HOTSHOTS ~ 12/5/24

[castleberry]

~ Photography Lovers Community Curation ~

Hello Photography Lovers! Welcome to another curation report featuring the community HotShots! where we have compiled some of your amazing photos to show off to the world!

Please take some time to review the entire post and go check out the rest of the images of features you like. Since we only share one featured image of many from your amazing posts, some of the best images are within the rest of the posts and we don't want you to miss the beauty!

Plus, you never know when your time to get featured may come and we are sure you would enjoy the same level of community support! So, make sure to support your fellow photographers because without you all, this community would not be possible.

Now, after curating diligently and sifting through the community's posts, here are the curation selections to share with you all. Keep up the great work for your chance to be in the next round of curation!

Today's HotShots

Photographer	Post Link
@hectgranate	El Teatro de lo Absurdo / The Theater of the Absurd [ESP-ING]

Photographer	Post Link
@bluemoon	Young And Free

Photographer	Post Link
@rsphotos	A walk to the lake

Photographer	Post Link
@shoemanchu	Sunday's Finest Photography Week #4

Photographer	Post Link
@tonyz	The Stairs

Photographer	Post Link
@jlinaresp	MORE FROM MONTALBAN'S STREETS - Photography from Montalbán, Carabobo, Venezuela / ENG-ESP / (08 Pics)

Photographer	Post Link
@theoctoberwind	Hills in gold 🌄🌟

Photographer	Post Link
@daveks	High Elevation Hiking

Photographer	Post Link
@goga22	Christmas Time - Love, Happiness, Faith and Hope - Part Three

Photographer	Post Link
@artmom	A Creative Escape: My Weekend at the Beach Resort

Photographer	Post Link
@haastrecht	Foggy sunrise at the lake

Photographer	Post Link
@tattoodjay	a few recent mono images

Photographer	Post Link
@papilloncharity	Clouds were building up on the mountains at the east

Photographer	Post Link
@bananaklatbarat	"Golden Caterpillars and Eggs on Dry Leaves"

Photographer	Post Link
@fermentedphil	"Birthday and Champagne" - A Series of Girl Photographs on Her Birthday

Photographer	Post Link
@steven-patrick	Photos in Mono

Photographer	Post Link
@mynewlife	Mobile Photography, Polish Hills

Photographer	Post Link
@naveen.jogta	Exploring the Beauty of Kullu: A Hike from Kothi to Solang

Photographer	Post Link
@x-rain	Street Photography Potpourri from Hue, Vietnam

Photographer	Post Link
@ellenripley	Celebrating the Spirit of Christmas: A Christmas Tree Festival

Photographer	Post Link
@shoemanchu	The Heeler "Red Dog" Shot's #295

Photographer	Post Link
@hornet-on-tour	[PhotoBlog] Darth Vader up close - Darth Vader hautnah (DE/EN)

Photographer	Post Link
@solymi	Disneyland Paris photo adventure with Iphone 11

Photographer	Post Link
@chanych85	Abandoned village

Photographer	Post Link
@wilfredocav	New toys

Photographer	Post Link
@alongthetrail	Trip to Książ Landscape Park

Photographer	Post Link
@chris-chris92	Remains of the Historical Downtown of Valencia, Venezuela: A city from another time...

Photographer	Post Link
@hallmann	Kraków, 1.12.2024

Photographer	Post Link
@godfish	Dolní Počernice Chateau Park & Brewery

Photographer	Post Link
@egoaquiles	Abstracting to Compose ESP/ENG

Photographer	Post Link
@careassaktart	Massage Photoshoot

Photographer	Post Link
@asklanbudi	Photography Lovers: mushrooms on logs

Photographer	Post Link
@momins	Friendship of animals

Photographer	Post Link
@naitreart	A hunter's gaze [Eng/Esp]

Photographer	Post Link
@daveks	The Weather turns at Sunshine Meadows

Photographer	Post Link
@goga22	Home Alone - Part One

Photographer	Post Link
@joetunex	The view from Peketā / Kaikoura 🇳🇿

Photographer	Post Link
@yeni82	Jewels of the past

Photographer	Post Link
@devosdevosi	Shadows of Confidence

Photographer	Post Link
@jlinaresp	6:00 AM - Street photography from Montalbán, Carabobo, Venezuela / ENG-ESP / (08 Pics)

Photographer	Post Link
@tattoodjay	Sunrises

Photographer	Post Link
@papilloncharity	Cape dwarf gecko lizards having a wrestling match

