Sign in

Mark Clothier

@mclothier.bsky.social
367 followers 218 following 1.1K posts

Hello! Dorset-based amateur, published photographer. I mainly take pictures of noisy mechanical stuff, so that’s mainly what you’ll get here, plus any random, cool bits I happen to see. All pictures are taken by me and are my © unless otherwise indicated.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Mark Clothier
Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 12h
Monday
Tom Stables photo from Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2016, titled Head Shot: a Cape buffalo looks at camera as a cattle egret stands on its head, looking left (in the image). The egret has shat on the buffalo, and an almost perfectly centred white stripe extends from between the bird’s feet and the buffalo’s horns down to a point between the buffalo’s eyes
323440
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#FighterFriday Spanish Tifón ripping up the sky at trans-sonic speeds. It's 5pm here in the UK, and that means it's beer o'clock. Have a good weekend Bluesters - I wish you sunshine and relaxation in copious amounts (and a Gloucester win against Leicester tonight). 🏉🍒⚪
020
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#WingsOnWednesday Not sure if it’s true, but I’m sure someone told me that this Qatari C-17 is the only one owned by a civilian organisation. It looks even bigger in white rather than the usual drab blue-grey.
000
Reposted by Mark Clothier
HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 25/09/2026
Happy Birthday Felicity Kendal
Drawing of Barbara after she buried Tom in the Good life
417718
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Quote this with a picture of the aircraft you’ll accept as a bribe
010
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Glorious day today! Enjoying our little Indian Summer here in Dorset
000
Reposted by Mark Clothier
Shar A @sharal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tuesday
5372
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Hilarious. Utter, utter garbage.
020
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow Theme: #water Covid-furloughed P&O cruise liners laid up in the shelter of Weymouth Bay, May 2020. Within weeks of this picture being taken, the entire liner fleets of both P&O and Cunard would be moored here. L-R: Aurora, Azura, Britannia
1150
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It appears that after losing my job and my lovely mother-in-law a couple of months ago, now my father may not last out the weekend. I’d really rather not watch my father die but I do need to be there for my mum. Five hour drive to Manchester tomorrow then. 2026 is the year that just keeps on giving.
010
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A little Friday treat for my followers. This is an archived Car Magazine article from 1988, of the first head-to-head between two of the most famous cars in automotive history: the Ferrari F40 and the Porsche 959. Enjoy... www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/... #FerrariF40 #Porsche959 #CarMagazine
carmagazine.co.uk
Ferrari F40 vs Porsche 959: a CAR magazine archive gem from July 1988
Ultimate 1980s supercar showdown: Ferrari's rawer-than-raw racetrack refugee F40 meets Porsche's technological tour-de-force, the 959
010
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#FourPhotosOneMonth: June 2026
Looking down from the the top of the atrium in the Aviator Hotel, Farnborough Male damselfly in the gardenThe contrast of old and new by the Bank of England, LondonHomemade strawberry daiquiri on one of the hottest days of the year
030
Reposted by Mark Clothier
FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Not gonna lie this looks fantastic
031
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#WingsOnWednesday A #B-52 Stratofortress taking off from #RAF #Fairford. These big old birds just seem to go on and on. They first flew in 1952 and some now have planned retirement dates extended into the 2060s! #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon #TriggersBroom
000
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Without saying your age, what is your favourite movie released the year you turned 18? 🎬
static.klipy.com
Michael Keaton as Batman sees the Bat-Signal
ALT: Michael Keaton as Batman sees the Bat-Signal
110
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again…
010
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Right then, it's #FighterFriday and on this warm, sunny day I offer you this lovely lady, a photo-reconnaissance #Spitfire. PRXIX belonging to the BBMF. Griffon-engined, but sounding just as lovely as her Merlin-engined stablemates. #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon
020
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
50 years of the Swanage Railway, 1976 - 2026. Quite a transformation, and all by volunteers! 1st image © Andrew PM Wright / Dorset Life 2nd image © me! #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited #photography #Canon #rail #railways #railphotos #railphotography #trains #locomotive #SwanageRailway
070
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
#spookytuesday It’s hard to believe these #U2 Dragon Ladies are 70 years old now. 48 years ago when I was a 7 year old RAF brat, I used the Akrotiri DET3 daily departure as my 0630 morning alarm. Needing only half a runway, they seemed positively space aged compared to VC10s, Hercs and Wessexes.
120
Reposted by Mark Clothier
Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 13/07/2026
One pilot marked the 15th anniversary of the final NASA Space Shuttle mission this week with a special flight path in Florida. Rewind the flight for yourself at www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf...
220662
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Just watching the VW Golf GTI ads between the rugby coverage. My neighbour had a fantastic Mk2 when I was 15 years old and it blew me away, it was the coolest car on our road by a country mile. I vowed then I’d own one, one day. I’ve had four now and I’ve loved them all 👌🏼 #VW #Golf #GTI #GolfGTI
000
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Stayed at the Aviator Hotel in Farnborough this week. It’s very posh, and I was lucky enough to get a free upgrade to a suite! The central atrium is very cool when you view it from the top floor. #avgeek #Farnborough #AviatorHotel #iPhonePhotography #ShotOniPhone #MobilePhotography
030
Reposted by Mark Clothier
Mr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I think England must be playing.
1646
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A hot #Leonardo #AW159 #Wildcat in a blue, blue sky #PhotographersofBluesky#UKPhotographers #PhotographersUnited #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon #TeamCanon #SigmaLens #SigmaLenses #Sigma150600 #RoyalNavy #FleetAirArm #RN #FAA
020
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Scorchio 🥵 My Dorset garden today
010
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Male Damselfly in the garden today. They’re so cool with their black wings and iridescent blue bodies. He just sat there posing with my phone inches away. #PhotographersofBluesky #UKPhotographers #PhotographersUnited #iPhonePhotography #ShotOniPhone #MobilePhotography
030
Reposted by Mark Clothier
HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 11/06/2026
It's the @taskmaster.tv final! Come on @aiannucci.bsky.social you can do it!
Taskmaster drawing by HappyToast
516422
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
@simonpegg.bsky.social 1. For recommendations, it helps to open your account to replies…! 2. My wife is a professional chef. She doesn’t keep books which do not meet her rigorous and frankly unrealistic standards, therefore I can safely recommend these:
110
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
People seem to be upset about their lack of inclusion in BlueSky group chats. For the record, I haven’t been invited to any group chats. I do not want to be invited to any group chats. Please do not invite me to any group chats. I will decline any invites to group chats. Sounds horrendous. Thanks.
000
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
575 miles stand-off range. That’s like a jet firing a missile from Aberdeen at a target located in the English Channel 🤯 #avgeek
010
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social Please can you ask them to turn the heating up? Ta 🥶
010
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
That’s the OCD nicely satisfied 👌🏼
110
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Tell me, why does the #RAF only ever fly an #A400M right (and I mean, RIGHT) over my house at 2,000 ft when it’s the dead of night? Why can’t they do it on a nice sunny day so I can get a photo of it? 🙄
000
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
#FighterFriday It’s a #Farnborough year so here’s BAE’s demo #Typhoon stuffed with Paveway bombs, Brimstone, Stormshadow, Meteor and ASRAAM missiles, for the buyers at 2016’s show #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon #TeamCanon
320
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Wooo-eee! Another rapid unscheduled disassembly from our billionaire world builders. Hope no-one was hurt!
100
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Fabulous skies last night over Dorset! This storm was around 25 miles away but it lit up the whole sky for over an hour. It was also eerily quiet! #Dorset #lightning #iPhonePhotography #ShotOniPhone #MobilePhotography #PhotographersofBluesky #UKPhotographers #PhotographersUnited #photography
0212
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Fark! 😳
041
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Swanage Rail Gala: Sixty years of British rail traction evolution. The early 60s in 37607, the early 80s in 58023, and brought bang up to date with a weeks-old 99004, producing an incredible 8.270 hp! #Canon #rail #railways #railphotos #railphotography #trains #Swanage #BritishRail #locomotive
021
Reposted by Mark Clothier
HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 14/05/2026
It'd be Eric Morecambe's 100th birthday today
Grieg's Piano concerto drawingBreakfast stripper drawing
18523157
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Wow! 😍
020
Reposted by Mark Clothier
Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
If you've got an opinion you want on here - submit it to the form: forms.gle/1gNMupaNHQf8xeRE6
If King Charles was to pop his clogs in the near future we should have an interim King to bring back the feel good factor. I would suggest Bob Mortimer. Everyone would love him. He would be great.

