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Jason

@bloodraynes.bsky.social

Happily married child of the 70’s & 80’s with a love of all things retro technology. Gaming, photography, music, films, (especially horror) #EastCoastKin Arts Collective member

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Dave Meredith Photography @davemeredith.bsky.social · 5h ago

Ripples on Colpoy's Bay, Ontario at dawn for #WaterWednesday Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project made with a single coated 135mm lens from the 1970s. #BrucePeninsula #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #TenMinutesFromHome #ManualFocusLens

Dave Meredith Photography @davemeredith.bsky.social · 12h ago

#WordlessWednesday #ECK #photography

A purple coneflower against an out of focus mottled green background.

Part of my project photographing plants with unusual lenses. In this case the TTArtisan 75mm swirly bokeh lens.

Dave Meredith Photography @davemeredith.bsky.social · 13h ago

Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SummerVisitors. An ExtremelyEmerald #Ephemeral immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird for Sheena and the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEphemeral 😂 #BrucePeninsula #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #birds #TenMinutesFromHome #BackyardPhotography #ManualFocus

An emerald immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird in flight against a mottled green, out of focus background.

Photographed with a 10 year old DSLR with a manual focus telephoto from the 1980s adapted to it. Published in a birds calendar.

Dave Meredith Photography @davemeredith.bsky.social · 13h ago

A red daylily with the #TTArtisan 100mm bubble bokeh lens for #ColourADay #RedWed Part of my project photographing #NatureWithUnusualLenses #ColorADay #ECK #TenMinutesFromHome #ManualFocusLens

A red daylily against an out of focus green background of daylily leaves

Dave Meredith Photography @davemeredith.bsky.social · 13h ago

The #Ephemeral nature of a Ring-billed Gull watching the sunrise for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEphemeral #BrucePeninsula #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #birds #TenMinutesFromHome #Sunrise

A Ring-billed Gull watching the sunrise over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario. The sky is salmon pink and the water changes from salmon pink on the horizon to blue at the bottom of the image.

For the internet "experts" who have claimed this is AI slop. It was made with a 10 year old, base model mirrorless camera and the plastic kit telephoto zoom.

Dave Meredith Photography @davemeredith.bsky.social · 14h ago

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RedOrDead. A Redwing eating a red holly berry. Photographed in a south #Cheshire garden and published in a field guide to garden wildlife of Europe. #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #Kodachrome #1980s #ManualFocus

Dave Meredith Photography @davemeredith.bsky.social · yesterday

Same species in winter plumage.

Dave Meredith Photography @davemeredith.bsky.social · yesterday

There are some spectacular bird locations in Saskatchewan.

Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 3h ago

Night night ✨️✨️✨️ #ColorADay #RedWed #LakeConstance #Bodensee #UrbanGaze #Scape #Landscape #WaterWednesday #Sunset #photography #Sunsetlovers #ECK #EastCoastKin

This photograph shows a picturesque sunset over a marina. The scene is dominated by numerous sailing boat masts, which stand out against the orange-red sky. In the background, the lights of a town are visible.

Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 13h ago

European white storks arrive in spring and head back to Spain or North Africa in autumn. A truly incredible journey! 🦅🌍 #BirdOfTheDay #SummerVisitors #birds #wildlife #LakeConstance #Bodensee #WaterWednesday #photography #naturephotography #thelittlethings #ECK #Scape

A white stork is standing on moss-covered rocks on the bank, looking slightly to the left. It has a marking ring on its right leg. The water is very green with gentle ripples. The white of the plumage is visible in the water.

Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 14h ago

'The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RedOrDead Alt #SummerVisitors' This cormorant looks like a guardian of the nature reserve 🪶 #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #naturephotography #thelittlethings #ECK #Scape

The picture shows a cormorant perched on a wooden post. The bird is sitting upright and looking to the right and behind it. A red-and-white-striped navigation mark is attached to the post. Blurred, green trees beneath a grey-blue sky form the background.

Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 16h ago

Beauty doesn’t need bright colours #DailyFlowers #ColorADay #minimalism #RoseWednesday #Flowers #MacroMonday #FineArt #Photography #Art #Nature #NaturePhotography #bloomscrolling #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin

A macro photograph shows a close-up view of the richly detailed, brightly lit centre of a white rose. The focus is on the delicate, cream-coloured stamens with their dark anthers, which are cradled by soft, wavy white petals arranged in a bowl-like shape. The interplay of light and soft shadow lends the flower a sense of depth.

Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · yesterday

#DailyFlowers to brighten your day 🫶 #ColorADay #BlueTue #minimalism #Flowers #MacroMonday #MinimalMonday #purpleFriday #Photography #Closeup #Art #FineArt #Nature #NaturePhotography #bloomscrolling #thelittlethings #ECK

The picture shows an open Cape daisy flower viewed from the side against a grey background. Its petals are white-purple on the outside and form a dense, dark-purple ring towards the centre. Beneath it grows a slender, green stem with narrow leaves and a green-yellow flower bud that is still closed.

Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 4h ago

A sunset from this May. #Sunsets #SurreyHills #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEthereal #Skies #Photography

Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 5h ago

Two swans and yachts with red sails in the distance on Frensham Pond. #BirdoftheDay #RedorDead #Swans #SurreyHills #Photography #Reflections

Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 10h ago

Swan on the lake at The Vyne in Hampshire with a bright red acer in the background. #Swans #BirdoftheDay #RedOrDead #ColorADay #RedWed #Reflections #Hampshire #Photography

In the background is a red acer and willow trees.They are reflected on the water as is the white swan heading towards me. Ripples fan out behind the swan.

Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 13h ago

A colourful spot yesterday on Hindhead Common but already signs of Autumn. #ColorADay #RedWed #Trees #SurreyHills #Photography

A young Silver Birch tree, among other young trees with bilberry bushes turned to a rust colour, purple heather and bracken.

Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 14h ago

I planted this rose, called Rhubarb and Custard, this year. The flowers are delicate and beautiful but only last a day. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral #RoseWednesday #Flowers #Bloomscrolling #Photography

Luckily a new one usually blooms the next day.
There are many little buds on it now even though we have a drought and my daughter in law has a similar one which earlier in the year was covered in blooms. Hers is called Eye of the Tiger.

Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 14h ago

Helenium/Sneezeweed at Petworth. #ColorADay #RedWed #Flowers #Bloomscrolling #Photography

Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · yesterday

Winter sunset at Petworth looking towards the South Downs. #WestSussex #Sunsets #Skies #Alphabetchallenge #WeekEForEthereal #Photography

Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · yesterday

Oak with a mottled blue sky near the Devil’s Punchbowl today. #ThickTrunkTuesday #SurreyHills #ColorADay #BlueTue #Trees #Photography

Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · yesterday

Mountain Ash/Rowan Berries against a mottled blue sky today. #ColorADay #BlueTue #Photography

Rosemarie @roabrams.bsky.social · 13h ago

A Tufted titmouse on a barren tree this past winter. @alan678.bsky.social has selected today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RedOrDead, any bird with red in the capture but not on the bird or a photo of a bird on bare winter branches. #ECK #photography

A tufted titmouse on a barren tree branch

Rosemarie @roabrams.bsky.social · 21h ago

One more from early this morning for #BlueTue Gardiner’s Bay, Springs #photography

Calm bay water, sailboat in the distance. Sky has slight pink tone at horizon. Clear blue sky with a white thin line of clouds

Rosemarie @roabrams.bsky.social · yesterday

View from this morning’s walk #TidesoutTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #ECK #photography

Calm bay waters reflect blue skies and puffy white clouds at low tide

AnnaLois @annalois36.bsky.social · 14h ago

Strawberry Fields For #WeekEforEphemeral by #AlphabetChallenge and #RedWed by #ColorADay #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #strawberry #gardening #growyourown #macro #macrophotography (iPhone camera)

Photograph taken using a macro setting of my first strawberry of the year. It's not massive or Waitrose-perfect, but it's bright red, probably tastes delicious and I grew it myself.

Image shows a small, almost round, deep red strawberry hanging from a stem in the centre of the frame. It is surrounded by strawberry plants leaves and an unripe one in the top right corner. Behind the plant is a deep brown background.

Thoroughly enjoyed growing fruits, vegetables and herbs this year. Peas were a triumph! Planning winter veg now.

Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 2h ago

Just to show I can play totally within Alan's rules here is another one for #BirdOfTheDay #RedOrDead No Robins involved at all. You can use a magnifying glass. You won't find one, Alan but I do know you like a nice tit, so …. #Birds #Photography #ECK

A Blue Tit selects a very large red suet pellet from the breakfast bar this morning.
Camera: Canon EOS 400D digital Tamron 55-200mm lens.

Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 3h ago

Alan has decreed that the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RedOrDead - red in the shot but not on the bird or a photo of a bird on bare winter branches. No #Robins, then? Ha. Here's a young chap with speckled brown, non-red bib with some nice red suet chips. OK marra? #Birds #ForJanet #Photography #ECK

A juvenile Eurasian Robin stands on a dirty red brick garden border wall that is spread with red suet pellets. The little bird still has its early rusty speckled brown plumage and NOT the red bib that will stand it in good stead come Christmas time. Our bird, does, however, have an eye for a photo op and is spreading his brown wings behind him in a pleasing fan pattern, showing the almost green plumage on its back. No red there, either, you will note.
Camera: Canon EOS 400D digital Tamron 55-200mm lens.

Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 10h ago

Good morning dear Susan of the not so far Western reaches. I am here before noon as I am off on a mission to a mansion with a room for each day of the year. I think they expected guests, so…. I shall need cups of #BlueBrew for myself and two young companions. Doable? Roses, naturally.

Lot of pink roses these days. Another from the garden centre that I haunt while mine regenerate like that doctor chappy who travels around in a blue box Dr Whatsisname.

Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 14h ago

Because it's the law, according to Soph, @soph0517.bsky.social here is today's #WeeBee a very fluffy caramel coloured common Carder Bee on a red Salvia at the garden centre. #Bees #Insects #ColorADay #RedWed #Nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #iPhonePhotography #EastCoastKin

A common Carder Bee on a red Salvia with a background of the plant's long and narrow green leaves. The bee's veined and semi-transparent wings are spread behind its fluffy caramel -brown coloured body. One of its large globular eyes is clearly defined against the red backdrop of the Salvia bloom as the insect makes its way up the purplish stem that holds each trumpet-like flower. Bees love Salvias. Plant them.
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.