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@emoticant.bsky.social
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Sometimes I think about making up a more clever name, and then I promptly don't. Into photography & art. For my sanity's sake, I won't engage in political horseshit here. Bluesky is my escape from that misery. Photos are mine, except Reposts.

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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 45m
Casanova, Italy. 2019 #blueskycats #casanova #cat #catsofbluesky #content #italy #leaves #nap #pets #sleepy #snooze #tuscany #artyear #eastcoastkin #eck #photographersofbluesky #photography #travel #travelpics #wanderlust #weareroamers
A cat takes a nap in the leaves of a broken branch in Casanova, Italy on a beautiful Spring day. I'm really trying not to say Catsanappa here.
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 1h
Casanova, Italy. 2019 #bokeh #casanova #italy #landscape #mountains #poderelachiesa #spring #tuscany #vineyard #wine #winery #artyear #eastcoastkin #eck #photographersofbluesky #photography #travel #travelpics #wanderlust #weareroamers
The main building of the Podere La Chiesa winery nestled in its vineyard in Casanova, Italy on a beautiful Spring day.
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Zachery Montoya @zacherymontoya.com · 20h
yesterday's light 🎞️ #photograph #film #35mm #filmisnotdead #photography #2022 #air #albuquerque #balloonfiesta #balloons #colorful #flown #hot
a bunch of hot air balloons being flown in the sky
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Ratkey Designs @ratkeydesigns.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m not sure if this counts as #MacroMonday. It was a close up but the item is large-ish. 📷 #Lumix #GX9 #Panasonic #MicroFourThirds #streetphotography #scape #ECK #urbangaze #AOFoto #EastCoastKin #ExploreSTL #ratkeydesigns
Part of a rope bridge on a playground. Sadly this has been sitting in my drafts for long enough I don’t remember the location anymore.
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Ratkey Designs @ratkeydesigns.bsky.social · 15h
For #AlphabetChollenge + #WeekOForOpaque and #31DaysOfHolloween 📷 #iPhone12Pro #iPhone #iPhonephotography #ECK #AOFoto #EastCoastKin #ratkeydesigns
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Hélène Cook Photo 📷 @helene-cook.eu · 10/10/2026
Cab-uki-show, Kabukicho, Tokyo #photography #Alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNeon #scape #ECK #urbanphotography #streetphotography #womeninstreet #photographiederue #nightphotography #tokyo #neon #urbangaze #darkstreets #kabukicho #STUNDAY 'Geometrische Formen' #FotoVorschlag 📸©helene-cook.eu
A nighttime street scene in Kabukicho in Shinjuku, Tokyo with a black taxi in the foreground, its glossy surface reflecting bright neon red and blue lights. Two people stand on the left near a sidewalk, and a masked driver is visible inside the car. In the background, there’s a lit FamilyMart convenience store and several illuminated signs, giving the scene a busy urban, neon-soaked feel.📸©helene-cook.eu
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Fred Paulussen @fredpaulussen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Antwerpen, February 2026 #streetphotography
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 14h
You too!
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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 🥾 @alinagrafik.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026
#MountainMonday #BlueskyMonday #31DaysOfOctober Beautiful fall colors in Genoa, Nevada (2018) #ECK #AutumnColors #GenoaNevada #EastSierraNevada #LandscapePhotography #Photography #WestCoastKin
The photo is looking towards the afternoon sun over the Sierra Nevada mountains in Genoa, Nevada, one of Nevada's oldest towns. The sunlight is backlighting all the beautiful autumn leaves...yellow, red, orange and green. There is a sign designating your arrival to Genoa. It has the city's name curved to fit the white arch background on a maroon rectangular column. Underneath is a blackboard to write any announcements to the public. The entire sign sits on top of a rock pedestal. Behind the sign is an old courthouse in colonial style, also maroon and white like the sign. The main road runs through the town which is seen between the courthouse and a city park on the other side. The sky is blue. Photo taken in 2018.
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Alex Rimberg @ajrimberg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Sea eagle flying in front of a misty mountainside. Lofoten, Norway, August 2026 As per @robcrank68.bsky.social's alt theme of #Brown for #BirdOfTheDay #ECK #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #Landscape #Nature #MountainMonday #Birds #Wildlife
This image shows a sea eagle flying from right to left in front of a misty, descending mountainside.  The eagle appears about one third of the way up and left of the lower right corner.  It is in sharp focus, so we have an excellent view of its brown and white wing, back and tail feathers.  Its sharp, hooked beak and trailing feet are bright yellow.  The mountainside behind the eagle is partially obscured by mist, but we get hints of its rough, jagged surface as it descends from the upper left corner to the lower right.  The mountain is a dark, greenish grey with hints of blue.  The image is finished by the appearance of roiling mist in the upper right corner.

Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR @ 180 mm, ISO 2000, 1/5000, f/5.6
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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Good morning, Bluesky! 🌞 Sunrise in Taroko Gorge at Pudu Bridge. Above the bridge, you'll see the Tianfeng Temple Pagoda on the ridge. #landscapephotography #landscape #naturephotography #nature #sunrise #temple #taiwan #asia #eastcoastkin #photography
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Cordoba Luis Photographer @cordobaluis.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026
Open your door for the God of Love! Au clair de la lune. A documentary nightscape tracking a sailboat aligned with the glowing full moon over Lake Michigan. Pure artistic nocturne composition.#luiscordobapharchive #chicago #lake #clairdelune #moon #landscape #sailing #nightphotography
Horizontal orientation night photograph tracking a white sailboat on the dark blue choppy waters of Lake Michigan in Chicago. A bright, luminous full moon glows in the dark blue night sky directly behind the boat, partially illuminating its tall white mainsail and jib. The sailboat, bearing identification numbers on its sail, carries visible passengers on deck. The vast horizon divides the deep blue water from the wide night sky, capturing a poetic and documentary maritime scene. Optimized for Lake Michigan sailing, Chicago night photography, maritime landscapes, full moon compositions, and nautical nocturnes indexing.
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Thank you!
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
1967 Ford GT40 MkIV - Hot Wheels #164diecast #blueskycars #blueskymonday #cars #carphotography #carsofbluesky #diecast #diecastphotography #ford #gt40 #hotwheels #lemans #macro #macromonday #macrophotography #toyphotography #toypics #artyear #eastcoastkin #eck #photography #photographersofbluesky
1.64 Hotwheels diecast Ford GT40 MkIV on a blue reflective background. The car's wheels have been digitally manipulated. A different set are shown on the car. Its reflection shows the originals.
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
BMW E46 M3 - Hot Wheels #164diecast #blueskycars #blueskymonday #bmw #cars #carphotography #carsofbluesky #coupe #diecast #diecastphotography #e46 #hotwheels #m3 #macro #macromonday #toyphotography #toypics #artyear #eastcoastkin #eck #photography #photographersofbluesky
Hotwheels 1.64 diecast BMW E46 M3 on a blue reflective background.
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kawabezmleka 🩵☮️🌿🛸 @kawabezmleka.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#Kraków 🐉 #photography #streetphoto #urbangaze ❤️☮️🌿🛸☀️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaEKXGlfYj8
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Wow! The absolute stillness.
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Vincent Metayer @vincentmetayer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
51.70147° N, 8.50778° W The world ends quietly here. #EastCoastKin #ECK #Photography #FineArtPhotography #Ireland
A solitary sailboat sits on still, dark water, viewed from behind. Its tall mast rises into a vast expanse of pale gray fog, where the horizon has almost completely disappeared. The minimalist composition emphasizes the boat’s isolation and the quiet, seemingly endless space surrounding it.
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Vincent Metayer @vincentmetayer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
41.48863° N, 71.28829° W No one remembers when they arrived. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MoodyPhotography #FineArtPhotography #RhodeIsland #SeascapePhotography #SunsetPhotography
A lone figure in a tan hat and dark clothing sits facing the Atlantic Ocean on a vast, nearly empty beach in Newport, RI. Above them, sweeping clouds in shades of rose, peach, lavender, and deep violet stretch across the evening sky. The dark horizon divides the luminous sky from the pale sand, leaving the solitary figure small and almost lost within the landscape. Quiet, cinematic, and strangely haunting.
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Thank you!
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
La Spezia, Italy. 2019 #blue #blueskymonday #boats #bokeh #cityscapes #dock #laspezia #ships #sailboats #streetphotography #tuscany #water #artyear #eastcoastkin #eck #photographersofbluesky #photography #travel #travelpics #wanderlust #weareroamers
A large sailboat takes center stage among many other boats docked in La Spezia, Italy.
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
La Spezia, Italy. 2019 #blue #blueskymonday #boats #bokeh #cityscapes #coastguard #containers #cranes #dock #industry #laspezia #ships #streetphotography #tuscany #water #artyear #eastcoastkin #eck #photographersofbluesky #photography #travel #travelpics #wanderlust #weareroamers
An Italian Coast Guard boat motors past a busy industrial area of the port in La Spezia, Italy. Trucks & vans park on a pier next to tug boats and warehouse buildings. Behind them, a huge container ship and rows of cranes complete the view.
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
La Spezia, Italy. 2019 #blue #blueskymonday #boats #bokeh #bridge #cityscapes #hill #italy #laspezia #sailboats #ships #streetphotography #tuscany #water #artyear #eastcoastkin #eck #photographersofbluesky #photography #travel #travelpics #wanderlust #weareroamers
Looking over the water toward lines of ships docked in the port of La Spezia, Italy. A bridge spans the space behind the boats. Houses ascend the mountainside that fills the rest of the frame.
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Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Morning #BlueSky ☕️ Ireland’s weather can change in an instant. Is this carrousel showing captures from a few months or just on one day? 😉 Have a glorious day friends 😌 #ECK #BlueSkyArtShow #weather #Ireland #Photography #SunSet #SunRise #PhotographyOfBlueSky #Storms #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Clouds
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Hans Lundberg 🇸🇪🤝🇺🇦🤝🇬🇱 @grebdnulsnah.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Hadrian’s Wall path. #photography #wall
First wall fragment on the 3rd day of 6, walking west to east, Hadrian’s Wall, 2025
Sony Xperia 1 vi
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Mary @mjwyatt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Another shot of Haystack. Have a beautiful day. 🌊💙🫶🏻 #Photography #Scape #PNW #CannonBeach #Oregon #HaystackRock
Haystack Rock. Cannon Beach. Sea grasses in the foreground, a group of sea stacks with Haystack center towering over the others, surrounded by the rolling waves, some mist in the air, topped with pale blue sky and white wispy clouds.
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Bryon Hobbs - Photographer @bryonlhobbs.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
We were flying, how could we have seen the fall? #thefall #blueskymonday #lyricposting #fallcolors #leafer #kiwanispond #autumn #foliage #reflections #wisconsin #photographersunited #eck #wisconsinphotographer #janesville #janesvillewi #PicOfTheDay #bryonlhobbsphotography
Image of trees across a pond during autumn.  The tree line reflects on the water below it.
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Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Final de cicle. La vida i la mort. #Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #31DaysOfHalloween #Spooky #ECK
Fotografia d'un girasol al final del seu cicle vital, a punt de recollir la collita.
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Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'Stairway to heaven' Arquitectura de masies rurals. #Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Scape #RuralScape #UrbanGaze #SensoryArt #Buildings #ECK
Fotografia d'una secció d'una escala que porta a una terrassa en una masia rural. Pals de ferro amb anelles pensades per portar testos amb flors fan alhora de suports pel passamans de l'escala.
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Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Cims de sorra sota el sol. #Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Scape #RuralScape #Urgell #MinimalMonday #PaintByWords #Shadow
Petits turons de sorra, arrodonits pel vent, que projecten ombres discretes sota el sol de mig matí.
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kawabezmleka 🩵☮️🌿🛸 @kawabezmleka.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#Kraków 🐉 #photography #streetphoto ❤️☮️🌿🛸☀️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT3cERVRoQo
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kawabezmleka 🩵☮️🌿🛸 @kawabezmleka.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#kraków 🐉 #photography #blackandwhitephotography www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE-8eZn20l0
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kawabezmleka 🩵☮️🌿🛸 @kawabezmleka.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#Kraków 🐉 #photography #streetphoto #classicmono #urbangaze #monochrome ❤️☮️🌿🛸☀️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC2shQ91ax4
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Bryon Hobbs - Photographer @bryonlhobbs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fresh Cutz #freshcutz #stunday #puppyinterlude #terriermix #dogsofbluesky #valkyrietheterrier #wisconsin #photographersunited #Madisonphotographer #wisconsinphotographer #janesville #janesvillewi #PicOfTheDay #bryonlhobbsphotography
Image of a terrier mix who just got a haircut sitting on a recliner.
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Despite all your rage.
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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Your art challenge cheat sheet for Oct 12-18 is here! Let's have some fun. See comments for host list and details. #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #DailyArt #Painting #Drawing #ArtChallenge #ArtPrompt #TraditionalArt
Daily Art Prompts: Oct 12–18