Photographer	Post Link
@ajchampz	Capturing beauty

Photographer	Post Link
@iquique	Domingo de fotografía / Sunday photography Esp-Eng

Photographer	Post Link
@friendlymoose	Chasing Winter Light: A morning stroll on an island

Photographer	Post Link
@catherineyy	Panorama of Butterfly Species(ENG/ESP)

Photographer	Post Link
@theoctoberwind	Drift away with the clouds 😍🌄☁️☁️😍

Photographer	Post Link
@inksurgeon	THE RED CUILLINS

Photographer	Post Link
@iuliaqiparosa	A True Friendship across decades on Gaia

Photographer	Post Link
@curamax	It's All About Metal Art! (My entry to the POBphotocontest

Photographer	Post Link
@bluemoon	Just A Few Random Photos

Photographer	Post Link
@chanych85	Tura Khan Mausoleum

Photographer	Post Link
@litguru	The Thing in the Woods

Photographer	Post Link
@victorbz	Ethiopia carrying and transporting - PhotoFeed Contest - Street Photog

Photographer	Post Link
@egoaquiles	Friendship and Serendipity ESP/ENG

Photographer	Post Link
@goga22	Home Alone - Part Two

Photographer	Post Link
@nooramin	Wedding Photography

Photographer	Post Link
@artmom	My puppy’s cozy mornings

Photographer	Post Link
@tattoodjay	Wednesday Walk Some of my favorite spots for walking

Photographer	Post Link
@bananaklatbarat	"A Bee Family Taking Shelter After the Rain"

Photographer	Post Link
@malos10	Country themed photo session for twins

Photographer	Post Link
@tonyz	Cruise Ship reflections

Photographer	Post Link
@shoemanchu	Dragonfly "Halloween Pennant" Shot's #297

Photographer	Post Link
@fermentedphil	"An Empty Room" - A Series of Photographs and Musings

Photographer	Post Link
@jlinaresp	THE WAY I SEE... - Street photography from Montalbán, Carabobo, Venezuela / ENG-ESP / (08 Pics)

Photographer	Post Link
@gric	Hiking under adverse conditions

Photographer	Post Link
@chanych85	Photo session Rattles

Photographer	Post Link
@victorbz	Spontaneous collection of cars - Analog (on film) photography

Photographer	Post Link
@alokeen	A difficult choice

Photographer	Post Link
@riyat	Rare Red Dragonfly Photography

Photographer	Post Link
@naitreart	Insects visiting my yard [Eng/Esp]

Photographer	Post Link
@iquique	De noche en la playa de Iquique / At night on the beach of Iquique Esp-Eng

Photographer	Post Link
@glideglobe	Bakers Inlet / Canada

TripleShots

We will now be selecting the top three TripleShots! The featured thumbnail will now get

6%

, the first runner-up will get

4%

, and the second runner-up will get

2%

beneficiary payouts from this posts rewards!

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Today's Featured HotShot

Photographer	Post Link
@fermentedphil	"Spiders Catching Bees" - Garden Photographs of a Rare and Horrific Moment

First HotShot Runner Up

Photographer	Post Link
@derangedvisions	Christmas Vibes

Second HotShot Runner Up

Photographer	Post Link
@steven-patrick	Barred owl

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and honor the selections today. Keep up the great work creating your content and thanks for sharing it here with us in the Photography Lovers Community!

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~ How to Get Curated and Be Featured Here ~

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We will not be curating single-image posts, especially with little to no description. This community is focused on high-quality content which includes what surrounds the images you share here.

We do not curate cross-posts

Don't forget to go by and support your fellow photographers by checking out their posts and leaving some meaningful and engaging comments. Engaging in the community is what helps build and grow it. We are all here to support each other!

_{Thanks For Stopping By To Appreciate The Beauty!}

Comments

[litguru]

Great stuff! Each shot is spectacular. It's great to be in such honorable company. Thank you!

@bluemoon's pastoral scenes take me to another era when things were much simpler

@jlinaresp has an excellent eye for composition, and he captures some evocative shots from Venezuela.

@godfish took some heavenly shots from the Czech republic, and his post also includes a bit of interesting folkloric knowledge.

And I couldn't leave without @solymi's grinning Cheshire cat from the Magic Kingdom :)))

[solymi]

Thanks a lot! These where all just quick snapshots with the phone, but I am glad my camera did not make it to Disneyland

[godfish]

Thanks for the mention, I'm glad you enjoyed my post :)

[castleberry]

Those were all some great selections! Thank you for taking the time to comb through the posts and share your own favorites from the super long list of amazing talent each round of curation! I appreciate your engagement and commentary as well as your contributions to the community! I still think the X-files music should be playing when they check out your post! hahaha

[litguru]

I thought there was going to be a sign explaining the nature and purposes of the sphere, but there was nothing, so that was unsettling. 😥

Agent Scully!

[jlinaresp]

Oh, thank you @litguru friend !!!!

[shoemanchu]

Thanks again Brother @castleberry appreciate the features here today, another day of more amazing work from the community. I'll be going through them all as I enjoy to do. Awesome work everyone, thanks again Brother, have a blessed one.

[castleberry]

I was a bit behind and the flow never stops. I was glad to finally get a bit caught up and it's always a fun labor of beautiful love. Your red dog and dragonfly shots were all top-notch! Keep up the great work and I hope you enjoy the look around at the posts! Cheers

[godfish]

Oh, was I curated again? Thanks! ;)

[castleberry]

That looked like a cool park and an awesome brewery! Thanks for sharing your shots with us. Cheers

[ellenripley]

Thank you very much for the mention. ❤️

[castleberry]

You had some cool shots in your post and 'Tis The Season! hahaha I like how the featured image from your post was followed by a smiling dog! That was not intentional. Thanks for sharing!

[ellenripley]

😁

[goga22]

And today another Hat Trick for which I am grateful to my dear @castleberry, congratulations to all the other excellent authors on the beautiful photos

[castleberry]

I've really been enjoying your Christmas themed posts! Your family is so beautiful. They make or made the perfect subjects for your shots. Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing what else you will share before we get to the holiday. Cheers my friend.

[goga22]

Dear @castleberry, thank you again

[steven-patrick]

Thanks for the Triple Shot callout 🙏🙏 I really liked that owl shot in the wet trees.

[castleberry]

Yes, you are very welcome! You will be getting 2% of this post's total payout for that shot! I love owls and that one was staring right into our souls! hahaha

[victorbz]

happy to have these two in the hot list !

[castleberry]

Your framing in the first one was excellent and I really enjoyed looking at the second featured shot. Keep up the great work and thanks for keeping the art alive! hahaha

[victorbz]

thank you very very muuch !

[jlinaresp]

Thanks so much @castleberry friend for my mentions in this #HotShots selection!!!
!PIZZA

[castleberry]

You are very welcome! Thanks for sharing your shots with us here in the community. Those were some cool posts this time around! Cheers

[friendlymoose]

Thanks for sharing! I've discovered a few posts I didnt see before.

[castleberry]

You are very welcome! I got behind so there is a few more than usual spread out over the course of 3 or 4 days... so I am sure more than a few of them might not have hit everyone's radars! hahaha

[x-rain]

Thank you! 😊

[castleberry]

[marijasworld]

As always many interesting photos and great photography styles! Great work everyone! enjoyed watching your photos! Have a nice evening everyone!

[castleberry]

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment and check out everyone's stuff! Cheers

[naitreart]

Thank you very much for the double mention dear friend @castleberry, it's always a pleasure to see my pictures next to the amazing pictures of the other members of the community. Excellent choice of the best pictures as always!

[castleberry]

Your insect shots were fantastic and that cat definitely looked like it was on the hunt! Thanks for sharing your shots with us and always having some high quality photos in your posts. Keep up the great work my friend.

[fermentedphil]

Oh wow, thank you so much! I saw your post on my feed and I thought for a moment the image looked familiar! Thank you for featuring my image as hotshot! I really appreciate it. Always such an honour. Thanks again for all the hard work and effort you put into these.

[castleberry]

I hope your lady had a lovely birthday and enjoyed her drink. Your insect post was amazing and the shots were all really cool. You will be getting 6% of this post's total payout for your top HotShot thumbnail spot. Thanks for sharing your shots and thoughts with us here in the community and keep up the great work. Cheers

[fermentedphil]

Thank you so so much! I was just lucky to have my camera with me or close by each time with the spiders. Thank you also so much for using the other photographs as well. She indeed had a splendid day; and I was also lucky there to have captured her in such a beautiful setting.

[theoctoberwind]

Beautiful collection 😍Thankyou very much for the mention !! 🥰💖💖

[castleberry]

This was an awesome round of curation! Thank you for your contributions to the beauty. Cheers

[bananaklatbarat]

Thanks for my photo selection this time sir

[castleberry]

Those bees in a row and the golden caterpillar were both excellent posts! Thanks for sharing your shots with us here in the community.

