.social · 4d

It was a great camera, full of surprises for a mere 12MP producing RAW NEF files typically 24MB. I have a D3S now which is pretty much the same but with higher usable ISO. I'm just too old and arthritic to use it 🤣