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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 04/10/2026

Ten thousand years ago, someone, somewhere, chose not to eat a seed. No name. No grave. No anniversary. Only a monument that grows back everywhere, every year.

PHOTO by Lineta. Golden wheat stalks stretch across the frame, their tips catching the amber light of a low sun. Each head sways gently, blurred in the foreground while a soft focus hints at a dense forest edge in the distance. The warmth of late summer radiates through the scene, silent and still, as if time has paused to admire the glow resting on the ripened grain.

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Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning. Happy Friday. Small, large, each stone alters the direction of the current. Being present, steadfast, each aids in moving the waters toward the virtuous, feeding the force of our ocean. #Scape #ForestFriday #imageandverse #photography #hiking #forests #ECK #EastCoastKin #acadia

An image of a stream. Rocks in the stream bed. Trees on both sides. A tree crossing the stream
Green leaves. Acadia.

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Shibui Shashin @shibui-shashin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Truss towers responsible for the lifting of the Salford Quays Millennium Footbridge - Salford Quays, Manchester #tower #bridge #millenniumBridge #SalfordQuays #manchester #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMachinery #cityscape #classicMono

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Bernd @dabutterbrot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📍München | Germany #urbangaze #photography #bnw #ClassicMono #monochrome

$A backlit shot of a street. The sunlight refracts in rays off the edge of a building. A person carrying a handbag is walking on the sidewalk toward the light, casting a long shadow.$

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Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good morning. Progress measured in eons allows us to find the way, reaching the path where we can dance, flowing toward an ever growing volume of self. This takes both our efforts and time. Have a great day. #WaterfallWednesday #nature #newhampshire #photography #imageandverse #ECK #EastCoastKin

A waterfall in the center of the image, twisting around rocks. Orangish stone with light and dark green growth. A fence in the center top.

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Turf-covered houses nestled at the base of a mountain. Lofoten, Norway, August 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #Landscape #Nature #WindowsOnWednesday

This image shows a cluster of houses, several with turf roofs, nestled near the foot of a mountain in Lofoten. The houses are quite close to the sea, and a curve of sandy beach appears in the lower third of the frame, mostly on the right. A grassy field in the midground leads to the houses, set among hills near the center left of the frame. In the near distance beyond the houses is a set of dark, jagged moutains, their peaks about one third of the way from the top of the frame. The image is finished by the sky overhead, filled with a foreboding looking cloud, but also patches here and there of summer blue.

Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f /4-6.3 VR @ 120 mm, ISO 250, 1/500, f/10

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Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Morning #BlueSky ☕️ Let’s gather our thoughts for the week ahead as we wonder through the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Have a beautiful day my friends ☺️ #BlueSkyMonday #ECK #Photography #Nature #Ireland #Wicklow #PhotographyOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Autumn #Fall #Landscapes #MountainMonday

Our photograph captures a beautiful autumn landscape deep in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland.

In the foreground, a broad meadow stretches across the scene, its grasses glowing in rich shades of golden brown and amber beneath the afternoon sunlight.

The uneven texture of the grass suggests a quiet, natural field, with a simple line of dark fence posts running away towards the hills on the right.

Beyond the meadow, dense woodland climbs the lower slopes of a large mountain.

The trees are beginning to turn into autumn colours, with patches of warm gold and bronze scattered among deeper green foliage.

The hillside rises gently from left to right, creating a sweeping diagonal across the image.

Behind it, more rounded mountain slopes can be seen in the distance.

Above the landscape is a brilliant blue sky, filled with large, bright white clouds whose soft edges contrast beautifully with the dark forested mountains.

The overall impression is one of peaceful isolation. A quiet autumn walk surrounded by mountains, woodland and open countryside, with warm golden sunlight bringing the changing season vividly to life.

And finally, today’s picture is finished with a simple white border frame.

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💛💜JB💛💜 @msjulesb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning, Bluesky 🦋 Happy Monday ✨… here we go again… I hope you have a lovely start to the week 🫶 ☕️🌿🍂🌲💛🌳

A straight country path running between wooden fences with green fields on either side… horse grazing in the field with trees and countryside stretching into the distance… a huge dramatic sky overhead with dark grey clouds on one side and bright blue sky breaking through on the other

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Catherine Hartmann 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇧🇪 🇮🇪 @cathhart.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

'See oder Teich' #FotoVorschlag Genfersee, Evian les Bains, Frankreich #Stunday #photography 📷

Zwei junge Mädchen unterhalten sich an einem Sommertag, während sie am Wasser auf einem Kiesstrand sitzen. Der bewölkte Himmel ist dunkelblau.

