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@throughthelens.ch

The moon #framed by leaves...

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFForFramed #photography

February 13, 2026 at 6:38 AM

Through The Lens Photography

@throughthelens.ch

Solitude.

📸 Minolta XD-5
🎞️ Illford FP4plus

#photography #analog #blackandwhite #classicmono #monochrome #analogphotography #filmphotography #switzerland #landscape #film

February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM

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Michael Neureiter 📎

@michaelneureiter.bsky.social

'Öffentliche Kunst' #FotoVorschlag

📷 #Ricoh #GRIIIx
🇹🇯 #Budapest #Kolodko

Farbfoto Querformat. Man erkennt eine Mini-Skulptur vom Künstler Mihály Kolodko. Die Skulptur "Kaiser Franz Joseph in der Hängematte" ist am grünen Geländer der Freiheitsbrücke in Budapest angebracht. Daneben sind bunte Liebesschlösser angehängt.

February 9, 2026 at 7:19 AM

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Amalia D

@amvrpic.bsky.social

Because it's so beautiful ❄️🌊💙
#photography #BaltiSea #EastCoastKin

Eine Collage aus vier Fotos. Alle Fotos zeigen die zugefrorene Ostsee an verschiedenen Orten mit blauem Himmel. Das obere Bild im Querformat zeigt einen weiß grünen Leuchtturm mit Eis. Unten links eine Seebrücke von oben die weit ins vereiste Meer reicht. Unten mittig eine Seebrücke von schräg unten im Eis. Rechts unten eine Seebrücke mit einem großem weißen Gebäude .

February 9, 2026 at 7:21 AM

Through The Lens Photography

@throughthelens.ch

Above the snowy shores of Lake Zurich.

#photography #landscape #switzerland #aerial #drone #zurich

February 8, 2026 at 9:06 AM

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Finding Donna🖤🤍📸

@dmimaging.bsky.social

And then the sun made a graceful entrance.
#sunlight
#blueskyartshow
#sunrise
#eastcoastkin
#photographersofbluesky
#photography

February 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM

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Sparty®

@young-spartacus.bsky.social

#Serenity

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of serene bird captures, we've a graceful mute swan having a leisurely paddle in the #Sunshine

Hope my #Bluesky friends have a great weekend!

Sparty 🙏🏼💙

#EastCoastKin #Photography #Art #Nature #PhotographersofBluesky #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyArtShow

$This photo captures an adult mute swan (Cygnus olor) gracefully swimming across a lake under direct sunlight. The image is tightly cropped on the bird, emphasising its elegant form & interaction with the water. The swan dominates the right half of the frame, presented in profile. Its plumage is entirely a brilliant white, reflecting the bright sun and creating strong highlights. The neck is held in the species' characteristic graceful S-curve, with its head tilted slightly downward and forward. The swan's most distinctive feature is its beak: a vibrant orange colour with a black base and a prominent, bulbous black knob at the forehead. Dark brown eyes are visible amidst the black lore connecting to the bill base. The large body, partially submerged, appears powerful, with some feathers slightly raised over its back, a posture often seen when swimming. Its black, webbed feet are largely hidden beneath the surface. The surrounding water provides a striking contrast, appearing as a deep, rich dark blue, nearly indigo, reflecting the sky but intensified by the natural lighting and water depth. The surface is alive with numerous small, dynamic ripples and gentle waves emanating from the swan's movement. These ripples effectively break the water's surface, preventing a clear reflection of the bird's white body, instead creating an abstract pattern of fractured light and shadow. In the immediate foreground, closer to the viewer, the water appears slightly shallower, with some indistinct dark aquatic vegetation just beneath the surface on the lower left. The photograph focuses on the swan, particularly its head and neck, while employing a shallow depth of field to render the background water into a smooth, abstracted expanse of blues and darker tones. The strong sunlight from a high angle creates crisp delineation of the bird's form and adds sparkling, shimmering highlights on the rippled water surface. The overall effect is one of serene, yet dynamic, natural beauty.$

February 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM