<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:34:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/telephoto/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Street Photography Stroll with a 70-300 mm. #Wednesday Walk in Kathmandu]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I come to a new city or revisit one after a long time, I always go out with a 50mm f/1.8 mounted on my camera - because it's versatile and light. But gradually I note places where a telephoto lens]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155530/@x-rain/street-photography-with-telephoto-lens-70-300-mm-in-kathmandu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155530/@x-rain/street-photography-with-telephoto-lens-70-300-mm-in-kathmandu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155530]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[x-rain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyQ18VLt1ZjsceRUx8ucwZFHCquU6s4Atf34h6FQyXe1tRRQ5c8PnAXLQPv8afwPfhoTT8gKxbKjEqGBRM5ExuF4362WHoTxxE8KAqaWssaii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telephoto butterfly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting on my front step recuperating from a hip operation managed to get a shot of this nearby butterfly. "click the image to enlarge" LensCanon 55-250mm CameraCanon650D]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/telephoto-butterfly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181964/@gp55/telephoto-butterfly</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gp55]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:43:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAH39jaKNoUwtKLXMK2cfDPQsmzhaT5FMaySzxEoTgfo3hjw2FkhCjazPCVSKb1fZ3o5NAShFJeVmVJmTQvY7zpQmqBoJCb1kvuCCJX1gAgce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish mosques on the first night of Ramadan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mosques in Istanbul, some of them decorated to highlight the first night of Ramadan, shot from a balcony kilometers away with a 500mm lens. Minolta 500mm f/8 mirror lens, Sony α77 camera. For the fifth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@flusteredmarsha/turkish-mosques-on-the-first-night-of-ramadan-1729677667649</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@flusteredmarsha/turkish-mosques-on-the-first-night-of-ramadan-1729677667649</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flusteredmarsha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:01:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn3jGoFfX6TqT5o42?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo Diary 2024-01-17 (Crows, Sparrows and Gulls)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I struggled with the light today; a persistent and broad cloud base obscured the sun for most of the day. It was also about -1°C (33°F) outside and felt much colder with wind-chill. 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A few months back my Charity Manager requested that I record some videos for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/alive/@bboxonhive/brown-hares-yesterday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/alive/@bboxonhive/brown-hares-yesterday</guid><category><![CDATA[alive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bboxonhive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 06:07:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hDsS3TsEGDxeH55AWiukvDhNoSzX4mpPwPupm4Sdn8wGnCgqGV5HdP3MBkYg3aZHVv9CT1YDMzgoNVVZbnFg9ziiFxzTUM3WwhK5RyK81Mi4wfk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colour / Black & White — Testing Out Macro & Telephoto Lens on Random Wild Flowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been almost two weeks since my last post in this community. 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First experience with my new 400-800mm lens. - [ENG-ITA]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good evening Hivians, yesterday we talked about Slow Motion videos, today instead we return to pure photography, the naturalistic one, which has always fascinated me, especially when it comes to capturing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@stea90/nature-photography-first-experience-with</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@stea90/nature-photography-first-experience-with</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-146620]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stea90]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 23:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YLef7uRitr3eq6krzYuWUBgW16PLEZyS2t8uHKw3JimfAQhrNQzXrtCxM7DE3E97fDNVYETkudPLk6VADU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush fly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got a snap of this fly which is contrasted by the bright yellow background. 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