A Bluesky Update x

I think his standup stuff is funnier.

Technically, I can't put these images in my #PaintedSkies project as they weren't shot from home (I may need to change the rules!) - but I couldn't not shoot these wonderful clouds while I was out yesterday. #Photography #Clouds #Abstract #Cloudscapes

Blummin' 'eck. Just phoned to cancel a household service plan that was suddenly renewing at £44/month. As a "valued customer", they could offer me the same plan at £19/month. Why the heck wasn't that the renewal price then!! "Valued" = cash cow, it would seem.

This spot was sheltered from the wind last night. But halfway to the first outcrop I could barely stand against the gusts. Off to the right, the sky and light were incredible, but there was just no way to get a composition safely. This was rather pretty though :) #Photography #Landscape

Looks like a promising sky for this evening, but blow me down (literally) it's windy. The trick will be finding a spot safe enough to get the tripod out. #Photography

Some nice colour and structure from last night #PaintedSkies #Photography #Abstract #Clouds #Cloudscape #WxSky #SkySky

Repost of my trip to the Salt Cellar for #FSPrintMonday #ShareMondays2025 #Photography #Landscapes

Woop - thanks to BAV Media... as seen in @theguardian.com!

Last night's sunset from the #PeakDistrict was peaceful affair. Not much cloud around, but some very high wisps caught the light beautifully after the sun went down. The soft glow from the blue sky picked out the detail on the rocks, and in the heather and bilberry. #Photography #Landscapes

Ok, turns out it was a @spacex.extwitter.link Falcon 9 dumping fuel. What was very cool (to me) was that you could see the plume dropping into the earth's shadow (2nd pic)

I swear I've just seen a rocket stage separation on my walk back to the car... Missed getting a shoy of that moment, but this beautiful Galaxy shape made it's way across the sky heading roughly SE @spacex.extwitter.link? @esa.int? @nasawatch.bsky.social? Was this any of you?

Couldn't resist a bit more of this today. And I think I just heard my first curlew of the year. Love that sound. And the nightingales. And the grouse. Love it up here. #PeakDistrict #photography

#Repost - A peak district view for #ShareMondays2025 #FSPrintMonday #Photography #Landscapes

One from last night's mooch in the Peak District, and realising how much I miss being out. There were some very lovely bursts of intense golden light at times which played wonderfully with the colours that were already in the landscape. #Photography #Landscapes #PeakDistrict

Doing a bit of this. Not done a lot of this around here for a while. Good to be out mooching. #Photography #PeakDistrict

Couldn't agree more with this. 👏👏👏

These 3 months have flown, and I was wondering if I'd made the most of them. But yesterday I got a birthday present from the consultant - another 3 months off! Time to make a bit more hay :)

A bit of gorgeous colour and texture as the sun went down tonight. #PaintedSkies #Photography #Cloud #Abstract #WxSky #WeatherSky #SkySky

A close run thing - the whole selection process was, to be fair, but my winner this week is this abstract ICM by @theworldofmattp.bsky.social It grabbed my attention immediately, especially the hint of a face in the middle. Something unsettling, I think but in the best way.

Hi all - here's my top 4 for #ShareMondays2025 this week. I've tried to pick from a selection of genres... @theworldofmattp.bsky.social @stonesphotographs.bsky.social @markhether18.bsky.social @bulloch.photography Winner to follow later :)

'AI Destroyed the Digital Artist' (from our BLFC show) is based on the 80's hit by The Buggles. This parody is a modern commentary on AI art. In the same vein as the original, it's a reflection on how technological advancements can disrupt established creative artforms with sad consequences.

My #sharemondays2025 choice is this photo by @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk, for the composition and peaceful feeling it conveys to me. Congratulations Kieran.

A view of Stormolla in the Lofoten Islands while we were passing through Tengelfjord. One of the areas I most looked forward to seeing and the light was just gorgeous. #Photography #ShareMondays2025 #FSPrintMonday

Still at sea, but I've started going through the many thousand images I've taken. Most are snaps, but there's a few that I'm really pleased with. This is Selsøyvik, just as we crossed the arctic circle. Seems so quintessentially Norwegian - at least to a tourist! #Photography #Landscapes #Norway

Too rough to be on deck last night, so a dodgy handheld shot from the cabin window. A bit of an impressionistic shot.

