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Dan 23 Freedom

@dan23freedom.art

🏷️ Snow, Slats, and Sun‑Star
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📷 1/80 sec at f/16, ISO 800, 24 mm standard 24-50mm —👤 #dan23freedom
#️⃣ #Photography #Nature #NatureWalk #Trees #Winter #Sunset #Snow #Germany
#sunstar #winterlight #cemetery #snowphotography #fenceframe #duskanddawn #quietmoments #moodylandscape #lightandshadow

A sunburst shines through a snow‑topped picket fence at the edge of a cemetery, casting crisp rays across the winter scene.
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The sun found a gap in the fence and sent a postcard of light; the snow replied with silence.

January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM

Spikyyn

@spikyyn.pxl.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy

Unlocked.

Google Pixel 7a | 2x Zoom / 50mm
Processed in #darktable
Dec 16, 2025

#blackandwhitephotography #pixelfed #photography #amateurphotography #rawphotography #smartphonephotography #Pixelography #googlepixel #pixel7a #teampixel #shotonpixel #raw #bnw #blackandwhite #monochrome #padlock

A heavy padlock hanging from a metal hasp attached to a weathered, dark post or frame in the foreground. The background is blurred, showing a metal railing and a building exterior. - Google Gemini 3 Pro Preview

January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM

Allan Armstrong

@alarmstrong.bsky.social

This ball field in High Point, West Seattle, isn't used much even in fair weather. In the winter fog, it's utterly desolate.
#seattle #westseattle #digitalphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #fog #pacificnorthwest #ballfield #baseball #lonely #sony #noir #washingtonstate #filmsimulation

A black and white photo of a deserted baseball diamond in winter fog in the Walt Hundley Playfield Park in High Point, West Seattle, Washington. Sony NEX-6 with Sony PZ 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 lens. Copyright 2026 Allan Armstrong.

January 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM

UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □

@ukbastard.bsky.social

U.S. Army Tests New 50mm Cannon as Part of Plan to Replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

The U.S. Army has ordered 16 XM913 50mm Bushmaster Chain Guns from Northrop Grumman to support the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle competition

armyrecognition.com/news/army-ne...

U.S. Army Tests New 50mm Cannon as Part of Plan to Replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle

The U.S. Army has ordered 16 XM913 50mm cannons for XM30 trials, signaling a major leap in infantry fighting vehicle firepower.

armyrecognition.com

January 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM

Dan 23 Freedom

@dan23freedom.art

🏷️ Frosted Forests and Fading Flames
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📷 1/100 sec at f/16, ISO 250, 40 mm standard 24-50mm —👤 #dan23freedom
#️⃣ #Photography #Nature #NatureWalk #Trees #Winter #Sunset #Snow #Clouds #Germany #WinterForest #SnowCoveredTrees #SunsetGlow #NatureMood #WinterLight #EvergreenBeauty #PeacefulScenes

A cluster of snow-covered evergreen trees illuminated by warm sunset light, with cool shadows enhancing the winter atmosphere.
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Sunlight warms the snow,
Needles hold the fading glow.

January 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Dan 23 Freedom

@dan23freedom.art

🏷️ Frosted Frames and Forest Finds
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📷 1/100 sec at f/16, ISO 400, 35 mm standard 24-50mm —👤 #dan23freedom
#️⃣ #Photography #Nature #Rural #RuralExploration #NatureWalk #Trees #Winter #Sunset #Germany #WinterForest #NatureFraming #QuietNature #WinterLight #NaturalComposition #Peaceful #SeasonalBeauty

A snow-covered woodland path with a large tree trunk and branches framing a bush in the background, illuminated by soft winter sunlight.
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Snow seeks the frame,
Branches pose for winter’s art,
Frosty breath exclaims,
A masterpiece set apart.

January 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM

Pascal Volk

@pvo.bsky.social

Nighttime Trams

#Berlin #CentralStation #night #BVG #tram #UrbanGaze #people #HumansOfBluesky #LongExposure #50mm #BlackAndWhite #photography #art #FilmIsNotDead #120Film #6x6 #KentmerePan200 #AnalogPhotography

📷: #PentaconsixTL
⭕: #MCFlektogon450 @ƒ/16
⏱️: 14 sec
📆: 2025-12-11
🔗: flic.kr/p/2rQJQUd

January 8, 2026 at 7:52 AM

Pascal Volk

@pvo.bsky.social

Federal Chancellery

#Berlin #Winter #night #BKAmt #architecture #UrbanGaze #LongExposure #50mm #BlackAndWhite #photography #art #FilmIsNotDead #120Film #6x6 #KentmerePan200 #AnalogPhotography

