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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 05/04/2025

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

Art Deco wisps of grey cirrus with higher clouds catching golden light behind

Wisps of grey cirrus with higher clouds catching golden light behind

A band of pink cloud through blue haze at sunset

Wisps of cirrus cloud catching vibrant pink light just after sunset

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 05/04/2025

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

Delicate pink cirrus above the outcrops of The Roaches in the Peak District. The bottom left of the image is framed by a curving gritstone rock with white lichen and green biilberry.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 04/04/2025

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

Billowing cirrus clouds (Mare's tails) over a rocky outcrop)

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 25/03/2025

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

The Salt Cellar rock formation in the Peak District in a soft blue hour glow. High clouds are catching the pink light from the sun below the horizon.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 24/03/2025

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)

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 24/03/2025

Just grabbed this raw from the camera... Will post a processed version when I get home...

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 24/03/2025

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?

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 24/03/2025

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

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 21/03/2025

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

Golden light hitting the rocks and a gravel path with rocky edges in the distance. The Landscape already has its brown and fawn winter colours and the light only serves to intensify those tones.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 20/03/2025

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

Camera on a tripod, set up to take a photo in the Peak District

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 18/03/2025

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.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 10/03/2025

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

The mountainous island of Stormolla, dusted with snow under a winter sky - golden light is breaking through and catching in the clouds.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 05/03/2025

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

The small village of Selsøyvik - typical Norwegian red houses with grey roofs - with its small harbour and snowy mountains behind. The sky is coloured with the last glow of sunrise.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 05/03/2025

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

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 04/03/2025

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

A view down Trollfjord - one of the narrowest fjords. The boat doesn't go down there in the winter, but evidently does in the summer.

Golden light over an isolated mountain island.

Close up of snowy mountain peaks against clouds, in soft blue hour light.

A streak of pink clouds above the mountains of Svolvaer.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 03/03/2025

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

Green and red columns of Aurora over snowy mountains and the sea

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 01/03/2025

Here's a couple of stills that might be less nausea-inducing...

Two humpback whales - one diving and one breaking the surface

Three humpacks in different stages of breaching. One with tail in the air, one under the water and third with it's back just breaking the surface.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 01/03/2025

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

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 27/02/2025

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.

A green S curve of Aurora over snowy mountains

A shot of Aurora overhead through a break in the cloud

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 26/02/2025

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

Mrs M and I smiling in front of the northern lights

Northern Lights over the sea near Rosvik

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 24/02/2025

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

Green aurora patterns fill the sky over mountains in the Norwegian Fjords

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 21/02/2025

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

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 05/02/2025

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

The dual falls at the Valley of Desolation in the Yorkshire Dales, and a foreground of the water running out of the pool at the base of the falls over some rocks.

Mono close up of a section of the face of the falls

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 04/02/2025

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

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 04/02/2025

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

Bolton Priory ruins against a soft evening sky and reflected in the River Wharfe - the popular stepping stones are running across the lower left corner, disturbing the smooth flow of the water.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 31/01/2025

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

Two swirls of pale cloud interlocking against dark greys

A burst of golden light against dark clouds illuminates a horsehead of wispy cloud

Strands of grey cloud sillhouetted against soft orange and gold tones.

A smooth topped cloud, almost hill-like in appearance against a rich red glow is surrounded by heavier dark grey-purple clouds.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 30/01/2025

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

$Dark clouds surround a bright wisp of cloud which is refracting all the colours of the rainbow.$

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 24/01/2025

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

Portrait orientation with horizontal bands of high wisps of golden cloud

Landscape orientation, again with horizonatal bands of golden cloud. These don't quite fill the frame, allowing the soft blue sky to feature more in the image.

Portrait orientation - a collection of pinky-orange tufts of cloud against a blue sky gradient (lighter at the bottom)

Landscape Orientation - more tufts of cloud against a soft blue gradient sky. These are more pink than orange as the light began to fade, with some shadow areas picking out the shapes.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 24/01/2025

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

Curling cumulus clouds softly catching the light against a pale blue sky

Light streaming upwards between layers of clouds. Dark grey at the bottom, brighter towards the top of the image.

Swirling gaps in grey cloud with brighter high cloud and some blue sky beyond.

A bright opening in grey clouds letting rays of light through to catch on the clouds behind.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 23/01/2025

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

Portrait orientation - a very abstract combination of light grey and pale orange clouds against a faintly blue morning sky.

Landscape Orientation. Wispy light grey clouds against a blue/lilac sky in vaguely horizontal streaks. There hints of orange highlights throughout. but the most prominent runs right across the image on the upper third line.

Landscape Orientation - very hazy clouds, with little definition on the whole. Colours range some soft grey / purple to hints of orange. Towards the top right, a patch of more defined fluffy clouds are catching the light, almost white, and are visible through the haze.

Landscape orientation - Bright orange tendrils of cloud extend from a dark grey clump on the left side of the image out into clearer sky on the right. Dawn light is leaking into the image from the bottom.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 23/01/2025

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

Swirling tendrils of grey cloud against a layer of softly glowing pink.

Soft orange clouds with a patch of bright white angular clouds behind. A formation I've not encountered before - reminded me of angels.

Grey clouds with fibrous streaks of illuminated golden clouds in front

Light catching under textured clouds. The glow is coming up from the bottom of the image and the lit clouds are around the top and sides of the image.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 22/01/2025

I shared a wider version of this sunset in the snow a couple of weeks ago. I've just found this closeup of the treeline against the sky and must admit to being quite taken with the gradient of colour. #Photography #Woodland #Landscape #Abstract #Treeclub #Sunset

The upper branches of two silver birches fill the frame, almost silhouetted agains the glow of a vibrant sunset. The sky behind is a gradient of colour from mauve at the top, through pink and red to orange in the middle, and then back again to mauve at the bottom.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 17/01/2025

As part of the #EastCoastKin #Scape theme, here's a few from my #PaintedSkies #Cloudscape abstracts project. I've not added to this in a little while and need to rectify that.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 16/01/2025

I've shot this scene in summer and autumn, and was desperate to add winter to the collection. I love blue hour light on snow and it's pretty enough, but somehow doesn't work as well as I'd hoped. It was, however, was the start of an amazing day out so I'm very glad I went. #Photography #Landscape

A lone silver birch in a secluded spot in the peak district under a clear pre-dawn sky. with fresh snow covering the rocks and heather in the foreground.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 14/01/2025

I think I'll be posting snowy trees for a few days yet! This roadside shot was taken after hurriedly jumping out of the car near Alderley Edge. I saw low lying mist across this field and just had to stop! Lots of funny looks from drivers and pedestrians. #Photography #Landscape #ThePhotoHour

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 13/01/2025

Looking across Lawrence Field in the frost. My entry for #FSPrintMonday (so good to see @fotospeed.bsky.social extending the competition over here) #Photography #Landscape

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 12/01/2025

Thanks for all the love for this image from yesterday. Here's a few more on the same theme (rather than posting them one by one and boring you!) #Photography #Woodland #Landscape #PeakDistrict

Hoar-frosted Silver Birch glowing in the sunlight

A hoar-frosted Silver Birch glowing in the sunlight, arching over a snow-covered rock.

An abstract view of the trunks of a number of hoar-frosted Silver Birch glowing in the sunlight, with a shaded rock face providing contrast in the background.

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