HOTSHOTS ~ 2/5/25

[castleberry]

~ Photography Lovers Community Curation ~

Hello Photography Lovers! Welcome to another curation report featuring the community HotShots!

In an attempt to get caught back up to date I went back over seven days and tried to curate some of the posts that were missed. Many of these posts are past the payout window... so please visit the Photographer's blogs that you enjoyed so you can support their content that is within the payout window.

The next round of curation should be more current and easier to support the posts you like. The purpose behind making these curation posts is to give more opportunity for everyone to support each other. I would suggest that everyone power up at least some of your rewards so that you can give out more support to one another. We all like to get upvotes but it doesn't make much of a difference if those votes are worthless.

Now, enjoy this round of selections and keep an eye out for the HotShot post too. We had some great shots shared within the community while I was gone. Y'all keep up the great work and thank you all for your contributions to the Photography Lovers Community!

Today's HotShots

Photographer	Post Link
@fatemehsohrabiii	🌻 In the arms of sunflowers

Photographer	Post Link
@annativa	Varenna - The Most Photogenic Corners of Lake Como

Photographer	Post Link
@jmjourneys	More Than Just Flowers: A Story of Beauty, Healing, and Memories

Photographer	Post Link
@intrepidphotos	Fire in the Sky

Photographer	Post Link
@tonyz	The Tracks

Photographer	Post Link
@nordsteorra	Using a decade old camera to capture a deep space Star Factory

Photographer	Post Link
@zirochka	Fall in Pushcha-Vodytsia. Part 1: Chasing the tram

Photographer	Post Link
@terrywayne	Underground Ice

Photographer	Post Link
@alokeen	Elegant portrait

Photographer	Post Link
@egoaquiles	The Innocence of a Child with a Mask ESP/ENG

Photographer	Post Link
@dawnoner	Deezy (part 4) - Infrared Photography on Hive

Photographer	Post Link
@jlphotographyart	Birthday session for Edelsy on her 49th birthday

Photographer	Post Link
@riyat	Butterfly photography from some of the best angles

Photographer	Post Link
@konquest	Here we go again... We haul out

Photographer	Post Link
@goga22	Small creatures - Part One

Photographer	Post Link
@ashirkumar	Welcoming Winter Migrants

Photographer	Post Link
@joyyyy	Natural Beauty: Black is Beauty

Photographer	Post Link
@pavelsku	Cars with a Soul and a Story

Photographer	Post Link
@littlebee4	Let’s follow the tracks of a LYNX through a mountain hamlet 🏔️ in the NORTH ☃️

Photographer	Post Link
@tattoodjay	Wednesday Walk at Neds Point

Photographer	Post Link
@rafasanz93	The love of Frank and Elena/El amor de Frank y Elena (ENG/ESP)

Photographer	Post Link
@fotostef	The brave ones

Photographer	Post Link
@chanych85	Autumn colours

Photographer	Post Link
@flewsplash	New Year's Eve 2023-2024 in Venice, Day 3 / Eng-Ita

Photographer	Post Link
@marc-allaria	BLACK BACK GROUND - UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographer	Post Link
@alokeen	Behind every man stands a strong woman

Photographer	Post Link
@barnabo73	Sea of clouds in 'Sassi di Roccamalatina'

Photographer	Post Link
@daveks	Sundown Colour

Photographer	Post Link
@joetunex	Pixie & Fairy Falls / Milford Sound's Magical Waterfalls 🇳🇿

Photographer	Post Link
@marijasworld	Sledding in the frozen winter

Photographer	Post Link
@goga22	Small creatures - Part Two - Just dragonflies

Photographer	Post Link
@tattoodjay	Funwhole record Store build

Photographer	Post Link
@papilloncharity	A stroll at our golf course

Photographer	Post Link
@suriclicksmedia	From GT to SU

Photographer	Post Link
@annativa	Varenna - The Most Photogenic Corners of Lake Como - Part 2

Photographer	Post Link
@fotostef	One of a kind

Photographer	Post Link
@isliersanchez	Gift for photography lovers 😱

Photographer	Post Link
@friendlymoose	A spiritual journey through church photography

Photographer	Post Link
@plantfuljourney	Where foxes say good night...

Photographer	Post Link
@harveyword	The Ribat of Monastir

Photographer	Post Link
@soyhenryv	Product Launch - Photoshoot ( ING/ESP )

Photographer	Post Link
@dawnoner	Stepping in Muscadet country (part 15) : my journey into the Domaine Lieubeau (Lightpainting on Hive)

Photographer	Post Link
@jlinaresp	MONTALBÁN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - From Montalbán, Carabobo St., Venezuela / ENG-ESP / (17 Pics)

Photographer	Post Link
@mnurhiver	Microporous Fungus Plants And Conocybe Mushroom Plant

Photographer	Post Link
@gatubela	Gatos y más gatos 📸🐱 / Cats and more cats 📸🐱

Photographer	Post Link
@intrepidphotos	The Eye of the Beholder

Photographer	Post Link
@goga22	Small creatures - Part Three - Just Butterflies

Photographer	Post Link
@softa	Ilford HP5 400 - Demonstration (CZE)

Photographer	Post Link
@joetunex	Spotting Seals in Milford Sound: Close-up Encounter 🇳🇿

Photographer	Post Link
@castri-ja	Church of the Shells

Photographer	Post Link
@papilloncharity	An early morning breakfast at the sea

Photographer	Post Link
@tattoodjay	Allen C Haskell Gardens

Photographer	Post Link
@himalayanwomb	Sunset, Silence, and a Rooftop Witness

Photographer	Post Link
@joanstewart	Durban's Palputating Hot Air

Photographer	Post Link
@fotostef	Good enough

Photographer	Post Link
@mynewlife	We all living in bubbles - PhotoWalk

Photographer	Post Link
@bluemoon	A New Season Is Born

Photographer	Post Link
@haastrecht	Photo walk in Rotterdam

Photographer	Post Link
@nanixxx	The peacock's cry and other musings

Photographer	Post Link
@tattoodjay	Rusty

Photographer	Post Link
@goga22	Me, Myself and I - Part Two

Photographer	Post Link
@pavelsku	Birds again

Photographer	Post Link
@ridor5301	Two different species of spiders and butterflies that look so interesting and beautiful

Photographer	Post Link
@hiddenblade	Killin two birds with one stone

Photographer	Post Link
@mojiko-blog	Story of a mustard field 📸

Photographer	Post Link
@tonyz	ShipYard Chaos

Photographer	Post Link
@andyjaypowell	📷 Wertheim zwischen den Zuckerbergen

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
@nordsteorra	1st Attempt at the Hubble Pallete (Rosette Nebula)

First HotShot Runner Up

Photographer	Post Link
@castri-ja	The golden angel of the Whale Cemetery

Second HotShot Runner Up

Photographer	Post Link
@mestanophoto	CHILDREN AND NATURE: THE BEST SCHOOL!

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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• IF YOU ARE NOT THE PHOTOGRAPHER YOU MUST BE THE MODEL
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~ How to Get Curated and Be Featured Here ~

• SHARE 2 or MORE IMAGES IN YOUR POST
• YOUR POST MUST HAVE AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION INCLUDED
• MAKE SURE TO ANSWER YOUR COMMENTS & ENGAGE YOUR FOLLOWERS
• GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT!

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

[fotostef]

Triple thanks this time! It so happened that I started posting more regularly just when you had your obligatory "vacation" :)

[castleberry]

When i was trying to get caught up I actually noticed that myself and gave it some thought. It's funny that you mentioned it here because the irony was not lost on me.

[fotostef]

Haha yes, life can be funny :)

[marijasworld]

Great collection! Each photo so unique! These hotshots are getting better and better! Always excited to see new photos, thanks to you @castleberry I get to see many more posts that I miss seeing when scrolling down and looking through posts. This is a great idea what you are doing and thanks for taking time to do that. Many talented photographers, it's difficult to keep up with! But I try to do my best, and I will honoured to be part of this selection too! thanks @castleberry and great work everyone!

[castleberry]

Thank you for your kind words and appreciation. You had some fantastic shots in your wonderful post. Thank you for sharing your shots with us here in this community and I am glad you are able to find more Hivers and their content through these posts! That is one of the main purposes for doing these curations. Keep up the great work and have an amazing weekend ahead!

[marijasworld]

Thank you so much @castleberry ! Have a great weekend too!

[jlinaresp]

Hey @castleberry friend, good to see you back with the #HotShots selection!!!... As always, thanks so much for including one of my photos here!... And a big round of applause to all of our talented photographer contributors here!

[castleberry]

I really loved that featured shot. I almost had it in the top 3. I loved the animal in the foreground, the bug in the middle, the art of an animal in the back and the fence breaking it all up for the eye. Very cool shot!

[tonyz]

Thank you so much for the 2 mentions!

[castleberry]

Both posts were fantastic but the rails almost made the top 3. I really enjoyed the railroad post. The shipyard looked mammoth also. Hard to think how big that stuff is until you see it.

[macchiata]

Today's thumbnail is so freaking cool!

