Mastodawn

Modern smartphones are incredibile image machines packed with image enhancing software. This image is a freehand shot with 10s exposure time!

#NightSky #Stars #UrsusMajor #HighISO

Anna May 18

#landscape #nature #photography #cave #dripstone #dripstonecave #semriach #graz #styria #austria #availablelight #highiso #darktable

Armins Pixelfed Account May 3

"The Night Guard" at Roseto degli Abruzzi.
A long-exposure night seascape with moon reflections and a rocky jetty featuring a small beacon with a bright red light.
Hat tip to @[email protected] whote posted a similar image at daylight. Follow him, he posts gorgeous images!

#Photography #Italy #Abruzzo #Adriatic #NightShot #HighISO #Seascape

Rose LaCroix Mar 16

"Mlem"
If you #shootfilm and you have #pets, chances are you combine your interests. I'm no exception. This is Venus, a lovely tortoiseshell #cat I got from an old farmer from rural Oregon. She now lives happily with us here in Germany.
📷Canon Eos Rebel G
Ilford Delta 3200 (rated 1600)
#filmphotography #photography #blackandwhite #highISO

Unofficial PetaPixel Bot Feb 16

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Maikel de Bakker Jan 10

On the last day of snow, just before the thaw quietly set in, winter paused for a moment at our garden fence.

Perched there was a Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), known in Dutch as the vink. Alert, upright, and clearly assessing the situation, it seemed to be weighing its chances. The bird feeder was busy — mostly house sparrows, with a few blue tits and great tits darting in and out. Below them, pigeons, blackbirds, magpies and crows scavenged the ground for what inevitably falls. An efficient little ecosystem, even on a grey winter morning.

From the warmth of the house, I watched it all unfold. Outside, the world was cold and muted; inside, quiet and still. The chaffinch waited. This species is known for its adaptability, especially in winter, when flexible feeding strategies and patience can make all the difference. Rather than forcing its way in, it observed — conserving energy, reading movement, timing its next move.

The light was flat and overcast, typical for this time of year. With snow still present and clouds acting like a giant softbox, contrast was low. To keep detail in both feathers and background, I shot handheld with my Canon 5D Mark IV and Sigma 100–400mm at f/11, 1/250 sec, ISO 12800. Not ideal conditions — but honest ones. Winter photography is often about working with what little light you’re given.

There was no drama here. Just calm abundance. Even at the edge of thaw, winter was still quietly doing its work.

#EurasianChaffinch #FringillaCoelebs #Vink
#BirdPhotography #GardenBirds #WinterBirds
#NatureObservation #BackyardWildlife #UrbanNature
#EcologyInAction #NaturalBalance #BirdBehaviour
#WinterLight #OvercastDays #SnowDay
#Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #HandheldPhotography
#HighISO #NaturalLightPhotography
#DutchNature #NatureInTheNetherlands
#Pixelfed #PixelfedPhotography
#WonderingLens #ByMaikeldeBakker
#NatureStorytelling #WildlifePhotography #EverydayNature