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Kafka @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 19h

#ModernArt #Minimalism When museums are their own form of art. Inside the Kinder Museum, my fav. non-skyscraper building in the city. (See AltTxt for art & light details.) #UrbanGaze #LightAndShadow #Architecture #ArtArchitecture #Photography #Photographers #StreetPhotography #ECK #MinimalMonday

Photo of the 3-story atrium in the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, designed by Steven Holl Architects. For Holl, light is considered a primary, tangible building material rather than just a tool for illumination. He uses it as a fundamental mechanism to shape spatial perception, give form to physical structures, and connect a building's interior directly to its surroundings.

Here, the architecture is defined by fluid, organic geometry with a monumental curving white staircase wrapping upward to serve as the building's structural center of gravity. The primary inspiration for the atrium and overall building layout is the "big Texas sky" and its billowing, shifting clouds. The concave, scalloped curves of the ceiling mimic cloud shapes to form a "luminous canopy". This unique geometry allows natural daylight to gently slip through intentional gaps, reflecting off the smooth, white underside surfaces to bounce diffused, uniform light down into the core of the museum. Hanging elegantly within this open volume is Alexander Calder’s monumental International Mobile (1949).

Visually, the photo captures the vast, modern atrium of the Kinder Building & the massive, smooth white architectural shape that dominates the center, sweeping upward as both a curved balcony and staircase structure. Suspended over the center of the room is a delicate, black wire-and-metal Calder mobile sculpture. Along an upper wall, a row of five bright red, diamond-shaped paintings stands out sharply against the clean white gallery surfaces. In the foreground, two distinctly shaped, vibrant blue modern benches sit on a dark, polished floor that mirrors the scene above. The light contrast in the image is highly dramatic: bright, intense white light pours down from the concealed upper ceilings, illuminating the sweeping plaster architecture, while the dark wood floors and distant gallery corners recede into heavy, high-contrast shadows, creating deep silhouettes ag…

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Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 19h

TODAY IS THE DAY!! 🤩👌🏼 Jump into the always popular #PalacesAndGardens with the fabulous theme of #LastWords !! Have a great day my friends 🥰♥️👍🏼

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Natty @Natasha02783807 @natasha02783807.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Forest magic in the crisp fall air

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Richard Nantel @rnantel.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

On Thursdays, help fill Bluesky with the beauty of cities. Post your #Streetphotography and #Urbanphotography and tag the photos with #UrbanGaze. Repost those you love for everyone to see and enjoy. #EastCoastKin #ECK #ArtChallenges

It’s time to channel your inner Henri Cartier-Bresson and let your Street Photography skills shine. Show us the theatricality of the streets, the interplay of light, shadow, and human activity.

• City infrastructure / architecture
• Parks / parking lots
• Back alleys, supermarkets, gyms, cafes
• Street portraiture / candids
• Cityscapes / suburbs
• Street art / graffiti

On Thursdays, tag your street photography with #UrbanGaze.

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ButterflyGuy99 @butterflyguy99.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Happy Wednesday A beautiful Monarch on wild Frostweed flowers. 🧡🤍 #Photography99 📷 #MeadowStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋 #Monarch

Large orange butterfly with black and white markings on a cluster of white flowers.

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Michele @funnymichele.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Wednesday dahlia 😍🩷🤍 #ECK #bloomscrolling #photography #flowers

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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 14/10/2026

A bridge receding.

A load bearing strut made of black painted steel in a repeated triangle pattern goes across a stairwell with white walls and textured black painted stairs

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ButterflyGuy99 @butterflyguy99.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

A lovely Pipevine Swallowtail on a zinnia for #InsectThursday (It’s Thursday for most of the world already 😁) #Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋 #Swallowtails

Large bluish-black butterfly with orange, blue and cream markings on a pink flower.

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Lynne @lynned444.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Good morning, look at that, we’re already half way through the week! I hope you’re making some fun plans for the weekend, if you’re not, get on it. In the meantime, have a great day!

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Darren Smith Photography @darrensmith.org.uk · 22h

The #Trajan #Market is a large complex of #Archaeology #historical #ruins named after the #roman #emporor Trajan in the city of #Rome, #Italy, located on the Via dei Fori #Imperiali, near to the #Colosseum #PictureOfTheDay #worldtravelpics for more see www.darrensmith.org.uk

The Trajan Market ruins in Rome near the Colosseum.

