<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:35:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@peterloupelis/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Neoxian City Photo Challenge: AUTUMN]]></title><description><![CDATA[While it may be springtime here in Australia now, Autumn is still a very beautiful time of year here in South-Eastern Australia. These photos were taken back in March (our Autumn). Both were shot using]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/neoxianphotochallenge/@peterloupelis/neoxian-city-photo-challenge-autumn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/neoxianphotochallenge/@peterloupelis/neoxian-city-photo-challenge-autumn</guid><category><![CDATA[neoxianphotochallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterloupelis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 01:52:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFcYhpieXDZKL9xh81NpLqfMJ2trtwUJ44gF2gzcAPhSNEf1VYwSi4aSZhHP8tPuVcfu7J993bjwJ12mATnjDMe1LanMtibJgxn8q7gc5o4nsQKQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty Noir — Black & White Photography Contest #14 Entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[My entry into @axeman's Black & White Photography Contest I'm no photographer, but I enjoy and appreciate the art of taking good photos. My partner (pictured) on the other hand is amazing. So she's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@peterloupelis/beauty-noir-black-and-white-photography-contest-14-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@peterloupelis/beauty-noir-black-and-white-photography-contest-14-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterloupelis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 02:23:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtC5FGc4dbhnimoSgD7UrMDvdWGwMTzRwXoPiXEz6fqBG2BCSgZMoHdCsJDTYUorRJshoAJHyit7GxvJSEqtA8JUvukav3V2W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glorious spring afternoon in sunny Fitzroy (Melbourne) at the rooftop bar of Naked ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... For Satan. Had a marvellous lunch of popcorn chicken, peppers, and chickpea sliders, washed down with a Pear Cider. All while taking in this marvellous view. 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