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A scarlet tanager perched on a branch. Norwich VT, August 2026 As per @robcrank68.bsky.social's alt theme of #Green for #BirdOfTheDay #ECK #Photography #Nature #Birds #Wildlife

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Barrie Cull @barrie6.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by Rob is #Pairs, photos with pairs of the same species in them. The Alt theme is #Green, photos with Green in the backgrounds not on the birds. I’ve got a #twofer today with this pair of Puffins and green in the background 🙂 I hope you have a lovely weekend.

A pair of Puffins are sleeping on a cliff, surrounded by pink sea thrift. The Puffins are showing their black and white plumage and their ted, yellow and blue coloured bills are tucked into their black wing feathers. The background is green.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This photograph captures the essence of kōyō (or momijigari, the seasonal custom of autumn foliage viewing), a cherished pastime in Japan that dates back to the refined courtly culture of the Heian period (794–1185).

Framed in a breathtaking display of autumn brilliance, a towering canopy of fiery crimson Japanese maple (momiji) and luminous golden ginkgo (ichō) expands above a rugged, hand-stacked stone retaining wall (ishigaki). At the base of the wall, a thick, glowing carpet of fallen ginkgo leaves covers the earth like a golden tapestry. Standing amidst this fallen foliage are two quiet figures holding bright, matching umbrellas—one vibrant yellow and one deep red—strikingly echoing the dual-colored canopy towering above them. The soft, diffused light of a damp autumn day illuminates the scene, evoking the tactile coolness of mountain air, the subtle scent of damp earth, and the quiet rustle of fallen leaves underfoot.
Both the maple and ginkgo serve as quintessential fūbutsushi—poetic seasonal markers that signify the peak of autumn across the archipelago. The presence of the weathered stone masonry and the corner of a traditional timber building suggests the sanctuary of a temple or shrine precinct nestled in the mountains. Here, the deliberate integration of architectural stonework with the surrounding forest demonstrates the enduring tradition of Japanese monozukuri (artisanal mastery in environmental design), where human cultivation acts in gentle harmony with the wild cycles of nature.

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So for fun, here's the color version. I like the monochrome version better... but I'd be interested in other opinions! Bench decked with flowers, and surrounded by trees and fog. Norwich VT, September 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #Landscape

This image shows a bench on a grassy field at the intersection of two dirt roads. The bench appears in the foreground of the image, angling upward from the lower right corner to the left edge of the frame about one third of the way from the bottom edge. It is surrounded and partially covered by small, climbing white flowers and their greenery. Behind the bench in the midground is a stone wall on the left, ending at a tree that rises about one third of the way from the left edge of the frame. Behind this large tree are the dirt roads, then other more distant trees that become progressively more obscured by fog in the distance. The image is finished by a blanket of fog that fills the upper right corner.

Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S @ 14mm, ISO 800, 1/500, f/7.1

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bench decked with flowers, and surrounded by trees and fog. Norwich VT, September 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #Landscape #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono

This monochrome image shows a bench on a grassy field at the intersection of two dirt roads. The bench appears in the foreground of the image, angling upward from the lower right corner to the left edge of the frame about one third of the way from the bottom edge. It is surrounded and partially covered by small, climbing white flowers and their greenery. Behind the bench in the midground is a stone wall on the left, ending at a tree that rises about one third of the way from the left edge of the frame. Behind this large tree are the dirt roads, then other more distant trees that become progressively more obscured by fog in the distance. The image is finished by a blanket of fog that fills the upper right corner.

Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S @ 14mm, ISO 800, 1/500, f/7.1

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Crimson waxcap among the humus and fallen leaves. Upper Ballard Trail, Norwich VT, August 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #Nature #ForestFriday #FungiFriday #FungiFriends

This image shows a crimson waxcap mushroom in the woods. The stalk of the mushroom rises about one third of the way from the bottom of the frame and slightly left of center. Its cap occupies the upper left corner and upper middle of the frame. Both the stalk and cap are a bright orangish red, which contrasts sharply with the brown and black humus from which it rises, and which slopes downward from right to left. Immediately to the right of the mushroom is a fallen, decaying, yelow-brown and black leaf. The image is finished by a splash of green from are few stalks of moss at the base of the mushroom, and two much smaller bright red mushrooms below it at the bottom of the frame.

Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR @ 48 mm, ISO 4000, 1/500, f/5.6

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A face only a mother could love: a turkey vulture soaring over our yard. Norwich VT, September 2026 As per @atlanticbirding.bsky.social's alt theme of #Raptors for #BirdOfTheDay #ECK #Photography #Nature #Birds #Wildlife

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Scarlet tanager examining some berries. Norwich VT, August 2026 As per @alan678.bsky.social's theme of #LightAndShadow for #BirdOfTheDay #ECK #Photography #Nature #Birds #Wildlife

This image shows a non-breeding male scarlet tanager (I think!) perched on a branch and examining some berries. The bird appears a little left and up from the center of the frame, facing toward the viewer with its head down and tail up so that we have an excellent view of its back and tail feathers. The light comes from the left, so its tail is in sunlight and its head in shadow. The branch it's perched on angles down slightly from right to left, and has multiple secondary branches coming off from it. All the branches are covered with leaves and numerous small green berries tinged with red and with red spots at their center. The image is finished with a pleasing green bokeh from distant foliage.

Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR @ 570 mm, ISO 320, 1/1000, f/6.3

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julie @prairiebreezes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The PoetSpirit Journey #PoetSpirit "Beyond all dreams and all life, I will build bridges to cross the time of sighs,, #A.Soul.in.Transit @fred-forge.bsky.social Sunrise in Shoshone National Forest Wyo.

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Charles Brown Brook at the changing of the seasons, monochrome version. Thought it was just as nice! Upper Ballard Trail, Norwich VT, August 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #Landscape #Nature #ForestFriday #ColorADay #BWFri

This monochrome image shows a view of Charles Brown Brook from above, as summer draws to a close and autumn is just making its arrival. The shallow brook appears in the lower left corner and winds its way to the center of the image before disappearing in the woods. The brook is filled with stones, most noticeably in the foreground, where it is choked with rocks that are themselves decorated with early fallen leaves. In the middle distance, trees rise on both sides of the brook, which vanishes in the distance as a canopy of leaves closes above it at the top of the frame.

Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR @ 26 mm, ISO 2500, 1/250, f/11

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Charles Brown Brook at the changing of the seasons. Upper Ballard Trail, Norwich VT, August 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #Landscape #Nature #ForestFriday

This image shows a view of Charles Brown Brook from above, as summer draws to a close and autumn is just making its arrival. The shallow brook appears in the lower left corner and winds its way to the center of the image before disappearing in the woods. The brook is filled with stones, most noticeably in the foreground, where it is choked with rocks that are themselves decorated with early fallen leaves. In the middle distance, trees rise on both sides of the brook, which vanishes in the distance as a canopy of leaves closes above it at the top of the frame.

Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR @ 26 mm, ISO 2500, 1/250, f/11

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bergen Havn (Port of Bergen) during the Fjordsteam 2026 Festival. Bergen, Norway, August 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #UrbanGaze #AOFoto #SensoryArt #Wheel #ColorADay #YellowThu

This image shows the Bergen Harbor during the midst of the Fjordsteam 2026 Festival, a celebration of Norwegian maritime culture. In the foreground, we see a corner of a dock, including a rusty chain and part of a rubber tire used as a bumper. In the midground is the water of the harbor filled with reflections of a few of the many boats visiting Bergen for the festival. In the background we see the boats themselves along with another dock and rubber tire bumpers. Beyond that are the multicolored buildings of downtown Bergen, which continue up into the surrounding green hills. The image is finished by the appearance of the cloudy summer sky above the entire scene.

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Martinidoro @martinidoro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Who knew there was Rock'n' Roll hiding in the woods ... 🛘🌊🌿 #RockinTuesday

A layered rock stands in a wooded area, surrounded by trees, branches, and dense foliage. A railing runs in front of the rock across the lower part of the image.
Ein geschichteter Felsen steht inmitten eines bewaldeten Bereichs, umgeben von Bäumen, Ästen und dichtem Blattwerk. Ein Geländer verläuft vor dem Felsen durch den unteren Bildbereich.

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Kafka @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#Minimalism #Architecture The Texas Tower is hardly Houston's tallest #skyscraper, but it looks most like an Inception villain's HQ that'll kill you. #TextureTuesday #UrbanGaze #ECK #StreetPhotography #Photography #Photographers #CityScapes #GeometricShapes #Reflections #ColorADay #BlueTue

A dramatic, ultra-low-angle, upwards-looking, colour, vertical shot of a sleek, modern glass skyscraper in Houston, soaring into a moody sky filled with heavy grey and pockets of blue clouds. It's called the Texas Tower, was designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners (of the famous Pelli), and is only 735-ft tall, so it's far from being the tallest skyscraper in Houston.

Visually, the architectural design, per Google's explanation, "features multiple interlocking vertical geometric blocks wrapped entirely in reflective curtain wall glass, giving the structure a segmented, high-tech appearance. Deep vertical mullions create sharp, contrasting grid lines that accentuate the building's immense height, while a distinct horizontal indentation divides the lower and upper sections."

The building’s dark blue and silver glass facades act like a mirror, dynamically reflecting the swirling clouds and sky, while a neighboring skyscraper is partially visible as a dark reflection on the lower right corner.

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Martinidoro @martinidoro.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There are things that take a while to make sense. We saw them. We thought we knew. Still, we weren't ready for what they meant. #ImageAndVerse #Stunday

A wooden boardwalk curves from the lower left through an open moorland landscape. A wide-spreading pine stands on the right, with more trees and mist in the background beneath a cloudy sky.
Ein Holzsteg führt vom unteren linken Bildrand geschwungen durch eine offene Moorlandschaft. Rechts steht eine weit ausladende Kiefer, im Hintergrund liegen weitere Bäume und Nebel unter einem wolkenverhangenen Himmel.

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Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Morning #BlueSky ☕️ & welcome to your Sunday and one of my poems in the Alt. I call it.. “Navigating Life’s Storm” Please enjoy and have a beautiful day my friends 😌 #ECK #Stunday #ImageAndVerse #Photography #PhotographyOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #BlueSkyPoems #BlueSkyPoetry #AltText

After today’s picture description, l have written a poem about my capture.

A tall wooden sailing ship sits moored in a harbour beneath a dramatic, storm-filled sky.

The vessel dominates the foreground, with two towering masts rising towards the clouds, surrounded by a complex web of ropes, rigging and rope ladders.

Its long bowsprit stretches diagonally across the left side of the image, with netting hanging beneath it.

The hull is dark, edged with warm ochre-yellow trim, while a cream-coloured canvas covers part of the deck. The name Jumellen is visible on the side of the ship.

Behind it, other boats rest on choppy, blue-grey water. Along the distant shoreline are dark buildings and trees, silhouetted against the sky.

Heavy charcoal clouds fill most of the scene, but breaks in the clouds allow brilliant shafts of pale light and glowing orange sunlight to reach the horizon.

The contrast between the threatening darkness and the golden light gives the photograph a powerful, cinematic atmosphere, as though the ship is preparing to sail through a storm.

And finally, those picture is for this with a white border frame. And now for my poem..

I call it …Navigating Life’s Storm

When the sea grows wild
and the sky turns black,
keep your hands upon the wheel
and your eyes upon the horizon.

The waves may rise
and the wind may roar,
while darkness hides the distant shore.

But beyond the storm
there is always the possibility
of calmer waters.

Trust your course.
Hold steady.

Let hope be the light
that guides you through the darkness.

For the journey may be difficult,
the waters may be unforgiving,
but you are stronger
than the storm that surrounds you.

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julie @prairiebreezes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The PoetSpirit Journey "I had a strange dream in which I heard on the morning news that one country had declared peace to another,, Port of Hueneme ‐‐ Hueneme, Ca. Journal excerpt @fred-forge.bsky.social

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Who could resist this face? I sure can't. Norwich VT, September 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Stunday

Biscuit stares up at me as he lies in front of my with his head resting on my leg. Completely irresistible!

Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR @ 37 mm, ISO 8000, 1/100, f/6.3

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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

One of nature's everyday miracles. Norwich VT, September 2026 #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Stunday #Nature #AOFoto

$This image shows a portion of a spiderweb covered with drops of dew and backlit by the morning sun. Part of the center of the web appears in the lower left corner of the frame, and a prominent strand leaves from it there and angles upward to the upper right corner. The background is black, except for some green, yellow and red bokeh mostly in the upper right corner. The droplets of dew can be clearly distinguished; by some trick of the light (refraction of the sun's rays, at a guess) many of them are subtly tinted with the colors of the rainbow. One of nature's many spontaneous decorations that appear where least expected! Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR @ 24 mm, ISO 500, 1/500, f/7.1$

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