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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 26/09/2026

Our two-foot tall apple tree has spent the past couple of months growing a single perfect apple, and today it was finally ready to be picked 🍎 Great work, little tree! #Photography #Apple

A beautiful red apple on a glass table, reflecting both the apple and the sky above, where wispy clouds drift by.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 25/09/2026

Some friends from the white-noise nature reserve #Photography

A small brown dragonfly basking on the top rung of a metal gate. Their wings - out of focus - are catching the sunlight, and the details of their face, long hairs and tail ridges are crisp and clear.

An orange and black hoverfly feeding from a complex flowerhead of spiky green stems in the forest.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 24/09/2026

Woke up from a nap earlier this evening to a cool moon #Photography #Moon

A very nearly full moon - with just enough of an angle to the sun to pick out the details of the craters along the bottom-left edge - against a pink-blue evening sky. There's an aircraft flying to the right of the moon, silhouetted against the evening.

A very nearly full moon, centred against a pink-blue evening sky. The moonlight is warm, radiating into the surrounding sky.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 12/09/2026

CW: Spider close-up Met this beautiful little friend on my lavender bush yesterday afternoon 😍 #Photography #Spider

A pale white crab spider perched atop a lavender blossom with legs spread wide. It has an array of eyes along a yellow strip on the front of its head, and little dark hairs on its legs.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 10/09/2026

For today, let's talk print memberships. At the end of each month, I select a Featured Photo from all the shots I've taken that month; sign up for the Digital Tier from £3 a month for high-res wallpapers, or postcard or A5 prints as physical tiers: ko-fi.com/robhainespri... #RobHainesPrintClub

A common field grasshopper on a wooden sleeper in the sunshine, against a backdrop of browns and greens.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 10/09/2026

To High Peaks & Shadowed Ruins www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #EldenRingDLC #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 07/09/2026

Had a new visitor to the garden this afternoon #Photography #Woodpecker

A juvenile green woodpecker stands amidst clover leaves and dry grass, looking out to the left of the image. They have a mottled grey-and-white colouration, with patches of yellow on their back and hints of red on the crown of their head.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 07/09/2026

Shrines Long Forgotten, Sacred & Profane www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #EldenRingDLC #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 30/08/2026

A traditional apiary in the Hortus Botanicus in Leiden, the Netherlands #Photography #Bees #Leiden

A close-up of honeybees working around the entrance to a woven straw skep, against a dark background. One bee is coming in for landing, wings ablur.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 28/08/2026

On Cerulean Shores www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #EldenRingDLC #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 27/08/2026

War-Torn Scadu Altus www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #EldenRingDLC #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 27/08/2026

A beautiful red admiral who visited our garden last week #Butterfly #Photography

A close-up of a red admiral butterfly, standing amongst a cluster of purple-grey slate pebbles. Their wings are folded together, with only a hint of black and red visible inside; their compound eye is crisp against a furry head, and their long proboscis leads down between the pebbles.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 20/08/2026

I'm told it's #WorldPhotographyDay, so before I sleep, here's a selection of my best photos from the year so far! #Photography

A pale blue and black dragonfly perched on a grey sedimentary rock, with intricate wings arrayed to catch the sun. Where the wings meet the body, the complex musculature that supports the wings can be seen, surrounded by clusters of tiny hairs.

A close-up of a single pink and white cherry blossom on a dark grey slate. The petals are flowing, with white at the centre, with pink edges, and at the centre is a cluster of yellow reproductive stalks.

A flush of sunlit bluebells, shot from a low angle. Sharp angled green leaf-blades cut across the image from the bottom-left, their surfaces alternating light and shadow, and the distance is out-of-focus green and occasional dots of purple.

A bumblebee with a fuzzy orange back approaches a bright yellow day lily flower, against a backdrop of variegated greens

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 19/08/2026

Grey-crowned cranes at Bristol Zoo Project #Photography

Two grey-crowned cranes grooming each other. They both have grey feathers, red, white and black faces and sprays of straw-coloured hair. The left-hand crane is reaching out to groom the right-hand crane's head and crown.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 17/08/2026

I've been making a little time to get some fresh air with my camera. The garden remains tinder-dry, but there are still friends to be made outside if I look carefully! There's still four days to sign up for this month's Print Club: ko-fi.com/robhainespri... #Photography

A common field grasshopper, crouched on a wooden sleeper in dappled sunshine, against a green and brown background.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 12/08/2026

A couple of eclipse shots from my camera:

The sun, a pale disc against a black sky, with a small bite taken out of the bottom-right edge. Wispy clouds cross the scene from mid-left to bottom-right.

A 90% partial eclipse, where the moon covers all but a bright crescent of sun. To the top-right is a faint reddish lens flare, an inverted crescent mirroring the sun.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 12/08/2026

Spent a very pleasant couple of hours in a field watching the sun get devoured

A DSLR camera in a field with a partial eclipse on the back screen

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 26/07/2026

A perfect droplet of heron for #BirdOfTheDay I love the curve of this neck, the little eye peeking out from underneath, and the way the different textures of feathers flow into one another. #Birds #Photography

A grey heron in the process of cleaning themself. Their neck forms a full 180 degree bend, as if they're a splash of water dripping from a sea of feathers.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 26/07/2026

Also added today, two of my favourite dragonfly photos from the past week, and a delighted bumblebee foraging in the sunshine. Check them out here: ko-fi.com/robhainespri... #RobHainesPrintClub

A print of a black and blue dragonfly on a rock

A print of a yellow-green dragonfly amongst foliage.

A print of a black-and-yellow bumblebee foraging in pink flowerheads.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 25/07/2026

With the print settings all confirmed, that's the hard part done. Now it's just sitting back and waiting for the final print. And I'm very happy with how these all came out! 15/ #RobHainesPrintClub #Photography

A print of a hummingbird hawkmoth feeding from a purple flower.

A print of a yellow-green dragonfly perched on a leafy branch.

A print of a black-and-blue dragonfly on a rock, with wings spread wide.

A print of a fuzzy bumblebee climbing on a complex pink flower head.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 25/07/2026

For the printing itself, I use Canon's Professional Print & Layout software, which has an incredibly useful feature that they hide beneath layers of menus: Pattern Print This allows me to print a grid of slight variations of print settings and pick the best. 11/ #RobHainesPrintClub #Photography

A pattern print of 49 tiny images of a hummingbird hawk moth, going from high-contrast/low-brightness in the bottom left to low-contrast/high-brightness in the top-right of the paper.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 25/07/2026

These are the photos I've selected for today's test print run, a variety of cute beasties from the past couple of weeks of photography. If I've shared any other photos recently that you're particularly interested in seeing up in my print shop, let me know! 4/ #RobHainesPrintClub #Photography

A hummingbird hawk moth hovering with wings ablur against a gradiented grey-blue backdrop. They have fuzzy antennae, a grey furry upper body, and bright orange at the back of their wings, and they are drinking from a purple and white flower with a long proboscis.

A yellow-green dragonfly perched on a thin branch, surrounded by greenery. Its wings are translucent, and the sunlight is picking out the texture of each panel.

A yellow-and-black striped bumblebee clambering over a compound pink flower, against a clear pale-blue sky. Tendrils of pale-green leaves curl up from the bottom-left corner of the scene.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 24/07/2026

More gorgeous beasties modelling for me earlier this week #Photography #Nature

A herring gull with white feathers and a grey back, posing in the sunshine against a backdrop of rich shadowy foliage. Their head is turned to look over to the right, and one yellow eye is looking at the camera.

An orange and black butterfly rests on a wide, sun-drenched leaf in the forest. Other leaves form a bright pathway to the left, and beyond is deep green.

A grey squirrel peeks over their shoulder through the foliage towards the camera. The dappled sun catches their back and along the ridge of their brow.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 24/07/2026

Through Blood, A Land of Shadow www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #EldenRingDLC #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 23/07/2026

Took a walk around Cosmeston Water earlier this week, and made friends with dragons. #Photography #Dragonfly

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 23/07/2026

The Lands Aflame www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 17/07/2026

After weeks of occasional sighting, I finally got a photo 😍 #Photography #Moth

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 16/07/2026

These rolling heatwaves have been a struggle for my style of photography. And then last night I went out at dusk to water the garden and found a bumblebee fast asleep with their face buried in our lavender bush. The resulting shot was a 13 second exposure lit by my phone 😍 #Photography #Bees

A bumblebee fast asleep on a dried-out lavender stem, in the dark night. A pale luminescence lights the scene from the top right.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 16/07/2026

The Sights & Storms of Crumbling Faram Azula www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 14/07/2026

Miquella's Haligtree, Branch & Root www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 10/07/2026

Mountaintops & Snowfields www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 09/07/2026

The Rot & Ruin of Caelid www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 09/07/2026

Best STAR TREK captain. Wrong answers only.

Vyse from Skies of Arcadia, a sky pirate dressed in a blue jacket and transparent eyepatch, with a turquoise cutlass over his shoulder.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 08/07/2026

The Slopes of Mount Gelmir, The Fire Within www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 07/07/2026

Went back to some photos I took last month of ladybugs in our garden, including a ladybug getting harassed by an ant on a ragwort plant which the ant was using to farm aphids :D #Photography #Insects

A red and black ladybug climbing a vertical grass stem, the sunlight shining off the black-and-white mottling off its upper body.

A red and black ladybug climbing a vertical grass stem. Another sprig of green-and-purple grasses enters the frame from the left.

A ladybug clambering up the side of a sunlit cluster of ragwort buds ready to flower. An ant has climbed over the buds to snap at the ladybug's heels with its pincers.

A ladybug hunkered down atop a cluster of ragwort buds, while a persistent ant worries at its face, attempting to drive it away from the aphids further down the plant.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 07/07/2026

Nokron & the Deep Rivers www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 06/07/2026

Leyndell Capital & the Path to the Erdtree www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 03/07/2026

More beautiful birds and bugs from the mountains #Photography

A blue damselfly resting on a bright yellow-green leaf over grey water.

A female sparrow with variegated brown plumage and a yellow beak, perched on a stone wall in the sunshine. The background is out-of-focus wooden slats cutting across a green lawn.

A skylark in flight against a grey-green backdrop. Its wings are swung downwards, showing off the brown feathers across its back.

A red kite soaring through a blue sky, from right to left. Its wings split into finger-like protrusions at the tips

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 03/07/2026

Chasing the Sun Across Altus Plateau www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 02/07/2026

When we went away recently, the field outside our lodgings was captivating, a gentle slope of shimmering green. I couldn't help but run joyfully towards its centre, to revel in that glorious sunlit canvas. Turns out I wasn't the only one 😅 #Photography #Squirrel

A grey squirrel on a sloping sunlit bank, partially dappled with shade.

A grey squirrel mid-leap across a golden-green field, with butt and tail still descending as it breaks its fall.

A grey squirrel sitting back on its haunches in a patch of dappled shade in a golden-light grassy field, nibbling on something it found in the grass.

A grey squirrel crouched in short grass, its tail bushed up behind it. The grass ends in a diagonal line cutting across the middle of the image, and beyond lies shaded woodland.

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 02/07/2026

Down by the Liurnia Lakeside www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 01/07/2026

A Stroll Through Scenic Limgrave www.robhainescreative.space/visual-art/i... #EldenRing #Photography

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · 25/06/2026

Thanks for the art share, and nice to meet you! I'm Rob, and I'm a nature photographer who appreciates a good riverbank and a meadow full of bees 🐝 Here's a few of my favourite shots, and I've recently started selling fine-art prints at ko-fi.com/robhainespri...

A mother duck in shades of brown and a purple stripe leads a cluster of yellow-and-brown ducklings across a wind-rippled canal.

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