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Andy Burke
@andyburke.bsky.social
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Ex-clinical trials project manager, father of 2, amateur photographer, would-be writer, musician & geek. Opinions are my own etc. He/him.
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Seems to have been compulsory to take a photo of the Cold #Moon last night, and we had lovely clear skies.

I think this is the first time I’ve pointed my X-T5 at the moon and quite impressed with the handheld performance. Taken using the XF70-300 lens+teleextender, so 420mm, at ISO 125 & 1/1000 s
An image of the moon against a black sky. A December full moon is named the Cold Moon.
December 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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From a chilly #Stunday walk this afternoon. The moon and a red kite made an appearance.
A scene from a winter walk. Fields surround some fenced off trees that have the last few leaves still clinging to them. In the wintry blue sky are a few clouds with a red kite flying over and the moon above.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Excellent performance by @katherinepriddy.bsky.social and George Boomsma at the Royal Albert Hall.

Next up Suzanne Vega.
Katherine Priddy and George Boomsma on stage at the Royal Albert Hall
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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A magpie inkcap stands guard by fallen comrade. Love these striking little guys.

#FungiFriends #FungiFriday
A black and white mushroom among the brown leaves of autumn and the green shoots of the woodland floor. A second mushroom lies fallen to the side.
October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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For #stunday here’s an impressionist #icm view of a local woodland in full autumnal beauty.
An impressionist image of autumnal woodland created using a 2 second exposure and slight vertical camera motion. There are trees left and right of a central winding path. Greens, browns, oranges and yellows dominate.
October 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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My app tells me these are amethyst deceivers, and who am I to doubt them.

#FungiFriends #FungiFriday #fungi
Two purple mushrooms poke up among green, yellow and brown leaves.
October 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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For #BlueSkyArtShow a #vertical #icm of winter trees from early this year.
A photo of group of winter (leafless) trees captured using a 2 second exposure with vertical motion of the camera to emphasise the trunks and ghost the branches. The trunks are side lit with winter light so they are light on one side and dark on the other.
October 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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It’s #FungiFriday again and here are some mica caps growing locally.

#FungiFriends #Fungi
A photo of mica cap mushrooms growing on a woodland floor. The conical mushrooms are darker reddish brown on top, paler yellower brown at the edges, with light speckles over the caps. The foreground has four mushrooms in focus with others around and behind.
October 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow
A 3 second icm exposure of a London street at night. The motion of the camera makes the city lights jiggle.
October 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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A bunch of sulphur tuft mushrooms for #FungiFriday #FungiFriends
A bunch of yellowish mushrooms growing on a tree stump among some green moss.
October 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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It’s the season for #fungi. Seem to be honey mushrooms everywhere in the local woods.

#fungifriends #stunday
Honey mushrooms from ground level. Four in a line, with a few behind. Honey coloured with darker caps. Around them are some brown leaves and twigs. Some green plants in foreground and background.
October 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Here’s a tree for #WorldPhotographyDay from a walk yesterday.

I haven’t done much monochrome photography for a while, think I might do more.
A tree on the edge of Kelly Hall Tarn in the Lake District. A monochrome image shows the tree in silhouette against the sky with hints of reflection in the foreground water and hills in the background.
August 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Not sure whether to count this as skyscape, riverscape or cityscape but it’s certainly a #scape #Belfast
An image of the river Lagan in Belfast. A long exposure used to smooth the water. Stormy clouds in the sky, it started to rain shortly after this
July 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I don’t often use my Lensbaby Velvet lens but it makes this wild garlic flower glow for #stunday
A soft image of a white wild garlic flower on a green background.
June 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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An #icm #scape of the #Chilterns.
A scene of the Chiltern Hills in the UK. A green landscape of fields, hedges and hills under light grey clouds. All blurred slightly by intentional camera movement.
June 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow
#Lines
Lines of light and dark at different angles across a blue watery surface. A multi exposure image of light reflections on the surface of Coniston Water.
May 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Can confirm there’s a partial #eclipse happening. From southern England.
A partial solar eclipse.
March 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM