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Dan Bliss

@dwbliss.bsky.social

765 followers 452 following 323 posts

Just surfing the chaos. I enjoy #photography (dwbliss.com) and playing #guitar. I am a professor of electrical engineering and president of a startup company. #engineering #research #innovation #technology #R&D #academia

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Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

For #BlueSkyArtShow, #clouds “Release the desert krakens” We have to make clouds here Tag spam: #photography #landscape #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Condensing clouds from cooling towers. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

For #scape day, red rocks of Sedona Tag spam: #photography #landscape #sedona #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

For #scape day, red rocks of Sedona Tag spam: #photography #landscape #sedona #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

For #scape day, Weavers needle Tag spam: #photography #landscape #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

For Thursday’s #humansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze, “Rack of clothes” Tag spam: #photography #streetphotography #photo #humans #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

For Thursday’s #UrbanGaze, “painted windows” Tag spam: #photography #streetphotography #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

For #BlueSkyArtShow, #sky “Big Sur, after the sun sets” Tag spam: #photography #landscape #seascape #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

cliffs along coastline. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

For #rockinTuesday, ocean rocks just before sunrise “Water, rocks, sky” Tag spam: #photography #landscape #seascape #scape #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Water, rocks, sky. Copyright dwbliss.com

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Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

For Thursday’s #humansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze, “off to work, smiling” with an accidental #selfportrait, so an #artofselfportraiture, and an early #selfportraitSunday, #hiddeninplainsight, too Tag spam: #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin

Smiling woman on bus. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

For #BlueSkyArtShow, #small “places to go, things to do” Bug walking back and forth on dune Tag spam: #photography #landscape #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Bug on dune. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

For #scape day, “near the end of autumn” Tag spam: #photography #landscape #nature #windmill #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Old windmill. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

For Thursday’s #humansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze, “off to work, smiling” with an accidental #selfportrait, so an #artofselfportraiture, and an early #selfportraitSunday, #hiddeninplainsight, too Tag spam: #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin

Smiling woman on bus. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

For #rockinTuesday, rocks as far as the eye can see. “Bridge over rocks” Tag spam: #photography #landscape #scape #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Rocks,lots of rocks. Copyright dwbliss.com

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

For #rockinTuesday and #tidesOutTuesday, “Coast before sunrise” Tag spam: #photography #landscape #seascape #scape #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Rocks along the coast. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

If anyone is up for an epic #photography adventure, Michael Shainblum had some cancellations on New Zealand master class. I really enjoyed his Oregon class. He’s a good guy, too. epicsouth.nz/2026-03-mich...

2026 – Iconic South – Michael Shainblum

Key details and inclusions Michael Shainblum is returning to one of his favourite landscape photography destinations on the planet – New Zealand! Join Michael and Daniel Murray as we spend...

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

For #BlueSkyArtShow, #evening Crossing paths along streets of Kyoto Tag spam: #photography #cityscape #humansOfBlueSky #streetphotography #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Women in kimono walking away and businessmen walking toward the camera along Kyoto back streets at night. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

For #scape day, “independent, together” Trees on top of isolated sea stack Tag spam: #photography #seascape #landscape #nature #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Trees on top of sea stack. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

For #rockinTuesday, “Rocks on the coast before sunrise” Tag spam: #photography #landscape #photo #scape #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky Alt: Rocks along the coast. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Happy Halloween. #photography #humansOfBlueSky ??? #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

For #BlueSkyArtShow, #inside “Can’t quite reach that book” Atypical photo from #Iceland Tag spam: #photography #interior #architecture #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Sitting area with tall bookshelf. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

For #BlueSkyArtShow, #inside Old NYC church vertical panorama The trick is not falling backwards while shooting straight up Tag spam: #photography #interior #architecture #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Vertical panorama of church. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

For Thursday’s #humansOfBlueSky, “Ok, mind the gap” Tag spam: #photography #landscape #photo #humans #scape #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

woman taking picture of man on ledge. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

For Tuesday’s #rockinTuesday, “There’s always a bigger rock” Tag spam: #photography #landscape #scape #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Rocks in front of rocky superstition mountains. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

For #BlueSkyArtShow, #vertical, “Slicing through rock” Slot canyon Tag spam: #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Slot canyon. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

For Thursday’s #humansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze, “Heading home” Tag spam: #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Man walking away under series of arches. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

For #stunday day, “lonely tree above ocean” Tag spam: #photography #seascape #landscape #nature #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Seascape of rocky coastline. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

For #scape day, “man versus fire monster” Well, I see faces there. #Pareidolia :-) Tag spam: #photography #seascape #landscape #nature #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Seascape of rocks over water in fog. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

For Thursday’s #humansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze, “Replacing the past” Tag spam: #photography #streetphotography #photo #humans #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Man walking with mobile phone past old phone booths in front of building under reconstruction. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

For #animalArtTuesday, “Kiki, up close” I was testing a new-to-me, used lens: 24mm, f/1.8. Tag spam: #cats #pets #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Cat. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

For #BlueSkyArtShow, #theRoad “The 1, PCH” Bixby Creak Bridge in Big Sur Tag spam: #pch #pacificCoastHighway #landscape #seascape #nature #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

PCH at Bixby Bridge. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

For #waterfallWednesday, “waterfall in land of giants” Tag spam: #landscape #nature #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #Iceland

Waterfall amongst layered cliffs. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

For #scape day, “basalt columns and black sand” Tag spam: #landscape #nature #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono

Basalt columns over black sand. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Just found out that, now, I have to get a prescription to get this year's covid #vaccine. How did I slip into the #dumbestTimeline? Recommendation: Get your covid/flu shots at least 30 days prior to thanksgiving. From experience, campus is a cesspool of viruses when students return.

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

“Dunes” For #scape day, here are alternating layers of dunes. Tag spam: #landscape #sandscape #nature #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #westCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #minimalism #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #dunes

Sand dunes. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

For Thursday’s #humansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze, “When introverts find a good place for lunch” Included a zoomed-in version, in case you missed it… Tag spam: #photography #photo #cityscape #urban #humans #streetphotography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Man sitting at end of crane over a building construction site, having lunch. Copyright d.w.bliss

Man sitting at end of crane over a building construction site, having lunch. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

It has been a difficult few months for #science and #technology #research, both in #academia and #startup (s). So, I will take a win when it comes. It means little, but I have surpassed 15,000 citations on Google Scholar. 🎉 #Engineering #Professor #Academic scholar.google.com/citations?us...

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Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Just for fun, I got last night to photograph the full moon #photography #astrophotography #photo #EastCoastKin #lunarscape

Full moon. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Maybe this could work for #stunday, too. #eastcoastkin

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

For Friday #scape day, “sea stacks” Tag spam: #photography #landscape #seascape #photo #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Sea stacks. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

For Thursday’s #humansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze, “Sure, but this way we get the whole place to ourselves” Tag spam: #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #photo #humans #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

A couple out in hard rain by reflecting pool. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Another for 30th #BlueSkyArtShow, #shiny. It occurred to me that the #sun shines. :-) And, there are lots of sunspots, today. P.S. Don't look at the sun, and I have a 15-stop ND filter. Tag spam: #astrophotograpy #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #solarphotography

The sun, with lots of sun spots. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

“Regular array of abstracts” For Aug 30th #BlueSkyArtShow, #shiny Tag spam: #cityscape #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #streetphotography #UrbanGaze #abstract

A glass building with wavy reflections. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

“light fading over the sea” For #EastCoastKin, #scape a #seastack Tag spam: #landscape #seascape #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono

A sea stack with trees on it. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

“That’s my soul up there” For #Sunday #colorADay #orangeSun, here is the sun; too literal? :-) Several sun spots are visible. Be careful when pointing your camera at the sun; I was using a 15-stop ND filter. Tag spam: #astrophotography #solarphotography #photography #EastCoastKin #stunday

A photo of the sun. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

“trees, lifeguard stand, and city lights” For Aug 23th #BlueSkyArtShow, #skyline, well, it is not a traditional skyline as the city lights serve as a background. Tag spam: #landscape #seascape #cityscape #nightscape #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #beach

A view trees, lifeguard stand, and lights south of San Diego from Coronado along the ocean. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

“Where do we go from here?” For Thursday’s #humansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze Tag spam: #photography #streetphotography #photo #humans #Japan #torii #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

A couple looking in opposite directions after passing through the torii. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

For #stunday day, “Close knit family of sea stacks” Tag spam: #landscape #seascape #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #scape

Line of sea stacks. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

“River, shattered to pieces” For Aug 16th #BlueSkyArtShow, #pieces Tag spam: #landscape #nature #abstract #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Cracked, frozen river. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Here is a #silhouette #portrait for #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) of a photographer. Tag spam: #landscape #seascape #Stunday #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #sunset

Photographer in silhouette by ocean with setting sun. Copyright d.w.bliss

Dan Bliss @dwbliss.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

“Duncansby Stacks” For Aug 9th #BlueSkyArtShow, #Jagged Tag spam: #landscape #seascape #seastacks #Scotland #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Duncansby Stacks in Scotland. Copyright d.w.bliss