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MangledMe
@mangled.me
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Software developer, amateur musician, author, and photographer. Passionate about ecological sustainability, equitable wealth distribution, and fostering independence and freedom for Scotland as part of a fairer, freer world. https://www.mangled.me
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Three Milk Drops #ArtAdventCalendar #Abstract #Photography
Abstract fluid art photograph showing circular swirling patterns created with milk and oil paints. The composition flows outward from a pale sea foam green center through peachy-coral and orange tones to intense hot pink at the edges. Spherical droplets of varying sizes in yellow, orange, red, purple, turquoise, black, pink, and white are scattered across the surface, with a striking cluster of multicolored droplets near the center creating a focal point.
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Thermal #Warmth #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Macro #Photography
Abstract photograph of a lava lamp showing flowing blobs of red wax against a black background. A bright diagonal band of orange-yellow light glows intensely in the lower left, transitioning through warm oranges into deep reds. The darker red wax forms organic, amorphous shapes that float and merge in the upper portions of the frame, creating a sense of liquid movement and heat.
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Summer's Echo #Warmth #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Nature #Photography
Close-up photograph of golden-yellow alstroemeria flowers (Peruvian lily) against a soft-focused background of blues and teals. Three blooms are visible with distinctive tiger-striped markings radiating from their centers in dark burgundy lines. The petals glow with warm yellow and orange tones. Delicate stamens and unopened buds extend gracefully from dark green stems. The dreamy bokeh background creates a cool contrast to the warm flower tones.
November 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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In The Folds #MacroMonday #Macro #Photography
Macro photograph looking down into the center of a cut lemon, showing the radial arrangement of translucent yellow membrane segments radiating outward from a dark central core. The thin membranes catch and transmit light, creating a luminous, almost architectural quality. Moisture glistens on the surfaces, and the segments create a star-like geometric pattern. The color palette ranges from pale translucent yellow-white in the membranes to deeper amber in the flesh, with dark brown shadows in the central cavity.
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Relatively #Small #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Monochrome #Macro #Nature #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Black and white overhead photograph of a small moth photographed against a pure white background. The moth is centered in the frame, viewed from directly above, with its wings folded along its body in a resting position. The antennae extend upward, and six delicate legs splay outward. Fine details are visible in the wing patterns and texture, showing subtle gradations of gray. A soft shadow falls beneath the moth, grounding it in the white space. It flew away not long after :-)
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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4 AM #peergroupweekly #artyear #Stunday #Night #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
A nighttime photograph of a train station showing multiple metal handrails extending diagonally across the frame, leading to or from a platform. Two bright street lamps illuminate the scene from above, casting pools of light against the dark sky. The parallel railings create strong geometric lines leading deeper into the station, where additional steps and railings fade into shadow.
November 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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After Rain, Run #Bright #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Monochrome #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Black and white photograph of a lone jogger in dark clothing running away from camera down a curved path. The path is wet from recent rain, creating bright reflective surfaces that glow with sunlight. Strong backlighting on the right side where sun filters through trees illuminates the scene. A metal railing runs along the left side, street lamps stand tall against a dramatic cloudy sky, and the jogger's silhouette casts a long shadow on the luminous, rain-slicked pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Ceiling 1 #MinimalMonday #Monochrome #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Black and white photograph looking up through a rectangular ceiling opening to the underside of the floor structure above.
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Headland #stunday #landscape #photography
Dramatic coastal landscape with a towering cliff headland rising from a rocky beach, waves crashing against the shore under an overcast sky
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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End of the #Evening #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #peergroupweekly #Edinburgh #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
A deserted tram stop in the evening, with rows of ticket machines standing sentinel under stark street lights, their screens glowing against the darkened sky and wet pavement.
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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#Evening Ritual #BlueSkyArtShow #Edinburgh #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
A glowing red Tennent's lager sign beneath the Beechwood Bowling Club sign (in Murrayfield) in the evening darkness, with distant lights dotting the black sky below.
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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3 AM #peergroupweekly #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Nighttime photograph of a black building facade with brown sliding doors, lit by a single light in an otherwise pitch-black parking lot. White parking space markings stretch across the empty asphalt in the foreground. The scene suggests stories about late-night workers, empty cities, or the quiet moments between human activity.
November 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Under #Autumn Light #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Photography
A street lamp illuminates autumn foliage at night, its bright light catching the orange, yellow, and rust-colored leaves of a tree against the darkness. The bare branches interweave with the remaining foliage, creating a glowing crown around the lamp in the deep black of night, evoking the quiet solitude of autumn evenings.
November 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Concrete Canvas #WallsOnWednesday #ClassicMono #Graffiti #Streetart #Photography
A black and white nighttime photograph of street art on a deteriorating concrete wall. Multiple overlapping graffiti tags are illuminated against darkness, creating stark contrast between light and shadow. The aged wall shows texture, staining, and cracks. Rocky rubble and wild plants frame the base of the wall. The dramatic lighting emphasizes the textural quality of both the concrete surface and the layered spray paint.
