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 Guy on my train just now was dressed as Gandalf the Grey, the ticket inspector on the platform greeted him with a cheery "Ho! Jesus!". He should have turned him into a toad. 😂🤦🏻 #LordOfTheRings #Glasgow 
 I found this simple, small artwork on a brick wall down rainy Ashton Lane in the west end of Glasgow yesterday and it just tugged at my heartstrings, something about the solemn expression spoke to me. #photography #StreetArt

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 Only nine copies left folks, so if you would like one, please get in touch. Thanks to everyone who has bought a copy so far, I hope they all reach you safely and that you enjoy the photographs.

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A delicious shock to the ... 
 @a3fd556a Thanks, glad you like them 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 awesome photos! 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 These are great pics. What ... 
 @c982b147 Thanks a lot, I have a collection of around 80 snapshots but there's still potential for plenty more 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 Hope it pops up. 
 @5c4f9226 Thanks Anton, me too 🤞🏻 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 It has to be there somewher... 
 @4eadcbeb That's what I thought, then I started to wonder if I'd dropped it in the woods. It's doing my head in. 
 Now that the nights are drawing in, I think I might revive an old project that began during the pandemic.
When I was working nights from home, I began taking long, rambling walks around the area where I live to de-stress before trying to sleep.
Using only my mobile phone, I started recording scenes that caught my eye, and the Night Walks In Suburbia project was born.
#photography #MobilePhonePhotography #night #suburbia

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 @1a1d7ba3 Have a great time David, hope the weather is kind to you - wish I was heading back there, too. 
 https://youtube.com/watch?v=DfRALxJHHXo&si=KG_Rjn1HDHSz2QSs

This YouTube channel was recommended by someone in a toot a few days ago and its creator, Berenice Tresorier, has produced here a charming, absorbing video showing true creativity and imagination. I highly recommend watching. 
 Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Huge plasma arc wins

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66807814

There are some stunningly beautiful images in this report - what an amazing place the Universe is. 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 That's terrible, really hop... 
 @87b364ab Me too, I hadn't had it long and can't afford to replace it, plus I was getting some really exciting results shooting in the hi-contrast B&W mode. 
 @dc3d032c Thomas Heaton, Adrian Vila, Nick Carver, Simon Booth and Simon Baxter are five that immediately spring to mind 
 @dc3d032c Oh, and my favourite Yorkshireman, Martin Henson, who has forgotten more about film photography than I'll ever know 
 Does anyone have any photography YouTubers they recommend? 
 @dc3d032c Thomas Heaton, Adrian Vila, Nick Carver, Simon Booth and Simon Baxter are five that immediately spring to mind 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 These are really nice Steve... 
 How the hell does someone LOSE a Ricoh GR III? I've turned the house and the car upside down and there's no sign of it. I last used it three days ago in local woodland. I'm absolutely gutted 😔
#photography #cameras 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 Wonderful, Steven. 
 @805fb2e6 Thanks so much Harald 🙏🏻 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 This is a wonderful collect... 
 @ab992c7f Thank you so much Jens, that really means the world to me 🙏🏻 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 Love these season paintings... 
 @86b58d37 Thanks very much, they have given me some confidence to try more. I have no art training so it's a little daunting to share things publicly. 
 @f47e6e59 Sorry to hear you've been unwell Alfie but glad you're on the mend. I love the bokeh in that first image, and the contrast of old and ultra-modern in the fourth one 
 @6b1798ec Nice layering - I enjoyed the video you possted  that included this image. Hope Scotland has been good to you. 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 Really nice! I especially l... 
 @7b6d5f2a Thank you Michael, I'm glad you like it 
 Your favourite vocal tracks from both sides of the Atlantic please? Ideally acoustic - and could ... 
 @9876b614 Not tracks as such, sorry, but we recently caught three ladies singing traditional folk songs, shanties and Gaelic songs at the ClydeBuilt Festival in Glasgow - they were called Tripple, after the Doric word for rhythmic toe-tapping, I believe, and their harmonies were simply beautiful. Sadly, they don't yet have any recordings, although they are keen to produce something. 
 There is this strange idea, that if we understand the facts or science behind how something works... 
 @3fe52772 I agree, 100%. The world, the universe, are a constant source of wonder, with limitless opportunities to learn and discover new things. 
 Spring and Summer

These acrylics complete my seasons set. These were created using a gelli plate to build layers, with manual additions using scrunched-up tinfoil and an old bank card.
I'm an absolute beginner when it comes to painting (so please be gentle!) but I'm enjoying the learning and experimentation process.
#MastoArt #AbstractArt #seasons #painting #art

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 @31b9b812 Yeah, not too bad, I'm on the road at the moment, taking our poorly dog to see our son in Lincoln for the final time, so a lot of driving in this horrendous heat 🥵 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 Thank you Steven. I hope yo... 
 @31b9b812 Will do Matt, on first glance the work looks fascinating - right up my strasse 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 absolutely love these - the... 
 @5050a054 Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed them 
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Brilliant pictures, Steve... 
 @a3fd556a Thanks very much 🙏🏻 
 nostr:npub12rksy4vwkrztcfqghdyqwncy8dhksyhfs5s9vzxh94p6szmhyx4snguvf3 Getting some really interes... 
 @87b364ab Thank you Chris, I set out to get a sense of the larger coastal scenes while also focusing on intimate details, with a mix of techniques. It was a very rewarding project. 
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 @2ee43d7d Mint's installer is one of the better ones in Linux, it's usually just a case of answering the various prompts. If you let me know where things are going wrong I may be able to help - I've done umpteen Mint installs over the years. 
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 @805fb2e6 Thanks Harald. I have a bunch of Instax Wide prints of the best of the images that I'm trying to work out what to do with - maybe I'll give them away or sell them for charity or something

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 @7bf15318 Oh my, you don't think, no, surely not... 🤔😂🤭 
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 @87952ebb What a lovely idea! 
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 @055784ee Thanks Ian, it is actually part of a now disused glasshouse, I was drawn to the vivid colour. 
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 @c3c46c4f What a magical moment 😍 
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 @a3e2a07b Thanks Bob, I can imagine them coming to life, like Transformers, and striding along the riverbank wielding their riveting hammers! 
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 @c5a21aad Yeah, very much so, and to let your own thoughts and feelings wash around too 
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 @cb86276c Thank you Sumana 🙏🏻 
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 @68f40fee I had a day like that on the coast yesterday - howling wind and rain under a doom-laden sky one minute, dazzling reflections of the sun in a clear blue sky the next. The only constant was the surging waves of high tide.