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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

'Where Light finds a Way' (2026) ☀️ A fleeting moment, sunlight filtering through punctured leaves. Fragility, imperfection & resilience coexisting. Possibility emerging. Leaf #scape and #ForestFriday🌱🌳 #trees #woodland #nature #Blueskykin #ECK #photography #PhotographersUnited #BlueSkyArtShow

A fleeting moment where sunlight filtered through the canopy and illuminated heart-shaped leaves, transforming a decaying, punctured leaf into a translucent screen and accidental pinhole camera.
This transient alignment turns damage into an unexpected aperture, where fragility, imperfection and resilience coexist and the photographic process captures a moment that can never be repeated.
The image becomes a meditation on impermanence, suggesting that beauty and possibility can emerge unexpectedly.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"The elm is a tree of strength, holding its great arms out to the heavens as if to grasp the storm itself. It does not yield; it endures, a silent monument to the fierce power of the earth." Henry David Thoreau (from 'Walden') Leaf #scape for #ForestFriday 🌿🌱🌳 #nature #ECK #photography #trees

Sunlit elm leaves seen during local woodland walk yesterday. Two very similar looking 'twin' shapes of twigs shown in the middle.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

'Illuminated' (2026) - The beauty of imperfection Sunlit, flawed leaves, marked by summer draught for #scape day and #ForestFriday. Accepting transience & impermanence as part of the cycle of life. Happy weekend 🌿☀️🙂💚 #Forests #Trees #Photography #nature #ECK #PhotographersUnited #BlueSkyArtShow

Early chlorophyll disappearance after summer drought. Three illuminated yellow leaves rising up like a human figure. Green leaves in the background.

Early chlorophyll disappearance after summer drought. Three illuminated yellow leaves with a shadow of other leaves and their border lines. Blurred green leaves underneath in the background.

Early chlorophyll disappearance after summer drought. Three illuminated yellow leaves in the foreground showing some damage and marks and a shadow of another leaf. Green leaves on the left and yellow leaves below. Dark background. Wild cherry tree leaves

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sunlit beech tree branches casting shadows from one tree to the other for #ForestFriday, tree #Scape day and #BWFri 🌳☀️🌿 Black & White photos allow light & shade, shapes & lines and the leaf texture to stand out more. #b&w #mono #Forests #Trees #BNW #ClassicMono #Photography #ECK #nature

A black & white photo showing a Beech tree trunk with dark branches, sunlit leaves and two shadows coming from a neighboring tree on the left, because the run is shining from behind it during early evening hours.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

'Between Leaf & Shadow' A leaf reaching towards its shadow, blurring the boundary between the tangible and intangible during a fleeting encounter of light, form & movement. A quiet meditation on presence, impermanence, duality, perception #scape #forestfriday #trees #photography #treescape #eck

Sunlit, green beech tree leaves, of which one is touching its shadow cast on the tree trunk. A bit of blue sky on the left side visible.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"Love is like a tree, it grows of its own accord, it puts down deep roots into our whole being.” – Victor Hugo Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve - a temperate rainforest in Cornwall, UK. #forestFriday #forest #scape #trees #eck #treeclub #EastCoastKin #photography #nature #photographersunited

Two trees next to each other with intertwining roots. Dappled light falling through the canopy.

Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve -
a scenic series of fast-flowing cascades and waterfalls along the River Fowey, set within an ancient oak woodland (Draynes Wood, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall).

It is an exceptionally rich, humid habitat famous for rare mosses, lichens, and diverse wildlife.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Dreaming of the sea on #scape day 🌊💦 during the 5th #heatwave this year in the #UK🌡️🔥 Cornwall coast photos 🌅 Enjoy your weekend wherever you are! 🙂 ☀️🌻🌺🩵💙💚💛💜🧡❤️🩷🌍🌎🌏 #ECK #Photography #EastCoastKin #nature #PhotographersUnited

Lantic Bay, Cornwall, UK. Green needled plants in the foreground, turquoise sea in the middle, and steep green cliffs and blue sky with some clouds in the background.

