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Brian Smith 📷
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Working in education. Photography, Graphic Design, Mac. But, mostly the photography bit just now.

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Clever stuff. 👏
theo.io Theo Sanderson @theo.io · 1d
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!

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I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Absolutely tone deaf press. And somebody needs to do a welfare check on that dog.
bladeofthes.bsky.social BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3d
The Times is owned by the scumbag Rupert Murdoch and puts out PR for Epstein Island Peter Mandelson.

NEVER buy this shit.
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Well that’s my mind made up. Was on the fence*, but based on Mark Kermode’s excellent and unflinching review here I’m not buying a ticket to go and see Melania.

*I wasn’t on the fence. I wasn’t even in the same field as the fence.
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
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February 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Pigeons jostle and gather on a food laden bird table in the golden winter morning light. Something quite quasi-religious going on down over breakfast in a few of these shots.

#BirdPhotography #Sunrise #GoldenHour
Sunrise, soft, golden hour telephoto lens shot of pigeons congregating on a wooden bird table in the morning light. Four all calmly lined up on a perch whilst one individual sits facing them all, as they look to be waiting for the instruction to tuck in. Sunrise, soft, golden hour telephoto lens shot of pigeons congregating on a wooden bird table in the morning light. Five all impatiently lined up on a perch whilst one individual sits facing them all, just about to tuck in to breakfast. Another, wings spread wide, flies in from the right. Sunrise, soft, golden hour telephoto lens shot of pigeons congregating on a wooden bird table in the morning light. All pigeons now eagerly pecking at the bird food, as one lands on the perch wings fully spread and feathers catching the golden hour light of a winter sunrise. Sunrise, hard lit, golden hour telephoto lens shot of pigeons congregating on a wooden bird table in the morning light. The sun has just appeared over the treeline beyond and something has spooked the birds feeding on the bird table. Two silhouetted birds scatter food as they fly off.
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Wandered around one loop of the river where around 75 Swans are gathered, and almost strafed by precision bombing bird just after take off. Saw plenty of new beaver activity too, but no beavers.

#Scotland #NaturePhotography #UrbanWildlife
A close up shot of a swan, neck, wings and sphincter fully outstretched as a stream of excrement is being ejected and heading perilously close to the photographer! A frame full of swans on a corner of a local river in winter, mostly serene, one or two jostling for position an pecking at others. A few obviously still juvenile in here, but most young adults - I think sharing this safe and secluded section of the River before pairing and flying off in the next few weeks for waterways new. Seems like there's a bit of vying for leadership and dominance going on between a few of the swans too. This photo captures two squaring up to each other, wings outstretched and aggressively being beaten, causing the water surface to froth and foam. An aerial drone photograph of a large flock of swans taken from around 100ft in the air - around 75 in this image - congregating on the river near a muddy river bank where they gather to be fed regularly.
January 25, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Nice to see this hilltop folly appear (eventually) on UK #Traitors last night. Raked the archives for when we were up that way. In absolutely typical #Scottish mid-summer tradition (July 12th), it rained and rained then rained some more. And once we got to the top, the views were... non-existent.
The Fyrsih Monument, Easter Ross, Scotland. An unfinished folly on the summit of a hill looking over the Cromarty Firth. Columns of roughly structured rocks form a central section of three arches, flanked either side with two additional stone columns. This images is a composite of multiple images with a group of people positioned differently in each The Fyrsih Monument, Easter Ross, Scotland. An unfinished folly on the summit of a hill looking over the Cromarty Firth. Columns of roughly structured rocks form a central section of three arches, flanked either side with two additional stone columns. This images is a manipulated composite of the previous image, with a fiery orange and read cloudy sky added and with the figures appearing ghostly under the stone arches. A drenched by the rain Lhasa Apso dog, wrapped in an Irn Bru print towel is held in the arms of a tall man for warmth, under the arches of the Fyrish Monument A Lhasa Apso dog, soaked by the persistent rain looks pleadingly back at the photographer. The dog is at full length of an extendable lead, stationary on a path that is running with rainwater like a Scottish burn, it's walker trudging ahead only a few yards from the hill summit where the Fyrish Monument is partly visible in the mizzle.
January 23, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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The Blue Whale. The local pond now has a sheet of ice covering most of it, but the resident wildlife have got together to keep this small section clear, taking turns to circle and keep it ice free. Nature does it best.

