<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:44:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ricpicks/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Open seas]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a beauty when far away from land. Endless horizons, endless sea - just you, your vessel and the sea. Getting decent photos from waves is a difficult task. I hope I did succeed somewhat. 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Which was a payment to do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@ricpicks/crossing-the-atlantic-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@ricpicks/crossing-the-atlantic-a</guid><category><![CDATA[photofeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ricpicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2021 01:40:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtZL6sHx1hZ1RV88Ce9rmZ9bT6Nm83t1sJRc6QyAW1W99jtdEh5tbsdpJTkLRiVySEWkk36aprftht2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic moments at sea - adventure - peace and fredom inclusive =)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is now my 3rd week in the cape verdian archipelligo and I had plenty of opportunity to make sail and make photos. So it is time to show you some of these moments. 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But life sometimes works differently than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ricpicks/my-perspective-on-a-city-called-dresden-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ricpicks/my-perspective-on-a-city-called-dresden-3</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ricpicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2021 17:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPZZmnBH3j8ogPtGWd5PxKSssxUbxdKdXv5r1WsqoGUGXiTLRk9HhKuDcGnCDrdcdw4TZ1mLW86?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My perspective on a city called Dresden #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[To put all this in a bit of context I want to tell you that I have been living in the city called Dresden for 33 years of my life and never thought of leaving. 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But life sometimes works]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ricpicks/my-view-on-a-city-called-dresden-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ricpicks/my-view-on-a-city-called-dresden-1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ricpicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 09:06:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYpD8xYAJJTbZdEUBFgfZppYmtJNHhQBmESRXVPhUH9dGX6n2tdCHHu5EEK6UZXQQSQMhkHTvs3qUiGrCryWSz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A sailors dream: SAIL Amsterdam [BLOG]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billed as the largest free nautical event in the world, SAIL Amsterdam is a quinquennial (every five years) gathering of 600+ boats and tall ships that sail in a circuit in the Netherlands North Sea Canal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ricpicks/a-sailors-dream-sail-amsterdam-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@ricpicks/a-sailors-dream-sail-amsterdam-blog</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ricpicks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:34:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovYCbCvmMjMFvNAC5yCAuCU8oVJXx6MTyxN8ErEkeBEVpnhg9VU96PPMh5PoLdvXFsGhmmfHtSjrWjCmsYBFXoE8n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many times you sailed around the world? 10 sailors - 10 portraits *win 2 HIVE]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the past I shoot a lot of landscapes but I wanted to mix things up and since I sail with a lot of different people due to my job I started to take portraits here and there. 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