<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:03:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ewefirst/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Looking up through an alley at Mont Saint Michel, France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gorgeous view up a narrow alleyway in Mont Saint Michel, France]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@ewefirst/looking-up-through-an-alley-at-mont-saint-michel-france</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@ewefirst/looking-up-through-an-alley-at-mont-saint-michel-france</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ewefirst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 23:50:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvPhcGusLGSbtnyYUPKwk4pYPNsN1J3iadRgLD2NbVqDRHndQL5zfawmGjB9wkq1YRV7nzmmDEFnBLbNe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France on a Cool Misty Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arc de Triomphe at night, one of my favorite photos I have taken this year. Loving long exposure photography these days (nights). Let me know what you think!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@ewefirst/arc-de-triomphe-in-paris-france-on-a-cool-misty-night</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@ewefirst/arc-de-triomphe-in-paris-france-on-a-cool-misty-night</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ewefirst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 02:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WjQhrkNXoovsEnSQtcRyTSAMxdDESVE4fbGLxQRjwTqpk1NJGtnPh9MXSPCSjSDFrYBARHXnidsh98?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early morning camp photo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A photo from our camp site last weekend out in Devil's Lake, Wisconsin. 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