#Winter #BirdPhotography #AerialPhotography #Clackmannanshire #RSPBScotland
A cold blue toned photograph of a variety of birds in the a pond in winter. An aerial shot taken with a drone over a small frozen village pond. The ice has been kept clear in a small area by the mallards, coots, moor hens and swans working together to share the ice free area. The fringes of the pool have hundreds of small pieces of food - mostly bread - encased in the frozen water as local visitors throw and scatter food towards the birds. They won't go hungry!
January 10, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Our 400th photography for the ears... unitednationsofphotography.com/2026/01/07/p...
PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 400: ‘Special Anniversary Episode’
In this special 400th episode UNP founder and curator Grant Scott looks back over the podcast’s evolution from idea to reality, from shed to garage and from one man talking into a microphone …
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January 7, 2026 at 5:57 AM
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Didn't fancy the cold last night when the first super-moon of 2026 rose, was too cozy and full of saag paneer and poppadoms.

So, out this morning in -5˚C cold to catch the moonset instead and chased the waning Wolf Super-Moon over the summit of Dumyat in the Ochil Hills.

#LandscapePhotography 🥶
An almost full Wolf Moon setting in a cold, clear blue sky over Dumyat hill at sunrise on the morning of January 4th 2026. A single figure and hilltop cairn and trig point are caught as silhouettes in the face of the moon as it dips below the summit, and the hillside is lit up orange in the morning sunshine An almost full Wolf Moon setting in a cold, clear blue sky over Dumyat hill at sunrise on the morning of January 4th 2026. A single figure and hilltop cairn and trig point are caught as silhouettes in the face of the moon as it dips below the summit, and the hillside is lit up orange in the morning sunshine Taken with a long telephoto lens in the Central Belt of Scotland, from Clackmannanshire where the Ochil Hills protect the north of the Wee County An almost full Wolf Moon setting in a cold, clear blue sky over Dumyat hill at sunrise on the morning of January 4th 2026. A single figure and hilltop cairn and trig point are caught as silhouettes in the face of the moon as it dips below the summit, and the hillside is lit up orange in the morning sunshine An almost full Wolf Moon setting in a cold, clear blue sky over Dumyat hill at sunrise on the morning of January 4th 2026. A single figure and hilltop cairn and trig point are caught as silhouettes in the face of the moon as it dips below the summit, and the hillside is lit up orange in the morning sunshine Taken with a long telephoto lens in the Central Belt of Scotland, from Clackmannanshire where the Ochil Hills protect the north of the Wee County An almost full Wolf Moon setting in a cold, clear blue sky over Dumyat hill at sunrise on the morning of January 4th 2026. A single figure and hilltop cairn and trig point are visible as the moon slides down and away from the hill top. The hillside is lit up orange in the morning sunshine. Taken with a long telephoto lens in the Central Belt of Scotland, from Clackmannanshire where the Ochil Hills protect the north of the Wee County
January 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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A very energetic start to the New Year at the Comrie Flambeaux festival. Definitely a unique and fiery way to celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next one!

More info in the Alt text.

#Scotland #Hogmanay #NewYear
New Year celebrations in the small town of Comrie in Perthshire, Scotland. Hundreds of people congregate at midnight on Hogmanay as a spectacular torch lit procession and Scottish Pipe Band wander to all four corners of the town to ward off the bad spirits and welcome in new ones for 2026. New Year celebrations in the small town of Comrie in Perthshire, Scotland. Hundreds of people congregate at midnight on Hogmanay as a spectacular torch lit procession and Scottish Pipe Band wander to all four corners of the town to ward off the bad spirits and welcome in new ones for 2026. New Year celebrations in the small town of Comrie in Perthshire, Scotland. Hundreds of people congregate at midnight on Hogmanay as a spectacular torch lit procession and Scottish Pipe Band wander to all four corners of the town to ward off the bad spirits and welcome in new ones for 2026. New Year celebrations in the small town of Comrie in Perthshire, Scotland. Hundreds of people congregate at midnight on Hogmanay as a spectacular torch lit procession and Scottish Pipe Band wander to all four corners of the town to ward off the bad spirits and welcome in new ones for 2026.
January 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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An interesting drive home this morning after all the New Year celbrations. Untreated road still covered in ice and snow for a slow sunrise journey through a cold but bright Scottish valley.

