Russell Brown
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Russell Brown
@docrus.bsky.social
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GP, medical director, Photographer, occasional birdwatcher.
Usually OM System, sometimes iPhone.
Edits in Lightroom. I don’t use generative AI.
Full photography archive: flickr.com/photos/drbrown1970/
Photography project: @thebrownstuff.bsky.social
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Red rose in side LED light.

Shot on iPhone in RAW, edited on iPad. Mostly a workflow experiment tonight.

#photooftheday #year3 #shotoniphone #rose #floralstudy #closeup #naturaldetail #thebrownstuff
Close-up square image of a red rose lit from one side by LED light, with soft shadow in the central spiral and darker green leaves fading into the background.
February 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Wheel and shadow. Hard light, simple geometry.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #blackandwhitephotography #urbanabstract #lightandshadow
Black and white close-up of part of a bicycle wheel at the top right, with spoke shadows and a curved wheel shadow sweeping across textured pavement.
February 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Dialogue in stone and iron.
A constrained study of texture, mass and silhouette from a single chosen vantage point. Black and white felt truer to the conversation.

#photooftheday #year3 #photography #blackandwhite #architecture #rule1inaction #churchyard
Black and white image of a flint church with Gothic arched windows and a lamppost in the foreground, gravestones at the base and an overcast sky above.
February 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Interior Terrain

A textured wall, lit at a low angle, becomes something else entirely.

#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #lightandshadow #texturestudy
Black and white close-up of textured wall covering lit from a low angle, creating shadows that resemble a lunar landscape with ridges and small craters.
February 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Dusk Companion
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #lowlight #woodland #dogphotography
A black cockapoo sits on a woodland path at dusk beside a large tree trunk, illuminated by a bright green harness light; ivy and bare branches fade into the dim background.
February 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Edges

#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstractphotography #blackandwhitephotography
Close-up abstract of the edge of a paperback book, with sharply defined paper fibres and layered page lines fading into soft blur against a dark background.
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Restricted view.
#photooftheday #potd #year2 #urbanabstract #foundcomposition #rule1inaction #thebrownstuff
View through a red roadworks barrier framing stacked yellow utility pipes on a wet urban street, with temporary fencing and pale buildings in the background.
February 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Leaf in window light
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #botanicalstudy #backlit #green #minimalism
A close-up of a bright green leaf backlit at a window, with gently curving veins running diagonally across the frame and a few softened raindrops in the background.
February 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Leaded X
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstractphotography #minimalism #lightandshadow #iphoneography
Close-up of an X-shaped leaded window, its textured glass catching warm interior light against a cool blue dusk outside, with soft car headlights blurred in the background.
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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SPLASH
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #blackandwhite #abstract #texture
Black and white macro photograph of the word “SPLASH” printed on a camera lens barrel, with shallow depth of field isolating the textured lettering against a deep black background.
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Crocuses after rain.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #Crocus #AfterRain #BotanicalStudy #NaturePhotography
Yellow crocus buds with raindrops rise from dark green leaves on a grassy bank, with more crocuses repeating into the background among brown fallen leaves.
February 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Interlinked
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #texture #foundcomposition
Close-up abstract photograph of interlinked metal rings forming a repeating chainmail pattern on a dark textured surface, with shallow depth of field and warm highlights.
February 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Material transition, texture and structure.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #urbanabstract #texture
Close detail of red brick and pale stone blocks meeting at a vertical join, emphasising contrasting textures and mortar lines.
January 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Hibiscus stamen study.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #macro #botanical #study
Close-up of a hibiscus stamen with yellow pollen on red filaments against a dark background, petals softly blurred behind.
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Shutter Study
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstractphotography #minimalism #lightandshadow #geometry
Abstract image of diagonal pale bands of light crossing darker shutter slats, forming a soft, symmetrical pattern with smooth gradients.
January 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Underdeveloped apple pip at sub-millimetre scale, a quiet study in depth of field, diffraction, and working at the limits of optics.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #macro #learningthetools #minimalism
Extreme macro of a tiny apple seed embedded in green apple flesh, with fine surface texture and subtle rainbow highlights from diffraction.
January 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Quiet company.
Some days that’s enough.

#photooftheday #year3 #photography #dogportrait #quietmoments
Close-up portrait of a black dog lying on a grey blanket with a bone pattern, head resting sideways, one eye visible, soft light catching the texture of the fur and muzzle.
January 26, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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First focus-stacked macro. Cleaner depth than a single frame, but still showing the limits of overlap and start point. A practice image, but a useful one.

#photooftheday #year3 #photography #closeup #learningthetools
Close-up macro of a pink cyclamen flower on a thin stem against a soft green woodland background. Most of the flower is sharp from front to back due to focus stacking, with subtle softness along some petal edges.
January 25, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Rhomboids.
Repeating diamond forms in metal, where focus and light turned structure into pattern.
#foundcomposition #pictureoftheday #year3 #photography
Close-up of a metal structure, a mesh of repeated diamond shapes.
January 24, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Carved Light.
Artificial light rakes across a curved stone arch inside the church, turning structure and repetition into pattern.
#foundcomposition #photooftheday #year3 #churcharchitecture #abstract
Vertical abstract photograph of a calve stone archway inside a church lit by warm artificial light. Repeat repeating geometric forms and sharp shadows emphasise texture pattern and the rhythm of the stone surface.
January 23, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Horizon scanning.

An iPhone photo I took from the third floor of a building yesterday.
A view across the Sussex Sea taken from a hotel conference room window on the third floor. A herring goal purchased on the top of a lamp post, wires stretching across the scene below it.
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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Spiral Stair

#photooftheday #year3 #photography #monochrome #urbanabstract #foundcomposition
Black and white photograph of a metal spiral staircase attached to the exterior of a suburban building, with repeating curves, railings, and steps forming a strong geometric pattern.
January 19, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Robin in winter sun.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #robin #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #woodland
A European robin stands in profile on a thick branch in a sunlit copse, softly backlit with a blurred woodland background.
January 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Learning to pan
My attempts at panning give more failures than successes. This unedited frame is a record of my learning process, following motion rather than chasing sharpness, accepting blur as part of the journey rather than a mistake.
#photooftheday #year3 #photography #motionblur
A blurred image of a black dog moving indoors, with motion blur emphasising movement rather than detail.
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Passing Light
A brief study in colour and motion, made after dark with a slow shutter and a passing taxi.

#photooftheday #year3 #photography #abstract #nightphotography
Abstract night image showing diagonal streaks of red and cool white light against a dark background
January 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM