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A patch of bright sunshine sweeps across the hillside and highlights this flock of sheep at Coldberry on a blustery New Year's Day.
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A patch of sunshine and crepescular rays highligting a squall coming down past Widdybank Fell. A strong contender for the next Teesdale Drama calendar!
A snow-dusted mountain looms over sun-kissed, russet hills, casting deep shadows. This stark contrast evokes a feeling of majestic solitude and raw, untamed beauty.
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Peniche peninsula is very interesting place with very unusual limestone formation which shows morphological aspects resulting from the interaction between karst and sea erosion. Joints crossing the rock have been largely karstified producing grikes and anastomosed disso\lution hollows. Along them not only sea levelling but also mechanical destruction of sea cliff and karren occurs. Caves are intersected and deep fissures enlarged creating promontories and isolated towers..
Camera Model: Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL; Lens: 18.0-200.0 mm; Focal length: 33.00 mm; Aperture: 14; Exposure time: 8.0 s; ISO: 200
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I caught some nice lighting at Rowena Crest in mid September, and finished off a roll of Rollei film that I had loaded in the Spring.
Rollei RPX 400 is a tad grainy for my tastes, but I was able to handhold the 'Blad for this picture. I always have a film black loaded with a 400 ASA film just in case I need to ditch the tripod.
Camera: Hasselblad 500CM
Lens: 40mm Zeiss Distagon
Film: Rollei RPX 400 developed in Kodak HC110 dilution B
Replaced on 10/24/21 with a lightened up foreground, and camera Exif data added.
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Single 580EX II at full power with 16 degree Rogue Grid/Steel Green Gel and Honl Snoot at 90 degrees to camera for side lighting. White reflector card camera left opposite the flash for fill.
Yongnuo YN622C-TX trigger and Yongnuo YN622C receiver.
This photograph captures a striking silhouette of a tall, ornate tower against a vibrant, cloud-filled sky at sunset. The warm golden light from the setting sun illuminates the undersides of the clouds, creating a dramatic contrast with the deep blue sky and the dark, detailed silhouette of the tower and surrounding trees. The composition, framed by tree branches in the foreground, adds depth and a sense of being present in the scene, evoking a peaceful yet majestic evening atmosphere.
Sunset ~ Florida Everglades
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A quiet moment suspended in time. Sunlight filters through the old glass, carving patterns onto the wooden floor. The day fades. The house stands empty… A solitary figure remains in silence, holding the weight of thought and memory. Or perhaps planning something new? Every ending is often the beginning of something else.
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I think that everyone of us has place which we wanted to visit but didn’t manage to do so or didn’t know about it when being in the area.
Well, Nasir al-Mulk mosque …. is such a place for me. When I visited Iran in 2006, I got to Shiraz mainly wanting to see Persepolis. It was only after I’ve left Shiraz that I’ve seen wonderful photos of rather unusual mosque that has beautifully colored glass windows. When I flew to Shiraz couple of months ago, I made sure that I wont miss this place again. However life makes sure that there is always some surprise prepared for us. Beauty of this mosque comes up especially when the light nicely penetrates colored glass and beautifully reflects on the tiled floor. I’ve visited this place on Saturday morning and carpets have been still spread on the floor after Friday prayers… so I didn’t get the full effect of the colorful light… it means I have to visit it again….
Camera Model: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL; Lens: 18.0-200.0 mm; Focal length: 18.00 mm; Aperture: 6.3; Exposure time: 1/100 s; ISO: 800
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Sometimes silence is the heaviest thing we carry. Some thoughts do not arrive as words. They settle quietly on the shoulders, in the space behind the eyes, in the stillness between one breath and the next. The body leans forward as if listening for something that has not yet decided whether it will answer. This portrait lives inside that pause. Not sadness. Not defeat. Just the private gravity of being human for a moment longer than expected. Sometimes silence is not empty. Sometimes it is where we carry what cannot yet be spoken.
