That's pretty much what I've been doing thus far and it works well enough, but I often find word of mouth recommendations allow me to find interesting people that would fall outside of my interests within

That's impressive, nice work! I've always quite fancied doing some astrophotography but never gotten around to it. I might have to do a bit of research and give it a try. My photoshop skills are zero though

Yay, more people to follow. I'm finding these sorts of posts very useful as a new user, always good to discover new people via personal recommendations.

I think this is a great idea and I will definitely participate at some point, soon hopefully, when I get back to taking photos regularly.

Looks like a nice walk, and Lola looks adorable! Love that last image showing the expanse of the beach. As for the weather, it's too hot for me. I much prefer springtime weather, where the sun is out but

Suuuure, I'll get right on that. 😉

Aww, I wub you too. 🤗 And thank you for leading me to Hive, I'm really enjoying it here. Wish I'd known about the whole affiliate link thing before I signed up, I'd have used yours!

Brr! I feel cold now. Lovely images though, especially like the composition on the first shot.

Nice post, and your photos have made me hungry, those berries look delicious. I've lived in various places in England all my life, and I've never been to pick my own. I have no excuse either, there are

Oh please, ramble away! I have nobody in RL to talk about these things with (at least without their eyes glazing over) so it's always nice to compare notes! Street photography made me a bit lazy in a way.

Thanks for your comment and your praise, appreciate it. It's good to get to a feel for what people prefer (or indeed if they're not bothered either way) as each platform can be so different.

You mean you don't just tell them to turn it off and on again? 😄 Agree with @steevc that was definitely more help than they deserved. The cheek some people have! I feel very sorry for anyone who works

People have become experts at ignoring the suffering of others way before the pandemic arrived, that's for sure. I'm in the UK, and a very large portion of the population is most definitely like that,

Wow, absolutely stunning work. And love those blood drenched wings.

Hey, thank you! And thanks for your point of view on additional info. I think perhaps the decision to add textual story to an image may depend on the genre. With street photography, at least for me, the

Glad the post had some interest for you. I always feel it's a very fine line between interesting and sounding self absorbed when I write! Believe me I know all about anxiety issues. I was diagnosed with

You have some nice photos! I haven't picked the camera up in so long it's going to feel like starting again. We'll see how fast I can pick it back up. I think the key to accelerated learning is doing,

Good to know, thank you. Just didn't want to start off on the wrong foot so to speak.

Thanks, very kind of you!

Exciting and terrifying about sums it up. Being honest I think it's a hurdle I'm going to have to cross again, as I've been out of the "groove" for so long. I know when I was doing it regularly