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bnwmacro by Gerald M Foto

@bnwmacro.bsky.social

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capturing urban nature moments (mainly) in monochrome and square photo format - home of #bnwmacro on weekends All photos are mine, except the RTs

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Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

'Atomium' Formes vegetals sorprenents de ben aprop. #Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #BNWmacro #ECK

Fotografia macro d'una planta amb brots disposats en forma d'àtoms.

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Oberursheena @twitterrefugerin.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

Close-up of a complex mechanical tower clock at Sprudelhof Bad Nauheim, Germany #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #WeekMforMachinery #Alphabetchallenge

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Kirk E. Mitchell (K.EdwardMitchell Photo) @kirkedwardmitchell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Over the yrs I've run into #favorite parts of #universe its #creations #creation This is #one #BNWmacro Edge of #sanddunes #bnw #blossom #desert #nature #photography #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin #flora #botany #arid #photography #ECK #ClassicMono #flower #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

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Kafka @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#BNWmacro A #macro #BnW crop of one of "Blooming Wonders," an interactive immersive #DigitalArt exhibition at #ARTECHOUSE Houston. Then, its dizzying colour original. Your preference? #ColorADay #GreenSat #ArtSky #Photography #Photographers #UrbanGaze #ClassicMacro #ECK #BWphotography #Abstractia

A high-contrast, black-and-white photograph capturing a top-down, macro view of countless pointed, petal-like or spine-like structures radiating outward from a dense central cluster. The elements in the center are shorter and tightly packed, creating a grid-like pattern, while those toward the edges elongate into sharp, tapering tips that mimic an explosive burst or a blooming flower. Highlighting the texture: tiny, glistening white droplets or speckles are scattered across the dark, smooth surfaces of the protrusions, enhancing the stark contrast between the bright, illuminated tips and the deep shadows hidden between the layers.

ARTECHOUSE is a sort of digital art hub with location in a few major cities like Houston, DC, or NYC & it stands out across the country for pioneering completely immersive, technology-driven exhibits that blend art, science, and tech. Specifically in Houston, their massive 26,000-square-foot multi-gallery space and flagship in The Heights neighborhood offers a unique, interactive playground where visitors become part of the large-scale digital projections.

"Its core mission is to stimulate creative innovation and push boundaries at the intersection of art, science, and technology by providing a dedicated platform for genre-pushing new media artists. The organization's ultimate goal is to inspire, educate, and empower audiences by redefining how 21st-century art is created, experienced, and shared globally."

A vibrant, abstract digital illustration featuring a dense, bursts-like arrangement of countless smooth, rounded, spine-like projections radiating outward from a darker central point. The projections are colored in a striking gradient, transitioning from bright neon greens on the right and bottom-left to deep blues in the center and bottom-right, with a splash of vivid magenta and purple in the upper-left quadrant. Tiny, glittering white and gold speckles are scattered across the tips of the spines, creating a glowing, star-like effect against the colorful backdrop.

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Herb Holzmann @herb-holzmann.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📷 The lake keeps a memory. #BNWmacro #AOFoto #EastCoastKin #ECK #ClassicMono

Monochrome photo of a light, dew-covered feather caught among tangled reeds on a lake shore under an overcast sky.

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Mimi_TlRife💙📸☕️🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🍊🏈🐻🏀🧳🎮 @mimitlrife.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A leaf with water droplets. #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #Abstractia #leaves #Photography #ECK #BlackAndWhitePhotography #bnwphotos #waterdroplets

A black-and-white macro photo of a leaf with water droplets.

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Diane Furlong @dianef1224.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#BNWmacro #leaves #raindrops #ECK #photographersunited #photography

Closeup of Raindrops on leaves of a bush

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jungle abstract A big leaf from Tahiti. #abstractia #leaves #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #photography #macro

A dark black-and-white close-up of a large leaf with a little rain on it and some white spots. The edge on the left is rippled and the part at the back is blurred. The space around the leaf is black.

