HOTSHOTS ~ 3/19/25

[castleberry]

~ Photography Lovers Community
Never Gonna Catch Up Curation part 2 ~

Well, it's the second post of trying to get caught up. This has been more fun than I expected. I missed a ton of amazing shots. I have still been staying up to date on getting the OCD votes out for curating but the reports are not up to date as of yet. There feels to be a little less pressure since these are all such old posts. That at least makes it a bit more fun in the selection process.

I will be asking for a curator or two soon. If you are interested let me know in the comments and we can perhaps discuss it a bit more in private on discord.

I got some really good suggestions and comments on the last catch-up post. Thank you for all that actually read the content. I usually use the same template text for so long... and so, it was nice to see a few people respond to the text.

I think scrolling back 15 plus days to get into the stream of feeds is the most difficult thing to do. I could have just skipped the few weeks I missed and start fresh... but my OCD kicks in to where I don't want to leave any great shots behind. Maybe I'm crazy or it's just an ethic or value I don't want to compromise until I get caught up. Who can blame me with all this beauty to share.

So, for now... until I get caught up I will just keep on keepin' on to share what all I think deserves some special attention. You can also use the tip feature (the little gift box) on PeakD to send some Hive or HBD if a post is past payout and you want to reward older posts. I have given a little bit of gifting for posts that deserved much more rewards than they got. Give it a try if you find something you really like.

Thanks again to all the support and suggestions. Feel free to give some more feedback in the comments. Now.... Go enjoy the visual spectacle!

Today's HotShots

Photographer	Post Link
@sniki003	Monument to Stefan Nemanja

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@pardinus	Boracay - Sunset edition

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@goga22	My city - Part Two

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@m1alsan	A Walk with the animals

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@papilloncharity	Some lovely insects in here

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@naveen.jogta	Mountain Melodies: Rain, Snow, and Nature's Symphony

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@tattoodjay	Fun Friday Funwhole Jungle off road vehicle

Photographer	Post Link
@russia-btc	Boats, the sea and the eternal call of adventure⛵

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@anassharkawwy	Best Mountain Photos I took

Photographer	Post Link
@greddyforce	Foggy Wonderland and Storm Battered Beach

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@nanixxx	Bobap loves to play

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@chanych85	Winter waterfall

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@scottshots	This Morning's Icy Donner Lake Sunrise

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@vaclavs	Land of a Thousand Waterfalls - Iceland

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@holoz0r	A new "selfie" for 2025 - shot in my garage studio

Photographer	Post Link
@egoaquiles	Sometimes Simplicity is the Best Ornament ESP/ENG

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@harveyword	Street Photography –Insta Ready in El Jem

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@plantasticka	Hidden Beauty: An Abandoned Church, Rural Lithuania & a Surprise Comet

https://images.hive.blog/DQmQFNVx35MGrtWXPjRuCBwB5DCkmU12vkWd17BcduMEg4H/z%20(5).jpg

Photographer	Post Link
@azamsohrabi	Men's photography ؛ Photography of sir groom at the best moments

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@goga22	My City - Part Three

Photographer	Post Link
@phage93	Black and White Perspectives

Photographer	Post Link
@terrywayne	On The Road To Recovery

Photographer	Post Link
@jelenaa	The daily and evening beauty of Gutenberg Street

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@andyjaypowell	📷 Reflections

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@haastrecht	Sunrise in the mountains, Alpujarra Spain

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@dtam	Another Close Encounter with Our Owl

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@victorbz	The Hallucinatory Dreams...

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@mnurhiver	Caterpillars In Wild Plants

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@genesishealthy	tografia de producto zarcillos de Kuromi 💖🖤

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@daveks	Back to June

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@harveyword	Signs in North Melbourne (3 Photos)

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@fotonorway8	Trip number 250 Odra

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@candelart	Lightpainting with Laser

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@anitahorvatirl	Evening walk at Cromane Beach

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@steven-patrick	MFA Boston

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@tattoodjay	Sublime and Beautiful Sunday a few birds

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@deadgrlsuppastar	Hike in the Forest

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@avdesing	Captures of impressions from the past

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@gpz96	Guitarra mañanera - fotografia matutina / Guitar in the morning - morning photography [ESP/ENG]

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@rafasanz93	A cute pregnancy photo shoot/ Una linda sesión de fotos de embarazada (ENG/ES

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@vikisecrets	Hiking in London, Kensington Gardens (Photo Gallery)

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@tonyz	The Fog

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@speed-ride	Mathaisemarkt Schriesheim Germany - Construction photos

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@pavelsku	Masopust (Mardi Gras) in Přerov, Czechia

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@kobusu	Photos of flowers in the shop

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@marijasworld	Through bird's eyes

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@alokeen	Tasty and beautiful

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@akipponn	A Walk Along Albufeira's Coast After 13 Years / 13年ぶりのアルブフェイラの海岸散歩

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@derangedvisions	Mushrooms are very fascinating

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@mnurhiver	Landscape Photography

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@goga22	My City - Part Four

Photographer	Post Link
@azamsohrabi	Sweet moments: Family photography in a beautiful and pleasant garden

Photographer	Post Link
@fotostef	An unconventional thought

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@russia-btc	Black and White Reboot 🤍🖤

Photographer	Post Link
@tattoodjay	Mono Monday animals

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@terrywayne	Sunrise And Historic Architecture

Photographer	Post Link
@erikah	Back To Art Exhibitions

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@technicalside	The Fire Of The Sun!

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@ajchampz	Monochrome Majesty: A Peacock in Black & White

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@haastrecht	Museum Monday, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven

https://images.hive.blog/DQmZgf9znfwSi3UWCDd3xpWxh6UA5teK7YhwqFWDGiKPiLd/Cold-Ice-Crystal-Publicdomain%20(9).JPG

Photographer	Post Link
@cc0pics	Another Digest Of my Collection

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@lisa.oktaviani	Maslenitsa in STANKIN🥞

Photographer	Post Link
@alokeen	View

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@minnerz22	OSO 🐶

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@gatubela	El fruto de la caoba, extraño, hermoso y medicinal / The fruit of the mahogany, strange, beautiful and medicinal

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@pardinus	Happy World Wildlife Day!

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@mnurhiver	Mushroom Plants Grow Well

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
@dannewton	Visiting Lincoln Cathedral (appreciating the past, and a time to reflect)

First HotShot Runner Up

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@fermentedphil	Burnt Orange Hue - Some Experimental Photographs

Second HotShot Runner Up

Photographer	Post Link
@fastchrisuk	An evening under the stars in a Norfolk salt marsh

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!

~ Community Rules ~

• ALL PHOTOGRAPHY MUST BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL CONTENT
• IF YOU ARE NOT THE PHOTOGRAPHER YOU MUST BE THE MODEL
• NO STOCK IMAGES UNLESS YOU ARE THE CONTENT CREATOR
• NO PLAGIARISM WILL BE TOLERATED
• ALL TEXT MUST ALSO BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL CONTENT
  or otherwise sourced and cited!
• ALL NON-PHOTOGRAPHY POSTS WILL BE MUTED
• SINGLE IMAGE POSTS WITH LITTLE TO NO MEANINGFUL TEXT MAY BE MUTED
• ANY AND ALL USE OF AI
  IN YOUR IMAGES OR TEXTS MUST BE DISCLOSED
  WITHIN THE CONTENT OF YOUR POST
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ONLY POSTS
  WILL BE MUTED
• SELFIES & DAILY SNAPSHOT POSTS MAY BE MUTED at curator discretion
• ACTIVE STEEMIT & BLURT USERS WILL BE MUTED

~ 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

[holoz0r]

What an incredible collection of curated images! Thank you for featuring me, but I doubt your wisdom at placing an image of my horrifying visage in front of people and classing it as "hot".

In any case, I'll take the compliment and self esteem boost.

[castleberry]

Hahaha, we usually don't do selfies here... but those were professional grade portraits. We need more male models.... rather they are hot or not! That was a great set though. I liked your comment section too. hahaha

[holoz0r]

Well, you better start liking this comment section because one of those images became my new linked in picture, and I'm looking for a new job soon. :P

I will just be myself, all myself. All by my self.

[fotostef]

Thank you very much for the mention and even more for all the hard work you put to make this compilation on a regular basis.

And if you are a couple of weeks behind, it doesn't matter. On the contrary, you give us all the opportunity to remember what we were writing a few days back and to see what we have missed from the other authors!

Thanks again :)

[castleberry]

I love that you had an On the Contrary in there! I'm glad to help with a caught up or behind opportunity for everyone to enjoy. It has been a bit less stressful to go through them all knowing they are so old and I don't have the pressure to get the big votes out. Cheers my friend. I appreciate you and your kind way of understanding and support.

[cc0pics]

Well said!

[cc0pics]

At first I wanted to say how much I love one image, then two, then three...
Then I kept scrolling and realized that basically all images here are absolutely sweet to look at.
I am getting some genuine fun out of here.
I have actually not yet experienced that on other places on the web yet, even on art focused sites.
The amount of good art here, especially the photography, is very pleasing to me.
Even the stuff I personally just find nice is great here.

When searching Public Domain websites I had fun looking at art from some museums but none of them had images like that.
This is really fun and I wanted just thank everyone here for making such amazing art.
It also is educational for me and my future photography so you are helping me too.
Have a nice day.

[goga22]

Thank you so much for another Hat Trick, especially since all three photos are from posts about my city, my love. Dear @castleberry, you need to find help though, you can do it without any help 😉😉😇Congratulations to all the other great authors on their great photos. I'm happy to be with you 📸🙌📸

[castleberry]

You're welcome! I always look forward to your posts to see your shots. Help will come.... eventually. hahahhaa

[m1alsan]

Every week with a predefined period, people can put in comments a special character combination, such as "+1". At the end, you can filter and sort the posts that have this comment and amount of it. Lets say you will focus on first 10. As a final step you can select/arrange to end up with a more selective post. This way I would expect community to engage more with the posts and ease the burden.
All the best...Hello @castleberry, about the curation load, maybe you can leave it to the community and then elect the finalists manually. Some sort of automation may help here. For example;

[castleberry]

Not a bad idea at all. Thanks for offering some suggestions. Still thinking on a path forward while catching up. Keep up the great work.

[ellenripley]

I'm glad your ocd kicked in. Some great photographs there! 🙂

[castleberry]

Me too... i am my own worst enemy... but with friendly fire. hahaha

[ellenripley]

🙂🥰

[andyjaypowell]

Thx mate.... :-)

[castleberry]

Always a pleasure my old friend! I came across this and thought you may wanna give it a listen...
The first five minutes are amazing... the rest is too....

[gatubela]

Thank you 🙏🏻, always an honor to be part of this amazing compilation ☺️❣️.

[castleberry]

Thanks for your contributions!

[egoaquiles]

I am very grateful for the support you give to us creators, it always motivates me personally to make content.

[castleberry]

It makes me feel good to hear you get motivated personally to create more due to being appreciated here in the community! Keep up the great work.

[avdesing]

Thank you very much @castleberry , it has been a very interesting photo exhibition! 🤗Thank you!

[castleberry]

Yes, and YES! You are very welcome!

[avdesing]

🤗🤗🤗

[latinowinner]

picture perfect to some of them

[castleberry]

Totally agree!

[azamsohrabi]

I really appreciate your support and mention, my good friend @castleberry.

[castleberry]

You are most welcome!

[fastchrisuk]

Thanks for the support @castleberry 😎

[castleberry]

You are very welcome! Thanks for sharing your art with us here in the community.

[tonyz]

Thanks for the mention on the Fog picture!

[castleberry]

Those shots were super cool. Made me think of the movie....

[tonyz]

Nice! Thanks @castleberry!

[candelart]

Thanks for for the mention and support @castleberry! 😊

[castleberry]

Always a pleasure!

[speed-ride]

Thank you for sharing :D

[castleberry]

Thank YOU for sharing!

[roswelborges]

Excellent choices!
Congrats to all!

[mandragora88]

👌

[alokeen]

As always, a great selection)