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Spotlit #Stunday #Edinburgh #ArtYear #peergroupweekly #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
A nighttime photograph of an empty sports field (Murrayfield) illuminated by a single tall floodlight tower. The light creates a bright circular pool of green-yellow illumination on the grass, sharply contrasting with the surrounding darkness. The sky shows deep teal-blue tones with dark clouds. Distant buildings with scattered lights are barely visible on the left horizon. The vast majority of the frame is consumed by darkness, with only the isolated lit circle providing detail.
October 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Uninvited #Inside #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #ClassicMono #Minimalist #Photography
A view through a doorway into an illuminated interior, photographed from complete darkness. The vertical opening reveals the inside of a room where light illuminates the upper walls and a large exercise mat rests on the floor. The narrow doorway frames this glimpse of the interior as a stark vertical rectangle of light suspended in an otherwise pure black void.
October 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Occupied #Inside #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography
A narrow multi-story brick building photographed at night, surrounded by complete darkness. Four levels of windows glow with warm yellow light from inside, arranged vertically up the red-brown brick facade. A single streetlamp illuminates the lower left corner. The building appears isolated and suspended in a black void, with only a fragment of tree foliage barely visible in the upper right catching ambient light.
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Last Light #Vertical #BlueSkyArtShow #peergroupweekly #ArtYear #Edinburgh #ClassicMono #Photography
A stark black and white night photograph featuring a single tall street lamp rising vertically through the center of the frame. The lamp's bright light creates a pronounced glow against the deep black sky. Below, an empty paved area and metal fencing are barely visible in the darkness, with distant house lights dotting the far background. The composition is dominated by negative space, emphasizing the solitary vertical element.
October 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Rising #Vertical #BlueSkyArtShow #ClassicMono #Photography
A dramatic black and white upward view of a curved modern building facade with a repetitive grid of windows. The illuminated curved structure rises vertically through the center of the frame, flanked by darker building masses on either side. At the bottom, geometric bright shapes provide contrast, while the composition emphasizes the towering vertical ascent of the architecture.
October 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Graduated Geometry #MinimalMonday #Monochrome #Photography
A minimalist architectural photograph showing six square recessed windows arranged in a horizontal line across a pale wall. The windows graduate in size from small on the left to large on the right, creating a rhythmic progression. Each opening reveals a dark interior that contrasts sharply with the light-colored wall, while subtle gradients of shadow transition from the bright frames into the black depths.
October 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Urban #Glow #BlueSkyArtShow #peergroupweekly #ArtYear #Edinburgh #Photography
A black and white photograph captured at twilight showing an urban landscape dominated by artificial glow. The foreground is a large, dark open field with a solitary silhouetted figure standing in the vast empty space. Across the middle distance, a row of mature trees creates a dark barrier, behind which multiple street lamps and sports lights create brilliant star-burst effects - the urban glow piercing through the dusk. A construction crane rises on the right, and low buildings line the horizon beneath dramatic clouds where natural light is fading. The image captures that threshold moment when the city's artificial illumination overtakes the last natural light, creating a complex interplay between darkness and urban radiance.
October 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Borrowed Light #Glow #BlueSkyArtShow #skygazing #Photography
A black and white photograph with stark, minimal composition. A nearly full moon occupies the upper-center portion of the frame, glowing with reflected sunlight against the deep black sky. The moon appears luminous and textured with visible surface details - a borrowed radiance rather than its own light source. The moon is small in the frame, emphasizing its isolation in the vast darkness. In the lower third of the image, silhouetted tree branches or foliage create an organic, irregular dark mass, their details rendered as pure black shapes against the slightly lighter sky. The overall effect is one of quiet solitude and dramatic tonal contrast between the moon's reflected glow and the surrounding darkness.
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Inhale #Relax #BlueSkyArtShow #Composite #Photography
This photograph is taken from ground level (a field in France), looking out across a wild meadow on a peaceful summer day. The foreground is filled with lush green grasses, wildflowers including delicate white Queen Anne's lace, and tall stems reaching upward. Beyond this intimate tangle of vegetation, an expansive green field stretches to the distant horizon where a line of trees marks the edge. Above, soft white clouds drift across a gentle blue sky. The low perspective invites you to lie back in the grass and simply be present in this quiet, unhurried moment.
October 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Exhale #Relax #Sky #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography
This photograph captures an expansive evening sky filled with soft, billowing clouds in soothing layers of coral, peach, and orange, contrasted against calming blues and greys. The warmest light glows through the center of the composition, creating a sense of gentle release as day transitions to evening. The vast openness invites a deep breath and a moment of pause.
October 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Intervals of Light #WindowsOnWednesday #Abstract #Minimalist #Photography
A high-contrast black and white photograph capturing window light casting geometric shadows across a surface. Brilliant white rectangular shapes—light streaming through window panes—cut diagonally across a deep black background, creating a dynamic composition of sharp angles. The light forms appear slightly soft at their edges, with subtle texture and gradation visible within the illuminated areas. The diagonal orientation creates strong visual movement from lower right to upper left. The interplay between the stark black shadows and bright white light creates a bold, graphic pattern that transforms the ordinary phenomenon of window light into pure geometric abstraction.
October 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM