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Photo of the Aurora Borealis in Tromsø, Norway. The lights look like green curtains against a starry sky, lighting up salmon pink clouds.

Photo taken from a dog sled in Tromsø, Norway, with a snowy mountainous landscape in the background and dogs pulling a sled in the left foreground.

Photo of two sled dogs standing together in the snow on a bright sunny day.

Photo of the Aurora Borealis behind a snowy mountain and in front of a starry sky.

1st March is obviously St David's Day for us Welsh people, but for me it's also the anniversary of my 2019 Arctic Circle adventure. A magical debut for my first DSLR.

#Tromsø #DigitalPhotography #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Norway #Dogs #Animals #Travel #TravelPhotography

A moody landscape in the Lake District, with mist-covered mountains surrounding a lake.

A grey and white sheep looking down at the camera from a mountainside, against a grey cloudy sky.

A grey and white sheep standing on a mountainside, against a background of more mountain and low clouds.

Photo of a mountainous landscape in cloud weather, with the sun just peeking out beneath a thick blanket of grey cloud.

I've been feeling quite photographically uninspired lately, snapping away against flat grey skies.

But I did visit the #LakeDistrict this month where it's hard to /not/ capture gorgeous views, even in this relentless weather.

#Photography #DigitalPhotography #Sheep #Nature #NaturePhotography

Photo of DJ the black cat, lounging on a bed in the sunshine with a paw stretched out. Photo is obviously from last year; neither Deej nor I have seen the sun in what feels like months.

This might only be the second #DailyDoseOfDJ this year, but it's an important one: celebrating 4 years since the day we brought him home. 🥰

#Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals #DigitalPhotography #AnimalPhotography

Photo of a penguin swimming past the glass of a large pool at London Zoo, with his face mostly under the water line.

One of my favourites from last year - a cheeky chappie on his way to gobble some fish. 🐧

#AnimalPhotography #Penguin #Birds #Penguins #DigitalPhotography #Animals #BirdPhotography

Film photo of a turret in Budapest's Fisherman's Bastion, reflected in the windows of a much more modern building.

Glimpsing the old through the new at Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest.

🎞️ Gold 200
📍 Budapest

#Budapest #Travel #TravelPhotography #Europe #FilmPhotography #35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #TravelPhotography #FilmIsNotDead

Photo of a pink sunrise above a farm, some fields, and a frozen pond with a dragonfly statue.

Photo of the sunrise on the spire of a town hall building, with other buildings in the foreground and trees in the background.

Photo of the sunrise hitting some garages lined alongside a pathway.

A pink-streaked sunrise behind the silhouettes of two horses touching noses in a field, next to a tree.

Snaps from the pre-work walk that made the early-ish start, and the 0°C, worth it.

#Sunrise #Nature #NaturePhotography #Yorkshire #DigitalPhotography #Horses

Film photo of some chair lifts on a ski slope, with a blue sky and, course, mountains in the background, and some skiers on the left hand side of the image.

It's winter-but-not-Christmas-anymore, which of course means time to post snowy ski resort photos.

🎞️ Portra 400
📍 Tignes/Val d'Isère, France

#Winter #Skiing #Snow #FilmPhotography #35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #TravelPhotography #FilmIsNotDead

Close-up of an abandoned building, with a moss-covered window framing a brick wall behind it.

Nothing more Christmassy than exploring an abandoned building with your family on the Boxing Day walk.

📷 #Nikon D5200

#Photography #AbandonedBuildings #DigitalPhotography #Wales #Cymru #SouthWales #Nature #NaturePhotography

Film photo of DJ the black cat, sitting on a sunlit floor and looking up with his face partly shaded by the shadow of a window frame.

New year, new #DailyDoseOfDJ - taken on some expired film in one of his favourite sunny spots. 🎞️

#Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals #DigitalPhotography #AnimalPhotography

A female blackbird sitting on a berry-covered branch, partially silhouetted, in front of a faintly pink sunrise sky.

Quick snap of a female blackbird soaking up the sunrise, from an early morning walk before work yesterday.

#Bird #Birds #Nature #NaturePhotography #DigitalPhotography #Yorkshire #UKWildlife #Animals #Blackbird

Black and white photo of a shorthaired what and tabby cat, sitting on an ornate wooden chair, seeming to scritch its claws on the finely caned back panel.