📷: #PentaconsixTL ISO: 200
⭕: #MCFlektogon450 @ƒ/16
⏱️: 14 sec
📆: 2025-12-11
🔗: flic.kr/p/2rQvh2r

January 7, 2026 at 8:51 AM

Pascal Volk

@pvo.bsky.social

Stairs to the mighty trees

#Berlin #Winter #EuropaSportPark #concrete #stairs #UrbanGaze #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhite #50mm #photography #art #FilmIsNotDead #120Film #FujiAcros #AnalogPhotography

📷: #PentaconSixTL
⭕: #MCFlektogon450 @ƒ/16
⏱️: 1/8 sec
📆: 2025-12-10
🔗: https://flic.kr/p/2rPsdUU

January 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM

Miikka

@miikka.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

I've got a new camera and it's *nice* but I've got to say that Fujii's 16-50mm kit zoom is not ideal to use with gloves.

You can see the aperture ring in the photo and while it's clicky, it's not stiff at all. So easy to to accidentally brush with your fingers. :pensive_party_blob:

A Fujifilm camera held in a gloved hand. The aperture ring has been marked and the one of the gloved fingers are almost touching it.

January 4, 2026 at 6:39 AM

Terry Moore

@terrillmoore.flx.masto.host.ap.brid.gy

#photography #filmphotography

Town of Ulysses, Finger Lakes, upstate New York. October 28, 2025, around 5pm.

Canon F-1 | FD 50mm f/1.4 | 400TX | 1/2000 at f/11 | N+2 dev: HC-110 1+31 16:$1 at 19.4 C | m43 scan, grain2pixel | traditional treatment in PS.

January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM

Sébastien Mougey

@sebmougey.bsky.social

J’ai basculé chez Sony depuis 4 ans et j’utilise principalement un 24-70/f4, mais j’aimerais bien le remplacer par une focale fixe.
J’ai fait des stats sur mes 4000 photos du Sony :
53% <=28mm
18% 30-40mm
13% 40-50mm
16% > 50mm
Je crois bien que je serais le plus heureux avec un 24 ou 28mm

January 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM

O'Fünfuhrteefix

@fuenfuhrteefix.bsky.social

I highly recommend the #Z50II. With the standard 16-50mm lens, it's a powerful little travel camera. The #Viltrox Air series lenses (15, 25, and 56mm) also offer very fast lenses at a reasonable price, which are great for everyday use.

January 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM

Casting Out Loud

@castingoutloud.bsky.social

I told my friend about the camera and took some test pics while explaining the camera and how it came about. We were sitting in a lobby area of a medical facility I didn’t wish to get technical I just guessed focus zone and exposure both off but an educational experience

Balda Baldina
50mm 2.8
Kentmere 400 ISO
ID 11 1:1 16 minutes

January 2, 2026 at 1:02 AM

Brad Cavanagh

@canspice.bsky.social

I don’t have a bag! Just a Nikon Z5ii with a Nikon 24-120/4 S pretty much permanently mounted to it. I do have a TTartisan 50mm tilt-shift lens too though! And a Nikon Z50 with a pancake 16-50 for ultra-portability.

January 2, 2026 at 12:21 AM

Gaz 🪦

@gazihsah.bsky.social

— Castle Mountain, AB, 12.28.25 —

[ #GazPhotos | Sony a6100, 16-50mm OSS II ]

A black and white photo, with a wooden door left ajar, leading to a foot of snow and several pine trees.

A black and white photo, with a small group of people bundled up, trudging through the snow along a river in the distance, with many pine trees lining the area.

A wide, black and white landscape photo in the middle of an iced over highway. The snowy roads lead further down the frame, where snow capped mountains can be seen in the distance.

A black and white photo, wherein the snowy roads lead capped ridges of Castle Mountain are seen between the trusses of a metal bridge.

January 1, 2026 at 10:33 AM

Suzanne Aldrich (she/her)

@suzannealdrich.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy

I got myself a FUJIFILM X-T50 kit with a XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8 lens for my birthday/Christmas

I’m so glad I finally did this for myself.

I’d been missing having a real camera for years. My real camera was a Nikon FE2 35mm SLR film camera that was destroyed in the fire that burned my friends […]

Original post on hachyderm.io

hachyderm.io

December 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM

カズポット＋

@kazutora7fan77.bsky.social

#2025年の四季の思い出

春：圧巻な琵琶湖疏水の桜ロード
夏：迫力満載だった夏のびわ湖大花火大会
秋：身近で堪能した武庫川髭のコスモス園
冬：冬恒例のグランフロント大阪ツリー撮り

◉春・夏：OLYMPUS E-M1
OLYMPUS M.12-40mm F2.8 PRO
◉秋：PENTAX K-3 Prestige Edition
PENTAX-DA★16-50mm F2.8
◉冬：CANON PowerShot G7X Mark II