Il y a un moment où la musique passe par le corps sans demander la permission. Plus vraiment de chorégraphie, plus vraiment de calcul… juste lui, le son et quelque chose qui se joue entre les deux. En danse contemporaine comme en électro, c’est peut-être ce que je préfère : quand le mouvement ne cherche plus à montrer, mais devient une façon d’être.
EN There is a time when music passes through the body without asking permission. No more really choreography, no more really calculation... just him, the sound and something that is played between the two. In contemporary dance as in electro, this is perhaps what I prefer: when movement no longer seeks to show, but becomes a way of being.
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Some brief watery sunshine illuminates this crop of Sunflowers being grown for bird seed before a thundery shower moves in. A touch of autumn tints beginning to form in the background
Just as the sun dipped behind the hills, Lundbreck Falls gave me this moment — bold, moody, and powerful. The stillness of the snow clinging to the rock contrasted beautifully with the unstoppable movement of the water. A subtle glow lit the clouds, giving the whole scene a cinematic weight.
There’s a feeling here — like nature pausing mid-breath. The bridge in the distance, the storm-rolled sky, the ice beginning to melt… it all felt suspended.
Shot handheld in natural light. The goal was to balance motion with texture, holding onto the shadows without crushing the flow of the water.
📍 Lundbreck Falls, Alberta, Canada
Camera & Settings:
Nikon D810
📷 Lens: 35mm f/1.4
ISO 64 | 35mm | f/4.5 | 1/2500 sec
This is the sixth version of the same office building in Rochester, New York, I posted last year. No photoshop tricks, real building with B & W presentation using Silver Efex Pro 2.
i was at the plaza mayor in madrid, a cold drink in the warmth of a café. i’d stepped away for a moment, just a quick visit to the washroom. on my way back, i saw him—one of the men behind the bar, leaning against a black wall, his profile lit faintly by the glow of the room. he had tattoos that spoke of stories, a dragon curled along his skull, fierce and intricate. i asked for a portrait; he nodded, wordless.
against that dark background, his face carried the weight of something unspoken, his dragon looking out as if guarding secrets. the café buzzed around us, oblivious. in that moment, it felt like the world paused for this frame, this story etched in ink and light.
Captured in monochrome to reveal the deep texture of this powerful animal.
A moment of stillness, strength and reflection.
Wednesday evening's solar eclipse, captured from the edge of Damflask Reservoir.
For this one I wanted to show the progression of the eclipse rather than a single moment. I photographed the different stages separately at 800mm, then combined them with a wider 16mm shot of the reservoir to create this final composite.
Watching the Moon gradually move across the Sun as it dropped towards the horizon was an incredible sight, and definitely one of those occasions where all the planning, lens changes and staring at the sky paid off! 🌒☀️📷
📍 Damflask Reservoir, Sheffield
📷 Canon EOS R5
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Some portraits are not about being seen clearly. They are about what remains visible when someone tries not to be seen at all.
Here, the hand becomes a veil, a wall, a quiet refusal. Most of the face is covered, but one eye stays open to the world, carrying the whole weight of the image. It does not explain itself. It simply watches from between the fingers, caught somewhere between vulnerability and control.
The beauty of this fine-art colour portrait is in the tension between warmth and distance. The skin and hair hold a soft amber glow, while the background falls into cool teal shadow. The contrast feels emotional rather than decorative, as if the frame itself is divided between exposure and retreat. The close crop removes every easy answer. No full expression. No smile. No clear story. Just light, skin, hand, shadow, and the gaze that refuses to disappear.
We all know this gesture in some form: the instinct to cover, to protect, to look out from behind something before deciding whether the world is safe enough to enter.
Sometimes the most revealing portrait is the one where the face is almost gone.
Lighting: 1'x5' stripbank with an egg crate grid on AB1600 (left behind the model), 22x90 cm stripbank on AB1600 (right), 22" beauty dish with a 30° grid on AB1600 (top right), SB900 with a gridded snoot (by the camera top right).