I promised some daylight shots, so here's a few from our passage through the Lofoten Islands yesterday. What a stunning place... #Photography #Landscapes #Norway #Lofoten

I think this might be my favourite aurora shot from Norway. The skies were truly dancing with colour and movement clearly visible to the naked eye. #photography #fsprintmonday #shareMondays2025

Yes, it's awful video, but a highlight of this trip has to be yesterday's visit to Nordkapp, where we watched three humpback whales (300m below us - plus it was very windy, hence the dodgy video) #Nature #Norway #MarineLife #Humpback #HavilaVoyages

More aurora earlier tonight - I promise I'll post some daylight shots at some point!! A lovely albeit short display, and a bit of cloud around. Taken from the Havila Pollux just out of Tromsø. Jupiter decided to get in on the act too.

We've had two amazing nights of Aurora on the Havila Pollux. Here's a few from the second night, including a very happy big-camera-selfie with Mrs M... #Photography #Aurora #NorthernLights

Having an amazing time in Norway - and tonight the green lady was a'dancing. Not technically perfect shots - hard on a moving ship, but... just incredible patterns in the sky. And this is just our second night of the cruise! #Photography #Aurora #NorthernLights

Just landed in Bergen. Had a very pretty send off from Manchester. Hopefully a good omen.

Airport drinkies... Norway, here we come #notsoHumbleBrag

Here's a couple for #WaterfallWednesday - a wide view and a detail shot of the falls at the Valley of Desolation from a wander with Mrs M the other day. #Photography #Landscapes #Water

To round off our couple of days away, a little trip to the thee-et-aah (and a very happy Mrs M after an hour at the stage door!) #KinkyBoots #JoJo

Just had a lovely couple of days away near Skipton with Mrs M, walking distance from the priory ruins at Bolton Abbey. Here's a twilight shot of the classic view - the colours didn't really pop, but there was some lively subtle light. #landscape #photography #ThePhotoHour #yorkshireDales

A fiery sunset #PaintedSkies #Photography #Abstract #cloudscapes #WxSky #SkySky #naturephotography

"Redemption" - my contribution the #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme of #Light

Another cloud abstract from a couple of days ago. #PaintedSkies #Photography #Abstract #cloudscapes #WxSky #SkySky

A few more from yesterday as afternoon turned to evening. I fluffed the ISO on some of these as I'd messed with my settings and not reset them properly! #PaintedSkies #Photography #Abstract #Cloudscape

A gorgeous little pearlescent wisp among stormy clouds this afternoon. #PaintedSkies #Photography #Abstract #Cloudscape

A bit of fun - I'm getting quite into cryptic crossswords of late, so here's a couple of teasers: Smoothly change some of those guesses (5) Serious confusion started by length of a cake (5) #Cryptic #Crosswords #CrypticClue #Puzzles

Happy 5th "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" anniversary! #Geology ⚒️

Will you permit me a fourth #PaintedSkies post in two days? A set from the same small patch of sky over almost exactly 15 minutes as the sun set tonight. The last of Éowyn's winds meant the clouds were constantly shifting. #Photography #Abstract #Cloudscapes #Scape #SkySky #WxSky

Yep, can confirm this. My renewal had jumped to £109... This process got me back down to £79? Thanks Max!

Storm Éowyn was whipping up and breaking the clouds this morning, making for some nice hazy scenes. Had to be quick to grab them before they blew away! Hope everyone's keeping safe. #PaintedSkies #StormEowyn #Photography #Abstract #Cloudscapes

As promised (threatened?), here's four more from this morning, including one shooting briefly in the opposite direction. #PaintedSkies #Photography #Abstract #Cloudscapes #SkySky #WxSky #Nature

My #PaintedSkies project has been a bit overlooked of late, bit the very pretty light this morning made me grab the camera. Hard to pick a set of just 4 to share (so it's very likely I'll share more later!) #PaintedSkies #Photography #Abstract #Cloudscapes #SkySky #WxSky #Nature