Russell Brown
@docrus.bsky.social
GP, medical director, Photographer, occasional birdwatcher.
Usually OM System, sometimes iPhone.
Edits in Lightroom. I don’t use generative AI.
Full photography archive: flickr.com/photos/drbrown1970/
Photography project: @thebrownstuff.bsky.social
Usually OM System, sometimes iPhone.
Edits in Lightroom. I don’t use generative AI.
Full photography archive: flickr.com/photos/drbrown1970/
Photography project: @thebrownstuff.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Robin in winter sun.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #robin #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #woodland
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #robin #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #woodland
January 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Robin in winter sun.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #robin #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #woodland
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #robin #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #woodland
Learning to pan
My attempts at panning give more failures than successes. This unedited frame is a record of my learning process, following motion rather than chasing sharpness, accepting blur as part of the journey rather than a mistake.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #motionblur
My attempts at panning give more failures than successes. This unedited frame is a record of my learning process, following motion rather than chasing sharpness, accepting blur as part of the journey rather than a mistake.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #motionblur
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Learning to pan
My attempts at panning give more failures than successes. This unedited frame is a record of my learning process, following motion rather than chasing sharpness, accepting blur as part of the journey rather than a mistake.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #motionblur
My attempts at panning give more failures than successes. This unedited frame is a record of my learning process, following motion rather than chasing sharpness, accepting blur as part of the journey rather than a mistake.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #motionblur
Passing Light
A brief study in colour and motion, made after dark with a slow shutter and a passing taxi.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #nightphotography
A brief study in colour and motion, made after dark with a slow shutter and a passing taxi.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #nightphotography
January 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Passing Light
A brief study in colour and motion, made after dark with a slow shutter and a passing taxi.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #nightphotography
A brief study in colour and motion, made after dark with a slow shutter and a passing taxi.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #nightphotography
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One of those days where everything needs holding together.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #studyimage
One of those days where everything needs holding together.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #studyimage
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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One of those days where everything needs holding together.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #studyimage
One of those days where everything needs holding together.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #studyimage
Dead ivy leaf on bark, winter light and texture.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #woodland #texturestudy #foundcomposition
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #woodland #texturestudy #foundcomposition
January 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Dead ivy leaf on bark, winter light and texture.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #woodland #texturestudy #foundcomposition
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #woodland #texturestudy #foundcomposition
After the rain.
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What a day. An achievement just to get a photo today.
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What a day. An achievement just to get a photo today.
January 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM
After the rain.
#Photography #photooftheday #year3
What a day. An achievement just to get a photo today.
#Photography #photooftheday #year3
What a day. An achievement just to get a photo today.
Memorial
#photooftheday #year3 #abstractphotography #minimalism #conceptualphotography #thebrownstuff
#photooftheday #year3 #abstractphotography #minimalism #conceptualphotography #thebrownstuff
January 12, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Depth of field study, macro at f/16.
Unedited. Made to explore how aperture, focus plane, and subject structure interact in close-up work.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #macro #depthoffield
Unedited. Made to explore how aperture, focus plane, and subject structure interact in close-up work.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #macro #depthoffield
January 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Depth of field study, macro at f/16.
Unedited. Made to explore how aperture, focus plane, and subject structure interact in close-up work.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #macro #depthoffield
Unedited. Made to explore how aperture, focus plane, and subject structure interact in close-up work.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #macro #depthoffield
Really happy to have found this today.
January 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Really happy to have found this today.
Walked past this, then turned back.
Surfaces and colour, held in balance.
#PhotoOfTheDay #Year3 #Photography
Surfaces and colour, held in balance.
#PhotoOfTheDay #Year3 #Photography
January 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Walked past this, then turned back.
Surfaces and colour, held in balance.
#PhotoOfTheDay #Year3 #Photography
Surfaces and colour, held in balance.
#PhotoOfTheDay #Year3 #Photography
January 8, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Behind the Screen
Something caught in the light.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstractphotography #texturestudy #lightandshadow
Something caught in the light.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstractphotography #texturestudy #lightandshadow
January 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Behind the Screen
Something caught in the light.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstractphotography #texturestudy #lightandshadow
Something caught in the light.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstractphotography #texturestudy #lightandshadow
A wood pigeon in the ivy at the back of the garden. An unplanned moment, just as the weather changed.
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
A wood pigeon in the ivy at the back of the garden. An unplanned moment, just as the weather changed.
Ice crystals at the edge of melting. I like how these sit between structure and chaos, visible only for a moment before they’re gone.
