Russell Brown

White chalk words “Keep Hope” written on the bark of a tree.

A quiet reminder in the woods.

#shotonomsystem #om1 #foundcomposition #urbanabstract #typography #treebark #texturestudy #nature #conceptualphotography #hope #message

Close-up of a dandelion seed head against a soft green background, showing fine filament detail and gentle lighting.

Dandelion head, still waiting for a puff of air, despite the season.

#photooftheday #year2 #shotonomsystem #om1 #macro #naturephotography #dandelion #seedhead #autumn #minimalism #softlight #texturestudy #closeup #wildflower #plantdetail #naturemacro #calm #serenity #bokeh

Close-up of a pigeon standing on textured grey tarmac, facing the camera with one foot raised, showing green and purple neck feathers and red feet.

A city pigeon pauses mid-stride on grey tarmac, its iridescent neck feathers catching the light against the muted surface. A minimalist study of urban character.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #urbanwildlife #streetphotography #minimalism #pigeon #texturestudy #rule1inaction #southdowns

Close-up macro of a noble false widow spider hanging in its web beside a weathered wooden surface, the abdomen sharply detailed and legs extended, lit by a headtorch against a dark background.

A Noble false widow, Steatodo nobilis, with a shrunken abdomen, which makes me wonder whether she’s recently laid eggs.
#shotonolympus #omsystem #macro #spider #noblefalsewidow #arachnid #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #invertebrate #nocturnal #focusstacking #macropractice #handheldmacro

Black-and-white photo of an OM-1 camera lit by a single light source on a wooden surface, surrounded by deep shadow.

The new tool.

#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #productphotography #blackandwhitephotography #lowkey #monochrome #minimalism #stilllife #cameraporn #gearphotography #texturestudy #lightandshadow #iphoneography

Close-up of a pink rosebud with water droplets, centred in a square crop with a darkened background.

Stacked rosebud

A tightly closed rosebud after rain, captured using in-body focus stacking.

#photooftheday #year2 #macro #rosebud #flowerphotography #pinkrose #macroflower #shotonomsystem #focusstacking #stackedmacro

Railway tracks partly obscured by green and yellow ivy leaves, seen through a gap in the foliage.

Hidden rails.

#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #iphoneography #foundcomposition #railway #tracks #urbanexploration #texturestudy #rule1inaction #hiddenview #autumnleaves #southdowns

A close-up shot of barnacles, clustered in the air, waiting for the tide to come back in

This was a close second place for photo of the day today. Barnacles growing on the groyne. But the picture was a bit too soft. I needed a deeper focus plane. But bearing in mind it’s the first time I’ve used the camera properly, I was quite pleased with it.

A woman sits on a wooden bench facing away from the camera at Pevensey Bay, checking her camera beside a modern white house under an overcast sky.

Mum, chimping.

My Mum reviewing her shots on a seafront bench at Pevensey Bay.

#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #pevenseybay #seascape #architecture #streetphotography #foundcomposition #southcoast #bench #minimalism #rule1inaction

Close-up of an orange-yellow leaf resting below a rusted bolt on moss-covered timber.

Rust and leaf

#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #urbanabstract #texturestudy #autumnleaf #rust #minimalism #foundcomposition #iphoneography

Close-up of a spider at the centre of its delicate orb web, the fine threads glinting in soft natural light against a green out-of-focus woodland background.

Suspended in Light
A garden spider poised at the centre of its web.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #macro #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #spiderweb #orbweaver #autumn #southdowns #macrophoto #lightandshadow #bokeh #quietnature #noedits

Close-up photograph looking straight up a silver-lined ceiling light tube, concentric ridges leading to a small bright skylight at the top, surrounded by dark plasterboard ceiling.

Lightwell.

Looking straight up into a ceiling light tube, its metallic lining spiralling toward a small circle of daylight.

#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #urbanabstract #lightandshadow #geometry #minimalism #industrialdesign #texturestudy #architecturalabstract #foundcomposition

A black and white photo of an old medical chair scale outdoors. The seat holds a puddle of rainwater and fallen leaves. It stands amid dry leaves against a brick wall, suggesting abandonment and the passage of time.

Weighing Time.

An abandoned chair scale, left to gather rain and leaves. Once used to measure others, now quietly measuring time itself.

#weighingtime #blackandwhite #foundobjects #urbanDecay #quietmoments #photographyoftheday

Close-up of an ivy bee in flight beside clusters of ivy flower buds, its wings blurred by motion and body sharply detailed against dark green leaves in bright sunlight.

An ivy bee (Colletes hederae) hovers among ivy flower buds in bright autumn sunlight, its wings catching the light as it approaches to feed.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #insectphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ivybee #colleteshederae #bee #ecology #bokeh

Black and white close-up of an OM System Micro Four Thirds body cap resting on a textured surface, lit dramatically from the side to reveal fine detail and curved patterns in the background.

Something arrived today, a little earlier than expected. A new chapter begins.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #portraitmode #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #minimalism #productphotography #omsystem #microfourthirds #newgear #anticipation

Softly lit circular view through a cardboard tube, the fibrous surface fading to a pale grey-white opening at the centre, creating a smooth tunnel effect.

Close-up view through a textured spiral of grey cardboard toward a pale sky, the curved inner surface leading the eye to the circular opening of light.