anon_opin GOLD from 17th March 2024
61154
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
My lovely, kind, wonderful mother-in-law passed away last night at 12.03am. My wife and children are all in bits. Today is already the Monday-est Monday that ever Monday-ed. 😢 Life is shit sometimes.
120
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
One of my favourite weekends of the year. Corfe beer festival with a side order of sunshine and noisy mechanical stuff. Perfect! #PhotographersofBluesky #UKPhotographers #PhotographersUnited #photography #Canon #rail #railways #railphotos #railphotography #trains #steam #beer #corfecastle #dorset
081
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Superb song! Takes me back to my time living in Camden Town in the 90s. I can’t think of a place I would’ve rather been during Britpop. It was rocking! #totp #britpop #CamdenTown #1990s #London
000
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Insanely brilliant! 🇺🇦
031
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow Theme: #ShadowPlay
0242
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
To help celebrate #Koningsdag / Kings Day in the Netherlands, here’s the RNLAF’s splendid orange F-16 from the 2010 Display Season 🥳 #PhotographersofBluesky #UKPhotographers #PhotographersUnited #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon #TeamCanon #F-16
060
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Post you in another country: NYC about fifteen years ago
020
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Who says you can’t hear pictures? #SpitfireSunday
000
Mark Clothier @mclothier.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Saab JAS-39c #Gripen fighter of 211 Sqn based at the Czech 21st Tactical Air Force Base in Čáslav. The superb commemorative livery celebrates 20 years of operations in the Republic. #avgeek #Aviation #AviationPhotography #MilitaryAviation #Canon #TeamCanon #SigmaLens #SigmaLenses #Sigma150600
010