[castleberry]

It really is! I loved that shot and they are hopefully going to post more since that was their first try at such photography. Thanks for stopping by and taking time to comment. (I know you stay very busy)

[fatemehsohrabiii]

Hello, thank you very much, 🏵️🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊Mr. @Castleberry. I am very happy that my post was listed as the first linked post in your post. I hope I can make more progress in your network to make you proud. I am happy. Thank you.🥰🙏

[castleberry]

Those were some very beautiful shots in that post! The sunflowers were a nice compliment! Keep up the great work my friend. Cheers

[fatemehsohrabiii]

I am very grateful for the motivation you give me to continue working and I hope that one day you will be proud of me.🙏

[gatubela]

Thank you very much @castleberry for selecting my post, I'm glad you liked these cats photos 😺📸. Congratulations to the rest of the hivers 👏🏻 and keep creating good posts 💖.

Have a wonderful day 😺🤘🏻🤗

[castleberry]

It was cool to see them all gathered together. I wasn't sure which one to look at. Hahaha Thanks for sharing! Cheers

[gatubela]

🙈 hahaha 😸, you're welcome, have a wonderful day 😺🤘🏻🤗

[ridor5301]

Thank you for your support and I really appreciate it because my spider photo was chosen as one of the best.

[castleberry]

That blue really made the spider pop out and the focus was well done also! Keep up the great work.

[gretelarmfeg]

All are stunning 👏👏👏 each one showcasing a unique beauty and remarkable own captivating story. Congratulations everyone 😊

[castleberry]

Thanks for taking time to appreciate the beauty! Cheers

[gretelarmfeg]

You're welcome @castleberry. Have a nice day 😍 Cheers!!!

[nanixxx]

Thank you so much, @castleberry, and Photography Lovers Team. 🤗😉

[castleberry]

I always get excited when i see that it's your post. One never knows what they may get a chance to see. Thanks for sharing your deep thoughts and adventures with us. Cheers

[nanixxx]

[konquest]

Congratulations to everyone;)

Thank for your support

Hope to see you next week

[castleberry]

The adventure continues! Thanks for sharing it with us here in the community!

[goga22]

Dear @castleberry, I'm glad you're with us again and our photos, thank you very much for choosing my four photos, so Hat Trick plus one more, yeahhhhhhh .... Congrats to all the other excellent authors selected

[castleberry]

It's good to be mostly back! You have been posting some cool shots and I knew I had missed out on a lot of good stuff! Keep up the great work.

[goga22]

I will dear @castleberry, thank you so much ❤️

[rafasanz93]

It's a pleasure to have a photo here, thank you very much 🙏🏻

[castleberry]

Thanks for always sharing high quality photography with us here in the community! Cheers

[littlebee4]

Have an awesome evening!
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!LUVThank you so @castleberry fir including my lynx tracks 😎

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[castleberry]

I'm a sucker for some Lynx.... Even if they are eluding the camera! hahhaa
Have a great rest of the week.

[littlebee4]

I so hope to see it one day 😉 hahaha
Thanks, enjoy yours!

[soyhenryv]

I really appreciate your mention, thank you very much for the support I receive towards all of us.

[castleberry]

That was one of my favorite posts from this round of curation. Every shot was very well done. Keep up the great work.

[soyhenryv]

Every day I seek more to be able to transmit the emotions of the moment through each image, thank you very much

[androliuben]

Quality is so great that many of these photos could have been the featured shot. Really impressive works. Congratulations to you all!

[castleberry]

This round was particularly difficult to select the top 3. You are right that very many of the images featured could have easily been the featured HotShot. Glad I am not the only one who noticed. hahaha

[benwesterham]

What a fabulous and diverse collection of photos. So glad I bumped into these. So many I like, though I do think a good photo of railway tracks always holds such a strong promise of adventure.

[castleberry]

It really is a very diverse and fabulous variety of shots we are fortunate to have here in the community. I'm with you on the railway track photos. I love to see them bend around into the distance making the imagination consider the possibilities. Thanks for stopping by!

[barnabo73]

Thank you!

[castleberry]

No, Thank YOU! Your whole post was filled with some amazing shots!

[chanych85]

Oh, autumn mushrooms made it into your post.😂 Thanks for the support.🙂

[castleberry]

That was a really cool shot! The colors were complimenting one another and the way you framed and composed the shot added a lot of interest as well. Keep up the great work.

[flewsplash]

Thanks a million!!! 🙏🙏🙏😊

[commentrewarder]

@castleberry, I paid out 0.616 HIVE and 0.191 HBD to reward 21 comments in this discussion thread.

[sayunita]

The pictures you posted are absolutely stunning...👍