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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Textures of the Big Island of Hawaii 🌴 🐚 🌋 What an honor to visit Pele's domain and feel the imprint of volcanic activity, from black sand beaches to vast lava flows. Honestly, I took too many photos and don't know where to start editing! #BigIsland #Hawaii #LandscapePhotography #Photography

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Going through photos from Volcanos National Park and I think we have some bangers in the hopper... #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Volcano #Hawaii

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Super into path blurs recently. More LA local photos and hand edits for your feed 🫶🏼

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy V-Day! While he’s getting intimate with moss through a macro lens, I’m editing the sky to look like a dream sequence. Love is seeing the world through different focal lengths. 📸 #PhotographyCouple #FineArt #NatureLovers

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy #GalentinesDay to all my digital and real-life friends. I love my weird little coven. 🖤 #NatureLovers #Surrealism #Witches

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Beautiful Glencoe in #Scotland last month ❄️ Wherever I go, that negative space follows... #LandscapePhotography #PhotoEdits #Surrealism

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Winter light has this thin, pastel quality that makes everything look like a dream. It’s fleeting, though. Who loves this weather and who is ready for warm springtime light? #WinterLight #PhotoCommunity

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

#imbolc is almost here and the wheel of the year is turning from winter to spring. 🌱🕯️ I'm not quite ready to say goodbye to winter's gentle stillness so expect some snowy landscapes to persist on this account for a little while! #photography #scotland #naturephotography #landscape

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Nature doesn't care about your "aesthetic." It just does its thing, beautifully and violently. It’s humbling to try and bottle it up in a digital file. #NatureAppreciation #OutdoorLife #Art #Photography

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

There’s a specific kind of magic in the blue hour that feels like a thin veil between worlds. Or maybe it’s just my sensor struggling with the ISO. Either way, I’m obsessed and need to get back to the arctic soon. #BlueHour #WitchyVibes #Photography #Finland

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Sheep and secret portals at the Fairly Glen on the magical Isle of Skye 🐑 🧚 The local sheep seemed entirely unimpressed by the tear in the space-time continuum, which is very on-brand for Scottish livestock. #Scotland #Photography #TravelPhotography #LandscapePhotography #NatureLovers

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Gorgeous exploring and shooting around Old Man of Storr in #Scotland 🖤 Already dying to go back! #landscapephotography #photography #travel

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

A wee peek from exploring #Scotland the last couple of weeks! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It was an incredible trip but a lot of pushing through headcolds and a wide variety of weather. Still, we had a wonderful time and I'm looking forward to sharing what photos I managed to capture 🖤 #photography #naturephotography

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Enjoying the continuation of the #Yule season's spirit—a focus on light returning, friends, and feasting. May your midwinter be bright! 🕯️🌿 #Midwinter #FestiveSeason #Christmas

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

A little winter #throwback to pastel dawns and aurora-lit nights in Levi, Finland earlier this year. This trip truly made me a fan of winter travel forever and I honestly can't wait for our next adventure to the Arctic. ❄️ 🦌 🌌 #Photography #Finland #Arctic #Winter

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

#YosemiteFalls on a moody autumn day 🌘 I'm enjoying the descent into winter, how about you? #LandscapePhotography #Landscapes #Photography #PhotoEdits

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Hey it is Thanksgiving after all: I'm thankful for fog that rolls in and makes everything look dramatic and brooding. Can't wait to soak up the ultimate version in Scotland soon. What is the one natural element you are grateful for right now? 🙏 #Photography #LandscapePhotography

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

A little slice of beautiful Vernal Falls in #Yosemite 🩵 I wanted to get tighter framing on the falls to capture more of those wonderful details you could just stare at for hours. #NationalParks #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Waterfall

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Another iconic view of #Yosemite valley complete with an autumnal maple and half dome 🍁 #LandscapePhotography #Photography

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I love an epic vista but mountain details truly make me happy 🖤 #Photography #LandscapePhotography

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I've been playing with these portals lately, which has been a fun experiment in looking at landscapes with a potential framing or negative space in mind. Also, I'm just a sucker for a lone tree on a hillside, let's face it 🌲 #Photography #Photoshop #PhotoEdit #LandscapePhotography

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Twilight at Glacier Point was magical--can you spot the tiny headlamps of hikers in the landscape? #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Yosemite

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

An absolutely breathtaking misty dawn in #Yosemite valley last month 🏔️ #Photography #LandscapePhotography

