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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Sep 14

Thahks so much!

Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Sep 13

One of my favourite parts of the world, Cornwall always delivers on dramatic skies. This was taken last December at Porthleven.

#photography #sunset #cornwall #kernow #porthleven #sunsetmagic #naturephotography #dramaticsky #cloudporn #cloudphotography #colorsofnature #westcountry

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Sep 1

1st of September is always tough for me, the beginning of the dreaded "r" months, the annual dying of the light and descent into relentless gloom and bleakness. Wish I could hibernate until April now!

#photography #autumn #gloom #mentalhealth #margate #darkness #darknessfalls

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Aug 14

One of my favourites from my trip to northern Scotland back in June. The sun setting close to midnight, creating a halo against those wonderful striations in the clouds over the Island of Stroma, seen from the chalet at John O'Groats I was staying in. Absolutely love Scotland!

#photography

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Jul 5

A shot from a trip to Devon this past February, looking west from the beach at Westward Ho! on the north coast. I like these dramatic skies a lot.

#photography #devon #northdevon #westwardho #sunset #sunsetmagic #naturephotography #dramaticsky

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Jun 24

One of my favourite shots from last month's trip to Greece. Naxos will always have a very special place in my heart, and this colourful display looking from the Stelida peninsula to Paros was a rare and captivating sight.

#photography #greece #naxos #flowers #colorful #cyclades #naturephotography

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Jun 21

In celebration of Maximum Daylight Day aka the Summer Solstice I went to Whitstable on the Kent coast, where I was treated to an incredible sky looking across to Sheppey, Essex and East London.

#photography #sunset #summersolstice #whitstable #kent #uk #skyphotography #clouds #ethereal #longestday

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Jun 17

In June 2022 I drove all the way from the UK to Greece instead of flying, which was a nice adventure. This was the view as I crossed the Adriatic, with the ripples from the ship's wake nicely highlighted by the fading light in the sky.

#photography #atsea #sunset #sailing #adriatic #italy #greece

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Jun 11

Another one from Scotland, this time from today's drive along the north coast. This is the rather impressive mouth of the river Naver at Bettyhill.

#photography #scotland #scenery #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #naver #atmospheric

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Jun 9

I'm not that brave! 🤣

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Jun 9

I'm currently in Scotland, enjoying the wonderful scenery and light nights. This was taken yesterday at the lovely Dunnet Bay near Thurso.

#photography #scotland #alba #landscapephotography #uk #naturephotography #nature #nordicvibes #dunnetbay #colorsofnature

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thank you so much!

Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Jun 5

I haven't made it there yet, but I'm sure it's great!

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · Jun 4

Another favourite from last year, when I visited Cymru/Wales for a few days. This was another lovely sunset at Langland Bay near Swansea at the end of September.

#photography #cymru #wales #langlandbay #sunset #sunsetmagic #gower #glamorgan #naturephotography #natureisart

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 29

Yes, it's very good for a phone camera!

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 29

A Galaxy S24 Ultra

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 29

One of my favourite shots from last year's visit to Cornwall, my favourite part of England. This was at Porthleven harbour in December, so it was bitterly cold and the wind was harsh, but I resisted for about 20 minutes taking tons of pictures and some videos too.

#photography #uk #cornwall #sunset

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 25

Back from Naxos now, but to wrap that up, here's one more stunning sunset from the northwest coast, right by the monastery of Faneromeni, looking at the northern tip of Paros.

#photography #greece #cyclades #naxos #aegean #sunset #ephemeral #sunsetmagic #naturephotography

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 20

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Final day on Naxos, and I got treated to another amazing sky in the wonderful light of the late afternoon. This part of the island near the northern tip is my favourite by far.

#photography #greece #naxos #aegean #sunset #mykonos #cyclades #sunsetmagic #deepblue #bluesky #ephemeral

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 20

And the cheeses...heaven!

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 20

Thank you, I can certainly recommend it! And it has a lot to offer in culinary terms, since unlike most of these islands it still has a lot of agriculture and therefore excellent local produce 😉

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 18

Back on my favourite road on Naxos again... I've seen many a gorgeous sunset in 33 years of visiting this island, but what I experienced tonight was one of the most breathtaking ones I've ever witnessed anywhere in the world!

#photography #greece #naxos #cyclades #sunset #aegean

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 15

Very interesting light today down at Plaka beach. I don't come this way very often, as the southwestern flank of Naxos is extremely touristy, but it does have some great photo spots too, and the colours this afternoon were almost Nordic in feel.

#photography #greece #naxos #cyclades #aegean

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 13

Tonight Mother Nature painted the sky with a particularly expressive brush and colour palette.

Looking north across to barely visible Mykonos from my favourite photo spot on the island.

Πύργος Αγιάς, Naxos, Cyclades, Greece, May 2025

#photography #naxos #greece #cyclades #aegean #sunset

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Matt J @takemetotheocean.bsky.social · May 10

Thank you! 🙏😊🙏

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