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Pablo

@pavlou.bsky.social

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Photography, art, history, archaeology, classic cars/bikes and random other stuff. Not here for politics, or to chat. All photos mine except reposts.

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Pablo @pavlou.bsky.social · 18d

Lots of new followers lately, mostly posting about #politics. I'm sure you're all lovely people, but I don't want a feed full of politics. So please don't be offended if I don't follow back.

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An🌿na @anna099.bsky.social · 15h

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JulieW67 @juliew67.bsky.social · 12h

#PalacesAndGardens #Steps #ClassicMono
The stone steps outside Heaton Park Hall

A black and white photo of Heaton Park Hall.
An old grand building with stone steps with bronze sculptures of two lions either side, a lioness on the left and a lion on the right that appear to be watching each other.
The hall has tall stone columns and decorative stonework above the grand windows.

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Chris Laing Photography & Design @clphotodesign.bsky.social · 12h

On a dark cold night, I light painted the beach huts on Maldon Prom. 30 second exposure on a Nikon Z5 using a light tube to paint the subject with white light. 💡

#landscapephotography #landscape #maldonprom #maldon #essexphotographer #Essex #light #lightpainting #nikon #eastcoastkin #scape

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 10h

Study of Three Girls' Heads by Lucas Cranach the elder, who died #otd 16 Oct 1553 (Royal Cornwall Museum)

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EdinburghGary @photoscotland.bsky.social · 1d

The Bends.

#Photography #Nikon #Shadows #Abstract

Abstract shadows curving from bottom of frame to top left, zebra pattern almost. Dark vignette.

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🅢🅗🅔🅔🅝🅐 @sheena-mck.bsky.social · 17h

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPink
Strangest sunset I’ve ever seen. Even the hotel owner came out to take pics as she’d never seen anything like it either. I know I usually tinker with saturation etc but this was as it was taken

Row of sunbeds looking out to a pink sea under a pink sky. There is a small boat sailing past

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misheleneous Handmade Gifts | Home & Hound @misheleneous.bsky.social · 17h

#WeekPforPink #AlphabetChallenge

Barbie and all her pink bits, painted by street artist Katie Scott on Edge Street, #Manchester

#UrbanGaze #Mural #StreetArt #EastCoastKin #Photography

A photo realistic wall art mural of Barbie and all her accessories painted by street artist Katie Scott on Edge Street, Manchester

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Shibui Shashin @shibui-shashin.bsky.social · 20h

Woman checking her phone while walking up the The King’s Staircase - Hampton Court Palace, London

#KingsStaircase #PalacesAndGardens #stairs #HumansOfBlueSky #hamptonCourt #palace #classicMono

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Sabine Shutterbug @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social · 22h

The Rose Staircase in Babelsberg Park Potsdam, an enchanting place.
#PalacesAndGardens #stairs
#perspective #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin

The Rosentreppe, or rose staircase, in Babelsberg Park, Potsdam, is a historic garden feature created during the 19th-century development of the park for Crown Prince William (later Emperor William I) and his wife Augusta.

Initially, the park was designed by garden architect Peter Joseph Lenné, but after some conflicts and slow progress due to limited funds and challenging soil, the project was taken over in 1843 by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau.

A signature design element added by Pückler-Muskau was the Goldene Rosentreppe, an ornamental staircase set above the palace’s pleasure ground. With its steps lined by trellises planted with red and white roses, this staircase created a dramatic, scented connection from the palace terraces down toward the Havel’s lakeshore, blending striking architectural style with lush horticultural beauty.

The Rosentreppe stands out as a symbol of the park’s romantic landscape design, combining picturesque pathways, elaborate plantings, and functional links between different areas of the grounds. Over the years, the entire park, including the Rosentreppe, was expanded, neglected during periods such as the GDR era, and then carefully restored after German reunification. Today, it remains a distinctive and much-loved highlight in Babelsberg Park’s layered historical scenery.