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BelleAB @belleab.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

“I feel a great regard for trees; they represent age and beauty and the miracles of life and growth.” 💚🌳💛 — Louise Dickinson Rich #ThickTrunkTuesday #TextureTuesday #nature #trees #autumn #greenecounty #newyork #photography

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 22h

L.S. Lowry at home, photo by his favourite photographer, Sefton Samuels.

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Kafka @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

How many of you have a Buddhist monastery up the st from your local vet & fried chicken place? America's 4th largest 🏙️ is a 🔵🟣paradox: Pioneering skyscrapers, Michelin food scene, a terrifying entrail of 40-50 hwys, vomitous strip malls, vast nature reserves, & this. (See AltTxt) #Photography #ECK

America's 4th largest city --🔵🟣 Houston -- is its most schizophrenic, but also its most hopeful, inclusive, & famously diverse. This was a blue city in a red state that elected the first openly out lesbian mayor 20 yrs ago & was nothing like the rest of Texas in its cosmopolitan, diversified, highly international and European city mix.

As the nation's most ethnically diverse metropolitan area, Houston thrives as a dynamic global hub where no single demographic holds a majority and over 145 languages are spoken. Its cultural sophistication & wealth is matched by its urban sophistication, driven by a surging three-quarters-of-a-trillion-dollar economy, advanced tech innovations, being a global leader medically with its Houston Medical Center being the largest elite medical facility in the world, having a booming creative sector, and its role as a premier host on the international sports and entertainment stage.

Here, the photo is of a large, light grey stone statue of the Laughing Buddha (Maitreya) sitting cross-legged in a relaxed pose atop an ornate pedestal, holding prayer beads in his raised right hand. In the foreground, an intricate stone incense burner and two stylized stone lanterns flank the central monument on a wide, concrete courtyard. Behind the statue stands a grand Vietnamese Buddhist temple building, showcasing distinctive traditional architecture with a multi-tiered, bright orange-red tiled roof and decorative columns.

This photo is part of what I think is an actual Vietnamese monastery in the NW Houston region, possibly Tu Viện Phước Đức, which serves as a peaceful community hub for spiritual practice and traditional celebrations. The entire scene is captured under a vibrant blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds, casting crisp shadows onto the pavement.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 14/10/2026

A little dew covered web we saw on a hike that I just liked #WebWednesday #31DaysofHalloween #Spooktober #Photography #Spiders #ClassicMono

A dew covered spiderweb hangs from a wire fence.

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Paul @paulst001.bsky.social · 22h

Colourful autumn leaves from our local park

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@s4r4h-l @s4r4h-l.bsky.social · 23h

#ThrowbackThursday to 5th October 2025 & a very early morning start to see Luke Jerry's Helios Sculpture at #FountainsAbbey. It looked amazing reflected in the rain puddles on the floor and against the velvet blue skies before sunrise. #NorthYorkshire @lukejerram.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

Golden waxcaps and views of Luke Jerram's Helios through Fountains Abbey, and the sunrise

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Den 🇮🇪 @denterrick.bsky.social · 23h

This little mushroom looks quite snug tucked up in its fern bedding. #Hiking #Photography #Fungi #FungiFriends #FungiFest #EastCoastKin #Dublin #Ireland

Beautiful fresh new Tawny Grisette (?) nestled in ferns just missing the sunlight passing overhead.

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Soph0571 @soph0517.bsky.social · 23h

#InsectThursday #Macro #MacroPhotography #Bee #WeeBee #ECK Last bee standing 🤔🐝😊

A golden, fluffy bumblebee hovers just above a cluster of purple flowers, its translucent, finely veined wings spread wide and black legs tucked forward. Its black-and-gold striped body stands out against a dreamy blur of pink blooms and green foliage.