Monday, October 12
#BlueSkyMonday (anything blue)
#MacroMonday (any macro)
#MountainMonday (mountains)
#MinimalMonday (minimalism)
#ColorADay + #PinkMon

Tuesday, October 13
#RockinTuesday (rocks)
#TidesOutTuesday 
#ColorADay + #BlueTue 

Wednesday, October 14
#WaterfallWednesday
#WackyWednesdayArt
#ColorADay + #RedWed

Thursday, October 15
#HumansOfBlueSky (people)
#UrbanGaze (anything urban)
#PalacesAndGardens + #LastWords (see poster)
#ColorADay + #YellowThu

Friday, October 16
#Scape (any kind of scape)
#ForestFriday
#FlyDay (critters that fly)
#ColorADay + #BWFri

Saturday, October 17
#BNWmacro
#SmallBirdSaturday
#BlueSkyArtShow + #walls
#ColorADay + #GreenSat

Sunday, October 18
#Stunday (stunning)
#BNWmacro
#ImageAndVerse (your image + any poem)
#ColorADay + #OrangeSun

Compiled by @handcrankedAll Week Art Prompts: Oct 12–18

#31DaysOfHalloween (Halloween, fall, or spooky)

#AOFoto 
(Aesthetic of the ordinary. See aofoto.art for details.)

#ArtYear (any art)

#BirdOfTheDay 
(See Atlantic Birding, Helen Bennett, Alan H, or Rob Crank for daily prompt)

#ClassicMono (monochrome) 

#EastCoastKin or #ECK
(Art collective open to everyone. Message @rina2012 to join.)

#ECKPalette 
(See @WealieArts for this week’s colors)

#ShowHeart (hearts)

#Abstractia + #gothic

#AlphabetChallenge + #WeekOForOpaque

#MixedMedia52 + #hope

#PaintByWords + #gossamer or #shadow
(art, photos, and/or poetry)

#PostProcess + #abstract
(See ‪@rjrock for photo to edit)

#SensoryArt + #one

Compiled by @handcranked
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Yang Weiwei @nana155.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#EastCoastKin #Photography #ClassicMono #Leica #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Louisville, Kentucky. 2024 #baseball #bat #kentucky #louisville #museum #shadows #slugger #sunlight #artyear #eastcoastkin #eck #photographersofbluesky #photography #travel #travelpics #wanderlust #weareroamers
Giant baseball bat outside the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in Louisville, Kentucky. 