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Catherine Hartmann 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇧🇪 🇮🇪 @cathhart.bsky.social · 23h

An #artnouveau door from famous Belgian architect Gustave Strauven - the colour is not the original one and I am not sure I like it, but it definitely makes this door stand out!

#alphabetchallenge #WeekPforPink
#AdoorableThursday

The image shows an ornate pink door set within a brick and stone building facade. The door features a decorative metal design over a dark window and is topped with a mural-like panel, typical of the Art Nouveau period. A number "44" is visible on the left side of the door frame.

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Fotografierende Lehrerin @singinglehrerin.bsky.social · 1d

'Metall' - ein Schiffswrack in Djúpavík, Island #FotoVorschlag

Das SW-Bild zeigt ein großes, stark verrostetes Schiffswrack, das auf einem felsigen Küstenabschnitt liegt. Der Schiffskörper besteht aus Metall und weist zahlreiche Löcher, Risse und rostige Stellen auf, was auf eine lange Zeit der Verwitterung und des Verfalls hindeutet. Viele ursprüngliche Bauteile wie Geländer oder Deckaufbauten fehlen, wodurch das Wrack offen und beschädigt wirkt. Im Hintergrund erstreckt sich ein Gewässer, vermutlich ein Meer oder ein großer See, und dahinter sind bergige Landschaftsformen zu erkennen. Der Himmel ist von dichten Wolken bedeckt, was eine düstere und melancholische Stimmung erzeugt.

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Finding Donna🖤🤍📸 @dmimaging.bsky.social · 1d

I found a nearby happy place to spend my days on walks close to me. When I can't travel. Funds are hard to come by with the shutdown playing havoc with my "support" from my ex. So nearby is good. #shutdownsux

#eastcoastkin
#blackandwhite
#photography

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Ian Wright @finwright.bsky.social · 9d

#257 Layers, Manchester, 10/08/2025

#photography #manchester #night

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Ian Wright @finwright.bsky.social · 1d

Shelter, Portsmouth, 18/12/2017

Late sun near South Parade Pier, Portsmouth really does have the finest shelters.

#photography #portsmouth #seaside #sunset

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Pablo @pavlou.bsky.social · 1d

Superbly produced by John Porter, who was then axed by stupid Morrissey for getting too close to Marr.

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misheleneous Handmade Gifts | Home & Hound @misheleneous.bsky.social · 1d

#80sTop30

Day 15. And my 3rd track for 1984 is another 1984/1985 split

How Soon is Now by #TheSmiths was originally released as the B-Side to William It Was Really Nothing but again as a single in 1985. Its one of my favourites 🎸

m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpI...

#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #80sMusic

The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by The Smiths

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Linda @linda2.bsky.social · 1d

Just completed the editing of images from trip to Lake District. I understand why Alfred Wainright had no desire to travel abroad. A view of #GrassmereLake as autumn takes hold.

#Cumbria #lakedistrict #landscapephotography #autumn #photographersunited #PhotographersofBluesky

This is a view across Grassmere Lake. The hotel in the distance reflected in the water. The trees on the hill behind, acquiring the colours of autumn.

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Pablo @pavlou.bsky.social · 1d

I love Ryokan's poems. Whenever I travel I take a book of them with me. 🙂🙏

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Jenny @jenneke1961.bsky.social · 1d

#WeekPForPink #AlphabetChallenge
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Foggy, pink and baby blue sunrise. Reed in the corner down on the right. Dark patches of land faintly visible in the distance.

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Scott Cunningham @scottbath.bsky.social · 1d

Weathered
#WindowsOnWednesday #EastCoastKin #BW #ClassicMono
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#Barns
#Architecture

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 1d

Ancient archery festival at Shimogamo shrine, Kyoto, Japan

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Images By Jon Evan @imagesbyjonevan.bsky.social · 1d

Photography from Smokey Mountain National Park is a great way to decorate your walls and add interesting and unique textures to your space #photography #homedecor #interiordesign #artlover #vacation #naturelovers #travel #tennessee #smokyMountains
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