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Lianna @leeft.eu · 20/08/2026

Really glad I didn't have to cycle through this, probably would have gotten really wet.

Moody looking rainy clouds over the water (Bay of Aarhus) in the distance.

Lianna @leeft.eu · 21/07/2026

As I headed to bed late I finally spotted a rare and pretty atmospheric phenomenon, and I took a quick walk to get a clearer view of the sky. Here are some distant noctilucent clouds I managed to snap before they faded away. R6M2, handheld ISO 25600. #Photography #NoctilucentClouds

Some rare noctilucent clouds (high altitude ice crystals lit by the sun) are visible over the trees in the early morning sky glow.

Here at Denmark's latitude the sky doesn't get fully dark at night, and actual sunrise is still about two hours away.

Some rare noctilucent clouds (high altitude ice crystals lit by the sun) are visible over the trees in the early morning sky glow.

The Pleiades star cluster is also just about visible.

Here at Denmark's latitude the sky doesn't get fully dark at night, and actual sunrise is still about two hours away.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 16/06/2026

While they were feeding the polar bears for us to photograph at #SkandinaviskDyrepark, Red Kites (Milvus milvus) showed up and sometimes got fairly close to us. I often see raptors fly near where I live; not that close I can identify them though. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #Raptors

A red kite (milvus milvus) with its wings spread as it is floating on the air; it is looking to steal some scraps of food from the polar bears that are being fed.

Shot from directly underneath against a pale blue sky at 400mm on a full frame camera.

Having these birds fly overhead like this and drifting on the air it is clear where they got their English name from.

Red kite (milvus milvus) as seen from the side against an almost milky white sky, still slightly lit by the sun (picture has been boosted quite a bit as the weather was not great).

The red kites were coming in low to try and steal food from the polar bears that were being fed for us to take pictures of.

Shot at 400mm on a 7D (APS-C sensor).

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 14/06/2026

Yesterday there was a #Photography event in #SkandinaviskDyrepark (nearby for me in Denmark). Here some shots of the eagles: they aren't allowed to have European Sea Eagles by law, so they have "representative" Steller's Sea Eagles instead. Amazing creatures! #NaturePhotography #Birds #Raptors

A Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) perched atop a dead tree trunk. The eagle is looking left out of frame.

The eagle's head, body and parts of the wings are covered in brown feathers, with white feathers on the shoulders, legs and tail. The sharp beak and talons are a vivid yellow-orange colour.

#SkandinaviskDyrepark has two male eagles, named Dumbledore and Gandalf. They are not part of any breeding program. Their aviary measures 60x60x12 metres where they can fly at will, and they aren't trained or handled by people.

A Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) perched atop a dead tree trunk. One of the bits of rope the park guides use to get them to hunt their feed (and let the public take their pictures) sits atop of the large tree trunk. The eagle is looking right out of frame, no longer interested in the rope.

The eagle's head, body and parts of the wings are covered in brown feathers, with white feathers on the shoulders, legs and tail. The sharp beak and talons are a yellow-orange colour.

#SkandinaviskDyrepark has two male eagles, named Dumbledore and Gandalf. They are not part of any breeding program. Their aviary measures 60x60x12 metres where they can fly at will, and they aren't trained or handled by people.

A Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) flying low over the water in the aviary. His wings are spread wide, with his body and talons almost directly facing us. His talons aren't fully flat against his tail at the moment.

The eagle's head, body and parts of the wings are covered in brown feathers, with white feathers on the shoulders, legs and tail. The sharp beak and talons are a vivid yellow-orange colour.

#SkandinaviskDyrepark has two male eagles, named Dumbledore and Gandalf. They are not part of any breeding program. Their aviary measures 60x60x12 metres where they can fly at will, and they aren't trained or handled by people.

Both Steller's Sea Eagles (Haliaeetus pelagicus) named Gandalf and Dumbledore perched atop a dead tree trunk. One of them has just landed, his wings still folding.

Their head, body and parts of the wings are covered in brown feathers, with white feathers on the shoulders, legs and tail. The sharp beak and talons are a yellow-orange colour.

