HOTSHOTS ~ 3/19/25

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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

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@sniki003Monument to Stefan Nemanja

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@pardinusBoracay - Sunset edition

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@goga22My city - Part Two

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@m1alsanA Walk with the animals

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@papilloncharitySome lovely insects in here

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

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@tattoodjayFun Friday Funwhole Jungle off road vehicle

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@russia-btcBoats, the sea and the eternal call of adventure⛵

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@anassharkawwyBest Mountain Photos I took

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@greddyforceFoggy Wonderland and Storm Battered Beach

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@nanixxxBobap loves to play

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@chanych85Winter waterfall

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@scottshotsThis Morning's Icy Donner Lake Sunrise

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@vaclavsLand of a Thousand Waterfalls - Iceland

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@holoz0rA new "selfie" for 2025 - shot in my garage studio

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@egoaquilesSometimes Simplicity is the Best Ornament ESP/ENG

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@harveywordStreet Photography –Insta Ready in El Jem

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

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

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@azamsohrabiMen's photography ؛ Photography of sir groom at the best moments

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@goga22My City - Part Three

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@phage93Black and White Perspectives

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@terrywayneOn The Road To Recovery

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@jelenaaThe daily and evening beauty of Gutenberg Street

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@andyjaypowell📷 Reflections

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@haastrechtSunrise in the mountains, Alpujarra Spain

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@dtamAnother Close Encounter with Our Owl

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@victorbzThe Hallucinatory Dreams...

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@mnurhiverCaterpillars In Wild Plants

https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://cdn.liketu.com/media/genesishealthy/images/u1B4KuCyOAnIwM3e_IMG_20250228_142056_267/u1B4KuCyOAnIwM3e_IMG_20250228_142056_267.webp

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@genesishealthytografia de producto zarcillos de Kuromi 💖🖤

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@daveksBack to June

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@harveywordSigns in North Melbourne (3 Photos)

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@fotonorway8Trip number 250 Odra

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@candelartLightpainting with Laser

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@anitahorvatirlEvening walk at Cromane Beach

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@steven-patrickMFA Boston

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@tattoodjaySublime and Beautiful Sunday a few birds

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@deadgrlsuppastarHike in the Forest

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@avdesingCaptures of impressions from the past

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@gpz96Guitarra mañanera - fotografia matutina / Guitar in the morning - morning photography [ESP/ENG]

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@rafasanz93A cute pregnancy photo shoot/ Una linda sesión de fotos de embarazada (ENG/ES

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@vikisecretsHiking in London, Kensington Gardens (Photo Gallery)

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@tonyzThe Fog

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@speed-rideMathaisemarkt Schriesheim Germany - Construction photos

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@pavelskuMasopust (Mardi Gras) in Přerov, Czechia

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@kobusuPhotos of flowers in the shop

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@marijasworldThrough bird's eyes

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@alokeenTasty and beautiful

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@akipponnA 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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@derangedvisionsMushrooms are very fascinating

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@mnurhiverLandscape Photography

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@goga22My City - Part Four

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@azamsohrabiSweet moments: Family photography in a beautiful and pleasant garden

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@fotostefAn unconventional thought

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@russia-btcBlack and White Reboot 🤍🖤

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@tattoodjayMono Monday animals

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@terrywayneSunrise And Historic Architecture

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@erikahBack To Art Exhibitions

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@technicalsideThe Fire Of The Sun!

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@ajchampzMonochrome Majesty: A Peacock in Black & White

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@haastrechtMuseum Monday, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven

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

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@cc0picsAnother Digest Of my Collection

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@lisa.oktavianiMaslenitsa in STANKIN🥞

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@alokeenView

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@minnerz22OSO 🐶

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

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@pardinusHappy World Wildlife Day!

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@mnurhiverMushroom 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!


Today's Featured HotShot

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

First HotShot Runner Up

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@fermentedphilBurnt Orange Hue - Some Experimental Photographs

Second HotShot Runner Up

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@fastchrisukAn 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!

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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 📸🙌📸

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

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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 :)

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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.

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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;
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...

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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Thx mate.... :-)

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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....

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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.

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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

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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.

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As always, a great selection)

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Bobap 🤣 sending all its gratitude. 😄

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Almost missed this post! :) Thanks for the mention and the cool gathering, so many awesome photos here!

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Oh wow, thank you so much! This photoshoot was not planned at all, because we only by chance saw the strange orange colour of the sky one evening when we looked out of the window. But I guess most of these kinds of shoots are unplanned. Thanks again!

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Many great shots! I am sorry missed out a lot, while not using hive, but I am back again! Thanks for doing all the work you have done so far @castleberry ! It is truly an incredible selection and a collection of many masterpieces, so different, so unique and such a variety, every single post is a unique one! Thanks for including mine too. I am glad that you liked my drone photo.

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