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

🍂 Otherwordly autumn vibes in Tuolumne Grove last month, and a little editing magic🍃 #Photography #PhotoEdits #Photoshop

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Caught the classic Tunnel View on a misty morning after the first fall storm of this year ❄️ Whenever the weather shifts in Yosemite National Park it always unveils some incredible scenery #photography #landscapephotography #yosemite

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Tiny flowers spotted in Pinnacles National Park this summer 💜 #photography #photoedits #photoshop

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

All in the details 🔍 a little close up of Lower Yosemite Falls as we strolled the valley earlier this year. Staying at Yosemite Valley Lodge was a fascinating chance to be in the middle of it all, including a few minutes' stroll from this lovely view. #photography #landscapephotography #waterfall

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Embracing the misty autumnal drama 🖤 Loved getting this shot at Hetch Hetchy during our trip earlier this fall #landscapephotography #photography

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Managed to grab some photos while visiting family in #Seattle this summer, now into edits! #naturephotography #photography #photoedits

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Breaking a lot of landscape #photography rules here for my own version of the Lone Cypress in northern CA #photoshop #photoediting

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Another shot and edit from Pinnacles National Park earlier this summer 🌌 #NarionalParks #LandscapePhotography #PhotoEdits

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Some cliff-side trees early in the morning in Pinnacles #NationalPark 🌲🌘 the lens flare is organic, more magic added in #photoshop #photography #photoedits

Evergreen trees shine in golden beams of early morning sunlight, peeking out from between dark cliffs. A larger tree in the center of the frame is crowned by a glowing, pale crescent moon. At the base of the cliffs, stars are visible in the shadows, as if the cliffs are nebulas emerging in space.

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Gorgeous golden hour view looking towards the towering rocks of Pinnacles National Park from this lovely winery inn. #photography #landscapephotography #photoshop

A women in a long, flowing back dress stands touching a towering oak tree with a dark, starry portal nestled between the folds of its trunk. Fields of cultivated grapevines stretch into the distance where we see a collection of towering rocks jutting into the sky beyond rolling hills. It is golden hour and the warm light shines on the woman, the grape leaves, the yellow grass, and the distant rocks.

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Still working my way through edits from my #finland trip earlier this year--though technically this day we were across the border in #norway #photography #photoshop

A black, ornate cross-shaped gravestone rises out of sparkling snow in front of a frozen arctic landscape. In the distance, tiny warm lights of a fishing village are visible on the edge of a frozen fjord. An unnaturally large crescent moon rises above the grave, looking large over the scene.

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

A bust from the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, with a little fantasy edit of course #photography #photoshop

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Birch trees at dawn in #Finland from back in February #Forest #Photography

Slim birch trees without leaves rise out of deep snow against a pastel dawn sky

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Another shot+edit from our trip to northern #Finland earlier this year ❄️ #photography #photoshop

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

The #aurora as seen from a cozy glass cube in #Finland earlier this year 🌌 #northernlights #photography

Bright green northern lights dancing across a night sky above the silhouette of pine trees. The stars are visible, peeking through the curtain of the aurora.

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Another shot/edit from #Finland. Hoping to be out exploring again one day soon 🖤 #photoshop #photography #moon

A tree laden with tiny, bright stars instead of leaves arises from dark rocks patched with snow. In the background, the dark ocean stretches into the hazy distance. A bright quarter moon hovers above the tree.

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Reindeer enjoying the dawn near Kittilä #Finland. I'm obsessed with these lovely creatures 🖤 #Photoshop #Reindeer

Two reindeer, one brown and one white, graze amongst the snow under a pink dawn sky. An octagonal hut with a tall chimney stands behind them to the side.

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Blue hour on the Varanger Fjord in #Norway 💙 big old #moon added in post ✨ #photoshop #photography

A huge, pale full moon rises over snow-covered shores of a fjord. Beside the dark waters a black, geometric frame for fish curing rises out of the snow.

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

A soft, pastel morning in the far north of #Finland last month with a little #moon edit. #photography

A crescent moon rises in a light pastel pink and blue sky over snowy hills

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Nicole @leafandcrown.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Aurora and stars shot in #Utsjoki composited with a shot of myself in #Kittilä (plus some extra sparkles). Had such a wonderful time visiting and taking photos in #Finland! #NorthernLights #Aurora #Photoshop

A woman in a flowing black dress stands in snowy woods, touching the branch of a fir tree sparkling with magic. The aurora shines in green overhead.

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