#SkandinaviskDyrepark has two male eagles, named Dumbledore and Gandalf. They are not part of any breeding program. Their aviary measures 60x60x12 metres where they can fly at will, and they aren't trained or handled by people.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 01/06/2026

Some pink rhododendrons for #macromonday, with a bonus bee and ant. #Photography #Nature Canon R6m2 with EF 2.8L 100 IS USM Macro

Macro shot of a pink rhododendron. The perspective highlights the pink filaments, pollen-bearing anthers and the distinctive upper-petal speckling pattern of the blossoms.

Macro shot of a pink rhododendron. It is being visited by a bee which is covered in white-yellow dust (pollen, I presume). An ant is also visible walking across a petal.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 22/04/2026

Not long ago got a 100-400 and 1.4x extender off MPB. Was disappointed how little it did for zooming to the moon on my R6M2. I ended up doing a quick camera sensor comparison while waiting for a dark sky. In short: don't use full frame sensors for astro if you like zooming in. :) #astrophotography

Ignore any differences in the shade of the moon, this is about size.

The same 30th March 2026 full moon shot on 3 different cameras (2x APS-C, 1x Full Frame) without scaling the moon, which is kept at 1:1 pixels. It becomes pretty clear that full frame gives only 20% of the vertical pixels with this 560mm, while APS-C gives you 33%.

Not as clear (but hopefully this picture shows that) is how many more effective pixels a smaller sensor gives you when comparing an ancient 7D to a much newer R6M2.

Not represented here is the light gathering and noise performance in which the R6 would win, the M6 gets a solid second spot, and the 7D is far behind. That doesn't matter for moonshots however, and the M6M2/90D is pretty good for astro.

Crop version of the other image, without the descriptions.

Ignore any differences in the shade of the moon, this is about size.

The same 30th March 2026 full moon shot on 3 different cameras (2x APS-C, 1x Full Frame) without scaling the moon, which is kept at 1:1 pixels. It becomes pretty clear that full frame gives only 20% of the vertical pixels with this 560mm, while APS-C gives you 33%.

Not as clear (but hopefully this picture shows that) is how many more effective pixels a smaller sensor gives you when comparing an ancient 7D to a much newer R6M2.

Not represented here is the light gathering and noise performance in which the R6 would win, the M6 gets a solid second spot, and the 7D is far behind. That doesn't matter for moonshots however, and the M6M2/90D is pretty good for astro.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 22/04/2026

My first decent #astrophotography image. Soul Nebula, Heart Nebula and Fish Nebula in visible light under a Bortle 4 sky, likely one of the last chances of an image until September as dark nights return then. Took effort to learn how to target on a dumb star tracker! More details in the alt text.

Soul Nebula (IC 1848 / SH 2-199 / LBN 667), Heart Nebula (IC 1805 / SH 2-190 / LBN 654) and Fish Nebula (IC 1795 / LBN 645). Approximately 3 hours of 30 seconds visible light exposures under a Bortle 4 sky. Canon M6M2 + EF 70-200 2.8L IS USM at f/4 + Star Adventurer 2i tracker driven by a mini-PC with N.I.N.A. for capture automation and plate solving to make it possible to target anything deep sky at all with this rather basic setup. Processed with Siril.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 18/04/2026

Post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet (if you feel like it).

Odie (an elderly Staffordshire Bull Terrier / Jack Russell mix) is walking on the grass in the back yard. The sun is out, and he seems to be enjoying life as he's got a bit of a smile, and his ears and tail are up.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 02/01/2026

In the Netherlands our new house (built mid/late 70's) like all houses in our street had a large double glazed sliding door to the garden. So maybe somewhat common? Managed to find a picture. I managed to run into the closed door once, though fortunately I bounced, didn't go through. Hurt though!

Old scanned picture of a large sliding double glazed door to the garden.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 02/01/2026

"The snow stills the air, and amplifies one's feet." (me) First (real) snow of the season here in Denmark, not seen snow as good as this in quite a few years. The doggo (not pictured) also enjoyed it with quite a bit of dashing through the snow. #photography #mobilephotography #snow #walkies

A lightly snowed over footpath in a woodland area. Some of the trees are evergreens; many have lost their leaves for winter.

A a crossing at a snowed over footpath in a woodland area. Some of the trees are evergreens; many have lost their leaves for winter.

A path through the woodland, presumably for maintenance as to my knowledge this woodland was replanted (like many in Denmark) and is also used for logging.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 02/01/2026

Rob’s theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #GoodLight and bird capture. As always I need to use my archives (really need a longer lens) but at least some people get to see these old pictures. 😊 Here's a swan from 2015 with the 40D and cheap 75-300 lens.

