David Allan

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Don't watch that many movies to be honest, but with all the sport on TV just now, the perfect opportunity presented itself to finally getting around to watching 'Fishermen's Friends', a film based on a group of local fishermen from Cornwall's Port Isaac, who form a folk group and sing sea shanties.

23 views Don't watch that many movies to be honest, but with all the sport on TV just now, the perfect opportunity presented itself to finally getting around to watching 'Fishermen's Friends', a film based on a group of local fishermen from Cornwall's Port Isaac, who form a folk group and sing sea shanties.

This almost hidden spot on the Durham Heritage Coast in NE England is where the ancient wooded Hawthorn Dene meets the North Sea.
It's 'hidden' because it isn't easily accessible along the coast, unless the tidal conditions are right and you are prepared to scrambled across rocky beaches.
The only o

22 views This almost hidden spot on the Durham Heritage Coast in NE England is where the ancient wooded Hawthorn Dene meets the North Sea. It's 'hidden' because it isn't easily accessible along the coast, unless the tidal conditions are right and you are prepared to scrambled across rocky beaches. The only o

Couldn't help but notice the scaffolding coming down on the gable end of the entrance from Sunderland's High Street East into High Street West and the Sunniside Quarter in NE England.
Back in the 19th century, the property second from the left was where one George Binns had a drapery shop. The busi

21 views Couldn't help but notice the scaffolding coming down on the gable end of the entrance from Sunderland's High Street East into High Street West and the Sunniside Quarter in NE England. Back in the 19th century, the property second from the left was where one George Binns had a drapery shop. The busi

Morpeth's Oldgate Bridge, Northumberland, pictured spanning the River Wansbeck on a summer's afternoon.
The crossing dates from 1963 and replaced an older bridge which was damaged during floods.
The bridge is at the northern end of Morpeth Riverside Walk in the town's Carlisle Park and just a short

18 views Morpeth's Oldgate Bridge, Northumberland, pictured spanning the River Wansbeck on a summer's afternoon. The crossing dates from 1963 and replaced an older bridge which was damaged during floods. The bridge is at the northern end of Morpeth Riverside Walk in the town's Carlisle Park and just a short

📊 Post engagement

Avg engagement / post

2.1%

Engagement vs followers

Nov 2022

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Don't watch that many movies to be honest, but with all the spor · 23 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

4.9 / week

Posts several times a week.

Content mix

Mostly images

Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.

Follower / following

16×

Follows 49 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

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🔥 Top post Don't watch that many movies to be honest, but with all the sport on TV just now, the perfect opportunity presented itself to finally getting around to watching 'Fishermen's Friends', a film based on a group of local fishermen from Cornwall's Port Isaac, who form a folk group an… ★ 23

A visit to the gardens at Crook Hall in Durham, NE England this afternoon and feeling pleasant at 21°C in the cloudless skies. Looking quite luxuriant in the summer sunshine, I like the fact that the gardens appear to have been laid out an… ★ 11

Into the final fortnight – the National Glass Centre pictured this afternoon on the banks of the River Wear in Sunderland, NE England and set to close in less than two weeks on Friday 31 July. It was built on the former site of J.L. Thomps… ★ 9

Cottage rooftops and chimney pots among the trees on the Cragside Estate at Rothbury, Northumberland. Nearby is the real crowd-puller, the Tudor Revival country house that was the home of William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, founder of … ★ 16

I was taking some photographs in Sunderland's High Street West this morning for the Architectural Heritage Fund and thought while I was there, I would grab this shot too. It's No176 High Street West and I photographed it back in March, men… ★ 10

Best seat in the house – the theme of blue skies and warm sunshine continuing a weather pattern that began, appropriately enough, at the summer solstice last month. The unusually prolonged warm spell is making the headlines almost daily in… ★ 17

Saturday's are made for swanning about and I have to say, it was rather pleasant to have some respite from this spell of summer heat as cloud rolled in off the North Sea near where I live and brought temperatures down a degree or two. I do… ★ 15

Love this view on the coast at Saltburn-by-the-Sea, which lies within the historic boundary of the North Riding of Yorkshire. In the foreground, the seafront pier, dating from 1867, stretches out 681 feet into the North Sea (although it wa… ★ 15

Morpeth's Oldgate Bridge, Northumberland, pictured spanning the River Wansbeck on a summer's afternoon. The crossing dates from 1963 and replaced an older bridge which was damaged during floods. The bridge is at the northern end of Morpeth… ★ 18

Couldn't help but notice the scaffolding coming down on the gable end of the entrance from Sunderland's High Street East into High Street West and the Sunniside Quarter in NE England. Back in the 19th century, the property second from the … ★ 21

The big birthday bash across the pond seems like a good enough excuse to post a photograph of a building, local to where I live in NE England, having a strong connection with our friends over there. Washington Old Hall is an historic manor… ★ 15

This almost hidden spot on the Durham Heritage Coast in NE England is where the ancient wooded Hawthorn Dene meets the North Sea. It's 'hidden' because it isn't easily accessible along the coast, unless the tidal conditions are right and y… ★ 22

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On Mastodon since

Nov 2022

Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.

👁️Averages 16 views per post.

📤Posts about 4.9× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

80/100 Excellent

Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Strong engagement (~2.1% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
Established account (3+ years old).

Est. authentic audience

97%

Fake-follower risk

Low

Data confidence

High

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About

30+ years a pro-photographer and member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). Never happier than when I'm out and about with my camera. All photographs are copyrighted. https://www.redbubble.com/people/david-allan/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent