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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Necessary on a Monday morning. (This was taken on a Saturday afternoon, but my point still stands.) 🎞️ Kodak Gold 200 📍 #Weymouth, #Dorset 🗓️ April 2026 #35mm #FilmPhotography #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Travel #Coffee

Film photo of a flat white coffee in a glass in a wooden table, with a pastry on a plate blurred in the background.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ, rapidly on track to becoming a Decade-ly Dose if I keep forgetting about Bluesky... Somewhat ironic that he's rediscovered his radiator hammocks during a month of massive heatwaves. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals #AnimalPhotography #DigitalPhotography

Photo of DJ the black cat, sitting in a radiator hammock with his tail curled up near his face.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ This week we've discovered that he adores cat ice lollies* *frozen Creamy Dreamies/Lick-e-Lix/Churu/your cat yoghurt tube brand of choice #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals #AnimalPhotography

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Very lucky to have friends who, when tasked with organising my hen do, surprised me with a boat trip to photograph seals as one of the activities. 🥹 📍 Blakeney Point, Norfolk #AnimalPhotography #Photography #Mammals #Seals #Seal #Animals #DigitalPhotography #Nature #Seal #NaturePhotography

Photo of an orange and white boat labelled "Beans Seal Trips" out on the ocean, with lots of people sitting in the boat and a strip of land in the background.

Photo of two seals resting on the shore of a beach alongside four seagulls.

Photo of a seal resting on the shore of a beach while three seagulls stand around him.

Photo of a seal in the sea, raising his head out of the water.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I didn't know, when I stopped to snap this beachfront building, that it was the restaurant my friend had booked for dinner, and that I was about to eat some delicious pasta. 🎞️ Kodak Gold 200 📍 #Weymouth, #Dorset 🗓️ April 2026 #35mm #FilmPhotography #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Travel

Film photograph of the Oliveto restaurant in Weymouth, showing the restaurant building on the beach with the sea in front of it, to the right of the photo.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Took this one while taking a quiet break from a photography festival. 🎞️ Kodak Gold 200 📍 #Leeds (Photo North Festival) 🗓️ April 2026 #35mm #FilmPhotography #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Travel

Film photo looking down a corridor with chairs stacked near the door at the end. The walls are green, the carpet and door are pink, and the sunlight is filtering through some windows (not in shot), giving everything an even more pink glow.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I've taken so many photos this year and I want to post them somewhere so, perhaps aptly given the recent and abrupt change in weather this month, I'm trying a bit of Bluesky again. 🎞️ Kodak Gold 200 📍 #Dorset 🗓️ April 2025 #35mm #FilmPhotography #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Travel

Film photograph of a little orange and white boat, on land near Portland Castle (not pictured), facing out towards the sea under a cloudy but blue sky. More land can be seen behind the sea in the background.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Immediately got my money's worth from the new camera by taking it for its first walk and spotting this sleepy little squirrel. 🥹 📷: Sony A6700 #Squirrel #BirdsOfBluesky #Nature #Mammals #DigitalPhotography #NaturePhotography #Animals #AnimalPhotography

A sleepy-looking squirrel resting on a tree branch with a half-closed eye.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

This isn't even a monthly dose of DJ anymore, but today's #DailyDoseOfDJ is brought to you by the first 20°C day of the year, which the little man was delighted about. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals #DigitalPhotography #AnimalPhotography

DJ the black cat, curled up on a sunlit bed and snoozing in the sun with his paws stretched out.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Yet another return to Bluesky, brought to you by "I dropped a lot of money on a new camera and immediately took a thousand new bird photos". 📷: Sony A6700 #Robin #BirdsOfBluesky #Nature #Birds #DigitalPhotography #NaturePhotography #Animals #AnimalPhotography #BirdPhotography #Ornithology

A robin perching on a branch and leaning forwards inquisitively.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

1st March is obviously St David's Day for us Welsh people, but for me it's also the anniversary of my 2019 Arctic Circle adventure. A magical debut for my first DSLR. #Tromsø #DigitalPhotography #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Norway #Dogs #Animals #Travel #TravelPhotography

Photo of the Aurora Borealis in Tromsø, Norway. The lights look like green curtains against a starry sky, lighting up salmon pink clouds.

