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DawnSky

@dawnsky.bsky.social

Music, the sky, photography, astronomy, nature, wildlife. I play the piano a bit. My Dad flew Vulcan XH558. aka Dawn Sunrise.

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Little acorns on a mighty oak tree .
Bedfordshire, UK
#PhotoHour

05.08.2025 22:29 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks!!

06.07.2025 15:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I managed to photograph a lightning bolt! The thunder following this was extremely loud!
DSLR photo taken from my bathroom window.
06.07.25, Bedfordshire, UK

06.07.2025 11:35 — 👍 135    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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The Red Arrows always put on an impressive, skillful and fabulous show.
Old Warden, Bedfordshire, UK 08.05.16
#photohour

07.06.2025 23:25 — 👍 22    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Which Vulcan did you visit?

07.06.2025 23:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ah thanks! My Dad's "office" as he would call it, lol.

07.06.2025 23:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Some photos from the car on our way back from Norfolk recently:
1. Poppy field
2. Phacelia purple flower field
3. Rapeseed yellow fields
4. Sandringham Rhododendrons
#photohour

07.06.2025 15:55 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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An aircraft flew in front of the sun and left this contrail.
20.05.25 Bedfordshire, UK
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21.05.2025 08:36 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Totem pole, Priory Country Park, Bedford, UK
16.05.25
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17.05.2025 08:39 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Let's take a moment to appreciate the iridescent plumage of a starling in the sunshine!
09.05.25, Bedfordshire, UK
#starlings #ukbirds #photohour

10.05.2025 11:50 — 👍 15    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The sky

20.04.2025 10:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Airbrushed sky, showing the formation of a tiny funnel cloud.
13.04.25 Bedfordshire UK
#PhotoHour #StormHour #ukweather #funnelcloud #clouds

13.04.2025 13:06 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Ahh nice to see a solar halo today!
12.04.25 Bedfordshire UK
#viewfrommygarden
#PhotoHour
#StormHour #ukweather #solarhalo

12.04.2025 13:48 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Japanese Flowering Cherry tree near our home is a delight
26.03.25 Bedfordshire UK
#springtime
#photohour #stormhour

27.03.2025 11:17 — 👍 68    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1

Great result!

20.03.2025 17:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

great additions, but pleeeeeeease add bookmarks and allow soft block users that we don't want following us

10.03.2025 18:42 — 👍 46    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
Sunset

Sunset

Another beautiful March sunset
09.03.25 Bedfordshire UK
#viewfrommybathroomwindow
#PhotoHour #StormHour

10.03.2025 00:33 — 👍 33    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

Sunset clouds
07.03.25 Bedfordshire UK
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07.03.2025 21:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yoohoo!!

03.03.2025 13:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@genejm1017.bsky.social thanks for the moon and Venus repost!

03.03.2025 09:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Tiny Blue Tit surrounded by twigs full of Hazel catkins. It was very high, a test of my ability to hold camera & lens steady, and a test of the camera's ability to find and lock on to the little bird. OM1ii's auto focus did a pretty good job I think and stayed locked on even when a second bird arrived.

Tiny Blue Tit surrounded by twigs full of Hazel catkins. It was very high, a test of my ability to hold camera & lens steady, and a test of the camera's ability to find and lock on to the little bird. OM1ii's auto focus did a pretty good job I think and stayed locked on even when a second bird arrived.

Daft play time, but why not? A row of trees on Millennium Fields, Fulford, York. 1/1250 second f8 ISO-800 graduated neutral density level 8, soft and vertical, just to see what it would look like! On the left it's dark and on the right its' just as it actually was.

Daft play time, but why not? A row of trees on Millennium Fields, Fulford, York. 1/1250 second f8 ISO-800 graduated neutral density level 8, soft and vertical, just to see what it would look like! On the left it's dark and on the right its' just as it actually was.

Looking towards Millennium Bridge from the centre of the field, goal posts on the right, a tall red crane along the right margin and the bridge one third up and the same from the left side. Grass is mostly green, tree line quite dark, sky fairly dark blue with heavy grey clouds. 1/4000 f4.8 ISO-640 GND8-soft horizontal

Looking towards Millennium Bridge from the centre of the field, goal posts on the right, a tall red crane along the right margin and the bridge one third up and the same from the left side. Grass is mostly green, tree line quite dark, sky fairly dark blue with heavy grey clouds. 1/4000 f4.8 ISO-640 GND8-soft horizontal

Same scene except I missed the crane this time. 1/4000sec f5 ISO-500 GND2- soft horizontal. The sky looks more natural, clouds still grey, but the colour they were. Tree line lighter. Altogether a more natural looking image. I can only learn by playing, each time I use the filters I will have a better understanding of how to use them to maximum effect.

Same scene except I missed the crane this time. 1/4000sec f5 ISO-500 GND2- soft horizontal. The sky looks more natural, clouds still grey, but the colour they were. Tree line lighter. Altogether a more natural looking image. I can only learn by playing, each time I use the filters I will have a better understanding of how to use them to maximum effect.

270225 OM1ii play time Neutral density. #OMSYstems @andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social @dawnsky.bsky.social (there's a cash back offer!) #yorkbirding #birds Filters have different strengths & degrees of hardeness & the graduated filter can be moved into any position including upside down! Play Friday?

27.02.2025 19:40 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Thanks Jesika! Yes I noticed the offer!!

02.03.2025 11:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The Crescent Moon with Venus.
Just after the sun had set, these two astronomical beauties graced the western skies.
Phone photo. You might need to click to expand
01.03.25 Bedfordshire UK
#photohour #stormhour

02.03.2025 11:37 — 👍 34    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0
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Oooh lovely dark cloud rising in the sky!
#ukweather
26.02.25 Bedfordshire UK
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26.02.2025 16:14 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Fab mackerel sky just after the sun had set.
18.02.25 Bedfordshire UK
#photohour #stormhour
#ukweather

19.02.2025 00:03 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

@elllegenevieve.bsky.social thanks for the repost!

14.02.2025 12:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The prettiest fallstreak hole I've ever seen and photographed!!
One from the archives for Valentine's Day.
#photohour #stormhour #ukweather #skydelight #fallstreakhole

14.02.2025 10:40 — 👍 21    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

It would be useful to be able to soft block people on here. (Block then unblock) just to make them unfollow when outright blocking seems too harsh. @bsky.app @support.bsky.team

16.01.2025 12:37 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A tip of the crescent moon🌙
Single, handheld, afocal phone and telescope photo.
02.02.25 Bedfordshire UK
#StormHour #photohour #astrophotography #crescentmoon

02.02.2025 20:09 — 👍 15    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Lovely back-lit sheep!

02.02.2025 23:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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