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My best photos and lots of top photos of others (reposts). Living in Helsinki, Finland. Parhaita kuviani ja paljon muiden huippukuvia uudelleenjakoina.

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Roses, what a wonderful joy for a person!

Ruusut, ihana ilo ihmiselle! 🥰

#photography #FlowerPhotography #roses #flowers #colors
#valokuvataivas #kukat

09.08.2025 14:27 — 👍 32    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Joo, ja murhien motiivit usein omituisia ja jos murhaaja olisi tiennyt totuuden, niin olisivat jääneet tekemättä... 😀 Mutta mukavaa seurattavaa.

09.08.2025 11:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A backlit male swan is aggressively chasing a goose at high speed.
Vastavaloon kuvattu urosjoutsen aggressivisesti karkoittamassa hanhea.

A backlit male swan is aggressively chasing a goose at high speed. Vastavaloon kuvattu urosjoutsen aggressivisesti karkoittamassa hanhea.

After taking this photo, I wanted to add drama...
so with post-processing,
I made e.g. the surface #Jagged

#BlueSkyArtShow
#valokuvataivas #PhotoArt #taidetaivas

Draamaa lisäsin jälkikäsittelyllä, mm. rosoisella pinnalla.

09.08.2025 06:24 — 👍 35    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Dark orange ant-like wasp with long antennae and a pair of tiny silly fairy wings waving

Dark orange ant-like wasp with long antennae and a pair of tiny silly fairy wings waving

A favorite old friend showed up yesterday evening and made me happy: the silly speedy fairy-winged cricket hunting wasp, Ms Olixon banksii 🧡
The tiny silly wings flutter when she's excited. Also she's capable of making tiny squeaking noises, which I've recorded 👀

08.08.2025 00:44 — 👍 213    🔁 32    💬 8    📌 6
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Good morning.

I thought i would start the day with the 'Lonely Duckling', i say lonely because it was on it's own all day while i was there with no adults in sight.

#birds #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife #wildlifephotography #naturetherapy

05.08.2025 05:00 — 👍 182    🔁 18    💬 9    📌 1
A few meteors from the Perseid shower over the red-roofed hut at Rye Harbour nature reserve

A few meteors from the Perseid shower over the red-roofed hut at Rye Harbour nature reserve

I tried photographing Perseid meteors for the first time last year. I love how some are different colours according to the varied chemical elements in each meteor.

This year, I will try the Geminids instead. There's nothing better than standing on a beach for hours in the middle of December... 😄

05.08.2025 17:18 — 👍 30    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
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wild kestrel on the edge of the woodland with bluebells in flower was recently entered into the Guild competition and won a Bronze Award
#ukwildlife
#birds
#photography
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
#nature
#wildlife
#birdphotography

05.08.2025 16:18 — 👍 26    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A photograph of Pladda Island taken from above, showing the full shape of the island surrounded by calm blue sea. Near the far end of the island, the small but clearly visible Pladda Lighthouse sits close to the shore. The land is mostly green with patches of exposed rock. In the distance across the water, the distinct dome of Ailsa Craig rises on the horizon beneath a clear blue sky.

A photograph of Pladda Island taken from above, showing the full shape of the island surrounded by calm blue sea. Near the far end of the island, the small but clearly visible Pladda Lighthouse sits close to the shore. The land is mostly green with patches of exposed rock. In the distance across the water, the distinct dome of Ailsa Craig rises on the horizon beneath a clear blue sky.

'PLADDA ISLAND AND LIGHTHOUSE'
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An aerial view of Pladda lighthouse on a sunny day with Ailsa Craig island in the distance, off the coast of the Isle of Arran, Scotland
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dave-bowman.pixels.com/featured/pla...
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#pladdisland #scotland #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #aerialphotography #wallart

01.08.2025 14:00 — 👍 74    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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A calm evening on the waters of Disko Bay, Greenland

02.08.2025 17:06 — 👍 862    🔁 106    💬 30    📌 3
Grizzly with its paw in front of its face

Grizzly with its paw in front of its face

Look at those claws!!! #grizzlybear #brownbear #claws #bear #wildlife #wildlifephotography

04.08.2025 13:06 — 👍 79    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
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Johanna Vuorelman kolumni: Suomalainen historiantaju toimii ihan erillisillä säännöillä Itseriittoinen uho on tuttua kaikille valtioille, mutta Suomessa se piiloutuu erikoisen ilmiön taakse. Historiamme on täynnä kummallisia ”erillistapahtumia”, Vuorelma kirjoittaa.

Tälläisiä artikkeleita saisi olla enemmänkin, jotka voivat herätellä ihmisiä miettimään. Kirjoitettu asiallisesti perushyvin, ilman nykyistä yleistä kärjistämistä. Toinen rauhaisan hyvin kirjoitettu ajatteluttava Ylen uutinen tänään: yle.fi/a/74-20175308

03.08.2025 09:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Stirring the waters.
#Birds #Naturephotography #Oystercatchers #PhotographersUnited #Naturalbridgesstatebeach

28.07.2025 23:19 — 👍 86    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1
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Buttermere

27.07.2025 16:43 — 👍 91    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 0
Stormy mountain road

Stormy mountain road

Surprise!!!!!

