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Catherine Hartmann 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇧🇪 🇮🇪 @cathhart.bsky.social · 7h

In times of turmoil and violence, one needs once in a while a place to retreat, fresh air, and the insolent beauty of a wide beach softly stroked by a quiet sea.

#scape #landscape #photography #Lofoten

The image features a quaint red wooden cabin situated near a sandy beach. Behind the beach, mountains loom under a cloudy sky. Tall grass and bushes surround the cabin, adding to the rustic feel of the scene.

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Sparty® @young-spartacus.bsky.social · 18h

'Shoreline Stories'

This chap paced the shoreline looking for the perfect shot, hope he got the result he wanted!

Whitby's West Cliff Beach

Sparty 📷

#EastCoastKin #Photography #ColorADay #YellowThu #Travel #HumansOfBlueSky #PhotographersofBluesky #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueskyArt #Nature #Minimal

A person is shown crouching on a wide, sandy beach facing out to sea but staring into the phone in their hand. The figure, dressed in what appears to be a grey or dark suit jacket and trousers with black shoes, is positioned low to the ground near the water's edge, their back slightly turned towards the viewer. Their head is bowed, and they are looking down at photos on their mobile.
The beach itself is a vast expanse of light brown, wet sand, marked with subtle undulations and moisture from the receding waves. The colour of the sand transitions from a darker, saturated brown near the water to a lighter, drier yellowy tone further up the shore.
The ocean occupies the upper half of the frame, its surface a series of parallel, gentle waves. The foamy white crests of these waves create a natural, flowing pattern across the water, their lines running from the left to the right side of the image. The water is a soft, muted tone, reflecting the overcast sky and appearing in shades of light brown, gray, and off-white.
The overall composition is serene and somewhat contemplative, with the solitary figure as the focal point. The image has a soft, muted colour palette, dominated by earthy tones of brown and grey, with the bright white foam of the waves providing contrast. The perspective is from above, looking down at the person and the beach, which emphasises the vastness of the natural environment and the smallness of the human figure within it. The lighting is soft and diffused, indicative of an overcast day. The scene evokes a sense of quiet solitude and introspection.

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Catherine Hartmann 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇧🇪 🇮🇪 @cathhart.bsky.social · 23h

Have a nice evening you all

Saint Malo (last week), France
#photography #landscapephotography
#lighthouse #Bretagne

The image features a lighthouse standing at the end of a concrete pier, set against a vibrant sky at sunset. The lighthouse is mainly white with a red top, and a red door at its base. The sky is a mix of blues closer to the top, transitioning to pinks and oranges near the horizon. The pier has a metal railing on one side and a concrete barrier on the other. In the distance, across the water, there's a vague silhouette of land with buildings. The overall scene conveys a sense of tranquility and beauty.

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 1d

Morning all.

Photograph by Martin Parr, Isle of Rhum in the background, Isle of Eigg, Scotland, 1998.

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Superchinois801 @superchinois801.bsky.social · 1d

Eiffel

#paris #france #streetphotography #photography #photographie #photo #photos #travel #streetphoto #street #streets #omsystem #toureiffel #olympus #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #city #photographer #spring #flowers #flower #architecture #zuiko #Light #eiffeltower #parisian #french

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Neil Pitchford Abpa @neilpitchford.bsky.social · 1d

The view from Dunnet head, Britain's most Northerly mainland point

#throughmyeyes #dunnethead #scotland #seascape #nikon

The view from Britain's most northerly viewpoint, Dunnet head.

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Sebastian Schönnenbeck @homomorphiesatz.bsky.social · 1d

Dent blanche dans la soirée
#Photography
#LandscapePhotography
#PhotographersOfBluesky

A photograph of Dent Blanche in the golden evening light

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RiddleyThomas @0ffkilter.bsky.social · 1d

Now for some colour.
Some reflection.
A little daydreaming.
And then I’ll finish with a thanks for allowing me to see the day ✨
#Landscape #Australia
#Nature #light #Photography #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #BlueSky

Now for some colour.
Some reflection.
A little daydreaming.
And then I’ll finish with a thanks for allowing me to see the day ✨
Image of the sunset through grey low hanging clouds above the lake the sunset changing the colours of the foliage in the surrounding landscape to reds and bronzes which is also reflected upon the lake below with the amazing clouds.
#Landscape #Australia
#Nature #light #Photography #EastCoastKin #BlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky
#PhotographersOfBlueSky #ArtYear

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Dave Meredith @davemeredith.bsky.social · 1d

Long exposure of storm clouds moving up Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise. There's a yellow band of light on the horizon for #ColourADay #YellowThu.