View over Nadler Bay near Looe, Cornwall.
End of June during a heatwave; green vegetation in the foreround.

Lekerock Cove in Cornwall, refreshing waves between red coloured rocks.

Green meadow in late June over Lantic Bay. Birdsong and sound of waves and a breeze

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Dappled sunlight falling on a path through the tree canopy at local woodland for #ForestFriday & #BWFri One photo shows the illuminated canopy above ☀️💚🌿. Lowering stress & helping relaxation #b&w #BNW #Forests #Trees #ClassicMono #Mono #Photography #EastCoastKin #ECK #nature #PhotographersUnited

Dappled sunlight falling througg the summer canopy casting an intricate pattern of leaves, light and shadow on the path. It has been shown to lower stress levels and promote relaxation. 🙂🌳💚

Dappled sunlight falling througg the summer canopy casting an intricate pattern of leaves, light and shadow on the path. has been shown to lower stress levels and promote relaxation. A single fallen line tree leaf is visible near the centre of the photo.

Sunlight falling through beech tree leaves, creating a pattern of green light and shadow with that n branches drawing lines between. The sun is visible in a small gap. This has been shown to lower stress levels and promote relaxation.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Summer Branch Drop - a phenomenon occurring in struggling trees entering survival mode during drought. For #scape day and #BWFri 🌳 We need rain urgently, climate change is real. 🔥🌧️ #ForestFriday #Forests #Trees #ClassicMono #Mono #BNW #Photography #EastCoastKin #ECK #nature #PhotographersUnited

Dead branches of an oak tree in a local UK woodland in Nottingham. When water becomes scarce, trees enter survival mode, conserving moisture and energy. They reduce the movement of water to their outer branches, prioritising the trunk and roots. Under severe stress, some branches may die back or be shed, helping the tree survive.

At the same time, dehydrated wood becomes more brittle. Combined with the weight of dense summer foliage, long horizontal branches can suddenly fail in a phenomenon known as Summer Branch Drop (SBD). Surprisingly, the risk doesn't always disappear after rain. As branches rapidly rehydrate, the added weight can cause weakened joints to give way.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

After a week's break from #Bluesky, I am back from holidays in Cornwall, UK. 💦 For #ForestFriday & #scape day, a canopy of one of the UK's ancient temperate rainforests. 🌿🌞🩵 #Nature #Photography #Forest #Trees #Naturephotography #summer #treescape #treeclub #ECK #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

I always enjoy looking up at the tree's beautiful canopies during woodland walks. Here is one seen in the ancient oak woodland along Golitha Falls in Cornwall, UK where we were on a one-week holiday last week during the heatwave.
Unfortunately I accidentally left my mobile phone settings on low resolution, therefore the quality is not so good. On that day there were tropical temperatures and humidity.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Seal #scape at Flamborough Head disturbed by boys approaching them. Seals should not be disturbed as this causes them significant stress & depletes the critical energy resources they need for hunting, molting & surviving in cold water. 🦭 #seals #wildlifephotography #Photography #ECK

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Mysterious sea #scape photos taken at Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire. 🌊 I mirrored the photos to shift perception and emphasise the sense of wonder and mystery of the constantly transforming sea. The familiar quietly slips into enchantment. 🩵💙☀️ #nature #photography #ECK #sea #seascape

Mirrored photo of the dramatic Bempton Cliffs harbouring the UK's largest sea bird colony.
Blue sea opening in between cliffs with seagulls floating in the wind currents.

View from the top of the high cliffs onto the sea, partially illuminated by sunlight and revealing the rocks under the water surface. Seagulls circling above in symmetrical formations, because I digitally reflected the original photo.

View from the top of the high cliffs onto the sea, with a central point partially illuminated by sunlight and revealing some rocks under the water surface. Four seagulls circling above in a symmetrical constellation, because I digitally reflected the original photo.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Happy Friday! ☀️ Here some sea & cliff photos for #scape day 🌅 Digital mirroring of the photos has resulted in slightly otherworldly scenery 😉 Happy weekend! 🌿🩵🌸☀️ #Photography #sea #ECK #nature #seascape

Bempton Cliffs at the east Yorkshire coast.
I digitally mirrored the photos resulting in a central, horizontal band of pink flowers (red campion) and four cliff edges with a small arch each and an opening towards the blue sea.

A million mirrored photo of the blue sea with a central shadow similar to an eye's pupil.

Bempton Cliffs at the east Yorkshire coast.
I digitally mirrored the photo resulting in a central steep cliff and three seagulls floating on each side in the foreground. Turquoise- blue sea on each side of the cliff.

Bempton Cliffs at the east Yorkshire coast.
I digitally mirrored the photo of a cliff's edge resulting in four central cliff edges with a small arch each and a gap opening towards the sea.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough! ☀️ #scapes from the local nature reserve. Thanks for his many decades of dedication to nature preservation & raising environmental awareness🙏 #ECK #EastCoastKin #trees #PhotographersUnited #Photography #PhotographersofBluesky #nature #naturephotography

Attenborough Nature Reserve view towards one of the lakes that have become a haven for birds over the last 60 years. David Attenborough's family comes from the local village and he opened the nature reserve 60 years ago.

Oak tree reflection and roots near Attenborough village.

Large oak tree standing firm with beautiful, rough bark near Attenborough village.

Oak tree leaves illuminated by sunlight from behind.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A cascading little brook in Derbyshire, a soothing sound #scape. "Water is the driving force in nature" - Leonardo da Vinci" A peaceful, living force, transformative, never still & always evolving. #ForestFriday #Photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #nature

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Lily turned 9 last weekend 🐾🙂 In dog years she is the oldest in our family now (63), but she still behaves more like an excited toddler. She brightens up every day! ❤️☀️☀️☀️ #TerrierTuesday #Terriers #DogsOfBlueSky #Photography #Fun #Dogs #Pets #Terrier

Lily resting, playing, on holidays and pondering or listening. She is a West Highland Terrier. One of the photos shows my daughter holding her when she was tired during a coastal walk during a short stay near Scarborough.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I love dippers, a great photo! 😍

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Lily having fun during holidays in Norfolk a couple of years ago 🙂🐾 She is a West Highland Terrier. (The jolly English folk tune I used for this reel on IG does not seem to work). #TerrierTuesday #Terriers #DogsOfBlueSky #Photography #Fun #Dogs #Pets #Terrier #eastcoastkin @misheleneous

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Two days of ☀️☀️ and #spring #blossoms on trees for #scape day - seen during a #woodland walk. 🌸 Does the gentle awakening of nature also lift your spirits? 🌳🌼 🙂 🌱 #photography #nature #trees #Blueskykin #EastCoastKin #photography #bloomscrolling #ForestFriday #FloralFriday #FlowersonFriday

White spring blossoms in front of green and blue sky background.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

#Lichen #scape for some uplifting colours! 💚💛🧡 They are a symbiotic association between a fungus & a photosynthetic partner - an algae or cyanobacteria, representing collaboration, interdependence & interconnectedness of all living beings. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #EastCoastKin #Photography

Seen on a local hedgerow. Lichen are neither plant or animal, but a symbiotic partnership.
Because lichens thrive on bare rock and in extreme conditions, they are symbols of resilience and adaptability.
Apparently, they are some of the earth’s oldest life-forms, and can live for over 4000 years!

Close-up of lichen growing on a small oak tree in a hedgerow.

Close-up of lichen growing in a local hedgerow. They remind me a bit of coral reefs.

This close-up of a lichen makes them look a bit otherworldly. The circular structures on lichen are called 'apothecia', the sexual reproductive structures of the fungal partner in the lichen symbiosis.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

#Tree reflections of woodlands at Attenborough Nature Reserve. A #flood #scape after relentless rain & an ecologically important 'riparian' wetland habitat, supporting biodiversity. 💙💚🩵🌳🌧️ #EastCoastKin #photography #ForestFriday #Trees #PhotographersofBluesky #naturephotography #BlueskyPhotography

Submerged trees during late afternoon at Nottinghamshire's Attenborough Nature Reserve, a wetland next to the river Trent. It is a riparian wetland, an important ecosystem connecting river and land.

Submerged tree at a connecting point between the river Trent and one of the lakes of Nottinghamshire's Attenborough Nature Reserve. I love the natural, almost symmetrical reflection!

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

#TerrierTuesday #BTposse #DogsOfBlueSky #Photography #Dogs #Pets #WestHighlandTerrier #AnimalArtTuesday #EastCoastKin May I introduce you to my lovely dog Lily, a West Highland Terrier 🐾♥️ Unfortunately no sound - but there is a lot of sniffing and a bit of sneezing going on... 😉

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year 2026! ☀️🍀🌻💛 #Yellow Sunflowers for #ColorADay and as a reminder of warm summer days and the happy moments life sometimes offers. #YellowThu #flowers #yellow #Bloomscrolling #Photography #PhotoHour #StormHour #Blueskykin #PhotographersofBluesky #BlueskyPhotography #BlueskyCommunity

A collage of sunflowers photos I took during a summer visit of Cologne to see my family. They grew on a field next to the river 'Rhein'.

Sunflowers in front of green foliage and blue sky.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

❄️Seasons Greetings❄️ Thank you for all of your support 🥰 #red snow-covered trees for #ColorADay I wish you a happy festive season! ☃️🌟🕊️ #joy #SensoryArt #photography #PhotoHour #Blueskykin #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #naturephotography #BlueskyPhotography #ArtYear

Snow-covered trees with red leaves in local park. I took the photos a few years ago.

Snow-covered trees with red leaves in local park. I took the photos a few years ago and digitally edited it using a mirroring tool.

Snow-covered trees with red leaves in a local park. I took the photos a few years ago,vand digitally edited the photo, flipping or mirroring it.

Snow-covered trees with red leaves in local park, appearing to connect with each others via their branches. I took the photos a few years ago, and digitally mirrored/flipped it.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🪴Fantastic fractals🪴 Fern #scapes for #BlueSky Friday #scape day As in trees, leaf veins, lungs, blood vessels, neurons - smaller parts resemble the whole, but not as exact copies. #PhotoHour #EastCoastKin #photography #PhotographersofBluesky #naturephotography #BlueskyPhotography #BlueskyNature

Close-up of fern and mirrored photo to generate a pattern-like, abstract structure with sunlight and shadow contrasts.
Seen in Devon, Weston bay.

Mirrored fern leaves in front of blue sky. A blurred figure-like shape in the background.
Fractal structures ensure most efficient functionality.

Mirrored fern leaves in front of blue sky. Some spiderwebs visible.

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Uta Feinstein @utafeinstein.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Fern #scapes for #BlueSky Friday #scape day 🌿 #Ferns are an example of #fractals in #nature, showing self-similarity, where the overall structure is repeated in smaller scales. 🪴 #photography #BlueskyNature #PhotographersofBluesky #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #BlueskyPhotography #PhotoHour

$Fern branch with sunlit leaves against blue sky and dark canopy. You can see parts of the fractal self-similarity with the horizontal branch structure repeated in the diagonal branches and their smaller little branches - like the veins of leaves or tree branches.$ Ferns in front of a sloping green hill and part of a large oak tree. Some landscape showing in the distance. Beacon Hill, Leistershire, was the site of a Bronze Age hill fort.

Ferns in front of a sloping green hill and part of a large oak tree. Some landscape showing in the distance. Beacon Hill, Leistershire, was the site of a Bronze Age hill fort.

Ferns with a snail (Fibonacci spiral shape), red berries of a crabtree and green hill with blue sky in the background.

$Late summer discoloured fern showing fractal structure.$

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