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Uncle Rickie
@richardgatley.bsky.social
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Professional pilot, Gulfstream G600 and amateur photographer,
Fuji X-T2, X-E3, Canon EOS 5D mk II with vintage Soviet and other lenses, Ricoh GR III and iPhone 16
(All images are by me unless stated otherwise) the.fotoapp.co/rgatley
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New moon over the Ile Alatau.
Vintage Soviet Helios 44M 58mm f/2
#StunDay #Mountains #MountainMonday #EastCoastKin #orange #Scape #Landscape
City lights at dusk under a mountain range with the new moon in an orange sky
November 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Hi Susan!
Just missed you.
It’s nighttime here already
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Boeing 787, 1000 feet above and closing at about 1200 miles an hour (almost 2000 kilometres an hour). Over Pakistan.
#EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #Aviation
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Anti-crepuscular rays as dusk falls over Pakistan and earth’s shadow rises with the oncoming night. Cockpit views from 41,000 feet

#StunDay #EastCoastKin #AerialPhotography#StormHour
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Tirich Mir, 7,708 meters (25,289 ft) above sea level and the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush. Cockpit view from 43,000 feet

#EastCoastKin
#Scape
#AerialPhotography
#MountainMonday
#PanoPhotos
Rugged snow-capped peaks of a mountain range rising through the mist
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Tirich Mir, 7,708 meters (25,289 ft) above sea level and the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush. In the morning and after sunset

#EastCoastKin
#Scape
#AerialPhotography
#MountainMonday
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Tirich Mir, 7,708 meters (25,289 ft) above sea level and the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush

#EastCoastKin
#Scape
#AerialPhotography
#ClassicMono
#BlackandWhite
Snow capped peaks amid arid mountains from 43,000 feet
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Afghanistan

#EastCoastKin
#Scape
#AerialPhotography
#ClassicMono
#BlackandWhite
Arid mountains rising above mist and haze in this high altitude view
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Good night from the Misty Mountains
#Stunday #EastCoastKin #VintageLens
A pyramidal peak in the distance rises over a misty valley
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Street art in a pedestrian underpass in Almaty, Kazakhstan
#TagTuesday #EastCoastKin
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Low tide on the Isle of Wight with Portsmouth in the distance under a dawn sky.
Vintage Soviet Jupiter 37A 135mm f/3.5 on Canon EOS 5D mk II
#TidesOutTuesday #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #IsleOfWight
A couple walking on an isolated sand spit at low tide on a calm sea with a distant city skyline under a salmon and purple dawn sky
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Here you go
Heavy metal eel…
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Monochrome macro for Monday
Vintage Soviet Industar 61L/Z 50mm f/2.8 with extension rings on a Canon EOS 5D mk II
#EastCoastKin #Macro #Photography
A close up of a daisy sprinkled with dew
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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A hover fly in November
Vintage Soviet Industar 61L/V 50mm f/2.8 with extension tube on a Canon EOS 5D Mk II

#MacroMonday #MacroPhotography #EastCoastKin #IsleOfWight
A hover fly on a yellow bloom A close up of a lens with a star shaped aperture and Cyrillic script
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Seaview Yacht Club in early morning light. Isle of Wight
Vintage SMC Takumar 24mm f/3.5 on a Canon EOS 5D mk II
#EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #IsleofWight #Photography #colour
A colourful collection of small boats and bouys on dark wooden decking by the sea under a blue sky
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Low tide at dawn, Seaview on the Isle of Wight.
Vintage Soviet Jupiter 11A 135mm f/4, Canon EOS 5D mk II
#Seascape #EastCoastKin #PanoPhotos #PhotoHour
A misty wooded coastline with a small seaside village and an anchored vessel in the distance beyond sand flats in golden light at low tide
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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It’s a lovely place and one of my favourite stops on morning walks along the coast.
Lola says hello and happy #caturday!
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Good morning from the Island Susan!
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Sea scape on a grey day.
Canon EOS 5D mk II with a vintage Soviet Jupiter 11A 135mm f/4 lens. Old school.
#scape #EastCoastKin #IsleOfWight #Photography
A sea marker in the foreground stands in calm water at high tide with an island vehicle ferry in the distance under a lowering sky
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay is all about #Fighting
#EastCoastKin #Birds
A buzzard and a raven I think
Two birds fighting in the air, one inverted
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Sam hearing his sister upstairs…

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekSForShadows #EastCoastKin #Cat
A black cat on a blue staircase with shadows on the wall
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM