<?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, 23 Apr 2026 07:06:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@oceanelement/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge you not to smile - Feelgood Friday Fishes #7]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm going to be honest with you - 2018 has got off to a pretty rocky start for me. I think a lot of the pressure is self imposed as I attempt to start the year addressing the things that didn't go so well]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/challenge-you-not-to-smile-feelgood-friday-fishes-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/challenge-you-not-to-smile-feelgood-friday-fishes-7</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:28:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FsueXwBRPCP5zgnXL9VWiTVMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My first Steemit fledgling - meet @Jeffsjungle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first rule of Steemit is: talk about #Steemit. The second rule of Steemit is: keep talking about Steemit! Well I have been, but @jeffsjungle is the first person I've told about it who has grasped the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/my-first-steemit-fledgling-meet-jeffsjungle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/my-first-steemit-fledgling-meet-jeffsjungle</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:40:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvCu2iMVMjfxBvocfWqEP6RWsGUEiApAiesX4zxHaMpDdi2S2xRKpyVHL6fJRYnbQsdoqUPysobvS8CorYmTGgqisgCyHqD6H3hpSSxvb29Q47D8BE5Esd4W8kxzNR4PyFphqfvRJdC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feelgood Friday Fishes - Koi]]></title><description><![CDATA[As much time as I spend underwater I'm going to be the first person to admit when it comes to keeping koi I'm pretty clueless when it comes to these Japanese jewels but I share a home with quite a few]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-koi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-koi</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:54:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HnXngba96hSX4enHmMMQ4f1JE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sights of summer - Emerald Dragonfly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer's can feel so fleeting in the UK, for me its arrival is heralded by hundreds of Emperor Dragonflies. Although they have a life-cycle of two years, the mature adults live for a matter of weeks so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/20180104t190030776z-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/20180104t190030776z-post</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKXjjGBMqUxgq2YUUEUVyqtqFchZKKB2XMAPPaPprdbozr76xcJLbRsVp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy New Year - Hoping the opportunities ahead of you are as vast as the oceans]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm determined to make 2018 the year I work harder than ever to make the most of every opportunity on offer. Life's too short so remember to live it like it's the only one you're gonna have! Created with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/20180101t144945344z-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/20180101t144945344z-post</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 14:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVeteBDuzjW2rwyrR7PPu87vjv7gT7Jbx8wKjyF67yruzsDfwghDTmJE6946qKn2y2gChBfQJHMT3ZbWBLrTHFEjJ7sEgzECw1y2ENi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-capturing creativity - a new year, a new challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't set myself any new year resolutions, as such, but what I have decided to do is ask the Steemit Community to help me re-capture my creativity.  For a multitude of reasons, 2017 saw me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/re-capturing-creativity-a-new-year-a-new-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/re-capturing-creativity-a-new-year-a-new-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 14:11:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Ha55CxS8jhcbmxiSffxWV9YhU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feelgood Friday Fishes #6 - What lurks beneath]]></title><description><![CDATA[Put sharks and South Africa together and most likely the image that's going to pop into your head is the gnashing teeth of a fearsome Great White Shark. Well, let's erase that image from your head as sharks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-5-what-lurks-beneath</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-5-what-lurks-beneath</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 05:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Fq1ES9ekt1jHM3mFZYcaPSRXL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water buffalo at sunset on the Chobe River, Botswana]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’d been traveling through mainland Africa for almost a month with new friends I’d made along the way. Our trip was coming to an end so we decided to treat ourselves to a cruise on the Chobe River. We]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/20171227t111914204z-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/20171227t111914204z-post</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:19:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yq5FzrDSCopFLQ89Qe967MYNpZFbKDth1vsz8uJXsFBQQsTpAUkn3ktVTdpBgDPupDXmCYvm1rfqEqsAGzjS3EGknxu7a4ELBY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beach bonebok - Cape Point National Park, South Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm lucky to live just 20 mins away from one of South Africa's most popular but least appreciated national parks. Over a million people have passed through the gates of Cape Point National Park to take]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/20171226t125609655z-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/20171226t125609655z-post</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 12:56:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKWTqQZmE63fhGRUwcgfKa8veZ7viUnmV4VVB64WZWoKkrXQABekmER9TL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feelgood Friday Fishes #5 - Disco Diner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having spent an amazing day at sea with two of my favourite things in the world, my other half and my underwater camera we were loading the boat into the trailer when I spotted these two little guys. ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-5-disco-diner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-5-disco-diner</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HhJkRgZPs6gWmm7hp7d99vuFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin - the final nail in the coffin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the price of Bitcoin dropping through the floor (down 23% on the $US at the time of writing - although this is high likely to change by the time I finish this post) has the cryptocurrency bubble finally]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@oceanelement/bitcoin-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@oceanelement/bitcoin-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 15:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HhFUkiVMgvSrJe9Ab5dcuhvt6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feelgood Friday Fishes #4 - Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the things about diving is that you're supposed to enjoy it with a buddy. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the best dive buddy as I'm so often lost in my own little underwater world. In fact]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-4-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-4-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 19:45:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FhoC3uZZ3mFRGCt6sn3nNUA38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feelgood Friday Fishes #3 - In the forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's not to love about the crystal clear water and colourful fishes in the tropical seas? Even if you're yet to experience the joys of floating weightless in the warmth of the ocean it's something we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-3-in-the-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-3-in-the-forest</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HaYKogLaECdMhM31WMzJbpepv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feelgood Friday Fishes #2 - All I want to be is white in waves]]></title><description><![CDATA["I've been upside down, I don't wanna be the right way round, can't find paradise on the ground"  (Oh Wonder - All We Do) That's because it's under the ocean.  There are days when I think I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-2-all-i-want-to-be-is-white-in-waves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-2-all-i-want-to-be-is-white-in-waves</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:13:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FacEteq1TYuM9t2gpZouNfaoQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underwater Adventures #2 - Shaaaaaark!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when you think it's safe to get back in the water..........dun dun, dun dun........... Inspired by watching Jaws on TV last night (for about the 100th time, I love that film and how about the contra-zoom]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/underwater-adventures-2-shaaaaaark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/underwater-adventures-2-shaaaaaark</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:32:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eM9GqRYbBBxN6FEjqra9rBXt3kgviXRVqhx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feelgood Friday fishes #1 - Underwater immersion]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's nothing like the sound of breathing underwater and a few fishes to start the day off right. Enjoy. Footage filmed in Zanzibar, Tazania Music Credit: Oh Wonder - Heart Hope - Imagem Music - 2015]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-1-underwater-immersion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/feelgood-friday-fishes-1-underwater-immersion</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2017 05:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FqTwRNssHRXF1PakTkdNQnGKY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underwater adventures # 1- Humpback whale serenade (with sound)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can't believe I've been on Steemit for a month already and not posted about the thing that I'm most passionate about...........breathing underwater. I've been taking pictures on dry land since the age]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/underwater-adventures-1-humpback-whale-serenade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@oceanelement/underwater-adventures-1-humpback-whale-serenade</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:45:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8gB1dDCD46nH5Ros3us64EhUdwrEUfL7ok?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recognising beauty - Travels in Madagascar #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought I'd share the story behind the 'African Queen' series of images I took while working for a small coastal conservation charity in Madagascar.  We'd been working in the field for a couple]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/recognising-beauty-travels-in-madagascar-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@oceanelement/recognising-beauty-travels-in-madagascar-1</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Fq3Qt8N8gJtoC5kgyFtqbnG78?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divine intervention - Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those of you who read my post 'Divine intervention.........and not the biblical variety' I thought you'd like to see some incredible aerial images that a local marine photographer took of the aftermath]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@oceanelement/divine-intervention-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@oceanelement/divine-intervention-update</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oceanelement]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 06:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FuqNzJBqDpWYEU7SkipE3SYH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[African Queen - Steemit Portrait Contest #20 - By Jason Russell]]></title><description><![CDATA[In some African country's women use mud to protect their skin from the harsh sun. 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