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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed)

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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 13h
51.10878, -2.4483 *Results may vary. #WeekNforNeon #AlphabetChallenge #PublicArt #MartinCreed #HauserWirth #Somerset #Photography
Writ large across a 18th-century stone farmhouse, Martin Creed's neon tube signage reassures us that "Everything Is Going to Be Alright." Durslade Farmhouse at the Hauser & Wirth gallery, Bruton, Somerset, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke, 2014.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
51.378843, -2.359638 Smash. #WeekNforNeon #AlphabetChallenge #Lights #Signage #Photography
Suspended on black chains from a cast concrete ceiling is a neon sign reading "Smash." Southgate Street, Bath, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A great image, particularly from such an unlikely subject. Bravo!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
That's so good, Katherine. Bravo!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yep. I wasn't for me either. But apparently Apple TV liked it enough to commission a second series. Here's a story about the cancelation: deadline.com/2025/01/how-...
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Diletant Perplex @hectorn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
reminiscències diletantperplexe.wordpress.com #photography
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Very cool, Paula!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thanks Andrew. The space is amazing—it's almost difficult to take a bad photo of it!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Amazing! I'm currently listening to him read Spook Street (book #4).
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
51.456718, -0.974046 "Rivers, Ruins & Regency" #BlueskyArtShow #Lights #PublicArt #StreetArt #Mural #KevMundy #ReadingUK #Photography
A daytime shot of "Rivers, Ruins & Regency" [2024] by Kev Mundy, in collaboration with sculptor Stuart Melrose. During the day, the artwork seems black and white. The piece is full of references to the people, landmarks, and products of Reading. Red plastic barriers stand in front of the piece. Friars Walk, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.A nighttime shot of "Rivers, Ruins & Regency" by Mundy & Melrose, and the daytime monotone art has now been backlit and the characters have shades of blue, green, yellow, pink, and purple behind them. Two famous (short-term) residents, Oscar Wilde and Jane Austen, appear in the top row. Friars Walk, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Jochen Berger @jochenberger.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
Down and around, Rotunda Santa Marija Assunta, Malta, June 2025 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLForLookingIn #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #Scape #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky
A high-contrast black-and-white aerial view of the Mosta Rotunda's interior in Malta, showcasing its geometric floor patterns, radiating symmetry, and scattered visitors. The interplay of light and shadow enhances the depth and texture, creating a dynamic visual rhythm. The composition emphasizes the central focal point, drawing the eye inward with bold lines and repetitive motifs.

Ein hochkontrastreicher Schwarz-Weiß-Blick ins Innere der Mosta-Rotunde auf Malta, der die geometrischen Bodenmuster, strahlende Symmetrie und verstreuten Besucher zeigt. Das Spiel von Licht und Schatten verstärkt Tiefe und Textur und schafft einen dynamischen visuellen Rhythmus. Die Komposition betont den zentralen Brennpunkt und lenkt den Blick mit kühnen Linien und sich wiederholenden Motiven nach innen.

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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Very kind. Thank you.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lovely!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
55.71652, 12.53409 #BlueskyArtShow: the #lights of Grundtvigs Kirke⁩, ⁨Copenhagen. #Lighting #Architecture #Churches #Copenhagen #Grundtvig #Photography
A church built in yellow stone brick with tall, pointed arches and ribbed groin vaults. Hanging from one of these arches is a large chandelier made up of four metal rings, each with eighteen flame-shaped lightbulbs pointing down. In the distance, there are two more such light fittings, but they are not illuminated. Grundtvigs Kirke⁩, ⁨Copenhagen, ⁨Denmark⁩. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
51.44770, -0.95754 #FensterFreitag #Windows #Signage #Glass #ReadingUK #Photography
Large, translucent, solid-colour graphics with multiple cutouts have been applied to a series of four large window panes. Red, green, yellow, blue. Through the gaps we see a blue sky, the concrete tops of another part of the same building and a leafy tree. Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
51.44770, -0.95754 #UrbanGaze #Windows #Signage #Glass #ReadingUK #Photography
A modern building with two storeys of metal-framed windows. Translucent, solid-colour graphics with multiple cutouts have been applied to a horizontal strip of windows near the ground floor. The blue sky with wispy clouds is reflected in the upper windows. Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Andreas Freise @gwoptics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rolling. #photography
A photo of a brilliant white surface with several colorful semi-transparent spheres. Sunlight from the top right is creating elongated colourful shadows behind the spheres. The surface also has circular black areas, probably holes.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think he might have health issues and the bloated look might be down to steroids (and not body building ones). Last year he canceled his own Apple TV show when it was 75% complete due to illness.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thanks Shawn!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I wish I could say that all those things were painstakingly planned and executed! Thanks again. 😁
