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Scottish landscapes are one of the closest to my h

Scottish landscapes are one of the closest to my heart. They were one of the reasons why I decided to move here and not somewhere else.

Peace and quiet, wastelands full of reverie. Many shades of green visible all year round. The sea and the mountains at your fingertips. Right here it feels like time slows down and life is less rushed ...

The travel ban is lifted tomorrow in Scotland. Therefore, we are planning a trip to the mountains with a camera, maybe a tripod as well. I hope to take more pictures of landscapes...

The question is - would you like to travel with me?

At @kobiecafotoszkola today's theme is "in motion"

At @kobiecafotoszkola today's theme is "in motion" so I thought I would join in with my long exposure trails.

My first first ever long exposure work was on 1st of January this year when I tried capture New Year's fireworks. Before that I had no idea how to take proper long exposure photos. Huh, I didn't know what long exposure means! 🙈

I always associated movement in photos with shaky hands, bad timing, and lack of precision. Oh how wrong I was!

Now I associate it with patience, standing in the middle of the night at a crossroads and (sometimes) with a warm tea in a thermos! 😅

But also with a smile when I edit the photos 😜

Are you following the herd or trying to be an indi

Are you following the herd or trying to be an individual in this virtual society?

It will be an extremely long post for me, but today @besideofmydreams in her post raised a very difficult, but also important topic - (un)followers. Therefore, I decided to comment on this topic too, because recently it also touches me (also mentally).

In recent weeks I have noticed that quite a lot of 'weird' accounts started to follow me - ones that definitely came only in the hope that THEY would get a follow from me. How do i know?

Many of these accounts are e.g. personal trainers or accounts with a few photos that practice 'gathering' followers. Very often, such accounts stop following me within 24-48 hours if they did not receive what they came for - a follow.

It may sound harsh, but I don't like this practice. Not only because I find it not nice. I also find it very disruptive to the creator. Each follow is a spark of joy, but the unfollow is often treated as extinguishing the entire bonfire of creativity. Often this can upset the author because he feels 'insufficient'.

And this is just one of the arguments for which I do not like and consciously do not practice this "followers run".

If you have finished reading my scribble - I would like to thank you for being here for me and my photos. Each of your likes makes my face smile, and the notification of the comment makes my heart beat faster with joy - because it means that you havegiven some of your private time to me. Thank you! It means more to me than you think.

Thank you for being here 🙂

ps. Today is also #pochwalnyponiedziałek with @aellirenn so I would like to praise myself and thank myself for persistence and not looking at the people here with me through the prism of numbers and statistics. Every like makes me happy, because it's like a pat on the shoulder that someone liked my photo. And every follow is a big hug and high five for my creativity and motivation.

Lately night walks started to be more and more dif

Lately night walks started to be more and more difficult...

First of all it's getting dark later. Last time I needed to wait till 8-9pm so it's at least a bit dark. I think I prefer taking photos during winter time...

Second of all - we are still in lockdown so pubs and restaurants are closed. So no beautiful lights out there - or at least not as many as could be.

Can't wait for the travel restrictions to be lifted so I can go to Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and discover the night life there!

Who else can't wait for the lockdown to be over? 🙋‍♀️

Hello Spring! 🌸 Spring came to Glasgow on the

Hello Spring! 🌸

Spring came to Glasgow on the weekend. The weather was ver reminiscent of the Japanese spring that I experienced 2 years ago - lots of sun and a nice breeze.

During bike ride towards a future home (which is still under construction) we noticed trees similar to cherry blossoms. As a lover of Japan I couldn't pass them indifferently. I quickly took out my camera and we took some photos.

Despite the travel ban and lockdown at least for a moment I could feel like I was in Japan at the cherry blossom festival 🌸

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📍 Glasgow, Scotland
📷 Canon EOS2000D + 50mm

Do you think publishing a photo album is achievabl

Do you think publishing a photo album is achievable for someone without photography background? Would someone consider it as a valuable item?

Publishing a photo album is a dream that I would like to achieve. Why? Because I consider it a tangible proof that everything can be learned and all you need to do is want and consistently strive for it.

That's why I decided to pause side jobs and focus more on photos from now on. I want to plan them, focus on consistent editing, arrange them into a story, show places/cities/towns from a slightly different perspective.

I set the bar high for myself, but whoever does not try does not reach it.

Do you think it's possible? Will I make it in your opinion?

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📍 Glasgow, Scotland
📷 Canon EOS2000D + 50mm

Psst! "Golden City" is the best Asian take away food. Definitely check it out if you can 🤭

And if I start commotion I run the risk of losing

And if I start commotion I run the risk of losing you and that's worse.
Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have fallen in love with? - Buzzcocks

I'm in love with traditional Japanese lanterns - c

I'm in love with traditional Japanese lanterns - chōchin. Doesn't matter if I see them during the day or night.

Today is last day of KFS challenge - "best mobile photo". Is it my best one? Of course not - I think some other photos from Japan are way better than this one. Yet I like this one because of the memories and the depth I was able to capture.

I took this photo in underground part of the Tokyo. I was running late and I took the photo by an accident - yet I was able to capture the blurred motion in the background with main focus on the lamp.

Maybe not the most magical photo I've ever uploaded - but I like it 🏮

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📍東京, 日本 (Tokyo, Japan)
📷 Xiaomi Mi A2 (6X)

Cosmic city lights ✨ ___ 📍 Glasgow, Scotland

Cosmic city lights ✨

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📍 Glasgow, Scotland
📷 Canon EOS2000D + 17mm

Whenever I look at others photos they are so perfect and light is on poimt. Then I wonder how do they look like before editing. I wish we share more before and after photos so other people can learn.

With that thought on the third photo you can see "before" shot - no editing, no straightening. Not all my photos are straight and perfect. I sometimes work weeks before i think they are "enough"!

Would you like to see more before/after photos or do you want to see just "after" effect?

If just right now you could go out for pizza or an

If just right now you could go out for pizza or any beverage with anyone from your followed accounts - who would you choose?

I would totally go with:
@aellirenn - amazing photos of nature and city at night.
@dee_mcg_ - beautiful macro photography
@besideofmydreams and @lookthrough.roxanne - e-sisters from another misters 😜
@krewimleko - dark and moody food

Quick travel to Asian countries? Here you go:
@waspjpp
@eggbank
@yoshihiro.tokyo

For cinematic vibes definitely check them out:
@finland_cinematic
@tr8ns_view
@freddlandd_photography

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📍 Glasgow, Scotland
📷 Canon EOS2000D + 17-40mm

Hello! Cześć! こんにちは!👋 If you ever

Hello! Cześć! こんにちは!👋

If you ever wondered who hides behind the lens - hello, nice to meet you! I don't upload self portraits too often but once in a while it's good to welcome you more personally.

My name is Natalia but people call me Nat or Natalie. I'm a software engineer by day and a photographer by night. Why do I take photos mostly at night? For me the artificial lights, neons, traffic lights always add a new feeling to even the simplest thing.

I'm a self-taught photographer and with every frame I take I try to improve my skills and editing. I'm always open for a constructive criticism.

I love travelling and learning new things - currently I'm spending my time learning Japanese as their culture fascinates me and I want to learn about it from original sources 🇯🇵

Feel free to say hi in the comments below or even write me a DM! I'm more than happy to know you 🤗

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