For JJ's javajanegallery.co.uk #SmallBirdSaturday, a #SongSparrow (mostly a guess) at the feeder yesterday.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #ECK #CanonR7 #RF100-400
Blue Tit. #birding #birds #gardenbirds #CanonR7 #CanonRF100-500 📷
Island peace! 🇭🇷 Watching the fisherman in Šilo, Krk, with a view of Crikvenica across the channel. Canon R7 + RF 24-105mm. 🌊📸
#malioli #CanonR7 #Krk #Šilo #Croatia #nature
Micro-adventures in the grass! 🇭🇷 Oak bugs playing hide and seek inside a dandelion. Captured the fine details with Canon R7 and RF 24-105mm. 📸✨
#malioli #CanonR7 #nature #insects #macroworld
Chaffinch (m). #birding #birds #CanonR7 #CanonRF100-500 📷
Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdButt, birds showing off the rear end to the photographer.
This #RedBelliedWoodpecker is trying to keep it PG while doing its best #BirdButt pose.
#Birds #BirdPhotography #ECK #CanonR7 #CanonRF100-400
Alan’s @alan678.bsky.social #birdoftheday theme is #manmadeperch any bird perched on a manmade object.
A late entry today of a #BlackCappedChickadee out in the rain. 🌧️ #Birds #BirdPhotography #ECK #CanonR7 #CanonRF100-400
Evening peace at Trg bana Petra Zrinskog in Karlovac, Croatia! 🇭🇷 The sky tells a story above the quiet streets. Handheld shot with Canon R7 & RF 24-105mm. 🌇✨
#malioli #CanonR7 #Karlovac #streetphotography #Croatia
working beauty in Karlovac! 🇭🇷 Honey bee diligent on fruit tree flower after rain. Every hair, wing vein detailed in artistic macro. 📸✨
#malioli #CanonR7 #macro #bee #flowers #nature #Karlovac #Croatia
Sedge warbler
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Warblers, the alt is #RareEncounters
Sedge warbler
#CanonR7
Submerged in water droplets. 💧 A delicate fruit tree flower after the rain in Karlovac. Sways gently in the breeze. Captured with Canon R7 & TTartisan 100mm Macro X2. 📸✨ #malioli #CanonR7 #TTartisan100mmMacro #macro #raindrops #Karlovac #Croatia
A black and white studio portrait of an individual facing directly toward the camera, centered against a seamless, uniform mid-tone gray background. The subject maintains a steady, neutral gaze straight into the lens. They have long, straight hair parted precisely in the middle. Framing the face and head is a voluminous, dark feather boa that acts almost like a hood, draping heavily down both shoulders and across the torso. The dense, spiky texture of the deep black feathers creates a stark visual contrast against the smooth, luminous gray tones of the subject's skin. The lighting is soft and frontal, as indicated by the catchlights in the eyes, illuminating the face evenly with minimal harsh shadows. Subtle shading defines the cheekbones, the jawline, and the space beneath the lower lip. Around the neck, the subject wears an intricate, dark lace choker adorned with a central dark gem and delicate dangling elements. The subject is bare-chested beneath the prop, with the heavy feather wrap arranged asymmetrically across the torso, leaving the right breast (on the viewer's left) exposed. The composition relies heavily on the central symmetry of the face, which is intentionally broken by the chaotic, organic lines of the feathers and the asymmetrical draping.
"Scarf out of black feathers".
From the "Peaky Blinders Women" series.
#SilentSunday #PeakyBlindersWomen #PeakyBlinders
@bskyphotos.bsky.social #Photography #Fashion #FineArt #Nude #NudeArt #BlueSkyArtShow #PortraitPhotography #Portrait #UltimateMaleGaze #PhotoOfTheDay #Art #Canon #CanonR7
Black and white story from the Korana river. 🌿 Tradition of preserving wooden boats underwater. 📸
#malioli #CanonR7 #RF24105 #BWphotography #tradition #Karlovac #Croatia #VisitKarlovac #naturephotography
A detailed close-up photograph of a White-crowned Sparrow, a small, grey-bodied bird, perched on a textured, dark woody branch with peeling bark. The sparrow is holding itself upright and looking slightly to the right with its small, dark eye, facing towards the viewer. The most distinctive feature is its head, which has striking, sharp black and white longitudinal stripes forming its crown and brow: a central white stripe, bordered by black, with a broader white stripe above the eye, all meeting at the back of the head. The rest of its face, neck, and breast are a clean, uniform light grey. It has a small, yellowish-orange conical bill. Its back and wings show a detailed pattern of brown, white, and grey feathers, with two prominent white wing bars on the folded wing. The bird's body is plump and grey, leading to a moderately long, brownish-grey tail. Its small, pinkish-brown legs are visible, gripping the branch with fine claws. The background is a soft, out-of-focus (bokeh) collection of natural garden elements, including various green leaves of different shades, a large dark tree trunk on the right, and other blurred branches, creating a natural and tranquil setting. In the lower-left foreground, there are some blurry green leaves and a small cluster of indistinct yellowish-green buds. The lighting is natural, diffused daylight, evenly illuminating the bird's feathers. The focus is sharp on the bird, particularly its head and body, making it stand out from the background.
