Kieran Metcalfe

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A Bluesky Update x

I think his standup stuff is funnier.

Art Deco wisps of grey cirrus with higher clouds catching golden light behind

Wisps of grey cirrus with higher clouds catching golden light behind

A band of pink cloud through blue haze at sunset

Wisps of cirrus cloud catching vibrant pink light just after sunset

Technically, I can't put these images in my #PaintedSkies project as they weren't shot from home (I may need to change the rules!) - but I couldn't not shoot these wonderful clouds while I was out yesterday.

#Photography #Clouds #Abstract #Cloudscapes

Blummin' 'eck.

Just phoned to cancel a household service plan that was suddenly renewing at £44/month.

As a "valued customer", they could offer me the same plan at £19/month. Why the heck wasn't that the renewal price then!!

"Valued" = cash cow, it would seem.

Thanks Lianna :)

Delicate pink cirrus above the outcrops of The Roaches in the Peak District. The bottom left of the image is framed by a curving gritstone rock with white lichen and green biilberry.

This spot was sheltered from the wind last night. But halfway to the first outcrop I could barely stand against the gusts. Off to the right, the sky and light were incredible, but there was just no way to get a composition safely.

This was rather pretty though :)

#Photography #Landscape

Billowing cirrus clouds (Mare's tails) over a rocky outcrop)

Looks like a promising sky for this evening, but blow me down (literally) it's windy. The trick will be finding a spot safe enough to get the tripod out.

#Photography

Swirls of thin purple-grey clouds against the orange to blue gradient of an evening sky

Swirls of thin purple-grey clouds against the soft blue of an evening sky. Pinks are showing on a swirl across the top of the image, whereas the more structured gray clouds are at the bottom.

Swirls of thin purple-grey clouds against the orange to blue gradient of an evening sky, with a vibrant patch of pinky-orange cloud across the bottom

Some nice colour and structure from last night

#PaintedSkies #Photography #Abstract #Clouds #Cloudscape #WxSky #SkySky

The Peak District's famous Salt Cellar rock formation under wisps of pink cloud just after sunset.

Repost of my trip to the Salt Cellar for #FSPrintMonday #ShareMondays2025

#Photography #Landscapes

Totally agree - the days I struggle most are when I can't find the right music. I'm never sure if it's because my mood is off (so I'm just going to be unproductive no matter what), or if I just haven't found the music that will focus me in that headspace.

Cheers muchly Em :) Yeah, it's a good old wander, but one of my favourites for sure.

Ah, thanks very much indeed. That's really lovely feedback :)

Thanks very much :)

It is - one of my favourite leg stretches :)

My Space X shot as the lead image in the Guardian's online coverage

Woop - thanks to BAV Media... as seen in @theguardian.com!

Thanks very much :) it's a longer focal length than I'd usually go for, but the patch of cloud was the driving force behind it.

The Salt Cellar rock formation in the Peak District in a soft blue hour glow. High clouds are catching the pink light from the sun below the horizon.

Last night's sunset from the #PeakDistrict was peaceful affair. Not much cloud around, but some very high wisps caught the light beautifully after the sun went down. The soft glow from the blue sky picked out the detail on the rocks, and in the heather and bilberry.

#Photography #Landscapes

Thanks very much - It was lucky I had my tripod at hand!

Ok, turns out it was a @spacex.extwitter.link Falcon 9 dumping fuel.

What was very cool (to me) was that you could see the plume dropping into the earth's shadow (2nd pic)

Possible rocket plume

Just grabbed this raw from the camera... Will post a processed version when I get home...

I swear I've just seen a rocket stage separation on my walk back to the car... Missed getting a shoy of that moment, but this beautiful Galaxy shape made it's way across the sky heading roughly SE

@spacex.extwitter.link? @esa.int? @nasawatch.bsky.social?

Was this any of you?

Just realised I meant skylarks, not nightingales.

My main point still stands :)

Couldn't resist a bit more of this today.

And I think I just heard my first curlew of the year. Love that sound. And the nightingales. And the grouse.

Love it up here.

#PeakDistrict #photography

Sunset in the peak district with golden light catching on rocks and a gravel path

#Repost - A peak district view for #ShareMondays2025 #FSPrintMonday

#Photography #Landscapes

Golden light hitting the rocks and a gravel path with rocky edges in the distance. The Landscape already has its brown and fawn winter colours and the light only serves to intensify those tones.

One from last night's mooch in the Peak District, and realising how much I miss being out. There were some very lovely bursts of intense golden light at times which played wonderfully with the colours that were already in the landscape.

#Photography #Landscapes #PeakDistrict

Camera on a tripod, set up to take a photo in the Peak District

Doing a bit of this. Not done a lot of this around here for a while.

Good to be out mooching.

#Photography #PeakDistrict

Doh, thanks Steve. Managed to totally forget the hashtag on the winner announcement!

Absolutely. I know I don't adventure as far as you, but if a place is already known, we don't need to tag it, and if not, we shouldn't :) that's my thinking anyway!

Couldn't agree more with this.

👏👏👏

These 3 months have flown, and I was wondering if I'd made the most of them.

But yesterday I got a birthday present from the consultant - another 3 months off! Time to make a bit more hay :)