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Soph0571
@soph0517.bsky.social
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Feminist, Ally, Friend, Political Nerd.
Love photography - amateur (obvs) practicing to improve all the time.
All pics my own other than reposts.
No DM's pls
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At a conference today and this the first slide 🫣
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #Macro #MacroPhotography #Photography #EastCoastKin #Photography

Abstract
A close-up macro photograph of a single water droplet hanging from the tip of a dried plant or pine needle. The droplet reflects soft greens and blues from the surrounding environment. The background is blurred, creating a dreamy, abstract effect that highlights the droplet’s clarity and the delicate textures of the plant.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #BloomScrolling #Macro #MacroPhotography #Photography #EastCoastKin

Ethereal
A vibrant macro photo of a cluster of bright blue grape-hyacinth flowers against a softly blurred, colourful background
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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I am really going to try and behave myself this #AlphabetChallenge week - and not twist all the #WeekVforVowels words into something that fits my style

On that note and as I have just polished off this hearty breakfast - it is not high art but it is...

Avocado and Eggs 😉
Close-up photo of two toasted English muffin halves topped with bright green mashed avocado and soft poached eggs. The eggs have smooth white surfaces with a few specks of black pepper. The muffins are golden brown around the edges, and a few crumbs and pepper flakes are scattered on the plate.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Have a pinktastic #MacroMonday #Macro #MacroPhotography #Photography

Gotta love a wee raindrop 😊
An ethereal close-up of a water droplet hanging from a plant stem, reflecting the delicate colours and shapes of the surrounding greenery.
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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#SundayYellow #SundaySharing #macro #macrophotography #photography #stunday

Sunday Walk Yellow
Close-up macro photograph of a yellow flower bud with a single round water droplet hanging from its underside. The droplet acts like a tiny lens, showing an inverted reflection of surrounding branches and sky. The background is softly blurred, emphasizing the sharp details of the bud and the droplet.
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Used to be Lord HawHaw
Germany calling Germany calling

Today it's Lord FawFaw
Russia calling Russia calling

Farage has been promoting Russian interests for over 10yrs as they helped him with the destabilisation of democratic systems & enhanced disinformation 4 Brexit.
Course he's getting ₽₽₽
Two men in business attire are standing in front of a digitally added backdrop of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. Both are smiling broadly, with the man on the right laughing with his mouth wide open. The sky behind them is bright with scattered clouds. In the upper right corner, there is a bold yellow rectangle with the word “COMRADE” written in large black letters. The overall composition gives the impression of a satirical or edited political image.
November 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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#SundaySharing #SundayReflections#StunDay #photography

Not my usual bag but have a royal bird in royal park for #SwanDay 🦢
A single white swan glides gracefully across calm, bluish-grey water. Its body is angled slightly away, with wings gently lifted and layered feathers fanned out in soft, ruffled curves. The swan’s long, elegant neck forms an S-shape, and its orange bill contrasts sharply with the dark patch around its eyes. Light reflects off its bright white plumage, creating a soft glow, while the still water below forms a clear, rippled reflection of the swan’s entire shape. The background is smooth and unobtrusive, emphasizing the swan as the central subject.
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #EastCoastKin #NorthernIreland #photography

Kearney

Once essential to the rhythm of daily life
it now stands unloved and forgotten
swallowed by time
An old, weathered red British telephone box stands abandoned in an overgrown rural area. The paint is faded and chipped, and the glass panels are cloudy with grime. Thick green ivy has climbed up the sides and across the roof, almost entirely engulfing the structure. Surrounding it are tall grasses, tangled branches, and bare trees, creating a sense of long neglect. The scene has a muted, slightly desaturated tone, emphasizing the decay and the box’s gradual reclamation by nature.
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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#SundayYellow #SundaySharing #photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday

Happy Sunday lovelies - raining in London again and ya know what that means! Wee raindrops galore incoming 😊
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #small #macro #macrophotography #photography #EastCoastKin

On my rainy walk today...

High-Rise in a Raindrop

Small-Rise 🤭😉
A macro photograph captures a single raindrop clinging to a reddish-brown plant stem. The droplet is crystal clear, forming a smooth dome that acts as a tiny lens. Inside the raindrop, the inverted reflection of a high-rise appears sharply defined, its vertical lines distorted by the curvature of the water. Surrounding the raindrop, the background fades into a soft, creamy blur of greens and browns, emphasizing the precision and brightness of the reflection within the droplet.
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Would'nt put it past Trump to try and get away with a personal-loyalty oath with the military. It worked for Hitler long after the army should have turned on him. One of Hitler’s most consequential -and least understood- moves -and something I am betting Miller the wannabee Killer gets all too well
November 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #small #macro #macrophotography #photography #EastCoastKin

Wee raindrop (obvs😉)
A close-up macro photograph of a single water droplet resting on a green surface, acting like a tiny lens. Inside the droplet, the inverted reflection of colourful flowers—mainly purple and some red—appears sharp and vivid against a softly blurred brownish-green background.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #photography #history (details in ALT)

