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Closer to the old gods here,
these sacred places on high.
Home of the ancients,
land of lore.
Alder slew Alphin
and Rimmon fell.
Companion of weather torn rocks,
wind hanging raven banners.
Remnants of ancient battles.
Old bones in the peat,
wait to rise again.

#History #Photography #Blackandwhitephotography #Poetry

Atmospheric black and white shot from the top of Alderman's Brow hill, across the valley to Alphin Pike.

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#artspam #snow #trees #winter

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Hey everyone. Just wanted to eliminate the confusion and let you know that this is actually me. 😂 Hope you are having an awesome Thursday!

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First pastel painting of the year now completed. I've listed it in my shop for all you collectors out there☺️👇
Original soft pastel painting - Still Dark Waters, a seascape https://etsy.me/3WOd2SB via @Etsy
#FediGiftShop #Scotland #CreativeToots #MastoArt #Painting #ScottishArtist #seascape #sunset #sea #ArtForSale

Original soft pastel painting - Still Dark Waters, a seascape
A view if the sea with a heavy bank of cloud on the horizon, the low sun is partially above the clouds. There are some light clouds higher in the sky above the sun, the tips are catching the light.
Materials: soft pastel, UArt Dark sanded pastel paper
Width: 23 centimetres
Height: 15.5 centimetres

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New owner is keeping it open all year round. If you mean the Luotsihotelli next to the lighthouse.

Month ago visited Hailuoto island in Oulu, Finland. Series of black and white photos now available to see at my web page.

https://roppo.fi/my-work/hailuoto2022

#Hailuoto #BlackAndWhite #VisitHailuoto #LandscapePhotography #Winter

Black and white photo of snowbank formed by wind

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Second last day if 2022 , can only hope that the coming year is better for the many not the few ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glencoe Lochan keeps on giving Heaven is a place on earth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿#landscape #landscapephotography #photography #scotland #nature#trees#mountains #coloursofscotland . Calm and peaceful scene, slight covering of snow on the distant mountain, pine trees. Naked trees and a blast of autumnal colour

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Not taken today but the snow is back , it’s grey and wild plus back to the grindstone today after a week off. Glencoe Lochan looking like a scene straight out of Narnia. #mountains #landscapephotography #landscape #snow #winter #photography #scotland #glencoe . Snowy scene, pyramid shaped mountain in the distance, frozen Loch with snow covered trees. Calm and peaceful 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Sunset over the mysterious glade...
Will you guess what it is?

#Belledonne #Isere #photography #landscapephotography

Sunset over the mysterious glade... snowy : snow mounds at the edge of the forest of mounts Belledonne, french Alps

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I love this part of the world so much. I love the snow, I love the villages, I love of open spaces, I love the reindeer, I love the people and I love being able to share it.

#Norway #ArcticNorway #Auroras #Photography #Fotografie #HappyPlaces

Nordlys sweeping up from the north and rising overhead. Shellie celebrates and makes a silhouette below.

The sun stays low and throw light through the fjords.

Shellie on the boat dock at our friends house near Tromsø.

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Little villages add a bit of magic to the far north.

Many are summer homes only, but some folk stay all year round. And why not, with such magnificent light and a landscape covered in snow. It makes you feel alive.

Before the Arctic became so popular with photographers the winter season was all about fishing. Skrei and other kinds of cod. Tough gig. These men risked their loves so we can eat seafood!

#Norway #ArcticNorway #Auroras #Photography #Fotografie #HappyPlaces

Farming village and summer homes in Lofoten

Fish heads dry in the sub-zero air, Nusfjord.

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But it's the landscape that draws us most strongly. The fjords plunging into the ocean, the heavy snowfalls, the beautiful roads that hug the coastline. It's a paradise for people who just want to connect with nature. There is a calmness to being in the Arctic.

#Norway #ArcticNorway #Auroras #Photography #Fotografie #HappyPlaces

A beach unlike any you've ever seen. Low tide reveals a world of coral and ice.

Cabin life in Lofoten. The morning light casts a warm glow on distant mountains, echoing the colour of our cabins.

Low tide in Lofoten and we get up close to the rocks while the sun kisses our nearest mountains.

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1. Crows are super smart.
2. Crows can remember faces.
3. Crows have regional dialects.
4. Crows investigate the cause of death of the deceased.
5. Crows make & use tools.
6. Crows hide their food.
7. Crows have the largest brain to body ratio of any bird. Their brain to body ratio is bigger than humans.
8. A group of crows is called 'a murder of crows'.

Picture taken at Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh.

#BirdPhotography #corvids #Crow #WildlifePhotography #WildlifePhotographer #ScottishWildlife

A crow resting on a gravestone. Dark and realistic picture.

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Old courtyards, old streets of the old city.
The film is new, but pushed by one stop 😺
The colors are shifted. But the mood remains

🎞️ Kodak Proimage 100

#believeinfilm
#filmphotography
#filmisnotdead
#Lviv
#Ukraine

an old red van standing in the street of the old city of Lviv in Ukraine

an old red Soviet car standing in an old little courtyard.
the laundry is drying on the wall next to it

the old wooden gate from one courtyard to another. A stone-paved road. Through the gate you can see the iron shutters on the windows

an old little well courtyard. on the second floor balcony there is laundry hanging up

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One of my favourite moments in the far north. Had planned this two years in advance for the perfect moon and solar scenario. Moonlight auroras are my jam, but you need a decent showing to compete with the moon.

We'd had a lot of great showings that year, but this one was extra extra special. After standing out in the cold for an hour, we headed inside for hot chocolate and a jolly good laugh.

#Norway #Lofoten #Hamnøy #Nordlys #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #DancingSkies #ArcticLife

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Whatever you celebrate (or don't celebrate), wishing you and yours the very best of seasons!

#Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography

A Tufted Titmouse sits on snow-covered branches with red flower buds, while snow falls all around

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For the holiday, a thread on how to befriend crows.

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Befriending crows is a wonderful thing.

I have many crow friends at home and at work. They bring joy at unexpected moments and can rescue a miserable day even without shaking down the dust of snow that Robert Frost described.

This thread is an updated version of one I posted at the bird site in July 2019.

#birding #birdwatching #birds #urbanbirding #crows #corvids #crow #corvid #crowfriends

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Wishing everybody a merry Christmas.

#photography #monochrome #christmas

A black and white image of bokeh from a Christmas tree.

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PHOTO BLOG: Earlier this month, a storm chaser from the Netherlands took a wonderful photo showing several textbook ice halos, including a 46-degree halo, a 22-degree halo with parhelion (sun dogs), and an upper tangent arc. https://www.accuweather.com/en/leisure-recreation/live-news/weather-permitting-photo-blog/933860

Photo of a snowy mountain in Germany. A snow-covered tree is in the center with a person standing next to it. And in the sky are several ice halos, an outer halo, an inner halo with false suns on either side, and a bird-shaped arc on top.

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#Matheysine #Isere #photography #landscapephotography

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