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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 19d

Introducing a sneak peek into the breathtaking visuals featured in the 2026 Ian Riddler Photography Calendar!
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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you ! :) It's that kind of place!

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 18h

A little bit tiny :) but the views are fantastic!

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 19h

Curves
The Southern Coastline of NZ is always pretty, but sometimes you can find a few extra ingredients to make it that little bit nicer.
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Southern Coast, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Aurora #Southland #Lighthouse #Astrophotography #Night #EastCoastKin #BucketList

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 1d

Stocking Stream Shelter

Now long gone, the Stocking Stream shelter was a welcome respite on the trek to the Hooker glacier terminal lake.

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#Aoraki #MountCook, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#MonoMonday #BlackandWhite #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin #Home

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 2d

Same... it's been stuck on repeat in my head for 2 days now!!

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 2d

Another Lovely Day

It's grey and raining here today, which had me looking through the archives at some of the prettier inclement weather days. And for me, it's hard to go past a snowstorm for pretty.

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#Twizel, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Stunday #EastCoastKin

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 3d

That's so cool!! Thank you!

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 3d

Solid as a Rock.

"And for love's sake, each mistake
Ah, you forgave
And soon both of us learned to trust
Not run away, it was no time to play"

I got ear-wormed editing this tonight.
I wonder how many of you will recognise it?

#Moeraki, #NZ

#BlueHour #LongExposure #Stunday #EastCoastKin #Scape

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 4d

Outcrop

Absolutely fascinated by the huge sandstone outcrops on Aussie's Southern Coast.
Reminded my of the hoodoos of the American West, only much bigger and ... outcroppier. (That's a word now. :P )

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Southern Coast, #Australia, for #FornPartsFridays
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#Scape #EastCoastKin #Landscape #Travel

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you ! :D

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 6d

Dancing in the Pale Moonlight

A full moon rises, illuminating a golden treasure for all with eyes to See.

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#Otago, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Nightscape #Moonrise #Mountains #EastCoastKin #stars #Travel #Queenstown

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 7d

Onions. Definitely!! LOL, that's the funniest typo I've made for a while! I'm glad you pointed it out!

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 7d

The Star

Looking out across the plains at daybreak, and there's the biggest star I've ever seen....

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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunrise #MonochromeMonday #EastCoastKin #Tussocks #Landscape #Photography #BlackandWhite

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 8d

The Estuary

A quiet night overlooking the Invercargill Estuary.

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#Invercargill, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Souls."

#Sunset #BlueHour #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin #Estuary #Scape #RoadTrip #Travel #Scape

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 9d

🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰🤣🤣🤣

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 9d

Moongazer

Look up, you never know what you'll see!

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#Bluff, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Stunday #Sunset #EastCoastKin #Scrub #Mooned

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 10d

I really like it, I think it'd be stunning printed large with deep, glossy Blacks.

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 10d

I mean, it's clearly upside-down...

*giggles*

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 10d

Dragon's Breath 2/2

So I took that as a challenge to create a conceptual landscape, but adding nothing new, merely adjusting lights, darks, and colour tones in Lightroom. I quite enjoyed the game.

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Twizel, New Zealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 10d

Dragon's Breath

When I posted the landscape of this image a few days ago, a friend suggested that it looked like a vast dragon blasting fire across the sky.

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#Conceptual #Photography #Landscape #EastCoastKin #NewZealand

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 11d

Dreams on a Rainy Night

It's a cold wet Forn Parts Friday today, so what I'd really like is to be someplace warmer, toastier. And with more fancy tropical drinks with cute umbrellas!

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#Vanuatu
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul"

#FornPartsFridays #Scape #EastCoastKin #Sunset #Travel

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 12d

Crack

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Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in

-Leonard Cohen, Anthem

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Omarama, New Zealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 12d

Crack

You can add up the parts
But you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march
There is no drum
Every heart, every heart
To love will come
But like a refugee

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#Sunset #Storm #Crack #Light #LeonardCohen #Anthem #EastCoastKin #Landscape #PhotographersofBluesky #Travel #Epic #Cloudscape

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 13d

Downpour

Heavy rains sweep across the plain, lit from above by a setting sun.
Spring is always unsettled here in the high country, and the last few days have been no exception.

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#Twizel, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Storm #Spring #EastCoastKin #Minimalism #PureNZ

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ianriddler.bsky.social @ianriddler.bsky.social · 14d

Alpenglow

Rest of the valley, already snoring.
Aoraki Mt Cook, what's up guys? The evening is still young!

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#Aoraki #MtCook, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#NationalPark #Landscape #BlueHour #EastCoastKin #Hooker #LakeHooker #Travel #BucketList #epic #PureNZ

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