Photo taken from a dog sled in Tromsø, Norway, with a snowy mountainous landscape in the background and dogs pulling a sled in the left foreground.

Photo of two sled dogs standing together in the snow on a bright sunny day.

Photo of the Aurora Borealis behind a snowy mountain and in front of a starry sky.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I've been feeling quite photographically uninspired lately, snapping away against flat grey skies. But I did visit the #LakeDistrict this month where it's hard to /not/ capture gorgeous views, even in this relentless weather. #Photography #DigitalPhotography #Sheep #Nature #NaturePhotography

A moody landscape in the Lake District, with mist-covered mountains surrounding a lake.

A grey and white sheep looking down at the camera from a mountainside, against a grey cloudy sky.

A grey and white sheep standing on a mountainside, against a background of more mountain and low clouds.

Photo of a mountainous landscape in cloud weather, with the sun just peeking out beneath a thick blanket of grey cloud.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This might only be the second #DailyDoseOfDJ this year, but it's an important one: celebrating 4 years since the day we brought him home. 🥰 #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals #DigitalPhotography #AnimalPhotography

Photo of DJ the black cat, lounging on a bed in the sunshine with a paw stretched out. Photo is obviously from last year; neither Deej nor I have seen the sun in what feels like months.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

It's winter-but-not-Christmas-anymore, which of course means time to post snowy ski resort photos. 🎞️ Portra 400 📍 Tignes/Val d'Isère, France #Winter #Skiing #Snow #FilmPhotography #35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #TravelPhotography #FilmIsNotDead

Film photo of some chair lifts on a ski slope, with a blue sky and, course, mountains in the background, and some skiers on the left hand side of the image.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Nothing more Christmassy than exploring an abandoned building with your family on the Boxing Day walk. 📷 #Nikon D5200 #Photography #AbandonedBuildings #DigitalPhotography #Wales #Cymru #SouthWales #Nature #NaturePhotography

Close-up of an abandoned building, with a moss-covered window framing a brick wall behind it.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Quick snap of a female blackbird soaking up the sunrise, from an early morning walk before work yesterday. #Bird #Birds #Nature #NaturePhotography #DigitalPhotography #Yorkshire #UKWildlife #Animals #Blackbird

A female blackbird sitting on a berry-covered branch, partially silhouetted, in front of a faintly pink sunrise sky.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Cats. Cats never change. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a shorthaired what and tabby cat, sitting on an ornate wooden chair, seeming to scritch its claws on the finely caned back panel.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I might do some sort of 2025 Photo Roundup on here soon, but all the while I'm trying to remember Bluesky exists, here's a fairly festive photo from a recent roll of expired film. #FilmPhotography #35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Nature #Plants #Christmas #Yorkshire

Expired film photo of a close-up holly branch with berries. The background is the rest of the holly bush, but blurred.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Reposting this festive little fellow for Christmas. 🥰

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

From the monthly Coffee and Cameras meetup in Leeds, approximately 30 seconds after being gifted a roll of expired film to shoot. #FilmPhotography #35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Leeds #Yorkshire

Film photo of a matcha latte next to a film camera on a wooden table.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ "We're lucky that he ignores the tree every yea- GOOD LORD WHAT ARE YOU DOING" (All we had to do was tuck the lights back up into the tree for him to resume ignoring them forever.) #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals #DigitalPhotography #AnimalPhotography

DJ the black cat pawing at a dangling string of Christmas lights, which was subsequently repositioned to be NOT dangling.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

One of my favourites that I took of this seal pup a few weeks ago. Look at the little face! 🥹 (Taken from the top of a big cliff in Flamborough Head.) 📷 #Nikon D5200 #AnimalPhotography #Photography #Mammals #Seals #Seal #Animals #DigitalPhotography #Yorkshire #Nature #Seal #NaturePhotography

A small seal pup lying on its side and looking across to the right, on a pebbly beach.

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Chris Barne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @christotheb.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

A #fridayfavourite that was shot on a Monday This is during snow we had in November 2024. I only just got around to developing this roll, it spans nearly 10 months from Nov24 to Sep25! #kentmere400in35mm shot on my Pen EE of my partner pulling the snow off the trees #ilfordphoto #believeinfilm

A night time black and white diptych of a woman in winter clothing pulling snow off tree branches. The action is frozen by the use of flash

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

A grey seal resting next to her curious newborn pup in Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. (Taken from a great distance with an even greater lens.) 📷 #Nikon D5200 #AnimalPhotography #Photography #Mammals #Seals #Seal #Animals #DigitalPhotography #Yorkshire #Nature #Seal #NaturePhotography

A grey seal with her newborn baby, lying on some pale rocks. The tiny baby still has a little bit of blood on them, on account of just having been born, and is looking up to the side of the photo with a curious expression.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ Went away for the weekend, so yesterday morning I woke up to a cat on my stomach, making sure I wasn't about to go anywhere else. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals

DJ the black cat, sitting on my stomach while I lie in bed and staring straight ahead at the camera.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Your #DailyDoseOfDJ Forgot about Bluesky for a while again. Have returned to show you his extremely persuasive demands for cuddles. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals

DJ the black cat, stretching up to me with his claws out at the camera, while I sit at a computer desk. Looks a lot more menacing than it actually is - he's gearing up to jump on my lap, cuddle, and purr as loudly as an engine for the next half hour.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Your not-actually-daily #DailyDoseOfDJ Went away for the weekend; came back to the neediest (and kneadiest) little dude. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals

DJ the black cat relaxes on a grey duvet, next to a red blanket and kneading the air while receiving cuddles.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Taken on a suitcase-laden sprint out of Piran, the morning we left for Ljubljana. 📍Piran, Slovenia 🎞️ Kodak Gold 200 #35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #Slovenia #Piran #Europe #TravelPhotography #FilmPhotography #Travel

Film photo looking through an empty seaside restaurant at the sea ahead of it.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

A year ago today! I frequently cite "Squirrels and Cheese Day" (we also went to the Wensleydale Creamery) as one of my favourite days. Can't wait to go back one day. #RedSquirrel #DigitalPhotography #Squirrel #Squirrels #RedSquirrels #Nature #NaturePhotography #Yorkshire #AnimalPhotography

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

It's been a while since I've done a #DailyDoseOfDJ because I've been too busy posting film photos from my Slovenian mini-road-trip. But being home with Deej is just as magical, and it's important that everyone sees this lovely little face. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #CatsOfBluesky #Animals

DJ the black cat, lying on his back on a bed and looking up lovingly.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

A fun and funky double exposure of Mumbles Pier and... no idea??? (Yes I shot a random roll of "expired" film, without knowing a total stranger had already done that.) #35mm #ShotOnFilm #BelieveInFilm #Wales #Cymru #DoubleExposure #TravelPhotography #FilmPhotography #Travel

Double-exposed film photo. One image is of the pier and seaside at Mumbles Beach, and the other appears to be some trees, bushes or woodland.

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Natalya Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @natalyasmith.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

On 1st September in years gone by, I used to be all "🍂🎃🍃🥰" But this year, nope. I am NOT ready to start wishing away our precious few daylight hours and will be living in happy summery denial for as long as possible. #35mm #FilmPhotography #Piran #Slovenia #ShotOnFilm #Travel #TravelPhotography

Film photo taken on Kodak Gold of a ladder leading down the sea, between some rocks in the Slovenian seaside town of Piran.

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