[bananaklatbarat]

Thank you also for your support sir

[riyat]

Thank you so much for mentioning me in this post, it was really awesome.

[castleberry]

Those were some really great dragonfly shots! It's hard to get and keep them in such good focus! Excellent work.

[riyat]

Thank you very much, glad you like my photography

[tonyz]

Thank you so much for the two mentions!

[castleberry]

I always enjoy your interesting perspectives and visual approaches to your shoots! Thanks for sharing with us here in the community.

[malos10]

Really really good selection of photographs!

[castleberry]

I really liked your Country themed shoot! Those twins looked like they had a lot of personality and I had to go with the more candid shot of the post that had the mom in it too. They look like they always have a good time together! Thanks for sharing my friend.

[egoaquiles]

A pleasure to be part of this selection! I really liked this picture by @haastrecht

[haastrecht]

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏 that was a very magical morning. I love fog 😅

[castleberry]

His whole post was fantastic and full of wonderful shots! I loved the bird and different focal points in this featured shot of his! I really enjoyed the art mixed in with the portrait for your one post... and I enjoyed your other portraits from the abstracting post. Hope she gets back to posting soon too! Keep up the great work my friend.

[iquique]

Gracias amigo por tener el honor en salir dos veces

[castleberry]

You have been sharing some great shots lately. I would only suggest that you try to keep the focus as clear as possible and keep your background horizon as horizontal as possible. I'm sure we will be seeing your featured more often!

[hectgranate]

A great pleasure to be in this prestigious selection.
Thank you very much for appreciating my publication.
Congratulations to all those selected.

Regards

[castleberry]

That was a wonderful post to open up the curation with! You always have something interesting. Thanks for sharing your shots with us and keep up the great work.

[nooramin]

Thanks for selecting me sir,
I wish your good health & long life 🤲❤️

[castleberry]

Those were some beautiful wedding photos! Thanks for sharing your shots with us.

[nooramin]

Welcome sir,❤️
Post interest increases after selection.☺

[androliuben]

Beautiful photos! Enjoyed each and everyone of them. Great selection 👌😉👍

[castleberry]

Your latest post is excellent and will be in the next round of curation! Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment! Cheers

[asklanbudi]

Thank you photography lovers team for your support and congratulations to other friends.

[castleberry]

That black and white made the shrooms look a bit more dramatic than usual! hahaha Thanks for sharing.

[asklanbudi]

thanks again buddy ;)

[yeni82]

Excellent compilation of photographs @castleberry. Thank you so much for including my photographs in your selection. Many congratulations to all the talented photographers who compose it. Greetings and have a nice day ☺️

[castleberry]

It's hard not to love those old cars but the red on that featured image was perfect! Thanks for sharing your shots and talent with us here in the community!

[yeni82]

I am glad to know that the photographs have been to your liking and thank you very much for your kind comment, this encourages me to improve myself every day a little more. Greetings and have a nice day ☺️

[mnurhiver]

Congratulations to friends who have been selected as owners of beautiful images.

[castleberry]

Which one was your favorite from this selection?

[mnurhiver]

06:00 - Fotografi jalanan dari Montalbán, Carabobo, Venezuela / ENG-ESP / (08 Foto)

I like this one🤝🙂

[ajchampz]

Thanks for the shout out😃

[castleberry]

Those shots had a really cool vibe to them! Thanks for sharing the beauty with us here in the community!

[iquique]

En dónde puedo descargar peakd aplicación para mi celular

[castleberry]

I think you can download the keychain app and access the PeakD app from there.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobilekeychain&hl=es

[iquique]

The other one where I can write a blog

[chris-chris92]

My friend @castleberry and guys from this community I thank you for all your support

[iuliaqiparosa]

Extraordinary Beautiful! Congratulations to ya all! Impressive shots!

I see beauty Everywhere and in each shot!

Thank You @castleberry for the mention!

I appreciate it so much!

Thank YOU - Beautiful community!

[glideglobe]

Thank you so much for the mention! Some very nice photos in this posts.

[artmom]

Thank you for mentioning 🙏

[commentrewarder]

@castleberry, I paid out 0.921 HIVE and 0.302 HBD to reward 31 comments in this discussion thread.

[careassaktart]

There are such amazing photos in this post! Great work photographers of Hive & great work curators for selecting & gathering all these photos here! Thanks for choosing mine too!

This post is hardly opening on my phone but on the laptop goes much easier.