HOTSHOTS ~ 1/24/24

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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
@naveen.jogta	Village gardens are like bits of heaven, full of love and care

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@castri-ja/	My favorite Spanish cities and their reflections

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@travelshots	📷 Sensual Cabin Shooting with Vero [EN/DE]

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@genesishealthy	Sesión de fotos "Hada magia blanca 🪄 💖"

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@spliddash	Mirelle Alcalà B/W Antique (Photo Session) Special Edition

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@rsphotos	The beginning of the ferry cruise on Lake Como

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@edwardstobia	Una esperada visita [ENG-ESP]

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@acesontop	"Under Armours"

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@hornet-on-tour	[Photoblog] Militärischen Fahrzeugen von Horch - Military vehicles from Horch (DE/EN)

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@rafasanz93	Session at Almendares/ Sesión en el Almendares (Eng/Esp)

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@naturalbornk	Succulent Flower // Flor de Suculenta

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@avada	Red coins of Azerbaijan

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@jlphotographyart	Ana Barbara looked great in these studio photos

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@pavelsku	One more batch of birds

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@altor	Walking at sunset in Istanbul; fishermen, birds, ferries...

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@barnabo73	Photography exhibition in Bologna

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@marc-allaria	FACE to FACE

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@nsdlau	Yellow contradictions

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@cmplxty	Italian Monochrome Monday

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@suriclicksmedia	Wedding Reception in Nickerie

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@rossfletcher	Between the rain storms

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@deadgrlsuppastar	A Hauntingly Beautiful Final Resting Place

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@shoemanchu	The White Pelican Shot's #150

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@daveks	Elk

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@litguru	A City of Vintage Good Looks

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@naitreart	Urban portraits with Daniela [Eng/Esp]

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@androliuben	An Italian Singer in Havana

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@andyjaypowell	📷 Reflections on the Tauber river

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@teungkulik	Photography Lovers : Chloris Gayana Grass Grows on Road Buloh (Jln Tgk Wahab Dahlawi)

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@cyboule	[A dungeon in the middle of nowhere! ]

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@kommienezuspadt	Mid-January monochromes!

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@macchiata	60K Views On unsplash: My Photography Journey

Photographer	Post Link
@lukasbachofner	PICTURES OF A WALK ON THE BEACH (D/ENG/ESP) - A new entry for Photography Lovers

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@darrenflinders	A Castle On An Extinct Volcano - Edinburgh

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@papilloncharity	A battle for top spot

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@tattoodjay	Dark and Moody

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@iddaa	My trip to Balat, the historical district of Istanbul. A feast of color and history is with you

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@lightcaptured	Subconsciously - Peach Fuzz Impressions by LightCaptured

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@mmckinneyphoto13	Clouds and Mountains

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@joanstewart	No Place Like Home

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@tawadak24	CNY Theme Photoshoot with Kimora Entertainment Network - Soen (5 Photos)

Photographer	Post Link
@acesontop	Anti-Social Antics: Rainy Days, Mood Plays, and Laptop Dismays

Photographer	Post Link
@fotonorway8	Trip number 192 Nevlunghavn stranda

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@haastrecht	Sunset madnes at Cabo de Gata Spain!

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@spliddash	Frida Muller She is art (Luxury Photos) Special Edition

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@tunikatu	Gorny Altai: A difficult road

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@erikah	Creative Camp Art

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@terrywayne	Playing In The Ice

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@steven-patrick/	Mother Nature sidewalk art

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@mnurhiver	Photography of Two Types of Mushrooms

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@suriclicksmedia	Farzana Niqaah #1

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@shoemanchu	2023 Trip Shot's Lunch Break "Roadkill Cafe" #18

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@deadgrlsuppastar	Street Music and Jazz

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@josart	"Charm in Cienfuegos: An Unforgettable Photo Session at the Tomás Terry Theatre" (ESP-ING)

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@daveks	Hazy Pyramid Lake

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@rop1	Entre luces y silueta,sesión fotográfica(ESP/ENG)

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@teungkulik	Photography Lovers : Two Weeks Drought Drought Ear Fungus

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@patrycjabart	Winter forest alley

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@vikar	Some insects are so beautiful that we can only see them through a macro lens

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@lichtkunstfoto	Vintage Lens - Camera Rotation Light Painting on HIVE

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@papilloncharity	Old bikes and the movies

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@pavelsku	Snowy winter

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@crosheille	Picture Day Photography Gig

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@tattoodjay	Wednesday Walk a Misty walk

Photographer	Post Link
@vonlecram	Surfing at Ferrugem beach-Surf na praia da Ferrugem-(Eng-Pt)

Photographer	Post Link
@gituuuttt	When photography is no longer enjoyable

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
@karbon	Sundog

First HotShot Runner Up

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@randybpics	Pictures of sunset on the coast( ENG/ESP)

Second HotShot Runner Up

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@mischlen	Light! Tatoos! GO GO GO !

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

Comments

[shoemanchu]

Thank you so much @castleberry @badge-696969 appreciate the features and I love checking out all the work from others in this amazing photography community. We got a lot of talent here and its refreshing to see it all, especially because its all over the world, different countries and lifestyles, not to mention all the styles of photography. Keep up the good work everyone, keep getting them awesome shot's in. Do what you love....

[castleberry]

I had heard about that place you visited... but now i have seen it. Those burgers on the menu looked super good. Great shots and thanks for taking the time to comment and encourage! Cheers brother!

[shoemanchu]

Always Brother, its easy for me to encourage with so much good talent here, I have lived in four different countries and living in other cultures have been a blessing and made me who I am today. So seeing all this photography from others, really good photography, gives me good vibes and that feel good not to mention it motivate me to go out and get better and better. As for the burger, yes so far my favorite I ever had for sure.

[doze]

Thanks buddy!
As always great set of photographies here! 👌

[castleberry]

This was a particularly good round. Thanks again for the graphics. I really think they enhanced the post's format.

[steven-patrick]

Sundog! wow I didn't even know what a sundog was, incredible capture. Thanks for including my photos 🙏

[castleberry]

Some think that's where the solar cross comes from. Sundogs are supposed to be super rare though i have seen a couple partial ones here in South Sweden since moving here from Texas. Your 'tree' was an awesome shot too! Thanks for sharing and commenting!

[vonlecram]

Thank you so much for the support. As always, great curation work. I´m glad to be selected again

[castleberry]

You are very welcome! You always have some great shots. Thanks for sharing them here with us!

[barnabo73]

Thank you!

[castleberry]

No, Thank you! haha

[androliuben]

All photos selected are totally gorgeous and I love being around once again. Thanks!

[castleberry]

It's always a pleasure to include your awesome shots! Cheers

[litguru]

Thank you! What a crazy set of great images. I visited some of the featured ones to pull out more gems, and this is what I found.

Beautiful imagery from Spain by @castri-ja

I live in an earthquake prone zone, and thanks to @kommienezuspadt, I just remembered that I need to buy more candles

The ever enterprising @macchiata discusses the metrics of photography

A shout out to @patrycjabart for her gorgeous winter shots

[castleberry]

[litguru]

😆

[castri-ja]

Thanks for your mention

!PIZZA

[lightcaptured]

Thank you! Some really awesome shots today, so glad to be included :)

[castleberry]

You always bring some great stuff to the proverbial table! Thanks for your contributions!

[erikah]

Huh!!! The chapel and the light 😃 Thanks! How do you explain that btw?

[lightcaptured]

I suppose that long-exposure photograph is inspired by the Christian tradition to go three times around the church with lighted candle at the night of Easter.
It's no mystery to me, @castleberry :)
A tripod is needed and a camera with Bulb mode (for the most cameras the longest exposure time in Manual mode is limited to 30 seconds). Here, also, I am certain the ISO is set to the minimal value of the camera (most probably ISO 100). Another important aspect to consider, if the lens has buil-in optical stabilization, it has to turned off. The process may need some experimenting as the full exposure depends to the ambient light so what I would change to find the best exposure, would be the aperture. Values of f/8 or f/11 or smaller would do, but of course, if it is a bigger church it will take more time to make those three rounds and thus, it will require even small aperture values.
I hope this shed some light :)

[castleberry]

Maybe @lightcaptured or one of our other amazing LightPainters would know?!

[nsdlau]

Those posts are spectacular, always varied and with good work. Thank you very much for the support! ❤️ I see myself more and more present at the HOTSHOTS, I'm happy to be able to present you with good work 🥺🥰

[avada]

Thanks for the support!

[tunikatu]

Thank you!

[cyboule]

Thank you @castleberry for posting on your page @badge696969 I'm always curious to see which photos will be chosen as presentation to everyone. Another very nice selection of artists published.

[macchiata]

Awesome choice for the feature @castleberry!

[terrywayne]

Many thanks!!!!

[pizzabot]

PIZZA!

$PIZZA slices delivered:
@castri-ja_(4/5) tipped @litguru

[randybpics]

it has been a surprise to be among the hotshots, as always it is a pleasure to share my work with the community, thanks for the trust and support.

[josart]

Thank you always for your support. it's a pleasure

[naitreart]

It never ceases to amaze me how many excellent photographs you find around here. Thank you so much for including my post, I really appreciate it!

[naveen.jogta]

It's a pleasure 🙏🏼

[naturalbornk]

Thank you so muh for the mention, i will working a lot for more mentions !!