A mute swan in a lake or pond, lit by a bright afternoon sun. Its head and neck isn't pure white but a little bit yellowed. Water droplets adorn its head and neck like little jewels if you zoom in close enough.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 30/12/2025

Oh, almost missed out on today's #BirdOfTheDay theme which is #BirdButts.

A group of six ducks is floating in a large pond all with their tails up in the air, their heads down in the water and thus not visible. Barely visible far away in the background are some more ducks.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 21/12/2025

#BirdOfTheDay is all #AboutTheKids any bird chicks or juveniles, and the Alternative is #Gulls. Here's some ducklings and cootlings for you. (Some more oldies from 2005 with the 300D + EF 75-300). #Photography

A female duck and two of her growing ducklings (one yellow, one brown) are walking through grass

6 young cootlings and one of their parents are rummaging through grass.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 16/12/2025

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NaturesPantry birds interacting with berries, seeds, or flowers. I think we can say this little sparrow is ... interacting with the summer lilac's flowers? Canon 40D + 75-300 f/4-5.6 #Photography #Birds

A little house sparrow is sitting on a branch of a summer lilac. Bright purple flowers adorn the picture and offer good contrast with the sparrow.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 15/12/2025

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ScratchersAndPruners (any bird Scratching or Pruning itself), and the Alternative is #Drinkers (any bird taking a Drink). #Photography #Birds Here's an Egyptian Goose from 2004 with the 300D; a Swan from 2015 with the 40D. Both with the first EF 75-300 lens.

A colourful Egyptian Goose sitting on the shore of a pond in a little park. The goose is pruning its feathers.

Unfortunately the photo isn't tack-sharp, I probably moved ever so slightly while taking it as this was the first year I had a DSLR and the telelens used needs quite a bit of light.

A somewhat dirty not-so-white swan in a lake pruning its wing. Some cygnets float nearby, they are doing their own thing.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 14/12/2025

#BirdOfTheDay #HeronsandEgrets #birds #photography Too bad it's not a duck, could've scored with that yesterday. 40D with EF 70-200 2.8L IS USM, taken in 2009. (Shared a similar one before, this is a different composition).

A heron is sitting on some black painted metal canal infrastructure somewhere in Amersfoort city centre. It is standing on a single leg, the other leg hidden, and the heron is facing right out of frame. In the background one can just about make out the wheels of a bicycle on the other side of the canal.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 11/12/2025

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Coots&Moorhens, and the Alternative is #Pigeons. Coots I have! Here are some coots from the canal that was next to our office at the time. One I have shared before, but now a re-edit done. Moorhens are *my* nemesis, never been able to capture these.

A coot parent and 3 young cootlings float on the water in a canal. Some greenery reflects in the ripples on the water.

Coot parents and their 3 young cootlings on their nest. One parent is sitting on the nest, the other is floating next to it. The chicks were probably just being fed, as they are looking at their parents.

Additional info: the nest is (not visible) located next to a quay, and they weren't very good nest builders as we've seen their nest float down the canal a few times over the years; likely due to changes in the water level in the canal.

A single young cootling floating in a calm canal with somewhat transparent water. The cootling is still covered in down, with gray on the body and yellow on the neck. The head is mostly red due to visible skin and a red bill. The cootling causes some light outward growing ripples on the water. The frame is somewhat lined with some twigs and branches around the cootling.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 10/12/2025

My archive is a tad light on kingfishers, sadly. But I can do some gulls as the #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Gulls #Nature #Photography @alan678.bsky.social This one is an oldie from Oct 2004, Canon 300D with 18-55 kit lens at 55mm, 1/40s.

A partial view of a pond in Amersfoort Noord, Netherlands, 2004. Several wooden poles that rise up from the water are arranged in an arc. Most of the poles each have a seagull sitting on top, and most of the seagulls are facing left. In the top right corner of the frame more seagulls are active in the water.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 09/12/2025

There was some chance of auroras tonight and brief clear skies. Got up and went out at 4 to see if I could capture something. Sadly no auroras that I or my camera could see, but here's a moonlit landscape for you. Canon R6m2 + Samyang 14mm at 2.8, 13 seconds. #Photography #Moonlit #Landscape

A landscape in Syddjurs Kommune in Denmark: A pine-tree lined grassy farmland lit by a Waning Gibbous moon under a clear starry sky.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 07/12/2025

Oh another #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows A *really* old one from August 2007 I think is worth sharing, shot on my Nokia N70 at the time.

