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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@natalyasmith.bsky.social

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Marketer, pickled onion enthusiast, Disneyland Paris nerd. I travel to lots of places and take lots of photos. When I can remember to post, you'll find digital, film, and a lot of cat photos here (look out for my definitely not daily #DailyDoseOfDJ 🐈‍⬛).

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Dec 31

Top #Photography Moments of 2024: Animals edition 🥰

All taken on my #Nikon D5200.

#AnimalPhotography #Mammals #Birds #Squirrels #Crows #Seals #GreySeals #Lizard #Reptiles #DigitalPhotography

Photo of a crow taken on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.

Photo of a young red squirrel taken in Hawes, Wensleydale.

Photo of a Grey Seal pup taken at Duncansby Stacks, North East Scotland.

Photo of a lizard (which Google tells me could be an audakia stellio, also known as the starred agama or the roughtail rock agama), taken in Corfu Old Town.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 2d

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ

Forgot about Bluesky for a while again. Have returned to show you his extremely persuasive demands for cuddles.

#Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals

DJ the black cat, stretching up to me with his claws out at the camera, while I sit at a computer desk. Looks a lot more menacing than it actually is - he's gearing up to jump on my lap, cuddle, and purr as loudly as an engine for the next half hour.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 13d

Autumn in the Peak District. 🍂

#Nature #NaturePhotography #PeakDistrict #DigitalPhotography #TravelPhotography #Travel #UKTravel

Photo of a sheep standing on some grass.

Photo of a forest in front of a large hill, with the leaves starting to turn from green to autumnal orange.

A background of misty rolling hills, and a foreground of a path leading to a gate through a tree-lined field.

A sheep in a field of long grass in the sun, looking over at me.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 17d

Pottering around the Peaks with slivers of sunshine.

#PeakDistrict #Nature #Autumn
#DigitalPhotography #UKTravel #NaturePhotography #Sheep

Photo of some sheep grazing in a field against a sun-streaked backdrop of the Peak District.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 18d

Your not-actually-daily #DailyDoseOfDJ

Went away for the weekend; came back to the neediest (and kneadiest) little dude.

#Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals

DJ the black cat relaxes on a grey duvet, next to a red blanket and kneading the air while receiving cuddles.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 21d

Starting to accept that autumn may in fact be on the way, lads.

#Nature #Woodland #DigitalPhotography #NaturePhotography #Yorkshire

Photo of a green leaf, starting to turn brown, with sunlight shining through it.

Photo of a rosehip shining in the setting sunlight.

Photo of some wispy willowherb lit by the setting sun.

Photo of a tree mostly in darkness, partially lit by the setting sun.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 24d

Final morning of the mini road trip. Ljubljana on @ilfordphoto.com Kentmere 100.

#35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #BlackAndWhite #Slovenia #Ljubljana #Europe #Car #TravelPhotography #FilmPhotography #Travel

Black and white photo looking out of a balcony-style corridor (or corridor-style balcony?) lined with potted plants, out at some neighbouring buildings around a courtyard.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 29d

Taken on a suitcase-laden sprint out of Piran, the morning we left for Ljubljana.

📍Piran, Slovenia
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200

#35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #Slovenia #Piran #Europe #TravelPhotography #FilmPhotography #Travel

Film photo looking through an empty seaside restaurant at the sea ahead of it.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Sep 9

From my most recent roll of film - Ljubljana shot on @ilfordphoto.com Kentmere 100.

#35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #BlackAndWhite #Slovenia #Ljubljana #Europe #Car #TravelPhotography #FilmPhotography #Travel

Black-and-white 35mm film photo of a street in Ljubljana with classic cars lining the pavement. One car is the main focus of the image, and people are walking either side of the cars.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Sep 7

A year ago today!

I frequently cite "Squirrels and Cheese Day" (we also went to the Wensleydale Creamery) as one of my favourite days. Can't wait to go back one day.

#RedSquirrel #DigitalPhotography #Squirrel #Squirrels #RedSquirrels #Nature #NaturePhotography #Yorkshire #AnimalPhotography

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Nov 23

Is #SquirrelSaturday a thing?
Seeing red squirrels thriving in a Yorkshire nature reserve in September was a dream come true. 🥰

Taken on my #Nikon D5200.
#RedSquirrel #Squirrel #Squirrels #RedSquirrels #Nature #NaturePhotography #DigitalPhotography #Yorkshire #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Mammals

A young red squirrel standing on a moss-covered log in a sunlit wood.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Sep 4

It's been a while since I've done a #DailyDoseOfDJ because I've been too busy posting film photos from my Slovenian mini-road-trip.

But being home with Deej is just as magical, and it's important that everyone sees this lovely little face.

#Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals

DJ the black cat, lying on his back on a bed and looking up lovingly.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Sep 2

A fun and funky double exposure of Mumbles Pier and... no idea???