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Suzanne @suzannevtw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Fantastic #Forest find! #Millipede #Nature #BugSky #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #Monochrome #ECK #Photography

A black and white photograph of a thick millipede curled tightly on a human hand.

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Witchspace @witchspace.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026

Cloudy grey day at the lakeside, hunters abound, wildlife being shy ... doesn't stop the likes of this spotted cucumber beetle from going about its business though. #Photography #BNWMacro #ClassicMono #ECK

Spotted cucumber beetle clambering around on random weeds and blooms at the lakeside, rendered in black and white

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#NatureIsArt Spotted oxeye sunflower - Tuesday #Phonetography #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #starburstcenter #perfectlyfilthy

Black and white close-up/macro photo of a dingy dirty oxeye sunflower, with daisy-like ray petals around a mound of tiny star-shaped disc florets. The tips of some petals from another one are touching the right edge of the mound

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Steve Batch @stevebatch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Gerbera seedhead #BNWmacro #Macro #MacroPhotography #Monochrome

A Gerbera seedhead in the early stages of maturity viewed from above with some drying dark coloured petals still present above the white of the filaments that help the seeds disperse.

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Vox 🇺🇲 @voxrox.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The hum of bees is the voice of the garden. ~Elizabeth Lawrence #BNWMacro #ECK #WCK #Photography #Bees #Pollinators #ArtInNature #Art #Photography #MacroPhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Insects #AltText #ClassicMono #ImageAndVerse #TheLittleThings

A black and white macrophoto of a bee nectaring on a Coneflower, accompanied by a quote in support of the value of bees.
📸 Vox 09/2026

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Calendula or Pot Marigold, a reliable producer of flowers through summer and well into autumn. And, thankfully, one that's mostly ignored by the many slugs and snails in our yard. 🐌 🌼 #BNWMacro #ClassicMono #B&W #Monochrome #Macro #MacroMonday #BloomScrolling #GardeningBluesky #ECK #EastCoastKin

Landscape oriented, 3:4 monochrome image.

Close up of a single Calendula bloom, with multiple pale petals emanating from a darker centre. The flower form is daisy-like. If the photo had been in colour the petals would be yellow. There are raindrops on the surface of the petals.

The background is out of focus but is mostly a dark mass of foliage against which the bright flower stands out.

An unopened Calendula bud and the edge of a wooden raised bed is visible on the left.

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CocoaNoko @cocoanoko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In the garden this week.. autumn has arrived, turning summer green foliage into beautiful twisted shapes.. #autumn #leaves #photography #bnwmacro #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #classicmono #blackandwhite #monochrome #photohour #ECK

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Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Grasshopper and water drop. #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #B&W #grasshopper #WaterDrop #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #B&WPhotography #ECK #EastCoastKin

A black and white macro close-up photograph of a grasshopper head captured from above and behind, showing it’s large eyes, mottled exterior and a crystal clear water drop sitting just below it’s left eye.

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Melinda B Hipple, author&artist @melindabhipple.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Across the street, beside the Lumberyard Art Center (which I posted interiors of earlier) is the Tom Swan garden. A place beyond home and work where I spend a great deal of time. My "third place." #BlueSkyArtShow #3rdPlace #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #photography #flora #lily #UrbanGarden

Extreme closeup of a yellow lily in black and white. Only one petal is fully visible as it curves away from the center and curls downward on the right. Sunlight is casting shadows of the pistil and stamen on the petals to the left.

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Sailgirl Design @sailgirldesign.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m always in search of texture… #BNWmacro #beach #ocean #sea #macro #macrophotography #ECK #EastCoastKin #photographersofBlueSky

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Christiane @christiane1167.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Der Wind trug sie fort Bild von 2013, Text heute 3.10.2026 (auch grösser im Alt-Text) #BNWMacro #Poesie #VisualPoetry #Poetry #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #Monochrom #BNW #BlackandWhite #ClassicMono #ECK #imageandverse

Bild mit Text
1. BILD: Wagerechtes schwarzweißes Makro eines einzelnen Schirmchens einer Löwenzahnpsteblume, dass zu 2/3 hinter ein paar blättern hervorschaut. Die Blätter befinden sich rechts, das Schirmchen etwa in der Bildmitte. Der Hintergrund ist verschwommen Grau mit unterschiedlich hellen Bereichen.

2. Text
Der Wind trug sie fort
Es sei an der Zeit
Sie sei nun so weit
Für einen fremden Ort
Haben sie gesagt
Niemand hat sie gefragt
Und sie sagte kein Wort

Der Wind trug sie hierher
Weil er ihn kennt
Den Ort
Ihr ist er fremd
Sie will wieder fort
Sie fürchtet sich sehr

Dann schaut sie
schüchtern hervor

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Steve Batch @stevebatch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Globe thisle seed dock #BNWmacro #Macro #MacroPhotography #Monochrome

A Globe thistle seed dock showing the individual docks where the seeds were attached before dispersing. Each individual dock looks like a small round donut with a short stick like point sticking out from the middle where the hole should be. The image has been processed to black and white with the sun striking the left hand side and front of the seed dock leaving the right hand side in shadow. A few seeds are still visible hanging down from the bottom of the ball like dock around the stem of the thistle.

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Gerald M @geraldmfoto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

[ BOOK NOOK ] Good morning all ☕️ and happy #BNWmacro weekend ☀️ #lawnpatrol #ECK #thelittlethings #artchallenges #photographersofbluesky #macromonday #monochrome #macrophotography #blackanwhitephotography #blackandwhite #closeupphotography #blueskyartshow #photography #ClassicMono #leica

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Janet 💙⭐️🌲📷 @bluemoon3143.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy Tuesday and National Coffee Day! “I never laugh until I’ve had my coffee.” – Clark Gable #BlueBrew #ClassicMono #BNWMacro #AOPhoto #ECK #Photography #Monochrome #Macro

Mono image looking into a cup of black coffee, freshly poured so it still has bubbles around the edges. A waving hand is reflected. Vintage film frame borders.

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Kujawiak @kujawiak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Classicmono #MacroMonday #ECK #BNWmacro #ColorADay #BWFri

A monochrome macro photo of three strawberry tree fruits hanging from a delicate woody stem. Their rounded surfaces are covered in intricate, knobbly textures, beautifully revealed by the silvery highlights against the deep black background. The composition emphasises the repeating patterns and sculptural forms of the fruit.

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Suzanne @suzannevtw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Abstractia #Leaves #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #Monochrome #ECK #Photography

Leaf in transition from green to brown.

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Diane Furlong @dianef1224.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#BNWmacro #flowers #Mums #ECK #photographersunited #photography

B&W Closeup of a Burnt orange color Mini Mum

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Kimberly Wilkie @kimwilkie33.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

10/03/26 Geranium Flower July 2022 Nikon Coolpix P900 16MP #BloomScrolling #Flowers #BNWmacro #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ECK #ClassicMono #ArtYear #Photography

A close-up monochrome photograph of a Geranium bloom with one flower bud.

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Robert Loves Photography @robertspictures.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Good morning! Have a beautiful day! Guten Morgen! Habt einen schönen Tag! #EastCoastKin #ECK #Photography #ArtChallenge #BNWmacro

A leaf and earth

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photophart @photophart.com · 03/10/2026

My out-of-control fascination with roses at work. #photography #blackandwhite #grayscale #bnw #bnwmacro #macro #macrophotography #flowers #rose

A black-and-white close-up shows the center of a rose, with its stamens and pistil framed by broad, textured petals.

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Karenlee Kitto @karenleekitto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#photography #BNWmacro #nature #grass #photographersofbluesky

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Guarin @guarin-clayton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Time for a top up and a toast for the weekend ahead. Enjoy 🍷 #BNWmacro #photography #blackandwhitephotography #glass #ColorADay

Image of a hand clutching a nearly empty wine glass. In the background a patio door is left open with a tall plant coming into the shot and two pottery ornaments sat on the floor next to a wicker mat.

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Vox 🇺🇲 @voxrox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A fresh, cut Protea flower in bloom. It's very light pink, nearly white, so the filter mainly boosts texture. #BNWMacro #ECK #PNW #NoAI #AltText #WestCoastKin #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ClassicMono #ArtInNature #B&WPhotography #MacroPhotography #DailyFlowers #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling

A black and white macrophoto of a fresh Protea plant in bloom.
📸 Vox 10/1/26

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@s4r4h-l @s4r4h-l.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#SaturdayMorning #BlackAndWhiteMacro with a pretty backlit helianthus during the week. @bnwmacro.bsky.social #Bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers

Backlit helianthus flowers, love the sparkle through the petals

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Curtis Burns @thatturtle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Kitchen Abstracts #photography #blackandwhitephotography #abstractphotography #texture #EastCoastKin #ECK #BNWMacro

A black and white close-up of a sheer, textured curtain with a scalloped edge, draped near a window with blurred foliage in the background.

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Lee @my-liquid-head.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Dew on a misty morning. #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #photography #macro

A drop of dew on the leaf of a fern. The fern is backlit by the morning sun.

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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 🥾 @alinagrafik.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

#BNWmacro #Abstractia #Geometric Thistle studies #ECK #Thistles #Decay #ClassicMono

Dark black and white image of a decaying thistle, its stem is bent over, so the remains of the flower hang upside-down. The flower is now a dry, light-colored bristle full of texture (pappus)and the involucre / phyllaries (bracts) are sharply pointed and spiny-like petals at the base of the flower. The stem rises up from the lower left corner, goes to the top of the frame, then bends downward positioning the flower in the upper third of the image (on the right edge).

Dark black and white image of a decaying thistle upside-down. The flower is now a dry, black bristle full of texture (pappus)and the involucre / phyllaries (bracts) are sharply pointed and spiny-like petals at the base of the flower. The bracts fill the upper half of the image, and the pappus is now black, dry and curly instead of a light color and straight.

Dark black and white image of a decaying thistle, its stem is bent, so stand at 90 degrees. The flower is now a dry, bristle full of light colored stiff hair (pappus), and the involucre / phyllaries (bracts) are sharply pointed and spiny-like petals at the base of the flower. The stem rises up from the lower left corner, goes to the top of the frame, positioning the flower in the upper half of the image.

Dark black and white image of a decaying thistle, its stem is bent over, so the remains of the flower hang upside-down. The flower is now a dry, bristle full of light-colored texture (pappus)and the involucre / phyllaries (bracts) are sharply pointed and spiny-like petals at the base of the flower. The stem rises up from the lower left corner, goes to the top of the frame, then bends downward positioning the flower in the center of the image.

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Kirk E. Mitchell (K.EdwardMitchell Photo) @kirkedwardmitchell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The #edge of a #sanddune at #sunset #sundown #grasses #shadows #grass #BNWmacro #sand #dunes #grayscale #monochrome #ClassicMono #ArtYear #Abstractia #geometric #angles #detail #shadowcasting #shadowplay #ECK #photography #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

After having observed such shadows across the sands of sand dunes many times with great pleasure, I finally set about to make photographic captures of them. The trigger to do so on this particular end of day had everything to do with my notice of animal tracks,mostly of lizards and insects. The evidence of passages were nearly everywhere. And most were hardly visible until the sunlight of the sunset was VERY angular and deep. However, the shadows of the sparsely scattered grasses were equally noticeable, as were the finer ripples of the sand grains themselves. Every imaginable detail jumped out in minutiae all across the places not yet fully in shadow.