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
51.44770, -0.95754 #WindowsOnWednesday #Windows #AOFoto #Signage #Glass #ReadingUK #Photography
Large, translucent, solid-colour graphics with multiple cutouts have been applied to a series of windows. The window at the centre of the image has a louvred-glass section and through the gaps we see a leafy tree. Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#WindowsOnWednesday in #WallsOnWednesday Saddell Castle, Kintyre #aofoto
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Very kind, thanks. It was one of those shots that surprised me when I saw the result. Lalique effect—I hadn't thought of that, but I totally see it now. As for the title, your reaction was exactly what I was hoping for! I wonder how many other people will see it.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#WeekLforLookingIn #AlphabetChallenge #Green #Bottle #StillLife #Photography BODY WA
A blurry green photograph with concentric circles of colour and light, centering on a mass of bubbles. Rainbow spectrums abound, as you would expect with these soapy spheres. Blurred lettering reading "BODY WA" can be discerned at the top of the image. Looking from the neck down into an almost-empty bottle of shower gel. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Chatrouge @chatrouge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Plaque d’égout / France #aofoto #photography
Plaque d’égout avec peinture fluo au centre et bitume de 2 tons.
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Shawn @ftlshawn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Slow Passing Freight Train.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
51.45454, -0.97243 #Golden #BlueSkyArtShow #Staircase #Photography
An interior staircase is bathed in golden light. Strip lights under each pink marble step illuminate the wooden backboards, and copper protective "stair nosings" give the scene warmth and depth. Minster Street, Reading, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I think the censored photo is just coincidence. I expect that traffic is down overall. I've no idea how you're tracking views (is that a thing here?) but interaction such as comments, likes and reposts seem harder to come by. Then again, maybe people are just tired of my bullshit!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
51.44857, -0.95814 Hazardous day #BlueskyMonday #AOFoto #Caution #Signage #LookDown #Photography
An aged, blue linoleum floor features numerous strips of hazard tape and paint. The central grouping of these adhesive applications has six horizontal lines and two vertical lines of red-and-white striped tape. There's a bright yellow bollard in the top left corner, and two shoes with blue uppers and red soles at the base of the image. Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.A wall-mounted box has been completely covered in yellow-and-black hazard tape. The wall itself is painted white and ceiling lights cast shadows to the left and right. A blue plastic handrail is below the box. United Kingdom health and safety regulations state that markings should be placed around obstacles or dangerous locations. This includes where any of the following present a risk: people tripping or falling; objects falling, and people or vehicles colliding with objects. Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.Standing at a doorway and looking down to aged and stained blue linoleum. There are two stickers on the ground, both mostly yellow in colour. One has an x, or more accurately, a multiplication sign (×), filled with a red and white stripe pattern. The other reads "One way"  and has an upward point arrow filled with white and yellow stripes.  There's a polygon of warm yellow linoleum in the top right corner, and two shoes with blue uppers and red soles at the base of the image. Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Matthias Kiesselbach @matthiaskie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
easy #berlin #night #streetshot
Two persons relaxing in a hotel lounge, seen through a semi transparent curtain
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
51.45029, -0.96703 #WeekIForIntegers #AlphabetChallenge #ReadingUK #Signage #Photography
2 Silver Street: the freestanding, monolith-like sign for this apartment building is made with dark grey metal panels and has protruding stainless-steel lettering (plus one numeral). Taken at an angle, this photo crops out the final letter T. The metal has weathered a little and the letters are somewhat discoloured. A blue sky with wispy clouds is visible in the top left corner. Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Thanks Bob!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
51.45792, -0.96952 TW EL VE / 12 #WeekIForIntegers #AlphabetChallenge #ReadingUK #Architecture #Signage #Photography
A redbrick office building has been painted black, except for its stylised street number ("TW EL VE") broken out over the structure's three bays. On the street level to the left, the metallic gates to the structure's parking garage feature an interesting geometric pattern which is mirrored by a screen behind the reception area window on the right. 12 Forbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.The east side of the building also has a message in unpainted brickwork—its street number. 12 Forbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
51.45698, -0.97332 30–31 Friar St., Reading #WeekIForIntegers #AlphabetChallenge #ReadingUK #Signage #Photography