— All triggered by Radiopopper JrX system
Model: Lili Tee, MM#1395782
“So often goes the cat to the lard that it leaves its paw behind.”
This proverb speaks about temptation and habit: when you keep going back to the same risk, the same vice, the same mistake… sooner or later you pay the price. Not because of fate, but because repetition leaves traces — and traces become proof.
I chose to represent this saying through Artificial Intelligence not to replace photography or “pure” art, but to use a new medium as an expressive tool.
For me, AI is not a master and not a shortcut: it is a contemporary material, like light, a set, collage, or editing.
I use it on my own terms, to step outside conventional boundaries and translate universal concepts into images — without becoming a slave to the machine, but remaining the author.
Have seen rainbows quite often at this location during the
rainy season, but not on this night. Just some distant pink...
Sunset ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
South Florida ~ Palm Beach County
Fall/Autumn 2015 ~ Boca Raton, Florida
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Butterfly: likely Julia butterfly / Julia heliconian — Dryas iulia
Confidence: moderate to high.
The long, narrow, bright orange wings fit Dryas iulia, especially the male, which is typically more uniformly orange. The slender wing shape and resting posture also fit heliconian/longwing butterflies.
Plant: likely Norfolk Island pine — Araucaria heterophylla, or a closely related Araucaria species.
The dense, rope-like, glossy branchlets are characteristic of Araucaria foliage.
Description
A vivid orange butterfly rests at the tip of a dark green conifer-like branch. Its wings are held nearly flat and horizontal, forming a thin, blade-like line across the frame. The body and antennae are sharply visible against the black background.
The foliage occupies the right side of the image, with bright green highlights on the scale-like leaves. Most of the frame is deep black negative space, which isolates the butterfly and emphasizes its color.
Discussion
This image is built around contrast and restraint. The butterfly is small in the frame, but the orange color makes it the dominant subject. The surrounding darkness removes most environmental detail, turning the scene into a graphic composition: orange insect, green branch, black field.
The branch tip functions almost like a stage or launching point. Because the butterfly faces left into open darkness, the image suggests pause, balance, and possible departure. The strong side lighting gives the foliage a metallic or wet sheen, while the butterfly appears flatter and more delicate.
The large empty space on the left is not wasted; it gives the butterfly visual direction and tension. The image reads less as a specimen record and more as a minimal nocturne or spotlighted natural portrait.
Similar species to consider
Julia butterfly — Dryas iulia: best fit; long narrow orange wings.
Gulf fritillary — Dione vanillae: also orange, but usually has more obvious black spotting and a different wing shape.
Orange longwing / related heliconians: possible if photographed in a butterfly conservatory, but this image most strongly suggests Dryas iulia.
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A fast moving patch of sunlight briefly lights up this barn at Lingy Hill Farm, Harwood
Inspired by the lighting of classic Hollywood portraiture, I wanted to create something that felt timeless rather than nostalgic. Hard, directional light shapes her face while the rest is allowed to disappear into shadow. For me, the photograph is as much about what the light doesn't reveal as what it does.
Yasmine est assise sur scène, mais certainement pas en retrait. Son regard va droit vers le public, avec cette assurance qu'elle sait donner à ses images comme à sa danse.
EN Yasmine is sitting on stage, but certainly not in the background. Her gaze goes straight to the audience, with this assurance that she knows how to give to her images as well as to her dance.
There is always a quiet moment before the ocean decides.
Boards resting in the sand. Eyes fixed on the horizon. The light shifting behind the rock as the tide breathes in and out. No one speaks because nothing needs to be said. Everyone is listening for the same signal.
I wanted this image to sit inside that pause between stillness and motion. The place where anticipation becomes part of the ritual of the sea and the shoreline feels less like a boundary and more like an invitation.
Moments like this are why the coast never feels empty.
Russia, Leningrad region, Karelia, lake Ladoga, Esusaret island
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Россия, Ленинградская область, Республика Карелия, озеро Ладога, остров Есусарет
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