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Ben

@tarka79.bsky.social

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Pilot, photographer, astronomer, Britpop nostalgist, book reader, swimmer, walker, very amateur Egyptologist & professional number wrangler. Photos taken by me unless stated otherwise.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 20h

Dipping into the archives for a photo of Venice from October 2021 for #BlueSkyMonday

#photography #Italy #landscapephotography #cityscape #EastCoastKin #Venice

A view over a wide Venetian canal, with a jetty in the foreground and buildings and a church tower in silhouette beyond. The sun is at the top centre right, whinging through high cloud and reflecting on the water.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 3d

A view of the distant Barad-dûr through the trees.

#photography #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #London #scape #cityscape

A view through a gap in trees towards the distant Shard building in London. The sky is overcast.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 4d

The River Affric in the Scottish Highlands in Autumn, to keep with the season.

#photography #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #Scotland #nature #Autumn

A shallow, fast flowing river taken from rocks by the water level. Trees in greens and yellows line both banks

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 5d

My first storm. Hold on to your hats!

Storm Benjamin 'to bring wind and heavy rain' www.bbc.com/news/article...

Storm Benjamin 'to bring wind and heavy rain' to South West

Yellow weather warnings are in place for Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly on Thursday.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 5d

Still need to find time to take some Autumnal photos, but in the meantime here’s a robin from the summer

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #summer #nature

A close up of a robin perched on the side of a wooden wheelbarrow, with a wall and some foliage behind. Its beak is open, mid-tweet.

Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 6d

Rain had arrived just as I’m heading home, but here’s some Michaelmas daisies (I think) that seems to be growing everywhere at the moment.

#photography #nature #bloomscrolling #flowers #EastCoastKin

Small flowers, with yellow centres and lilac petals, against a backdrop of green foliage.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 7d

Didn’t know the collective noun for otters was a ‘romp’…

David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 7d

Newborn giant otters add to world's largest romp. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Newborn giant otters add to world's largest romp in New Forest

The three baby otters pass their health checks at New Forest Wildlife Park.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 7d

Cold, overcast and rainy this morning, so a photo from the summer for #BlueSkyMonday

#photography #EastCoastKin #sea #beach #skyscape #nature #landscapephotography

A view out to sea from the waterline of a stony beach. Small waves are breaking. The sky is blue with fair weather cumulus and the sun shining from above the top of the frame.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 8d

An autumn sunset for #stunday

Despite looking like a rocket launch, the vapour trail to the right was just a plane at high altitude (with thanks to Flightradar for confirming!)

#photography #EastCoastKin #sunset #skyscape #landscapephotography

The last light of a sunset, with distant clouds lit in reds and oranges. Trees are silhouetted to the bottom right, and a white vapour trail goes from the bottom right to top centre right.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 9d

#BlueSkyArtShow #vertical (and diagonal) trees!

#photography #nature #tree #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin

A tall tree, with one behind growing at an approx 46° angle from right to left. The ground is covered with wild grass.

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 10d

The otters are at it again! A surfer at Steamer Lane was bitten on the foot by a sea otter (definitely not Steve) who then stole her board for 20 minutes. Officials aren’t sure if it’s the infamous Otter 841 or a bold copycat — either way, the legend continues 🦦🏄‍♀️

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 10d

London by night for #scape Friday.

Taken from the Millennium bridge, the first bridge visible is Southwark Bridge. London Bridge is hidden behind it, with Tower Bridge beyond.

#photography #EastCoastKin #London #cityscape #thames

A view of London by night, taken from a bridge over the Thames looking downstream. Tower bridge is visible further down the river, with the Shard on the right. The coloured lights of the bridges are reflected in the water.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 11d

Absolutely!

Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 11d

‘Arthur Christmas’ is a favourite here. Will probably hold off until December, though 🎄

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 11d

Lichen on a wooden chair for today’s photo

#photography #EastCoastKin #nature #lichen #garden

An old wooden garden chair with light green lichen on the back, armrest and seat.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 12d

Crow having a paddle at the pond!

#birds #photography #nature #crow #wildlife

A crow standing in shallow water facing left at the edge of a pond, with water to the top left and hard surface to the bottom right.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 12d

a silhouette of a man pulling a sled in the snow with a national geographic logo in the corner

ALT: a silhouette of a man pulling a sled in the snow with a national geographic logo in the corner

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 14d

Back to the seaside for #BlueSkyMonday (although in reality I’m at work & it’s overcast)

#photography #beach #sea #landscapephotography #EasrCoastKin #nature

A view over sand dunes with tough grasses, out to a sandy beach and the sea. The sky is blue, with wispy white clouds on the horizon.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 14d

The gorilla statue is still there!

Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 15d

St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, earlier this week.

#photography #EastCoastKin #stunday #cityscape #London #cathedral

The dome of St Paul’s cathedral at night, floodlit and flanked by two large trees.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 16d

The full moon’s #glow behind clouds as another entry for #BlueSkyArtShow

#photography #EastCoastKin #astrophotography #nature #landscapephotography #moon #sky

Low level clouds lit by the brightness of the moon behind. The land slopes from left through right, with a copse of trees all in silhouette

Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 16d

Twilight #glow for this week’s #BlueSkyArtShow

#ohotography #EastCoastKin #sunset #twilight #skyscape #sea #landscapephotography

A view from a hill out to sea, just after sunset. The clouds are lit in reds and oranges, with the sky to the top fading to a dark blue. The land in the foreground, with a tree on the far left, is in silhouette.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 16d

I should probably confess that that’s just the pile next to my bed…

The house-wide number is less well quantified (which is probably for the best)!

Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 16d

I occasionally go down the rabbit hole of 1970s folk rock on Spotify, so do recognise a good number of those titles.

Just counted my ‘to read’ pile and it’s 8 books high, but might add this once I’ve made some progress!

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 17d

Thought that was the Dukes of Hazzard for a second