Alan Smith (mainly on Bluesky now)

Amateur photographer, film maker & teacher. Category winner: BWPA 2019, Digital Camera PoTY 2018. For photos only use weblink to find me on Instagram and FB.

[Alan Smith (mainly on Bluesky now) @DustyFootprints]

According to @thameswater this is safe to drink!

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Continuing my theme (from yesterday) of closeups from nature, this is part of a snail's shell

#photography #NaturePhotography #abstractphotography

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Have you ever seen the cells in the petals of an iris? I was taking some wide angle macro shots of spring flowers in the garden when I decided to go as close as I could to the flower and was blown away by what I could see. (Effective magnification is x15 at 36mm wide)
#flower

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I'm posting a series of photos on Bluesky at the moment that were taken close to home. This is number 4 and there will be quite a few more befor I move out of my back garden. #photography #naturephotography

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I’m starting a short series of photos on Bluesky showing what you can photograph without travelling too far. This one was taken 2 metres from my back door.

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@NatureArtVic Beautiful Alpine light, Victoria

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It’s great when insects pose for the camera! This praying mantis had just finished laying eggs – you can still see some of the ootheca that protects them attached to her ovipositor.

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@NatureArtVic @Rutlandbirds @ShepherdWells @_charliebingham @ruths_portraits The Merlin Bird ID gave me these possible matches for Austria

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@STIrwin Thanks Terry

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V-tern

A photo from my minimalist phase - taken in Iceland in 2023

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So @RevolutApp you’ve spent hours going through a legitimate payment I was making. I provided everything you asked for. The chat was then closed before you emailed me to say you think it’s a scam. If you are going to do this you should say why in the chat and let me respond.

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A festive echinoderm to wish you all a happy Christmas and a fruitful square year (45 squared = 2025).

The starfish was photographed on Mtende Beach, Zanzibar, earlier this year.

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Insect intimacy

Mating flies spotted in the grounds of Kisiizi Hospital in Uganda. The 1st image is a huge crop of the second photo.

#photography #NaturePhotography

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The leopard known as Quarantine – taken in Sabi Sands in 2016. I found this sitting amongst the unprocessed images on one of my hard drives.

#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

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@PrognosticChats How does this compare with, for example, deaths due to MRSA (something the NHS spends a lot of time, effort and money trying to prevent)?

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@NatureArtVic @FI_Conservation @GlobalBirdfair @froglifers @HealRewilding @HawkConservancy Congratulations on surviving a year, Victoria . I hope all your hard work and marketing lead to more and more success. These are difficult times to make a living as an artist.

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When a lion gives mouth to mouth, resuscitation is the last thing on its mind! Taken just as the Sun rose over the horizon in the Maasai Mara in November 2022.
#wildlife #NaturePhotography

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Creature of the shadows – Luluka wakes up from a snooze and immediately looks as though she means business. Taken in the Maasai Mara in November 2022.
#photography #NaturePhotography

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Feeding frenzy – a throwback to my trip to Samburu, Kenya in December 2021.

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@VerityMilligan I visited Luskentyre a fortnight ago, for the first time. That photo sums it up perfectly. Keep posting.