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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

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.

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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 · 29/03/2025

Totally agree - the days I struggle most are when I can't find the right music. I'm never sure if it's because my mood is off (so I'm just going to be unproductive no matter what), or if I just haven't found the music that will focus me in that headspace.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 26/03/2025

Cheers muchly Em :) Yeah, it's a good old wander, but one of my favourites for sure.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 26/03/2025

Ah, thanks very much indeed. That's really lovely feedback :)

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 26/03/2025

It is - one of my favourite leg stretches :)

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

Thanks very much :) it's a longer focal length than I'd usually go for, but the patch of cloud was the driving force behind it.

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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

Thanks very much - It was lucky I had my tripod at hand!

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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

Just realised I meant skylarks, not nightingales. My main point still stands :)

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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 · 20/03/2025

Doh, thanks Steve. Managed to totally forget the hashtag on the winner announcement!

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

Absolutely. I know I don't adventure as far as you, but if a place is already known, we don't need to tag it, and if not, we shouldn't :) that's my thinking anyway!

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

Couldn't agree more with this. 👏👏👏

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

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 :)

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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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ChronoWolf @ BLFC @chronowolf.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

'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.

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 11/03/2025

Ah yes - the double edged sword of Share Mondays! Best set an alarm on my phone!!

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Mike Phillips @mikephillipsphotos.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

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

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 11/03/2025

Wow, thanks very much Mike! I was sure you'd go with one of the others...!

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Kieran Metcalfe @kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk · 11/03/2025

Thanks very much Mike - a great selection and I really appreciate the include! Congrats all :)

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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

Thanks Sally - we've had a great time. Just enduring some rough seas on our last night as we head back towards Alesund.

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

Thanks Sally! We're on the Havila Pollux which does the same route. It seemed very eco friendly with the ship design and approach to food and waste. But both companies are so mcuh better than the normal cruise lines - even just for the amount you see. It's been a wonderful trip! Havilavoyages.com

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Discover Norway - Havila Voyages

Havila Voyages sails Bergen-Kirkenes with the most modern ships on the route. Cruise in Norway through fjords, Northern Lights and the Midnight Sun.

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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

Cheers Em - it really was! Mind blowing... I thought the lights we saw in Oct were spectacular (and they were) but this was something else entirely.

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

Thanks Tom - it really was. Couldn't quite believe what we were seeing!

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