29.07.2025 02:29 — 👍 52    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0

I absolutely love the wonderfully old-fashioned, rustic atmosphere of this picture – its sense of stillness, the way the water is depicted as stationary, its overall depth, and its captivating color palette.

29.07.2025 16:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Good morning

From the Smokey mountains.

#nature
#landscape
#photography

29.07.2025 13:22 — 👍 49    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

Thank you!

29.07.2025 16:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Photography of the Dolomites in italy. #artists #artinspo #artsanity #artforthewin #artlife #originalartwork #artfeed #lifeofanartist #expressiveart Please refer to link for info and pricing buff.ly/3Xd9Cdd

26.07.2025 19:10 — 👍 57    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
Pumas in southern Chile

Pumas in southern Chile

We have been on the lookout for cats here in Brazil, and that includes pumas… but they’re much less likely to be seen with the jaguars around.

This puma family was photographed a couple months ago in a different part of South America during my Patagonia tour.

My ‘26 puma tour has open spots, btw!

26.07.2025 15:41 — 👍 80    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0

Kiitos, Pirritin! 😊 Linnunpoikaset ovat aina niin hellyyttäviä... 💙

26.07.2025 17:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Mom and brown bear cub nuzzling

Mom and brown bear cub nuzzling

Tender moment between mom and cub #grizzlybear #brownbear #bear #bearcub #wildlife #cute #babyanimal

22.07.2025 17:26 — 👍 67    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
Five people wearing colourful rain jackets are seen hiking down some wooden steps on a steep orange hillside. Below some steam is rising from a small river which can be seen meandering off into the distance behind.

Five people wearing colourful rain jackets are seen hiking down some wooden steps on a steep orange hillside. Below some steam is rising from a small river which can be seen meandering off into the distance behind.

A few hikers braving the elements at Kerlingarfjöll in June.

#Iceland

23.07.2025 13:38 — 👍 80    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
a long exposure of white-wash from the sea swoops up onto the sand and then slowly ebbs away - leaving a line of suds and long trails behind

a long exposure of white-wash from the sea swoops up onto the sand and then slowly ebbs away - leaving a line of suds and long trails behind

'Swoosh' (2014) -- Unstad Beach, Lofoten Archipelago, Arctic Norway

It's Finally Friday, Let's #Scape!! ✨

#Photography #ClassicMono
#Landscape
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

25.07.2025 13:01 — 👍 642    🔁 86    💬 38    📌 2
A calm, low-light riverside landscape. Green vegetation on the banks, partly reflected in the dark water. In the back corner, a pier spotlit by the sun.
Tyyni, voimakkaan matalan valon joenrantamaisema. Rannoilla vihreää kasvustoa, joka osin heijastuu tummaan veteen. Takakulmassa auringon kohdevalaisema laituri.

A calm, low-light riverside landscape. Green vegetation on the banks, partly reflected in the dark water. In the back corner, a pier spotlit by the sun. Tyyni, voimakkaan matalan valon joenrantamaisema. Rannoilla vihreää kasvustoa, joka osin heijastuu tummaan veteen. Takakulmassa auringon kohdevalaisema laituri.

A river #Scape
on a very warm morning.

#photography #valokuvataivas #Summer #HeatWave

25.07.2025 15:45 — 👍 72    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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The legend himself...The Boss. Canada's most famous grizzly bear. Read about my incredible encounter with him and Split Lip back during Covid: canwildphototours.com/2020/08/03/b...

18.07.2025 15:39 — 👍 113    🔁 11    💬 2    📌 1
a portrait of a pair of alpacas, one fawn, one white.

a portrait of a pair of alpacas, one fawn, one white.

paca pacas
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a #pnw #alpaca zen moment byWasim.com
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til a ceasefire i'll split print profits btwn
@doctorswithoutborders.org & pcrf.net 🕊️🇵🇸🕊️🇮🇱🕊️
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@traveloregon.bsky.social
@visitbend.bsky.social
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#photography #travel #animals #alpacas #nature #oregon #landscape #cute #fashion

20.07.2025 18:32 — 👍 27    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
A large fruit bat, also known as a flying fox, soaring through the air with its wings fully extended against a lush green forest background.

A large fruit bat, also known as a flying fox, soaring through the air with its wings fully extended against a lush green forest background.

Just cruisin’ through the treetops like a boss 🦇 Nature really out here flexin’!
#WildlifeVibes #NatureInFlight #BatLife #WingspanGoals #ForestExplorer #EpicFlight #NatureLovers #AnimalKingdom #IntoTheWild

21.07.2025 15:09 — 👍 118    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0
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#stunday
A newborn rhino with her mom and curious egrets, #Phinda game preserve, #Kwazulu-natal, South Africa from a few July’s ago

20.07.2025 16:49 — 👍 45    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Frame
Sunday is #stunday
#EastCoastKin

20.07.2025 06:59 — 👍 106    🔁 11    💬 3    📌 1
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The sky turned dark, the rain poured and the sailboats' colors popped. Saturday at the Race to Mackinac in Chicago.

20.07.2025 13:03 — 👍 411    🔁 48    💬 9    📌 3

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