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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 12h

I love the frost on the cabbage! The Blue Jay is cute too

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much, John 😊 I lucked into something going on downtown Galt at the UW School of Architecture

chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 2d

More #streetphotography and #centrecomposition. Can't decide which to submit for #52frames_centeredcomposition. Do you have a fave?
#legs
#heels
#autumncolors
#architecturephotography

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 2d

#52frames_centeredcomposition
#rain
#umbrella
#streetphotography
#fizzybubbles

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 4d

Beautiful autumn colours and an awesome close encounter with a red-shouldered hawk at #Jardinbotanique
#Montreal
#birdphotography
#hawks
#redshoulderedhawk
#fallcolours
#landscapephotography

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you very much, Paula 😊

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 11d

It does make sense and my Mom agrees with your choice 😊

chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 11d

A couple of candidates for #52frames_shadows. I would appreciate your thoughts on which is the more effective image, especially in terms of storytelling.
#silhouette
#lamppost

A figure crouched behind and holding vertical bars in a narrow hallway, backlit by bright sunlight coming through a doorway

Shadow cast on a concrete sidewalk on a sunny day of a figure's head and shoulders leaning against a decorative lamp post

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 11d

Creepy works! It's October after all 😉

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you so much, John 😊 Thanks for the repost too.

chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 17d

I'm trying to better emphasize storytelling in my photos, so for #52frames_time, I photographed my Mom looking through an old photo album. Edited to emphasize warm, late afternoon (literally and metaphorically) light and time passing, yet held — in hands, in photographs, in light.
#hands
#nostalgia

Old woman's delicate hands with wedding rings resting on an afghan and holding an old photo album of black and white photos

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 17d

I had that thought too 😊 I like your wider crop - it provides more story I think.

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 20d

Cool!!

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 24d

Focus on natural textures for #52frames_texture
#macrophotography
#texture
#succulent

Black and white image of charred wood with a delicate white seed in one crack

Rough burl on a tree with light orange and grey contours

A delicate red flower in the folds of grainy, brown leather

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks for adding some tags, John 😊

chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · Sep 27

Stunning!

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · Sep 27

That's really cool!

chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · Sep 26

Spectacular weather and views in #JasperNationalPark
#mist
#MaligneLake
#reflections
#mountains
#AthabascaRiver
#Rockies
#AbrahamLake
#waterfalls
#BeautyCreekTrail

Mist rising on a lake, with mountains in the background, upturned canoes in the foreground, and a small fishing boat moored to a dock in the mid-ground

Mountains, trees, clouds, and a blue sky reflected in calm water

Highway leading down a hill with an aqua blue glacial lake and mountain peaks in the background

A small waterfall flowing into an aqua blue pool of water surrounded by multi-coloured rock walls with green vegetation in the foreground

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · Sep 25

Wow, gorgeous! Great capture!

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · Sep 22

Some lucky wildlife encounters in Elk Island National Park. We saw two bison not far from the trail; the second we mistook for a rock! Later, a bull elk announced his presence with a bugle call before emerging in a clearing right next to our path!
#elkislandnationalpark
#elk
#bison

A wood bison glancing up from his foraging along the woods

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · Sep 21

This week's challenge was #52frames_onelightsource, and I'm away on holidays, so it was tougher to control light. Fortunately, the place we're staying has a fire pit - firelight at night for single source and my partner as my subject 😊

Closely cropped portrait of a man with a grey beard and glasses, firelight reflecting in one lens

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · Sep 15

Gorgeous photo of one of the places I still need to visit! Glad you're home safe 😊

chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · Sep 14

My final submission for #52frames_outofplace: Spirit in Bloom
#spirit
#hibiscus

Close crop of a white hibiscus blossom with an eerie face superimposed over the centre

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · Sep 11

I struggled with this week's theme, #52frames_outofplace, but have a few half-decent contenders.
#train
#sailboats

Red wheel on the caboose of an old train car that has a modern cellphone showing the tracks ahead

Pink knit toque on a black metal fence post with full summer foliage on trees in the background

A line of 5 sleek white and blue sailboats with a bulky, orange, steel-hulled commercial fishing tug at the far end of the line

Three cars - two green and one red - of a tourist train that appears to be sitting on the surface of a river

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chocolatemal.bsky.social @chocolatemal.bsky.social · Sep 6

The hummingbird is beautiful!

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