Stone arches whispered of being forgotten,
Left unloved beneath centuries of falling light
Until today, when footsteps return and remember
A view down the long, roofless nave of Fountains Abbey, where a series of weathered stone arches recede into the distance, forming a rhythmic tunnel of Romanesque curves. The walls are scarred by time—moss clings to the left side, and the pillars on the right show deep grooves from centuries of exposure. Sunlight spills through the open air above, a reminder that the soaring vaulted ceiling was stripped away during Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. Once a thriving Cistercian powerhouse, the abbey was surrendered to the crown, its treasures seized and its structures dismantled. Afterward, Sir Richard Gresham acquired the site but left it largely neglected; the once-great abbey slipped into ruin, untouched and unloved, its stones collapsing slowly into silence. The image captures this layered history—an architectural skeleton standing as a witness to devotion, destruction, and centuries of abandonment.
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Have a lovely Saturday - raining here so have a wee raindrop 😘
#macro #macrophotography #photography #EastCoastKin #wellbeing #mindfulness

Autumn leans in,
soft-spoken,
gathering what the summer left behind.
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Every cloud and all that
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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#Scape #EastCoastKin #photography

Mood
A wide view of a stormy seascape under a dramatic sky filled with thick, swirling grey and beige clouds. Near the horizon, the dark ocean appears choppy. Two birds, seen in silhouette, fly across the sky—one large with outstretched wings and the other smaller following behind—adding a sense of motion and scale to the moody scene.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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#FlyDay #EastCoastKin #macro #MacroPhotography #photography

Friday Fairy Wings Feels 😊
A close-up photo of a bumblebee hovering just above a lavender flower. The bee’s fuzzy black body is marked with bright yellow bands, and its translucent wings are lifted as it prepares to land. Its legs dangle toward the pale purple lavender blossoms, which have tightly clustered buds and a few open petals. The background is softly blurred in shades of green and beige, drawing focus to the bee and flower.
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Have a pinktastic #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #BloomScrolling with an added #AlphabetChallenge on the countdown to the weekend🍷

Looking rather bedraggled for #WeekUforUnloved
A close-up of a rose that is partly wilted, with petals showing a blend of deep pink and faded tan colours. The petals are curled and textured, with a spatter of raindrops. Green leaves and a blurred fence appear in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #history #photography #EastCoastKin
(detail in ALT)

It stood for a thousand years.
Unloved by Henry, it was destroyed.
Only stone remembers.
Foreground ruins of St Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury, founded in the 6th century as one of England’s earliest Christian monasteries. The weathered stone walls and red-brick arches show the destruction that followed Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538, when the abbey—unloved by the king—was closed, stripped, and left to decay. Behind the ruins rise the tall Gothic towers of Canterbury Cathedral under a soft sky, contrasting the broken abbey with the surviving medieval church
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Raindrop Globe

#Macro #macrophotography #photography #wellbeing #mindfulness

Have a blessed Thursday my lovelies and gotta love a wee raindrop 😊
A close-up macro photograph shows a single, clear water droplet perched on the smooth, green surface of a leaf. Inside the droplet, a vivid and sharply focused refraction of a small cluster of red flowers and green leaves appears, creating a miniature, upside-down world contained within the sphere. The surrounding leaf surface is textured with tiny bumps and a few smaller droplets scattered nearby. The background is softly blurred in shades of green and red, making the central droplet and its bright floral reflection stand out with striking clarity.
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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#InsectThursday #macro #macrophotography #photography #EastCoastKin

Check out the attitude - I think I was interrupting breakfast
Close-up macro photo of a black ant walking over a cluster of small, spiky aphids. The ant’s body is sharply detailed, showing its glossy head, segmented antennae, and textured thorax, while the background is softly blurred in pale tones.
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #StreetPhotography #Photography #EastCoastKin

Once held with purpose, now lying where no one cares to look.
Unloved and abandoned, it sinks into the pavement’s cold, indifferent breath.
A worn plastic baby doll dressed in a white outfit lies on its back on top of a black metal utility box at a street corner. One of the doll’s legs is detached and positioned near the body. The background shows a busy urban street with pedestrians walking, a red bus passing by, and modern apartment buildings. Most of the background appears desaturated, making the doll’s pale skin and white clothing stand out prominently in the scene.
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Its flipping snowing!!, Happy Hump day lovelies and you can forget many more of these captured this week
#RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling #Flowers
SNOW!!!! 🥶 - although to be fair Macro practice is going to be grand on my walk today 😜
A close-up of a vibrant red rose in bloom, with soft petals layered around its centre and a small rosebud beside it. Dew droplets are visible on the petals. The background is blurred, showing the exterior of a building with windows and muted colors.
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Watching the Overton Window move in real time
Labour must be so proud 🙄😠
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM