MangledMe

@mangled

Software developer, amateur musician, author, and photographer. Passionate about ecological sustainability, equitable wealth distribution, and fostering independence and freedom for Scotland as part of a fairer, freer world.

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MangledMe@mangled· 18d

Drawn #Glass #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Nature #Monochrome #Photography

Black-and-white macro photograph of a spider web against a dark, softly graduated background with a diagonal band of light in the upper left. Fine, taut threads with small beaded nodes stretch across the frame, catching the light like delicate glass filaments.

MangledMe@mangled· 23d

The stats for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Growing - Covering posts with **both** of these tags for the global Saturday (UTC+14 to UTC-12).

A bar chart showing the number of posts having the tag #BlueSkyArtShow **and** each weekly theme tag. The last art show theme of #Growing received 624 posts and the prior show theme of #Quiet received 818 posts.

A graph showing the posts per hour across global Saturday. It shows a peak around ~2pm UTC +0.

A graph showing the likes per hour across global Saturday. It shows a peak around ~3pm UTC +0.

A stacked bar chart showing how many of the people posting in a week were new when compared to the week before. For this week the total unique author count was 402.

MangledMe@mangled· 25d

Still #Growing #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Nature #Photography

Close-up of an allium flower bud emerging from its papery outer sheath, against a black background. The sheath has split and peeled back, curling away to reveal tightly packed green flower buds beneath, striped with darker green ribs and tinged pink at the tips. A single thin pink stem tip pokes through the gap in the sheath.

MangledMe@mangled· Jul 12

The stats for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Quiet - Covering posts with **both** of these tags for the global Saturday (UTC+14 to UTC-12).

A bar chart showing the number of posts having the tag #BlueSkyArtShow **and** each weekly theme tag. The last art show theme of #Quiet received 818 posts and the prior show theme of #Wide received 711 posts.

A graph showing the posts per hour across global Saturday. It shows a peak around ~1pm UTC +0.

A graph showing the likes per hour across global Saturday. It shows a peak around ~11am UTC +0.

MangledMe@mangled· Jul 11

After the Dissolution #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAForAbandoned #ArtYear #Monochrome #Photography

Black and white photo of the ruined Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, Northumberland, showing broken stone abbey walls and a tall chimney-like remnant under a heavy, cloudy sky.

MangledMe@mangled· Jul 10

Moss and Bark #Quiet #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Nature #Photography

A single curved tree branch covered in patches of green moss and lichen, lit against a completely black background. A smaller broken fragment of wood rests below it in the darkness.

MangledMe@mangled· Jul 10

Shoreline #Quiet #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Landscape #Photography

A wide pebble and sand beach curving along the shoreline under a large cloudy sky with patches of blue. Calm sea to the left, scattered stones in shades of brown, grey, and orange fill the foreground, with low dunes visible in the distance on the right.

MangledMe@mangled· Jul 8

Instant by Accident #Recover #PostProcess #ECK Challenge Photo original by @rjrock.bsky.social (See Alt-Text for process) Thinking: The damage was a real film/developing issue, so I leaned into it rather than fixing it. The other frames hint the roll had other, similar moments on it.

Process: Pretty simple this week, using ON1 I inverted the image (negative), adjusted tone etc, applied an instant film LUT, and then added some extra texture and refined the colour/tone balance.

MangledMe@mangled· Jul 5

The stats for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Wide - Covering posts with **both** of these tags for the global Saturday (UTC+14 to UTC-12).

A bar chart showing the number of posts having the tag #BlueSkyArtShow **and** each weekly theme tag. The last art show theme of #Wide received 711 posts and the prior show theme of #Macro received 816 posts.

A graph showing the posts per hour across global Saturday. It shows a peak around ~3pm UTC +0.

A graph showing the likes per hour across global Saturday. It shows a peak around ~1pm UTC +0.

MangledMe@mangled· Jul 5

London.txt #Play #PostProcess #ECK Challenge Photo original by @rjrock.bsky.social (See Alt-Text for process) Thinking: Reduce the image to its simplest possible visual language, so I translated it into ASCII; using ordinary text characters as the smallest building blocks of shape and tone.

Process: I created a python script to convert the image to ASCII. The program shrinks the photo into a grid of small blocks and, for each one, picks a text character whose shading matches how light or dark that spot is so sparse characters like a period for bright areas, dense ones like # for dark areas, so the character pattern recreates the image when viewed as a whole. On top of that, it looks for outlines (places where light suddenly meets dark, like the edge of a face or table) and figures out which way each outline is pointing: vertical, horizontal, or diagonal and then swaps in a character that matches, like | or /, so those edges actually look like lines running in the right direction rather than just fuzzy shading.

MangledMe@mangled· Jul 3

The Heugh #Wide #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Monochrome #Landscape #Photography

The Lindisfarne war memorial cross stands silhouetted on the Heugh ridge above the priory, Holy Island, beneath a dramatic sky with a heavy dark upper half and streaked clouds below. Lindisfarne Castle is visible as a small silhouette on the horizon; tidal flats and the harbour stretch out on either side.

MangledMe@mangled· Jul 3

Between Land and Tide #Wide #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Landscape #Photography

Small wooden footbridge crossing a low stone wall on a grassy coastal path on Holy Island (Lindisfarne), leading toward the sea under a dramatic, heavy storm-cloud sky. Pink wildflowers grow along the wall in the foreground; the path continues into the distance toward the horizon.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 28

The stats for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Macro - Covering posts with **both** of these tags for the global Saturday (UTC+14 to UTC-12).

A bar chart showing the number of posts having the tag #BlueSkyArtShow **and** each weekly theme tag. The last art show theme of #Macro received 816 posts and the prior show theme of #Curve received 1051 posts.

A graph showing the likes per hour across global Saturday. It shows a peak around ~2pm UTC +0.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 26

Bang #Macro #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Nature #Flowers #Photography

Close-up macro photograph of a dried allium seed head. Golden-brown radiating stems spread outward from a central point, each tipped with a small papery seed pod containing two or three jet-black seeds. The shallow depth of field blurs the centre and edges, creating a sense of outward explosion. The background is a soft, pale grey.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 26

Solitude #Macro #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Monochrome #Nature #Flowers #Photography

Black and white macro photograph of a small cluster of hawthorn flowers floating against a pure black background. The flowers, are in varying stages of bloom, with delicate stamens tipped with dark anthers visible at their centres.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 24

Thermal #Duotone #PostProcess #ECK Challenge Photo original by @rjrock.bsky.social (See Alt-Text for process) Thinking: I wanted to show that the city radiates heat and life and burns into the structure of the world and so I changed the original colours to highlight this.

Process: Starting from a standard duotone mapping deep red shadows with white highlights, I pushed the highlight clip aggressively so that the midtones surrounding the city blow out rather than graduate smoothly. The foreground river and sky edges read as overexposed, as if the thermal output of the buildings is the light source rather than the ambient blue hour. No additional compositing; the radial quality comes entirely from the tonal structure of the original shot, where the city sits centrally and the surrounding environment naturally occupies the lighter midtones.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 21

The stats for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Curve - Covering posts with **both** of these tags for the global Saturday (UTC+14 to UTC-12).

A bar chart showing the number of posts having the tag #BlueSkyArtShow **and** each weekly theme tag. The last art show theme of #Curve received 1051 posts and the prior show theme of #Sharp received 606 posts.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 19

Unbegun #Curve #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #peergroupweekly #urbanphotography #Monochrome #Photography

Black and white photograph of Edinburgh tram tracks curving gracefully to the left on an elevated bridge, shot from track level. Two sets of rails sweep from the foreground into the middle distance, flanked by metal safety railings that echo the same curve. Overhead, a geometric lattice of catenary power lines and support poles recedes into the distance. Strong winter light creates dramatic shadows across the track surface. The image is dominated by parallel curving lines leading the eye through the frame.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 19

Quietude #PostProcess #EmotionShift #ECK Challenge Photo original by @bloodraynes.bsky.social (See Alt-Text for process) Thinking: I wanted to shift the emotion to one of quiet prayer, calm, and with an air of stillness and contemplation.