January 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Ice crystals at the edge of melting. I like how these sit between structure and chaos, visible only for a moment before they’re gone.
Jupiter with its four Galilean moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, photographed at 400 mm under average seeing conditions.
January 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Jupiter with its four Galilean moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, photographed at 400 mm under average seeing conditions.
Reposted by Russell Brown
A short introduction to Rule 1 in Action, a new occasional series about the one principle that underpins all my photography: knowing where to stand.
Three recent images, each made possible by position rather than settings.
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/rule-1-in-action/rule-1-knowing-where-to-stand
Three recent images, each made possible by position rather than settings.
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/rule-1-in-action/rule-1-knowing-where-to-stand
Rule 1: knowing where to stand — The Brown Stuff - photography by Russell Brown
Many photographers talk about rules. I only have one: knowing where to stand. This is the first in an occasional series of posts about the importance of this principle. What do I mean by knowing whe...
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January 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
A short introduction to Rule 1 in Action, a new occasional series about the one principle that underpins all my photography: knowing where to stand.
Three recent images, each made possible by position rather than settings.
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/rule-1-in-action/rule-1-knowing-where-to-stand
Three recent images, each made possible by position rather than settings.
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/rule-1-in-action/rule-1-knowing-where-to-stand
Honey fungus on a cold winter morning. Frost on the caps, soft light, and a reminder that standing (or in this instance squatting) in the right place matters more than anything else.
January 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Honey fungus on a cold winter morning. Frost on the caps, soft light, and a reminder that standing (or in this instance squatting) in the right place matters more than anything else.
Between departures.
Dropping off a child is always bittersweet, pride and loss arriving together. The light and the space between the buildings stopped me long enough to make a photograph. Some images exist simply to remember the day.
Dropping off a child is always bittersweet, pride and loss arriving together. The light and the space between the buildings stopped me long enough to make a photograph. Some images exist simply to remember the day.
January 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Between departures.
Dropping off a child is always bittersweet, pride and loss arriving together. The light and the space between the buildings stopped me long enough to make a photograph. Some images exist simply to remember the day.
Dropping off a child is always bittersweet, pride and loss arriving together. The light and the space between the buildings stopped me long enough to make a photograph. Some images exist simply to remember the day.
Year 3, day two.
Old man’s beard backlit by low winter sun.
Starting quietly feels right.
Old man’s beard backlit by low winter sun.
Starting quietly feels right.
January 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Year 3, day two.
Old man’s beard backlit by low winter sun.
Starting quietly feels right.
Old man’s beard backlit by low winter sun.
Starting quietly feels right.
Winter light, bark, and ivy. The year starts quietly.
January 1, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Winter light, bark, and ivy. The year starts quietly.
Letting Live Composite work.
Star trails, time, restraint: a fitting way to mark the final day of Year 2 of my Photo of the Day project. Sometimes learning comes from setting things up, stepping back, and trusting the process.
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/learning-the-tools/letting-live-composite-work
Star trails, time, restraint: a fitting way to mark the final day of Year 2 of my Photo of the Day project. Sometimes learning comes from setting things up, stepping back, and trusting the process.
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/learning-the-tools/letting-live-composite-work
December 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Letting Live Composite work.
Star trails, time, restraint: a fitting way to mark the final day of Year 2 of my Photo of the Day project. Sometimes learning comes from setting things up, stepping back, and trusting the process.
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/learning-the-tools/letting-live-composite-work
Star trails, time, restraint: a fitting way to mark the final day of Year 2 of my Photo of the Day project. Sometimes learning comes from setting things up, stepping back, and trusting the process.
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/learning-the-tools/letting-live-composite-work
Two figures at the edge of the day, saying goodbye to the light.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Two figures at the edge of the day, saying goodbye to the light.
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A short sequence from a session on the ice, moments of uncertainty, support, and gradual ease, shaped by practice, trust, and shared momentum.
December 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A short sequence from a session on the ice, moments of uncertainty, support, and gradual ease, shaped by practice, trust, and shared momentum.
I’ve written a short piece about learning Auto ISO.
It’s here if you fancy a look:
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/learning-the...
It’s here if you fancy a look:
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/learning-the...
Learning the tools — The Brown Stuff - photography by Russell Brown
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I’ve written a short piece about learning Auto ISO.
It’s here if you fancy a look:
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/learning-the...
It’s here if you fancy a look:
www.thebrownstuff.co.uk/learning-the...