Cats. Cats never change. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

Expired film photo of a close-up holly branch with berries. The background is the rest of the holly bush, but blurred.

I might do some sort of 2025 Photo Roundup on here soon, but all the while I'm trying to remember Bluesky exists, here's a fairly festive photo from a recent roll of expired film.

#FilmPhotography #35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Nature #Plants #Christmas #Yorkshire

Reposting this festive little fellow for Christmas. 🥰

Film photo of a matcha latte next to a film camera on a wooden table.

From the monthly Coffee and Cameras meetup in Leeds, approximately 30 seconds after being gifted a roll of expired film to shoot.

#FilmPhotography #35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Leeds #Yorkshire

A sky full of pink-tinged sunset clouds behind a lighthouse.

Sunset at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire.

#Yorkshire #Sunset #DigitalPhotography #NaturePhotography #Travel #TravelPhotography #Nature

DJ the black cat pawing at a dangling string of Christmas lights, which was subsequently repositioned to be NOT dangling.

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ

"We're lucky that he ignores the tree every yea- GOOD LORD WHAT ARE YOU DOING"

(All we had to do was tuck the lights back up into the tree for him to resume ignoring them forever.)

#Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals #DigitalPhotography #AnimalPhotography

A small seal pup lying on its side and looking across to the right, on a pebbly beach.

One of my favourites that I took of this seal pup a few weeks ago. Look at the little face! 🥹

(Taken from the top of a big cliff in Flamborough Head.)

📷 #Nikon D5200
#AnimalPhotography #Photography #Mammals #Seals #Seal #Animals #DigitalPhotography #Yorkshire #Nature #Seal #NaturePhotography

A night time black and white diptych of a woman in winter clothing pulling snow off tree branches. The action is frozen by the use of flash

A #fridayfavourite that was shot on a Monday

This is during snow we had in November 2024. I only just got around to developing this roll, it spans nearly 10 months from Nov24 to Sep25!

#kentmere400in35mm shot on my Pen EE of my partner pulling the snow off the trees

#ilfordphoto #believeinfilm

Photo of DJ the black cat, who is mostly in darkness, with the left side of his outline illuminated by the off-camera sun. He is sitting up and looking towards the left of the image.

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ

Slightly sunlit silhouette.

#Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals #DigitalPhotography #AnimalPhotography

A grey seal with her newborn baby, lying on some pale rocks. The tiny baby still has a little bit of blood on them, on account of just having been born, and is looking up to the side of the photo with a curious expression.

A grey seal resting next to her curious newborn pup in Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire.

(Taken from a great distance with an even greater lens.)

📷 #Nikon D5200

#AnimalPhotography #Photography #Mammals #Seals #Seal #Animals #DigitalPhotography #Yorkshire #Nature #Seal #NaturePhotography

Photo of a giraffe peering through an open green door in a brick wall at London Zoo.

A friendly face for you all this Friday. 🦒

@zslofficial.bsky.social

#Animals #AnimalPhotography #ZSL #London #LondonZoo #Giraffe #DigitalPhotography #TravelPhotography #Travel #UKTravel #Giraffes

DJ the black cat, sitting on my stomach while I lie in bed and staring straight ahead at the camera.

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ

Went away for the weekend, so yesterday morning I woke up to a cat on my stomach, making sure I wasn't about to go anywhere else.

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

Photo of a deer staring at the camera and pulling its lips back in a fairly disconcerting expression.

Photo of a deer mid-yell.

Photo of a deer sitting down in a field and squinting.

Photo of a deer in a field, looking up and pulling a funny face.

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Photo of a deer looking to the side with a hoof raised.

Photo of a doe standing in a field and looking out to the left of the image.

Photo of a deer walking across a field.

Photo of a group of deer in a field, with a baby near the front.

Forgot Bluesky existed
But now I'm back here
To post yesterday's photos
Of Richmond Park's deer

#Deer #AnimalPhotography #NaturePhotography #London #UKTravel #DigitalPhotography

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.

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

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.

Autumn in the Peak District. 🍂

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

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

Pottering around the Peaks with slivers of sunshine.

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

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

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

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.

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

#Nature #Woodland #DigitalPhotography #NaturePhotography #Yorkshire