Process: The starting point was thresholding the image in GIMP, using this as a creative base rather than a finishing technique. From there I painted out everything except the graves and spire, then cut and re-positioned the remaining elements. The spire shadow was reconstructed by cloning and rotating the original; a simple solution to re-establish the perspective geometry. Being self critical, getting the graves to sit convincingly with the re-positioned spire remains an imperfect compromise, but one I felt was acceptable. Final touches were a LUT and paper texture overlay, which added warmth and a material quality to the void rather than leaving it feeling purely digital.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 15

Chill #MinimalMonday #Photography

A color field composition of two tones of cyan and turquoise. The darker, more saturated cyan occupies the upper left and left side of the frame. A gentle curved boundary transitions to a lighter, softer cyan that fills the right and lower portions. The curve is smooth and organic, creating a wave-like division between the two color planes.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 14

The stats for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Sharp - Covering posts with **both** of these tags for the global Saturday (UTC+14 to UTC-12).

A bar chart showing the number of posts having the tag #BlueSkyArtShow **and** each weekly theme tag. The last art show theme of #Sharp received 606 posts and the prior show theme of #Busy received 637 posts.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 13

Geological #PostProcess #Surface #ECK Challenge Photo original by @rjrock.bsky.social (See Alt-Text for process) Thinking: I wanted the surface to reflect the abstract geology of the rock and the effect of time.

Process: I wrote a small python program to process the image, attempting to replicate time, by treating pixels as sand, and iterating over time to shift the "sand" down. The code had a bug, which resulted in these pleasing geological surfaces, so I figured I would go with this instead!

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 12

Soft Things Have Teeth #Sharp #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Nature #Monochrome #Photography

An extreme close-up of a single rose thorn in black and white, its curved tip honed to a needle-like point, emerging from a dark textured stem with soft dreamlike shapes dissolving in the background; beauty with a dangerous edge.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 12

The Architecture of Defense #Sharp #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Nature #Photography

A towering cactus column rises against a pure black background, its surface bristling with hundreds of razor-sharp white spines radiating outward like needles, crowned with warm copper-tipped thorns that catch the light like tiny blades.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 7

The stats for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Busy - Covering posts with **both** of these tags for the global Saturday (UTC+14 to UTC-12).

A bar chart showing the number of posts having the tag #BlueSkyArtShow **and** each weekly theme tag. The last art show theme of #Busy received 637 posts and the prior show theme of #Growth received 615 posts.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 5

Every Leaf at Once #Busy #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Nature #Photography

A dense, impenetrable tangle of bare branches and fine twigs fills the frame, photographed in high-contrast black and white. Layer upon layer of crossing, interlocking stems recede into darkness, with no clear focal point or open space to rest the eye. A faint oval of lighter tone at the centre draws attention inward, only to be met with yet more complexity. The edges dissolve into deep shadow, giving the image a claustrophobic, tunnel-like quality.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 5

Every Branch at Once #Busy #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #Nature #Photography

A carpet of fallen autumn leaves covers the ground from edge to edge, photographed in muted, slightly desaturated colour. Maple leaves in shades of yellow, ochre, brown and teal overlap and jostle in every direction, with no single leaf commanding attention over another. The sheer number and variety of shapes, colours and orientations creates a restless, cluttered surface that offers the eye no place to settle. The image fades gently into shadow at the edges, concentrating the crowded detail toward the centre.

MangledMe@mangled· Jun 5

Stone Cold #Seattle #PostProcess #Temperature #ECK #Monochrome Challenge Photo original by @rjrock.bsky.social (See Alt-Text for process) Thinking: I went with a temperature which represented a cold, remote place.

Process: In GIMP, (1) adjusted the levels, (2) converted to monochrome, (3) thresholded the image. In ON1 (4) picked a nice LUT, added vignette, glow, borders.

MangledMe@mangled· May 31

The stats for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Growth - Covering posts with **both** of these tags for the global Saturday (UTC+14 to UTC-12).

A bar chart showing the number of posts having the tag #BlueSkyArtShow **and** each weekly theme tag. The last art show theme of #Growth received 615 posts and the prior show theme of #Tall received 875 posts.

MangledMe@mangled· May 30

Primal #PostProcess #FoundAbstraction #ECK Challenge Photo original by @rjrock.bsky.social (See Alt-Text for process) Thinking: I explored the challenge like an archaeologist, peeling back layers of form and colour until something unexpected was revealed.