A pair of mallard ducks stands side-by-side on a light-grey stone paver path. The female duck on the left is entirely covered in mottled brown and beige plumage, with an orange bill and feet, and faces left. The male duck on the right has an iridescent green head, a white neck ring, a chestnut chest, grey wings, and a pale yellow bill. Both have bright orange webbed feet. Behind them is a weathered light-wood picket fence with green bushes and darker rocks blurred in the distance under natural daylight.
Got a nice pic of a White-crowned Sparrow today, and tried to make friends with these Mallard ducks. They let me get close without flying away so it seems like they trust me a little more now. Maybe I’ll try wading into the pool like Tony Soprano someday. Nope. 🥶 #Birds #Nature #Sonoma #CanonR7
) Easy-going golden sunset over Banija and the Kupa River. 🌅✨
#Karlovac #Kupa #Sunset #malioli #CanonR7 #RF24105 #reflections #sunsetphotography #landscape #croatia #visitkarlovac #threads
Its tough work being a #Squirrel
Little #Red has had a rough day. 😒
Its hard work keeping up this level of cuteness. 😊
#SquirrelSaturday #mammal #photography #ECK #CanonR7 #CanonRF100-400 #PhotographersUnited
Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SmallBirdsInFlight, any bird Duck Size or smaller in flight.
This #WhiteBreastedNuthatch is starting the exhausting flight over to the feeders in this action series. 😆
#birds #photography #ECK #Wildlife #CanonR7
#Canon100-400
For JJ's javajanegallery.co.uk #SmallBirdSaturday, a #AmericanGoldFinch at the feeder in the rain yesterday.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #ECK #CanonR7 #RF100-400
A BlackSquirrel who was just emptying my bird feeder. 😡 #SquirrelSaturday! #mammal #squirrel #photography #ECK #CanonR7 #CanonRF100-400 #PhotographersUnited
The carnival has come to Karlovac! 🎡 Bright lights of the fun park perfectly reflected in the calm waters of the Korana River during the blue hour. Shot with Canon R7 and RF 24-105mm. 🇭🇷✨ #Karlovac #Croatia #NightPhotography #CanonR7
Alan's @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #weather a favourite shot in any weather we can see…..rain, wind, snow etc.
A couple today, A #SnowyOwl making an escape in the snow and a #MourningDove in the rain.
#photography #ECK #CanonRebelXTi #Sigma170-500 #CanonR7 #RF100-400 #Birds
"A weathered stone lion sculpture at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire, photographed close-up from a low angle against a bright blue sky. The lion is seated and appears to be roaring, with a collar around its neck and a ball beneath one paw. The golden limestone façade of Wrest Park House fills the background, showing ornate white-framed windows and decorative wrought iron balconies."
"Guardian Lion, Wrest Park"
Canon EOS R7 with Canon RF 18-150mm lens.
Processed from raw using Canon Digital Photo Professional.
#photography #canonR7 #DPP4
"The formal parterre garden at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire, viewed from the terrace of the main house. Elaborate scrolling box hedges enclose beds of spring tulips in red, yellow and pink, separated by gravel paths in a symmetrical French-style design. Two classical stone statues on tall pedestals stand within the parterre. Clipped topiary cones, orange trees in wooden planters, and a long grass avenue lined with trees extend into the distance, with the Archer Pavilion visible as a small domed structure on the horizon. Dramatic cloudy sky overhead."
"The Parterre Garden, Wrest Park"
Canon EOS R7 with Canon RF 18-150mm lens.
Processed from raw using Canon Digital Photo Professional.
#photography #canonR7 #DPP4
"A weathered stone garden statue of a classical female figure at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. The draped figure stands on a pedestal and holds a goose to her chest, gazing downward. In the background, across a wide expanse of open lawn, Wrest Park House is visible in the middle distance beneath a partly cloudy sky. Trees frame the right side of the image."
"Watching Over the Park"
Canon EOS R7 with Canon RF 18-150mm lens.
Processed from raw using Canon Digital Photo Professional.
#photography #canonR7 #DPP4