#ColorADay #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #longexposure #clouds

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Mamady @mamady.bsky.social · 1d

I was #spotted eyeing up this fella’s papaya. He didn’t look best pleased!!

#photography #birdoftheday #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #art #stormhour #photohour #scape #birds #wildlife #travel #costarica

In a Costa Rican nature reserve, a striking Green Honeycreeper stands on a half-eaten papaya. Its yellow-tipped beak is poised against the ripe orange flesh, contrasted by the soft green foliage in the background.

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Bernard Doucette @bdoucette.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning! Clouds rolling in, appearing like a giant ghostly hand closing around the hills (or, perhaps, the icy hand of old man winter). #Photography #Nature #Landscapes #Spooktober

A cloud bank rolls in, surrounding a tree covered hill painted with autumn colors.

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Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 1d

For Thursday’s #humansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze,
“Replacing the past”

Tag spam: #photography #streetphotography #photo #humans #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Man walking with mobile phone past old phone booths in front of building under reconstruction. Copyright d.w.bliss

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 1d

Cypresses in sunlight
#photography #NaturePhotography #landscape

Golden cypress trees stand reflected in still, glassy water under a clear morning sky. Autumn tones glow warmly in the foliage against shadowed trees.

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Mimi_TlRife💙☕️📸🍊🏈🐻⛺️🧳🎮 @mimitlrife.bsky.social · 1d

Deep in thought at the otter encounter. Chattanooga, Tennessee Aquarium (October 2025)

#HumansOfBlueSky #aquarium
#photography #EastCoastKin
#photographersunited
#photographersonbluesky
#PhotoHour #otters

A little blonde haired girl wearing a red and pink strawberry design dress and high top maroon tennis shoes is leaning against a pole at an otter encounter inside of an aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. An otter is cleaning himself on top of rocks surrounded by a pool of water

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Catherine Hartmann 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇧🇪 🇮🇪 @cathhart.bsky.social · 21h

Wow!! How beautiful

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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 21h

Across Buttermere

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Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 1d

#EU to probe #spying allegations involving Hungarian EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi

www.politico.eu/article/orba...

Commission to probe reports that Orbán’s spies targeted EU officials in Brussels

Hungary’s current European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi was in charge of the country’s embassy at the time of the allegations.

www.politico.eu

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Catherine Hartmann 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇧🇪 🇮🇪 @cathhart.bsky.social · 23h

Have a nice evening you all

Saint Malo (last week), France
#photography #landscapephotography
#lighthouse #Bretagne

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Catherine Hartmann 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇧🇪 🇮🇪 @cathhart.bsky.social · 1d

Me too ❤️

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Chris Freitag @freitag.bsky.social · 1d

Fog & Sunrise

#photography

Trees stand in a lake while the sun comes up on the left and heavy fog sits over the lake on the right

Ducks paddle by behind grass in a lake with fog rolling over the water while the sun rises behind

Bright orange light appears over the horizon with fog breaking up over a lake

The heavy fog over a lake is dissipating and giving way to the morning light

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📷 Grant Swinbourne @grantswinbournephotography.com · 1d

Tree Ghosts

Menindee Lakes drowned trees make such interesting subjects. I thought the looked good in monochrome.

24mm f/1.7 @ 1/15s ISO 100
DJI Mini 3 with
DJI ND8 filter

Drowned trees in a lake with a clear sky in monochrome

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Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · 2d

Another image from this summer Greenland adventures, this time during a moody day with a bit of fog, and the signature red sails.

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StrongLines @stronglines.bsky.social · 3d

Architecture of movement
#b&wphotography #architecture #vatican

Black-and-white photo looking down a grand spiral Bramante staircase, in the Vatican museum. People descend in winding motion through multiple levels, their figures growing smaller toward the center. Soft light reflects on marble walls, emphasizing the geometry and rhythm of the spiral.

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StrongLines @stronglines.bsky.social · 1d

The morning drifts
#photography #calm #reflection

Two swans glide slowly across calm blue water at dawn beside a long wooden sea wall stretching into mist. The sky glows softly in pastel tones of blue, pink, and gold, reflected in the still surface below.

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Catherine Hartmann 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇧🇪 🇮🇪 @cathhart.bsky.social · 1d

On notera aussi votre indignation (not) à l'égard d'une personne soupçonnée de viols et votre immense peine pour les femmes qui souffrent - pensez-vous qu'elles mentent toutes?