One of the few places downtown that doesn't make bourbon.
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Ratkey Designs @ratkeydesigns.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#ColorADay + #OrangeSun 📷 #Lumix #GX9 #Panasonic #MicroFourThirds #streetphotography #scape #ECK #EastCoastKin #AOFoto #Stunday #urbangaze #ExploreSTL #ratkeydesigns #HYBYCOZO #MOBOTGarden #STL #missouri @mobotgarden.bsky.social
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P Pekka @prepekka98.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#Scape #ForestFriday #Colorado #Photography #MobilePhotography
Evergreen and Aspen trees border a creek.
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Zack 🌿 @visualsbyzack.com · 07/02/2025
Surreal views at Falls Creek Falls 🌿 📷
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Pirjo Sundqvist @pirjosundqvist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trees are extraordinary beings in every respect. You do not become the primary source of a planet's life by change. -Stefano Mancuso #ThickTrunkTuesday #RockinTuesday #Forest #Nature #Photography #ECK
This image features a massive, weathered glacial boulder nestled on the forest floor, tightly framed and partially obscured by the trunks of mature Scots pine trees in a dense woodland setting.
Centered in the middle ground, this enormous rock is the focal point. It is roughly rounded but jagged, with a coarse, grey granite-like texture covered in patches of pale lichen. The front face of the boulder has a lighter, fractured surface, suggesting a piece broke away long ago, while its lower base sinks into the soft ground.
Two prominent Scots pine trunks frame the foreground.
On the left, a thick trunk with deeply furrowed, dark brown and reddish bark extends straight up out of the frame.
On the right, another massive trunk mirrors it, featuring exposed, gnarled roots that grip the soil like claws before rising upwards.
A third, thinner pine trunk rises directly behind the center of the boulder, creating a sense of depth.
The ground is uneven and covered in a thick, rustic carpet of dry brown pine needles, small twigs, and fallen cones. A smaller, flatter grey stone sits embedded in the dirt directly in front of the main boulder.
In the background, the forest opens up slightly, filled with the soft-focus green foliage of younger trees and the slender, twisting branches of upper pine canopies. The lighting is soft and diffused, casting gentle shadows and evoking the quiet, earthy atmosphere of an ancient woodland.
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Jack Lake, Wisconsin. 2026 #blue #deerbrook #fall #fallcolors #jacklake #landscape #nature #scape #stunday #sunshine #trees #water #wisconsin #artyear #eastcoastkin #eck #photography #photographersofbluesky #travel #travelpics #wanderlust #weareroamers
Jack Lake on an unseasonably warm fall day in northeast Wisconsin. View from Veterans Memorial County Park near Deerbrook.
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Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
El bosc jove. Belianes, Urgell. #Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Scape #RuralScape #ColorADay #BWFri #Urgell #ForestFriday #ECK
Una petita zona boscosa, amb pins molt joves, comença a repoblar un turó erm prop de Belianes, a l'Urgell.
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Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
El bosc de pedra. Bellpuig, Urgell. #Fotografia #Color #Scape #RuralScape #Urgell #ForestFriday #ECK
Fotografia en perspectiva d'una vall pròxima a Bellpuig amb formacions rocoses de cingles. Ara abandonada, havia estat una pedrera on aprofitaven els grans blocs de roca per tallar-los i utilitzar-los per la construcció.
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Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Escenaris de tardor. Llocs on no hi passa mai res. #Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Scape #RuralScape #BlueSkyArtShow #Weather #ECK
Fotografia d'un camí vora el canal d'Urgell. Un grup nombrós d'estornells busquen aliments i refugi en un camp llaurat i en els arbres al marge del camí.
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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 🥾 @alinagrafik.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
#BlueskyArtShow #Weather Pano photo of mountain tops poking through the fog lying in the valleys of San Luis Obispo and Los Osos, California. (Click to see entire image) #ECK #NineSisters #LandscapePhotography #Hiking #Photography #WestCoastKin
A panoramic photo taken from the top of Cerro San Luis mountain has dry vegetation in the foreground. Just below is a sea of fog stretching across the large valleys in San Luis Obispo and Los Osos, California. Four mountain tops poke through the fog, which belong to the collective Nine Sisters...A series of nine volcanic plugs from San Luis Obispo to Morro Rock. The sky is pale blue.
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Paul @emoticant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It was very pretty. Leaves are a little past peak, but still colorful.
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Katrina Coombs @klcoombs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Watching the impending storm, Waiheke Island, NZ. #tidesouttuesday #bwfri #newzealand #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #ECK #rain #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #cloudphotography #beach #ocean #storm #coloraday #humansofbluesky #scape #blueskyartshow #weather #waiheke
Monochrome landscape image of a fairly calm beach, while on the horizon, foreboding clouds and sheets of rain move quickly towards the shore. Beach goers wade and swim about while some stand and look out from the wide swath of low tide sand.  A wave runner heads back, but a distant sailboat finds itself far from a mooring—while another smaller sailboat appears anchored out with its sails thankfully furled.
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Katrina Coombs @klcoombs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Above the Arctic Circle, Moskenesøya, Norway. #iphonephotography #norway #blueskyartshow #weather #arcticcircle #lofotenislands #clouds #photographersunited #photography #ECK #westcoastkin #eastcoastkin #mountainmonday #mountains #photographersofbluesky #monochrome #classicmono #scape
Monochrome blue landscape image of a broad calm sea with clouds above head and throughout the horizon. The post sunset image shows steep mountains rising up from the water and traveling along the shoreline, while to the left, an open Norwegian Sea touches the horizon and disappears.
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