Hotel "Barceló Granada Congress" (what it's called nowadays, it was not back then) in Granada, Spain, August 2007. A somewhat abstract picture where windows in the building reflect a dark tinted but blue sky with tiny white puffy clouds. Sun lights up this side of the building, but the sun itself is not visible.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 07/12/2025

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows #Photography An old one from July 2013 you might enjoy. Canon 7D, EF 70-200 2.8L IS USM at f/4, 85mm

An old dilapidated blue painted window on an old farm building in Conksbury, near (Bakewell), Peak District. Several window panes are broken, some of the grilles are missing and those that remain have some of the blue paint peeled off. Some rough bits of wood behind the window somewhat cover the opening, but several gaps remain.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 23/11/2025

#BirdOfTheDay alternative #Pigeons #Photography #Birds Early days of my photography in december 2004 with a Canon 300D with 18-55 kit lens during a photowalk in Rotterdam.

Pigeons startled and flying up in the air in a street somewhere in Rotterdam. The image is looking flat and more like a painting due to the use of an on-board camera flash.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 07/11/2025

I do like the dice, great job. 😊 The whitebalance is way off on as your hands are quite purple, that's not going to help you getting the colours right on video. Using Davinci Resolve I did a bit of skin tone correction; only so much I can do with this video though.

Skintone colour corrected frame of the video.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 12/07/2025

#Photography #Stunday #Outdoors #Landscape #BlueSkyArtShow Jernhallen near Ebeltoft, Syddjurs ("South Djursland" in Denmark. We're overlooking the water Hjelm Dyb, which according to the internet was the inspiration for Tolkien's "Helm's Deep". 11th July 2025, Canon R6m2 + EF24-105 f/4L @ 24mm

View looking almost directly south from the top of the 49m tall protected hill Jernhatten ("Iron Helmet") overlooking the water of Hjelm Dyb ("Helms Deep") and the little island Hjelm. Whispy which clouds reach across a blue sky. Blue and green in the shallow water reveals that there are banks of kelp covering the sand and rocks in the water. The water ends at a rocky beach. Far down a couple of people are walking the beach.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 12/05/2025

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTime #Photography Waiting for a bus at a shitty bus station in 2008.

From my archives, 2008. Black and white version. The canopy of the waiting area has horizontal lines going across the frame against a blown out sky. Pillars show letters for various bus bays, and digital clocks show a time of 14:44.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 10/05/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Lines #Photography Another one from my archives from 2004. Canon 300D with 18-55 kit lens. (Unfortunately I only have the recovered JPG previews for the photos I shot in Voorburg that day, not the original RAW files).

Looking up the stairs to the platform at the NS station at Voorburg in 2004. The Nederlandse Spoorwegen are the Dutch Railways. The walls are a bright green hue, the stairs are dark and barely lit, and the railings are a bright red. Sunlight is lighting the glass canopy which is arching over the stairs and our view. A blue sky with light clouds is visible in the background and through the glass canopy.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 10/05/2025

#Goaturday you say? Have been meaning to share this one from Park Schothorst in Amersfoort in 2008. #Photography #Goat #FarmAnimalDay #GoatOfThirds Shot on a Canon 40D with EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 at 2.8, 55mm.

A goat is looking directly at the camera, with its head slightly tilted. The nose is sticking through a fence which does a decent job at showing the "rule of thirds" layout. The image is focused perfectly on the fence, and the hair in that plane of focus is tack-sharp. The eyes of the goat and the nostrils are slightly out of focus, but that works great for this picture.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 10/05/2025

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforSilver #Photography From 2012, Canon 40D with EF 2.8L 70-200 IS USM I at 85mm

A well known parabolic mirror in the Nottingham City Centre called the Sky Mirror reflecting some buildings and a blue sky with clouds.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 10/05/2025

Not sure I'd get that far. Shot in 2005 using my 300D and kit lens. #photography #urbanexploration

An old, but colourful children's bike. The saddle and the foot supports for the paddels are missing. Photographed in 2005 in a deserted trailer camp called "De Molshoop" near Hilversum, The Netherlands.