#LandscpapePhotography #Winter #Scotland
Photographs from the roadside in Perthshire, Scotland. A bright wintery sunrise showing as a well defined starbust in a clear blue sky. Images taken from a snow covered 'B' road still covered in snow and ice as we journeyed home from a few days away celebrating the New year. A heavily weathered and abandoned wooden barn sits just off the roadside in amongst the snow and tufts of heavy grass. Photographs from the roadside in Perthshire, Scotland. A bright wintery sunrise showing as a well defined starbust in a clear blue sky. Images taken from a snow covered 'B' road still covered in snow and ice as we journeyed home from a few days away celebrating the New year. A heavily weathered and abandoned wooden barn sits just off the roadside in amongst the snow and tufts of heavy grass. Photographs from the roadside in Perthshire, Scotland. A bright wintery sunrise showing as a well defined starbust in a clear blue sky. Images taken from a snow covered 'B' road still covered in snow and ice as we journeyed home from a few days away celebrating the New year. A heavily weathered and abandoned wooden barn sits just off the roadside in amongst the snow and tufts of heavy grass. Photographs from the roadside in Perthshire, Scotland. A bright wintery sunrise showing as a well defined starbust in a clear blue sky. Images taken from a snow covered 'B' road still covered in snow and ice as we journeyed home from a few days away celebrating the New year. A heavily weathered and abandoned wooden barn sits just off the roadside in amongst the snow and tufts of heavy grass.
January 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Forgetting what the sunshine looks like this month so looked out my sunglasses to revisit this year's catalogue before archiving it all for 2025.

Antidote to the Scottish December dreich.☀️

#LandscapePhotography #FromTheArchive
A still summer shot taken post-sunset over the River Forth and Alloa Inch - August 2025 Looking over freshly harvested fields to Orchard Farm, as a line of skewed telegraph poles lead the eye towards the Wallace Monument pointing directly at the setting sun, as it casts crepuscular rays skywards into the gathering clouds - August 2025 The hazy view at sunset from Clackmannan Tower over Alloa in early Spring. Leafless trees (one no longer standing due to an autumn storm) are silhouetted in the frame. March 2025 A large circular setting sun sits centre of the frame, silhouetting the a tree lined golf course and the distinctive outline of Stirling Castle beyond. September 2025
December 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Watching a sliver of a sunset down by the water. Camera wasn't ready to catch the seal that came by and snorted its indifference at me, but appreciated a few moments of #Twixmas calm down at the old harbour.

#Scotland #Sunset #RiverForth #WellNotWealthy
December 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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The day after, and time to dial it all down a notch or six.

#BoxingDay #LandscapePhotography #WinterSunset #Clackmannanshire
Sunset on the River Forth at Alloa, Scotland. A Boxing Day sunset sets across the opposite bank, lighting up the winter sky and silhouetting a group of tall electricity pylons. A gull glides over the single fishing boat anchored on a still River Forth, off the river bank of the industrial end of Alloa, Scotland. The tall structures of the nearby glass factory reach into the winter sky just after sunset. In the distance, a sliver of orange highlights the City of Stirling Sunset on the River Forth at Alloa, Scotland. A Boxing Day sunset sets across the opposite bank, spectacularly lighting up the winter sky and silhouetting a group of tall electricity pylons. On a nearby buoy a solitary gull rests up. A single fishing boat anchored on a still River Forth, off the river bank of the industrial end of Alloa, Scotland. In the distance, a sliver of orange winter sunset highlights the City of Stirling as the Mountain Ben Lomond loses its summit to the clouds.
December 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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I’m going with the notion this is intentionally bad as a sly comment on how sloppy and lazy the use of AI is making us, stealing other’s ideas and not even doing that well. Yea. Must be that. Can’t otherwise be this badly executed.
thorbenson.bsky.social Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · Dec 12
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
Time person of the year cover for 2025
December 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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It’s like 1998 all over again. 😳
December 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Look at those gropy hands. Always nailing it @coldwarsteve.bsky.social 😬
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Nice. Gorgeous geometric grey slabs, perfect for a grey Friday morning's coffee break.

