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Lyn Maccallum

@lynmac.bsky.social

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Librarian who takes photos, more miss than hit. All photos/videos taken by me (unless otherwise noted), mostly hand held and rarely edited.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 9m

Foxtail agave (Agave attenuata) in the afternoon sun

Very, very similar to but not the same photo used for previous challenges (which I think I prefer). From my archives February 2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#plants

Extreme close up view of the middle of a foxtail agave plant, with surrounding leaves. The sun is shining from behind, giving the appearance of a very bright white light between two leaves, that is lighting up the centre of the plant.

Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks Greg

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you Rob

Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you Alan

Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 5h

A crimson rosella eating an allocasuarina seed on a cloudy day, just off the Prince Henry Cliff Walk, Katoomba

Have posted a photo of this bird for a previous challenge, this different pose is for #BirdOfTheDay #Beakful
#photography #birds #nature

Crimson rosella eating an unidentified allocasuarina seed, head slightly down. The seed is being held in a claw and lifted to the beak. The background is grass, trees and small fallen branches and sticks, some of which are slightly obscuring the bird.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 5h

Crepuscular rays, swoon 🧡

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 5h

That post sunset glow

Bicentennial Park, Glebe looking over the Rozelle Interchange, the ventilation stacks visible in the distance

From my archives, April 2024

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #sunsets #sunset #photography #skyline

Not long after sunset, with an orange glow grading through to a purple sky above a silhouette of yacht masts, cranes, dwellings, trees and three linked exhaust stacks. A body of water is below the silhouette, the glow from the sky seen on the surface, along with a motor boat travelling right to left. Land is in the lower left corner, where the photo is taken from, with long grass visible in silhouette.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 1d

Today's shadows courtesy of the light rail overpass at Marion Street Leichhardt

#SensoryArt #Shadows #photography

A section of road with shadows from the light rail overpass. The overpass has a grid like covering that is making shadows on the steel girders and rivets, along with parts of the track etc . On the brown brick wall retaining wall below the overpass is an ad for Levis and also an unidentified plant growing over it. Beside the wall on the left are tall trees in an unidentified football park, and a traffic light

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 1d

Fabulous!

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 1d

Ladybird

#FlyDay #photography #ladybird #ladybug

Close up view of a ladybird on an unidentified plant.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 2d

Inside the carriage at Dulwich Hill Light Rail stop

#ColorADay #YellowThu #photography #UrbanGaze #lightrail

Looking down the inside of one side of a ight rail carriage, showing yellow hand rails and the blue and the red seats.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 3d

Windows on reflection
From my archives

#windowsOnwednesday #wednesdaywindows #windowswednesday #photography #reflection

A puddle between a wet footpath on the left and wet road on the right. A yellow line runs alongside the curb, broken only for a street drain. Windows from across the street are reflected upside down on the surface of the puddle. One window in arch shaped, two are square. Some fallen dead leaves are on the footpath, floating on the water and also under the water.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 3d

Building reflections, swoon 🧡

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 3d

Spider web with red leaf, in the morning sun

#ColorADay #RedWed #photography #spiderweb

a spider web fills the frame, strands shining in the morning sun. A red leaf hangs on the edge of the web where some damage seems to have occurred. Through the web a a tree, brick wall and trees on the street are seen, blurred.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 4d

Sunset via reflection tonight as I was on the wrong side of the tall buildings.

#sunset #sunsets #photography #reflection

Sunset reflected on the windows of several buildings. The buildings are of different sizes and have different windows, not all have glass. Some trees and street light are on the right. The bottom of the frame has traffic lights and the top part of a bus. The left side of the frame has part of a tall building. The small amount of sky visible is a pinky/purple colour.

Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 4d

Pelicans on Brisbane Water, enjoying the late afternoon sun
From my archives

#BirdOfTheDay #Seabirds #photography #pelicans #birds

Five pelicans swimming in water in the afternoon sun. Reflections of some are seen on the water.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 5d

Afternoon clouds on a warm public holiday, just before the wind picked up

#photography #clouds #BlueSkyMonday

A mix of clouds above trees. Some blue sky is seen through the clouds.

Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 5d

Grevillea firesprite flowers with an ant or two

#ColorADay #PinkMon #photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #MacroMonday #macrophotography

Close up view of a grevillea firesprite flower, with an ant on it. Another flower, only part seen, also has an ant on it. The rest of the plant is in the background, blurred.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 5d

Jones Bay, Pyrmont, looking northwest as the morning fog burns off
From my archives

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent #photography #BlueSkyMonday

Several yachts and other boats moored together, with tall buildings on the other side of the harbour in the background. The air has fog that is lifting, being burned off as the morning warms up.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 6d

Ummm Melbourne Sydney New York and no idea

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 6d

Ending the week as I began, reflections on water at night

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights #photography #nightphotography #water #reflection

A large flat water feature in a plaza type setting at night. Reflections of lights from shops and the train station are showing on the surface of the water. Some people are seen in silhouette standing by and walking past the water

Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 6d

Some colour on a day where I could use something to cheer me up.

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #photography #flowers #bloomscrolling

Close up view of a Clivia orange flower in the late afternoon sun. Some other flowers surround the main one, all still on the plant. The background is blurred leaves.

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Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 6d

Yellow treasure flowers in an unseen kerb island

#SundayYellow #photography #flowers #bloomscrolling

Seven yellow flowers in full or part view, with leaves of the plant in the background. Some of the flowers are making shadows on the others. Six are facing the same way, towards the sun, one on the bottom of the frame is facing away from the sun and is not fully open.

Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 7d

Last sunset in (of?, under?) Australian Eastern Standard Time for 2025

#photography #sunset #sunsets #trees #silhouette

Sunset, with a silhouette of trees and a park lamp. The sky has some pink cloud and is a blueish purple with pale yellow at the base.

Lyn Maccallum @lynmac.bsky.social · 7d

Not a bad place to #relax

#BlueSkyArtShow #photography #creeks

A creek with water running over rocks in a bush setting. Ferns are on both banks, along with some grasses. A log is lying across the water, a tree that fell rather a long time ago by the looks of it. The location is Leura Falls Creek at Katoomba.

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