Light AI processing was used to remove some distracting litter.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 09/05/2025

Odie isn't so sure about these taxes and tariffs. Where is his share?

An older dark haired dog (mix of a Jack Russell and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier) with white hair on his mouth, eyebrows and paws is lounging on a pillow on a chair. He is looking at the camera with a slight sideways glance.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 28/04/2025

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRoads #Photography Quite an oldie from 2012, somewhere in the Nottingham city centre.

A sign that reads "ONE WAY" including an arrow to indicate the direction of travel. It is painted in white on somewhat irregularly textured asphalt.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 11/04/2025

Earlier in Syddjurs in Denmark: sun dogs! First time I've ever seen these myself. Pretty! #photography #sundogs #mobilephotography #pixel7

The sun is peaking around the edge of a cloud in a slightly cloudy sky. A large coloured circle surrounds the sun, and two sun dogs are clearly visible. The atmospheric effect has several rainbow tints.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 17/03/2025

A little bit of colour in an otherwise still green and brown garden. Can't wait for spring to start popping the flowers around this property! Canon R6 MkII with EF converter and EF 100 2.8L Macro. Minimal processing done. #MacroMonday #Photography

Macro shot of some purple flowers with yellow pistils in a garden in Djursland, Denmark, taken on 17th March 2025.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 14/03/2025

I was fully used to late nights and late mornings, but my sleep schedule has been totally overthrown now that we've moved and there's so much to do around the property. Even experiencing sunrises now.

A Danish pennant ("vimpel") on a tall flag pole in a garden on a cold morning in Denmark. Tree tops lit by a golden sunrise line the garden and the adjacent road. A dog is sniffing around in the garden.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 13/03/2025

Post a photo you took with no context, to bring some Zen to the timeline

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 26/01/2025

If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery. #FlowerPower 📷

Bright pink flowers against their deep green leaves, not sure what plant they're from.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 24/01/2025

Don't shoot me; I'm just the messenger 😆... a colour cast reappears in your repost. But I don't think you need to worry about it. Few will ever notice, even fewer will care. More likely their monitors aren't calibrated anyway.

Screenshot of images posted by Michelle. Repost with colour cast on the left; Fixed whitebalance from the image in the thread on the right.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 26/11/2024

Some background for those interested #TheMajorOak

A signpost near The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest with a description of, and stories about the legend of The Major Oak and Robin Hood.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 26/11/2024

#ThickTrunkTuesday #TheMajorOak Sherwood Forest, north of Nottingham, UK

A panoramic shot of The Major Oak, a tree which is at least 1150 years old in Sherwood Forest, north of Nottingham. Several of its sprawling branches are being supported by stilts.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 26/11/2024

#RockinTuesday #photography Ladybower Reservoir, Peak District, UK

A view along Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District. Gentle ripples on the lake meet brownish rocks on the nearby shore. Green trees and grass shape the hills in the distance. The sky is a pleasant blue with some clouds.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 22/11/2024

If you see this, post something green

Common Ivy leaves cover an old tree stump.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 22/11/2024

#november_kiek #overkant Vijver in een park in Amersfoort

Een vijver in een park in Amersfoort, de ochtendgloed in de lucht reflecteert in de stille vijver. Mist hangt over het grasveld aan de overkant van de vijver.

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 21/11/2024

Not surprising, as the cause to the problem is actually the always increasing wealth gap, but they're not telling you that. Nor are they admitting they're working to increase that gap further. And I'm not sure wealthy donors would allow such messaging to happen from either side either.

Meme. Three men sit at a table. A black man, with no plate. A white man in a suit with a plate full of cookies. And a white construction worker with a plate with one cookie. The man in the suit who has almost all the cookies leans over to the construction worker and says: "careful mate, that foreigner wants YOUR cookie!".

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Lianna @leeft.eu · 21/11/2024

Near a little nature reserve I didn't know was here, only took 8 or so years to discover. R6 MkII, EF 24-105 F4L IS USM #photography #nature #woodlandwalk

A bit of woodland in late fall colours. Golden yellow leaves litter the floor as still green and yellowing leaves adorn the branches of the trees. The sun looms partially behind a thick tree branch.

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