In a paved alley, one section of an otherwise concrete-and-glass building has a brickwork section with a small sash window in the middle. The wall has been painted black and has "30—31" painted in large white numerals, with the extra-long dash being broken by the window. 30–31 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Chuyungo @chuyungo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When my number is up. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIntegers
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
That is wonderful. Bravo!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#WeekIForIntegers #AlphabetChallenge #Glass #Jars #Photography ⑮ ⑲ ㉑ ㉙
A colourful photo featuring a diagonal stripe pattern with swirled distortion beyond a central circle. An embossed, underscored "15" is at the midpoint. Using an empty jar as a lens with a striped cushion in the background. Photo by Gearóid Burke.A photograph with distorted swirls of colour. An embossed, underscored "19" is at the midpoint, with "314ml" set at the top. Using an empty jar as a lens with a circular-patterned chopping board in the background. Photo by Gearóid Burke.Concentric rings of glass over a background of mustard yellow, cyan, scarlet and maroon. An embossed, underscored "21" is at the midpoint. A photograph of a detail of a painting, using an empty jar as a lens. Photo by Gearóid Burke.Concentric circles of glass over colourful abstract background. An embossed, underscored "29" is at the  centrepoint. A photograph of a paperback book ("The Broom of the System" by David Foster Wallace) on a wooden table, using an empty jar as a lens. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
How are the no cars?!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
51.42282, -0.95926 #DeFibMonday #AOFoto #ReadingUK #Photography
A photograph of the gable end of a three-storey, redbrick building with a wraparound cantilevered canopy. Below a maisonette, a funeral parlour occupies the ground floor unit and a large black sign on this side of the structure advertises their name and services. To the right is a bright yellow plastic box containing a defibrillator. The sky is filled with dark rainclouds and the ground is wet. Northumberland Avenue, Reading, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
51.38749, -2.36012 #BathUK #GeorgianArchitecture #Architecture #UrbanGaze #Photography
A large, detached Georgian house and its gateposts on a summer's day. This three-storey, five-bay fronted Palladian villa is topped by a large pediment. Its six-panel door has a fanlight and the first floor has balustraded panels below the windows. The front garden has lush trees and shrubs in various shades of green. In the foreground, outside the property, an abundance of weeds grows between paving slabs. A modern sign on the gatepost reads "The Admiral's House" and you can rent the seven-bedroom property via a popular holiday accommodation website. 20 Vineyards (c. 1765), The Paragon, Bath, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Colossal @thisiscolossal.com · 26/08/2026
Photographer Luca Battaglia presents Europe's carousels in a perpetual whirl www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/luca...
a long-exposure photo of a spinning carousela long-exposure photo of a spinning carousel
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Indeed!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Superheroes by Daft Punk?
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A+ for titling!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
51.75079, -1.26211 Grandiose doorway in Paradise Street, Oxford #WeekGForGrand #AlphabetChallenge #Doors #Oxford #Photography
A monotone photograph of a white-washed doorway featuring a prominent, elaborate Baroque-style moulded stucco overdoor pediment. The comparatively basic door is painted black and has a cheap sign that reads "Greyfriars Hideaway XXIII." This is the entrance to the courtyard of a grade-II-listed, 17th-century townhouse and "five star luxury" holiday rental. Paradise Street, Oxford, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
48.85931, 2.34573 59 Rivoli #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVibrant #Photography #Paris #Doors #PublicArt #StreetArt
An elaborately-decorated set of doors and door frame, painted gold and yellow with bright red and green detailing. They are further adorned with sculpted figures/faces, handwritten notes, tags, and stickers. Formerly an artists' squat, the building is now a contemporary art gallery. More information at 59rivoli.org. 59 Rue de Rivoli, Paris, France. Photo by Gearóid Burke, 2019.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Great photos, wonderfully presented. Bravo!
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Andrew Ogilvy @andrewogilvy.com · 16/08/2026
Bottle Alley, Hastings #Architecture #Concrete #Seascape
Photographic montage with two landscape orientation images flanking a portrait orientation picture. Each colour photo features the striking coloured concrete of the Bottle Alley walkway. Each image also has a person in shot. In the central image, the person is a bit harder to see as they are further away and under a sun umbrella. Each photograph has a watermark with the initials AO in it.
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Thanks Dan!
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Gearóid (pronounced Garrowed) @garrowed.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
51.44945, -0.95835 I looked straight up at 16:19 BST and captured this beauty—even if it's not quite like today's eclipse photos. #AOFoto #Photography #ClassicMono
The view from below a dropped ceiling with an unusual vent cover centred in the grid of white tiles. The cover features 24 long, rectangular openings set at an angle, then rotating around in ring, making a jagged circle in the negative space. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
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