#Dreich #BlackAndWhitePhotography
‘They rose out of the ground!’: Scotland’s brutalist beauties – in pictures
The imposing concrete buildings that defined British postwar architecture held a vision of the future – but many fell into disrepair. A new book finds the finest examples
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December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Monday morning, and December kicks off misty, moody and minimal around this way, taking a long time to unwrap itself from its comfortable duvet.

#LandscapePhotography #MoodyMonday #Minimal #Stirling
A minimal style photograph of a partly visible Stirling Castle, its perch on top of the Castle Hill fading and being enveloped in mist.. Mostly white, soft and low contrast with a sliver of detail running across the middle, the Great Hall with it's beige walls the only colour showing. A minimal style photograph of a partly visible Wallace Monument, enveloped in mist and under a blanket of white cloud. Mostly white and low contrast with a sliver of detail running across the middle - The blanketed Ochil Hills lining the north of The Forth Valley and the monument itself piercing through the thick blanket of mist and fog.
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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It's taken over 50 years for this story to fully unfold, and this movie still leaves questions. Only one person can still truly answer these and unfortunately they decided not to participate. An absolutely fascinating and jaw-dropping story for everyone who has seen this famous photo.

#Photography
Watch The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo | Netflix Official Site
What's the origin of an iconic Vietnam War photo? This documentary investigates the authorship of an era-defining image.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Contrasts; The pastoral and peaceful area around the outskirts of our local town at sunset, interrupted by the construction noise for the nearby leisure complex build. But that's all good.

#LandscapePhotography #Urban #Rural #DJIGlobal #Clackmannanshire
A single tree standing in a crop-less field at sunset. Orange colour surrounds the scene that include more bare late autumn trees and cozy farm buildings. A high elevation drone panorama of the town of Alloa, Scotland on the banks of the River Forth which shows lazily winding through the scene. All under a post sunset clear sky with the distinctive pinkish glow of the phenomenon known as 'The Belt of Venus' clearly visible.
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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"So good to get out" said the Top-of-the Town. And I wholeheartedly agreed.

#Winter #LandscapePhotography #Fog #Stirling #StirlingCastle #Scotland #DJIGlobal
A drone shot taken above the fog layer just before sunset. Looking towards the City of Stirling, Stirling Castle and the buildings on the historic area of Castle Hill appear in sharp contrast to the soft layer of fog. The Gargunnock Hills cross the frame horizontally behind te city skyline and separate the cloud textured sky from the hidden landscape below.
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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October. Done ✅

It's been a month of moody sunrises and creeping darkness. Think I even saw the first dusting of snow on the nearby mountains this week too.

#Photography #AutumnVibes #WinterIsComing
Drone panoramic shot of an early morning sunrise over Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear. Mist and fog envelope the town and the ancient ruins of the Abbey in the foreground A blue hour photograph of Tynemouth's promenade with the last of the sunset's afterglow fading on the horizon and the natural light being replaced by the man-made street lights. A double decker bus passes and its own lights are stretched out during the long exposure shot. The graffiti sprayed and long abandoned Admiralty Crane on a derelict and rickety wooden pier sits silently on the bank of the River Forth in Clackmannanshire as the sun rise into an orange sky over the town of Alloa on the other side of the river A first quarter moon sits directly above Castle Rock and Stirling Castle in a darkening blue sky, as the sun leaves a purple tinged colour in the clouds to the right of the image. The bends of the slow flowing River Forth here hold the city tight to the base of the Castle, as the houses of the well known area of 'The Raploch' light up as the darkness descends.
November 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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"I can stand in these fields for two or three hours and not get a picture. That doesn’t mean to say I’m disappointed, I’ve had the privilege of standing there. There’s nothing greater"

I know many photographers and creatives that reach this point.

A very affecting article.

#Photography
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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This fishing boat is always a draw for a camera due it to sitting anchored here in isolation and looking to the sunset. Looks even more lonely with this effect added.

Very much the same vibe as sailing the social media waters just now. 🫤

#LandscapePhotography #Sunset #Clackmannanshire
A small fishing boat bathed in the evening light at sunset. Sharply focused and facing the centre of the frame, against a dream-like motion blurred effect of the water and sky that shows little distinction between river, land or sky.
October 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM