Sunlight casts irregular shadows on weathered wooden fence boards, showing faded paint and textured grain in warm brown tones.
Shadows on a weathered wooden fence.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #urbanabstract #texturestudy #lightandshadow #minimalism #everydayobject
Faint reflection of a human silhouette in a shallow puddle, showing grit, stones, and water surface texture.
Reflection, a puddle self-portrait.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #reflection #abstractphotography #selfportrait #texturestudy #foundcomposition
Close-up of a dark housefly on textured tree bark with patches of pale green lichen.
Fly on Bark
My first experiment with handheld High Resolution mode on the OM-1 Mk II. A housefly resting on lichen-covered tree bark.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #handheldhighres #macroexperiment #texturestudy #learningphotography #thebrownstuff
Sunlit chalk cliffs at Birling Gap with waves curling along the dark shingle beach under heavy clouds after a storm.
Surf and chalk cliffs at Birling Gap
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #landscapephotography #seascape #southdowns #birlinggap #sevensisters #chalkcliffs #stormlight #rule1inaction
Close-up of a fan-shaped palm frond with radiating green and yellow leaves lit by sunlight.
Palm frond
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #naturephotography #texturestudy #pattern #palmtree #greenandgold #southdowns
Close-up of a female mallard swimming across a still pond in sunlight, her reflection visible in the dark water surrounded by small patches of duckweed.
Female mallard drifting through late-autumn sunlight, her reflection soft on the pond’s surface.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #mallard #birdphotography
View from a footbridge at Hove Station showing a red train framed within a metal grid, the white platform line leading toward it.
Train in the Square
A red train framed within the metal grid of a footbridge at Hove Station. The slight off-centre placement draws the eye along the platform line toward the train.
#photooftheday #year2 #rule1inaction #urbangeometry #shotonolympus #omsystem #hove #railwayphotography
Side-profile portrait of a man in a dark jumper sitting at a computer desk, editing a photo on screen with a camera lens and phone on the table beside him, window light softly illuminating his face.
At the desk.
A rainy day self-portrait.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #selfportrait #indoorphotography #workspace #portrait #rainyday #creativeprocess #photographerslife
Close-up of a pigeon standing on textured grey tarmac, facing the camera with one foot raised, showing green and purple neck feathers and red feet.
A city pigeon pauses mid-stride on grey tarmac, its iridescent neck feathers catching the light against the muted surface. A minimalist study of urban character.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #urbanwildlife #streetphotography #minimalism #pigeon #texturestudy #rule1inaction #southdowns
Close-up macro of a noble false widow spider hanging in its web beside a weathered wooden surface, the abdomen sharply detailed and legs extended, lit by a headtorch against a dark background.
A Noble false widow, Steatodo nobilis, with a shrunken abdomen, which makes me wonder whether she’s recently laid eggs.
#shotonolympus #omsystem #macro #spider #noblefalsewidow #arachnid #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #invertebrate #nocturnal #focusstacking #macropractice #handheldmacro
A woman sits on a wooden bench facing away from the camera at Pevensey Bay, checking her camera beside a modern white house under an overcast sky.
Mum, chimping.
My Mum reviewing her shots on a seafront bench at Pevensey Bay.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #pevenseybay #seascape #architecture #streetphotography #foundcomposition #southcoast #bench #minimalism #rule1inaction
Close-up of a spider at the centre of its delicate orb web, the fine threads glinting in soft natural light against a green out-of-focus woodland background.
Suspended in Light
A garden spider poised at the centre of its web.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #macro #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #spiderweb #orbweaver #autumn #southdowns #macrophoto #lightandshadow #bokeh #quietnature #noedits
Close-up of an ivy bee in flight beside clusters of ivy flower buds, its wings blurred by motion and body sharply detailed against dark green leaves in bright sunlight.
An ivy bee (Colletes hederae) hovers among ivy flower buds in bright autumn sunlight, its wings catching the light as it approaches to feed.
#photooftheday #year2 #shotonolympus #omsystem #insectphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ivybee #colleteshederae #bee #ecology #bokeh
Despite the cold, I couldn’t resist leaving the office for a stroll through DC's Navy Yard. The neighborhood is transformed into a winter wonderland. I brought my camera to capture some of the magic.
#DCNavyYard #addtoblacksky #blacksky #OlympusEPL5 #ShotonOlympus #GameofTones #Photography
Sometimes the night tells the best stories. Shadows, streetlights, and quiet moments come alive after dark. What’s your favorite thing about nighttime photography?
#NightPhotography #ThroughTheNight #CityLights #PhotographyJourney #Photography #ShotonCanon #ShotonOlympus #GameofTones
Lighting the Outside Trees.
#gameoftones #shotonsony #photography #shotoncanon #shotonolympus #blacksky
