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Master Mike

@mastermike7000.bsky.social

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Lover of photography, nature, dogs, movies & games. Senior community manager for Slug Disco - developers of Empires of the Undergrowth & publishers of nature games. Views very much my own.

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 1d

Out with the new superzoom for the first time - it's perfect for 90% of my photography.

Despite always having gone for fast lenses, whenever I do landscape I always stop down to f/8 or more anyway.

Just makes so much sense to carry one light lens that does it all.

#photography #landscape

A warm sunset scene of autumn trees casting their shadows on grass. The sun is behind the trees, directly in front of the camera, creating a glow.

A sunset panorama of some farmland. It's warm, the trees are losing their foliage, and the sun is just about to go below the horizon.

A shot of a fence in some farmland, in the evening just as the sun is about to dip below the horizon. A footpath sign post is on the left hand side. A stony surface is visible in the foreground, a little out of focus.

A mobile phone mast dominates this vertical twilight shot, with a tree to the right of it. A dry stone wall is in front of both and grass is in front of that. A small building is to the extreme left. The moon is clearly visible near the centre of the image.

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 1d

New lens day! As I gravitate more to landscape, this super sharp (but relatively slow) superzoom makes so much sense for a daily carry lens.

#sigmalens #sonyalpha #photography #gear #lenses #landscapephotography

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 3d

Hey let's just take the dog for a quick stroll.... er, maybe later

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 3d

Let's not keep normalising that for them.

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 9d

All the time. I only ever get to play one-shots with friends and family, and I incorporate stuff I like from the books into those.

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 11d

Thumbs up if you have a humiliation fetish

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 12d

A classic view over Matlock Bath from the Heights of Abraham, Derbyshire.

Sony A7IV, Sigma 28-105 @ 28, 1/640s, f/8, ISO 100

#landscape #photography #nature #autumnvibes #onlybeautifulthings #peakdistrict #derbyshire #sonyalpha #sigmalens

A sunny view over a valleyedvillage - roads, houses and cars are visible. Dense, autumn-coloured woodland is on either side. In the distance taller hills are visible. The sun is in the top left of the pictrure, with a blue sky and light to moderate clouding.

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 16d

Murderous cunts.

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 16d

Fuck the fuck off cunts.

Reposted by Master Mike

kinemat @kinemat.bsky.social · 16d

Same mushroom photographed yesterday and today. Lets see what it looks like tomorrow. #mushroom #fungi #mycology #nature

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 18d

Post 100!

Here's my beloved Tes very kindly indulging me on a walk to a high place.

#photography #landscape #onlybeautifulthings #nature #godrays #staffordshire #moorlands #peakdistrict #dogs #whippets #lurchers

A black-furred whippet-type dog sitting in the foreground. He's old and has white fur around his muzzle and eyes.

He's sat on large stones, which open up to farmland stretching to the horizon.

A beam of light - a "god ray" - is breaking the otherwise overcast lighting and illuminating a small portion of the background.

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 18d

An unusually pretty god ray in the view from The Roaches on the borders of the Peak District, Staffordshire yesterday. I was expecting boring overcast lighting - just get out there!

#photography #landscape #onlybeautifulthings #nature #godrays #staffordshire #moorlands #peakdistrict

A beam of sun in an otherwise overcast sky illuminating fields. There are some similar beams in the background. A reservoir can be seen in the distance. In the foregreound, heather is surrounded by rocks on both sides.

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 18d

Cybertruck owners should be bullied

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 19d

nope

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 23d

This certainly captures the mood of Ramshaw Rocks when I visited last weekend! It was definitely worth getting up there in spite of the weather - I don't think I could have hoped for moodier pics.

#sonyalpha #sigmalens #rocks #autumn #landscape #peakdistrict #staffordshire

Ramshaw Rocks on the borders of the Peak District. The photo shows a patch of grass in the foreground, then a footpath leading up to a rocky outcropping. It's moody, dark and rainy. The colours are autumnal.

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 24d

A gentle waterfall in Longshaw Estate, close to Padley Gorge and the home of some beautiful ancient oak woodland.

Sony A7IV, Sigma 28-105, f/10 1/5s, ISO 100

#landscape #waterfall #waterfallphotography #autumn #autumnvibes #rain #nature #landscapephotography #natureisbeautiful #peakdistrict

A small waterfall flowing over rocks in an autumnal scene. The waterfall appears to start from a wall about two thirds from the bottorm of the image, and cascades into a pool close to the camera.

Various trees are visible in the background and brown and golden leaves are on the floor.

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 26d

This is a remarkable photo!

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 26d

if not food, why food coded

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 26d

The view immediately out of the upper cavern tour at the Heights of Abraham, in Matlock Bath. This panorama is gigantic and I doubt Bluesky's compression will do it justice!

Sigma 28-105, f/10, 1/160s, ISO 100

#photography #landscape #panorama #autumn #sonyalpha #sigmalens

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 28d

There is! Padley Gorge in the middle of England is tiny, but there's more of it on the west coast. It's rarer but present in mainland Europe.

Japan is covered by it.

Lots of it is very endangered - I feel very lucky to live close to it ❤️

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 28d

A closeup of the best mushroom from the shot I took in Padley Gorge. Particularly happy with the lighting - LED panels helped in the gloom of Storm Amy.

Fun fact - Padley Gorge is the most inland example of a temperate rainforest in the UK!

#mycology #fungi #FungiFriends #mushrooms #forests

A beige-brown toadstool - most likely a species of webcap - is featured prominently. It is surrounded by moss, browned oak leaves and water. The light is warm from the front and cold from behind (it is lit with LED panels). Another toadstool of the same species is out of focus in the foreground, to the front and right.

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 29d

The dramatic skies created by #StormAmy more than made up for the dousing we got over the weekend on our photo trip! This view from Curbar Edge over the Derwent Valley made me glad to be alive, active and present.

#landscape #photgraphy #onlybeautifulthings #peakdistrict #skies #storm #sonyalpha

A view of the villages of the Derwent valley, taken from the Curbar Edge escarpent. Dramatic skies are present with "god rays" as sunlight breaks through gaps in the clouds to illuminate rays of precipitation, also illuminating the vivid green of the early autumn grass.

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · 29d

Enchanted mushrooms. Fun with a Tamron macro lens, a couple of LED panels and a soaking wet temperate rainforest! 🍄🍄🍄🍄

#natureisbeautiful #macrophotography #onlybeautifulthings #fungus #mushrooms #fungifriends #photography #fungi

A group of four mushrooms growing on a decaying oak log with moss and acorns around them.

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Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · Sep 29

Let's get a little love for one of the less traditionally endearing #inverts - the humble slug (Arion ater).

They may have a nibble of your lettuce, but they're a vital part of the ecosystem and very pretty in their own right.

#natureisbeautiful #macrophotography #onlybeautifulthings #photography

A large black slug (Arion ater) displaying orange markings and a mottled, scale-like appearance

Master Mike @mastermike7000.bsky.social · Sep 22

This garden spider (Araneus diadematus) shows off why they truly are known as the crowned spider in this macro closeup.

#BlueSkyArtShow #spiders #arachnids #photography #PhotographersofBluesky #onlybeautifulthings #photohour #thelittlethings #macro #macrophotography

A closeup of the abdomen of a European garden spider, clearly showing the crown-like markings. The image is predominantly a golden brown and lit from the left hand side.

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