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Ann @ande-k.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Berries in different stages of decomposition #BNWmacro #AOFoto #ClassicMono #ECK #BW #BlackAndWhite #Photography #Hiking #Nature

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Mimi_TlRife💙📸☕️🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🍊🏈🐻🏀🧳🎮 @mimitlrife.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#BNWmacro A macro photo of a dogwood flower. #Photography #Macro #Bloomscrolling #ECK #Dogwood #Flowers #DogwoodFlowers #BlackAndWhitePhotography #MacroPhotography #bnwmacrophotography

A black and white micro photo of a dogwood flower.

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Janet 💙⭐️🌲📷 @bluemoon3143.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Double Dragonfly #BNWMacro #ECK #Photography #NaturePhotography #Insects #FlyDay #Bugsky

Mono macro image of a dragonfly perched on a wooden post. The bright sunlight casts a perfect shadow under the insect.

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evergreenn20🦋 @evergreenn20.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A life-changing invention we don't usually stop to appreciate. #BlueSkyArtShow #Lights #Photography #BNW #BlackandWhitePhotography #BNWmacro

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Diane Furlong @dianef1224.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#BNWmacro #ladybug #ECK #photographersunited #photography

B&W closeup of a ladybug from last November

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#NatureIsArt Hylotelephium starlight - Monday #Phonetography #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #openingnumber #packedtightly

Black and white photo of one big and one small densely packed multi bloom cluster of flowering hylotelephium, aka stone crop. Some of the buds are opening, revealing contrasting star-shaped blooms. Some leaves and a low stone wall below are bokeh/blurred in the background.

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Robert Loves Photography @robertspictures.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#EastCoastKin #ECK #Photography #ArtChallenge #BNWmacro

Metal bust of Pope Innocent X.

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Melinda B Hipple, author&artist @melindabhipple.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#BNWmacro #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #photography #DOF #NarrowDepthOfField #leaf

Closeup of a small dried leaf resting on its edge on a concrete sidewalk. The foreground and background are out of focus.

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Steve Batch @stevebatch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Wild Carrot seedhead #BNWmacro #Macro #MacroPhotography #Monochrome

A single Wild Carrot seedhead vieewed side on stands out against an indistinct background that is various shades of grey. Wild Carrot seedheads are made up of numerous individual stalks each of which divides into numerous individual finger like tips. This particular seedhead has an elongated oval shape with long stalks that curve in towards each other at the top of the seedhead.

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Ann @ande-k.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fishing spider on the bridge. #BNWmacro #AOFoto #ClassicMono #ECK #BW #BlackAndWhite #Photography #Hiking #Nature

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Oberursheena @twitterrefugerin.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

#BNWmacro #ClassicMono #WeekLforLookingIn #alphabetchallenge #blackandwhitephotography #Bloomscrolling

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Thoeni @thoeni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Teary rose bent with rain Drenched praying for sun Alas, it is autumn #botanical #BNWmacro #photography

A vertical macro black-and-white photograph highlighting the tactile textures of a closed rosebud and serrated garden leaves after rain. Rendered in deep, silvery monochrome, the tightly furled petals are heavily beaded with translucent water droplets that act as miniature magnifying lenses over the fine, etched petal veins. Strong overhead light sculpts dramatic highlights across the rounded contours of the drops and the rugged, veined surfaces of the foliage, while deep, velvety shadows recede into the background.

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𝙲 ☮️ @cvtclr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#BNWmacro #BlackAndWhite #b&w #Monochrome #ClassicMono #photography #BlueskyArt #nature #flowers A black-and-white macro photograph of two white hibiscus flowers with their visitors—a bee and an ant

A black-and-white macro photograph of two white hibiscus flowers with their visitors—a bee and an ant
📸 Aug 6, 2026

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Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one might admire his courage but not his judgment” - Robert Heinlein #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #B&W #grasshopper #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky#PhotographersUnited #ECK #EastCoastKin

A black and white macro photograph of two grasshoppers in either a lovers embrace or a fight to the death, glimpsed through blades of grass and leaves.
“If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.” -Robert Heinlein