Light at the End I & II
Two small studies made while housebound with Covid: looking through a cardboard tube toward the light beyond. A quiet reflection on confinement and perspective.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotoniphone #abstractphotography #minimalism #urbanabstract #lightandshadow #texturestudy

Close-up photograph of a daisy with white petals and a yellow centre, brightly lit against a dark out-of-focus background.

Daisy in sunlight.
#photooftheday #shotonnikon #naturephotography #macro #closeup #daisy #flowerphotography #wildflower #spring #southdowns #bokeh #botanical

Close-up of a sunflower in a pot beside a weathered wooden fence, vivid yellow petals surrounding a dark textured centre, photographed in soft daylight.

Sunflower by the fence: proof that sometimes the best subjects are the ones right outside the back door.
#photooftheday #shotoniphone #iphoneography #year2 #sunflower #floral #gardenphotography #naturephotography #yellow #macro #squarecrop #autumn #everydaybeauty

Close-up of a garden spider (Araneus diadematus) on its web, viewed from above with fine silk threads visible and a soft blurred background of wooden fencing.

A garden spider (Araneus diadematus) resting in the centre of its web, legs outstretched as the breeze catches the silk. Taken on a windy afternoon in the garden.
#photooftheday #year2 #gardenwildlife #macro #naturephotography #spider #orbweaver #shotoniphone #iphoneography #ukwildlife #autumn #web

Black and white close-up of water droplets on a window. Each drop contains a tiny inverted reflection of a house, rotated to appear upright. Pale minimal background with faint textures.

Raindrops on glass refracting the houses beyond, rotated so the tiny upside-down images appear upright inside each droplet. More an exploration of the idea than a finished piece, but I like the concept.
#photooftheday #abstractphotography #blackandwhite #urbanabstract #rain

A richly decorated ceiling at Fetcham Park House in Surrey, featuring gilded stucco patterns around a central circular painting of classical figures against a sky.

An ornate ceiling at Fetcham Park House in Surrey, with gilded stucco framing a central classical painting.
#photooftheday #year2 #architecture #interiorphotography #ceilingart #fetchampark #surrey #baroque #rococo #gilded #ornamentation #historicarchitecture #decorativearts #heritage #shotoniphone

Black and white close-up of a feather suspended in a spider’s web, showing its fine barbs and fluffy edges against a blurred dark background.

A delicate feather suspended in a spider’s web, its fine structure revealed in monochrome against a soft dark background.
#photooftheday #year2 #feather #spiderweb #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #macro #naturephotography #ephemeral #shotoniphone

Close-up of an ivy bee, Colletes hederae, feeding on green ivy flowers, sharp detail on the bee’s head and pollen-covered legs against a dark blurred background.

Ivy bee (Colletes hederae) foraging on ivy blossom, pollen clinging to the legs and anthers as it loads up for the nest.
#photooftheday #year2 #ivybee #colleteshederae #pollinator #macro #insectphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #autumn #shotonnikon #sigma105macro

Close-up of wild cyclamen with pink and magenta petals growing out of a crack in a concrete wall, surrounded by green leaves in dappled shade.

In the shade of a hedge, a cyclamen grows from a hole in a concrete wall.
#photooftheday #iphoneography #shotoniphone #iphone15promax #year2 #cyclamen #wildflower #autumnflowers #flowerphotography #naturephotography #southdowns #hedge

A wide landscape view of the South Downs fields under a dramatic advancing bank of dark storm clouds, with lighter sky to the left and sea just visible on the horizon.

Storm front rolling in over the South Downs.
#photooftheday #shotonnikon #landscapephotography #southdowns #stormclouds #dramaticweather #year2

A view of red-brick houses framed through a cinquefoil stone window, with greenery partially filling the opening.

Through the cinquefoil window.
#photooftheday #iphoneography #shotoniphone #bspotd #iphone15promax #year2 #architecture #windowframe #framedview #urbanlandscape #cinquefoil

Close-up of a single rose in full bloom with petals glowing from yellow at the centre to coral pink at the edges, against a blurred green and pink garden background.

Rose.

#photooftheday #iphoneography #shotoniphone #bspotd #iphone15promax #year2 #rose #flowerphotography #gardenphotography #naturephotography #macroflower

Close-up of turkey tail fungus in overlapping rosettes on a stump, showing layered bands of cream, grey and brown with surrounding green leaves and grass.

Turkey tail fungus growing in layered rosettes on a decaying stump, the delicate bands of cream, grey and brown fanning like woodcut prints among the leaves.
#photooftheday #iphoneography #shotoniphone #iphone15promax #year2 #fungiphotography #naturemacro #turkeytail #forestfloor #texturesinnature

Close-up photograph of tree bark showing cracked textures and ridges. A knot in the bark resembles an eye, creating the impression of a dog-like face.

Dog (walk). Bark (texture).
(I can see a dog’s face on this tree.)
#photooftheday #iphoneography #shotoniphone #bspotd #iphone15promax #year2 #texturephotography #treebark #foundfaces #pareidolia

Large, weathered puffball mushroom sitting in the grass of a churchyard. Its surface is pale and pitted, with a chunk missing from the front. A smaller broken piece lies in front, with gravestones and green grass blurred in the background.

A giant puffball in the churchyard, well past its prime and clearly munched by something, but still a striking find in the morning grass.
#photooftheday #iphoneography #shotoniphone #bspotd #iphone15promax #year2 #fungi #mushroomspotting #puffball #churchyardfinds #naturephotography #foraging