(Yes I shot a random roll of "expired" film, without knowing a total stranger had already done that.)

#35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #Wales #Cymru #DoubleExposure #TravelPhotography #FilmPhotography #Travel

Double-exposed film photo. One image is of the pier and seaside at Mumbles Beach, and the other appears to be some trees, bushes or woodland.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Sep 1

On 1st September in years gone by, I used to be all "🍂🎃🍃🥰"

But this year, nope. I am NOT ready to start wishing away our precious few daylight hours and will be living in happy summery denial for as long as possible.

#35mm #FilmPhotography #Piran #Slovenia #ShotOnFilm #Travel #TravelPhotography

Film photo taken on Kodak Gold of a ladder leading down the sea, between some rocks in the Slovenian seaside town of Piran.

Reposted by Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Chris Barne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @christotheb.bsky.social · Aug 28

DJ says the 14mm lens is stinky

#photography #dj

A black cat sniffing an ultra wide angle lens

A black cat with his face very close to an ultra wide angle lens

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 28

A dreamy glimpse into a whole other world under the water.

📍 Lake Bled, Slovenia

#Travel #LakeBled #Europe #Slovenia #Fish #Nature

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ah yes

Film photo of the island of Ischia in Italy, with some boats on the sea and tree-lined hills and buildings in the background - but the camera shutters are halfway shut, obscuring the top right and bottom left corners of the shot so that you can only see a strip in the middle.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 27

A post-swim pastry and coffee in Tartini square.

📍Piran, Slovenia
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200

#35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #Slovenia #Piran #Europe #TravelPhotography #FilmPhotography #Travel

Film photo taken from under a large parasol at an outdoor café area in Tartini Square, Piran, Slovenia. In the foreground, beneath the parasol, are people sitting at tables, and in the background are the white buildings of the square and a blue sky.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 25

Lake Bled on Gold 200.

#35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #Slovenia #LakeBled #Europe #TravelPhotography #FilmPhotography #Travel

Film photo of a rowboat moored in the middle of Lake Bled, with hills and forests in the background.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 21

Two years ago: a boat trip to the volcanic island of Ischia.

Each day of my short stay in Naples felt like an entirely different holiday. Day 3 was all about coastal walks, sea swimming, and fantastic pasta.

🎞️ Cinestill 800T
#filmphotography #35mm #shotonfilm #travel #travelphotography #italy

Film photo looking down a street in Ischia, Italy.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 20

2 years ago today: Pompeii, Vesuvius and a LOT of cats.

🎞️ @ilfordphoto.com Delta 100
📷 #Nikon F80

#35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #Italy #Europe #TravelPhotography #FilmPhotography #Cat #Cats #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Travel #Pompeii #Vesuvius

Black and white film photo of some ruins in Pompeii.

Black and white film photo of some shrubs growing on Mount Vesuvius.

Black and white film photo of the summit of Mount Vesuvius.

Black and white film photo of a cat waking up from a nap, in the shade of a brick wall, in Pompeii.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 19

Two years since I was in a taxi, hurtling down streets this narrow, hearing a glass bottle shatter on the roof while the driver maniacally cackles "welcome to Naples!"

📷 Nikon F80
🎞️ Cinestill 800T

#FilmPhotography #35mm #ShotOnFilm #Travel #TravelPhotography #Europe #Italy #Italia #Napoli #Naples

Film photo looking down a street in Naples.

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Chris Barne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @christotheb.bsky.social · Aug 18

The black and white positives have been a ROARING SUCCESS (apart from the bit where I gassed myself with sulphur dioxide but shhhh)

If you do try this, be extremely careful with the bleach and the clearing bath and not mixing them, as that's how you get gas

#believeinfilm #positive #photography

A black and white film developed to be a positive image, featuring three images of a sheep made from scrap iron, a portrait of me sat wearing a cap and a portrait of my partner sat wearing a cap

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 18

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ

When he wants to hang out with me but it's too hot to cuddle, he'll flop at my feet and expect me to sit on the floor next to him (which, obviously, I do).

#Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals

DJ the black cat, flopping on his side in the sun with his paws in the air.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 17

Digital snaps from this afternoon's woodland walk. 🌳🐄🐿️

#NaturePhotography #DigitalPhotography #Yorkshire #Animals #Nature #AnimalPhotography

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 14

From a little rowboat on Lake Bled, looking back on where we watched the lake and ate cream cakes for breakfast just an hour before.

📍Café Belvedere, #LakeBled, #Slovenia

#europe #digitalphotography #travel #travelphotography

Photograph of the Café Belvedere pavilion nestled among trees, taken from Lake Bled, Slovenia.

Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · Aug 13

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ

It's Deej's 5th birthday today! 🥳

He'll undoubtedly be celebrating in style by performing some of his signature flops, purrs and kneads.

#Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals

DJ the black cat, flopped onto his back on a grey cushion with his paws in the air.