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Klemens Weisleitner PhD

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πŸ“Έ Professional nature, science, and expedition photographer: www.whiteframe-photo.com Polar and Alpine microbial ecologist 🌍

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A composite image against a black background showing the progression of a partial solar eclipse. Text below reads 'SOLAR ECLIPSE LAKE UNTERSEE, EAST-ANTARCTICA 17.02.2026

A composite image against a black background showing the progression of a partial solar eclipse. Text below reads 'SOLAR ECLIPSE LAKE UNTERSEE, EAST-ANTARCTICA 17.02.2026

A beautiful progression of the Feb 17th solar eclipse from Lake Untersee, East Antarctica. #SolarEclipse #Antarctica #NightSky

21.02.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Humbled to witness a partial sun eclipse from #Antarctica

17.02.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A glowing full moon rises in a soft twilight sky, viewed through a foreground of large, out-of-focus blue ice formations at Lake Untersee, Antarctica. The blurred ice creates a dreamlike, jagged frame around the sharp, bright moon, which has thin wisps of clouds passing over it.

A glowing full moon rises in a soft twilight sky, viewed through a foreground of large, out-of-focus blue ice formations at Lake Untersee, Antarctica. The blurred ice creates a dreamlike, jagged frame around the sharp, bright moon, which has thin wisps of clouds passing over it.

Moon meets Antarctic glacier

#Antarctica #ice #polar #expedition

05.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™β€οΈ

05.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Winter is coming β„οΈβ˜ƒοΈπŸŒ¨οΈ

20.11.2025 09:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today the supermoon is 30 000 km closer to Earth than the annual average.
#NikonZ8 #moon #blackandwhite

05.11.2025 20:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Busy days in the forest 🐿️
πŸ“· Nikon Z8 + 600mm PF f/6.3

#Wildlife #SquirrelWatch #Forest #Nikon #autumn

01.11.2025 18:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So proud of my PhD supervisor and #BestBossEver @birgitsattler.bsky.social
Also happy to see that the article on the @austrianpolar.bsky.social homepage features some of my photos β€” check it out! πŸ“Έβ„οΈ

31.10.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alpine autumn color show
#nature #photography

20.10.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Am Blaser. Flug nach Trins. Mussten aber 2h oben warten wegen dem Nebel…

19.10.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oben am Startplatz war es zuerst neblig und etwas frischer. Danach ging’s aber gut πŸ˜‹

19.10.2025 20:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Aerial Alpine autumn vibes
#paragliding #nature

19.10.2025 20:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌌 Milky Way over Jamtalferner glowing in the night. Pure alpine magic. βœ¨β›°οΈ

#Astrophotography #Alps #MilkyWay

20.09.2025 17:55 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fitz Roy (3406 m), Patagonia β€” this is why I carry a camera everywhere. Clouds forming, breaking, and racing past the peaks, the drama shifting every minute.
This is why I shoot timelapse.

πŸŽ₯ #Timelapse #Patagonia #FitzRoy #AdventurePhotography #LandscapePhotography

13.09.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

✨ Huge congratulations to @birgitsattler.bsky.social
on her nomination as Austrian of the Year in the Climate category! πŸŒβ„οΈ
This recognition is so well deserved β€” her tireless glacier and climate work inspires the scientific community and beyond.

πŸ‘‰ Vote here: www.diepresse.com/events/austr...

09.09.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight’s lunar eclipse, partly hidden by alpine peaks and drifting clouds. Still lucky enough to capture fragments of the Moon’s journey. πŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜

07.09.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What happens when UV light hits spoiled cream cheese? A hidden microbial world starts to glow πŸ”¬πŸ§€βœ¨

#SciArt #Fluorescence #Photography

01.09.2025 07:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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❄️ Glaciers. 🌲 Forests. 🌊 Lakes. ⛰️ Summits.

This 30s trailer shows how I turn research into powerful visuals. Produced for LTSER Tyrolean Alps (University of Innsbruck).

πŸ‘‰ Full film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=voUw...

Which landscape speaks to you most? πŸ‘€

#ScienceCommunication #ClimateChange #Alps

22.08.2025 06:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I have spent another two days in the mountains at Naturpark Γ–tztal to follow scientists that mapped vegetation at the 3497m high Mt. Schrankogel. And yes, I had an official permit to go camping. β›ΊπŸŒŒ Camped under the Milky Way during the Perseid meteor shower.
πŸ“Έ Film coming soon :-)
#SciComm

18.08.2025 14:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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❄️ Visited #Hintereisferner for a video project β€” a #glacier in Tirol’s Naturpark Γ–tztal ranging from 2,500–3,750 m.
It holds one of the world’s longest records of glacier mass balance, a key to understanding climate change in the Alps.
πŸ“Έ Film coming soon.

17.08.2025 09:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some climbs are for science, all climbs are for perspective.

#Mountaineering #Adventure #SummitViews #MountainLife

15.08.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck πŸ˜‰

12.08.2025 08:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Mark, thanks for the kind words!
The original was shot in 4K, 120 fps, 10-bit. The version on #Bluesky is 1080 Γ— 864 at 30 fps, about 65 MB in size. I really like how the 4Γ—5 aspect ratio works for this one. Hope this helps. Cheers

11.08.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Early forest walk this morning… came back with slow-mo squirrel footage 🐿️πŸŽ₯
#Nikonz8 #600mm

10.08.2025 08:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pinky promise πŸ˜‡

07.08.2025 05:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Neustift / Stubaital. Hier fliege ich gerade ΓΌber das Pinistal mit Blick Richtung SΓΌden πŸ€—

07.08.2025 05:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Winding down the day
with a peaceful flight
and a sky painted in blue πŸ’™

07.08.2025 05:01 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rainy weekend? 🌧️ Grab a UV light and explore!
These isopods under a lichen patch glow blue, red is likely chlorophyll‑a fluorescence. This photo is a stack of 400 RAW images! ✨πŸͺ²πŸ’‘
#UVfluorescence #MacroPhotography #Isopod #Biodiversity #Laowa #HeliconFocus

26.07.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pollinators are in global declineβ€”yet we depend on their ecosystem services, from healthy ecosystems to food security. Visualizing them shows what’s disappearingβ€”and why we must act to protect them. 🌸 Protect pollinator habitats, protect our future.

European Environment Agency: tinyurl.com/yc4pp3ps

21.07.2025 06:55 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing πŸ€—

16.07.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0