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Lion of Flanders @dirkjulesgo.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Good morning ☕️☕️, wishing you all a wonderful Thursday 💖

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The Bishop @ceas10.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

John Wick Yes, it's over the top violence, but god damn I love the franchise. Self indulgent mind rot Keanu Reeves, 62 years old, did most of his own stunts. I consider it a personal victory to put on my socks without the back going out at 59 Here's some trees #Nature #Photography #JohnWick

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The Bishop @ceas10.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Go Outside Take some time today for you and you alone. Maybe a quiet break in the park or a simple walk around the block Touch Some Grass, it'll make you feel better #Nature #Photography #Scape #Photo #WitchSky #Trees #Forest #ForestScape #Hiking #Camping #EastCoastKin

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🦇bat-ilda jay @wavesounds.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

minolta CLE/fomapan 100r/reversal #filmphotography #streetphotography

empty area of disused station platform, with arch to outside far right side. light comes in illuminating a patch on the floor and a standing lampposts

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

#RedWed and #RoseWednesday are my favorite tags because they give me an excuse to post a photo of my beloved red rose, the queen of my garden. Not that I need any excuses. This one is from September. #ColorADay #ECK #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

A red rose and green leaves against a blue sky and greenery.
Septemebr 2026. My garden.
Camera: Apple iPhone 15 Pro.

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@s4r4h-l @s4r4h-l.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

#JoinMeOnMyWalk Lovely sunny #Lancashire this lunchtime, filled with #autumn colour, from ripening fruit, to autumn leaves, #mushrooms and a #butterfly. Beautiful! @thephotohour.bsky.social

Red edges oak leaves, hoverfly on aster, woodland walk, ginko leaves, fly agaric, small tortoiseshell, rose, fungi, fallen leaf, pretty grasses & spindle fruit.

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Benita Skinner @benitaskinner.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Even a few pinked-edge tiny fabric squares, set on point, can be charming! 👏🥰🪡🧵 #quilting #sewing #handstitching #slowstitching #embellishments #quiltsky

Three small fabric squares in a row, on point, surrounded by matching trims & embroidery.

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Michelle Mann @michellemybelle75.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The flower doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes 🌻🐝 ~Mark Nepo #photography #bloomscrolling #naturephotography #bees #eck #canon #westcoastkin

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JBC @johnbcaddell.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

a split personality #ThickTrunkTuesday #trees

a giant redwood split into 2 trunks in Big Basin State Park

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BelleAB @belleab.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

So, my sister found this old blurry photo of my father and grandfather, circa 1970, sharing a moment, which took me way back! 💛💛 💛 #HumansofBlueSky #ColorADay #yellowthu #family #photography

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Shore bird? Sure This Western gull was hanging out at the edge of the bay at Albany Bulb on Saturday. Those web feet. ❤️ #BirdOfTheDay #ShoreBirds #birds #ECK #PhotographersUnited #Photography #ArtYear

A Western gull facing right while standing on a rock at the edge of the bay as a small wave rolls in. The bird is white with gray wings and black on the tip of its tail. It has light eyes, a yellow beak with a bit of red on it, and silly pink webbed feet. The rocks around it are covered in seaweed. The water is light blue.

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Coral King @rocketcoral.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The morning #bee 🐝

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AnnaLois @annalois36.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Join us today (Thurs 15 October) for #PalacesAndGardens theme of #LastWords, suggested by @mickpic.bsky.social Today we are looking at legacies: mausoleums, last abode, last words, commemorative statues etc. Further details in Queen Sabine's poster below 👑 Thanks Mick! 👏👏👏 #EastCoastKin #ECK

#PalacesandGardens
Thursday, 15 October 2026

Theme: #LastWords

This week, Mick (@mickpic.bsky.social) invites us to explore the places, words and legacies of those who have gone before us. Who—or what—gets the last word?

• Resting in Style: Royal mausoleums, elaborate tombs or modest graves—someone’s final resting place, whether famous or locally remembered.

• The Last Address: A palace, manor house, cottage or ordinary home. Where did someone spend their last days? Tell us their story.

• Famous Last Words: A memorable quotation, farewell letter, testament or legendary final remark. Share the story that brings the photo to life.

• Gone, but Not Forgotten: Statues, commemorative gardens, memorial trees or named buildings. How do we remember people long after they’ve gone?

Everyone is welcome. #ECK

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The Bishop @ceas10.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Full Disclosure This is from yesterday Usually only post from the current day or night before. My way of staying grounded in the present But I liked this, so here you go #Nature #Photography #Scape #Photo #WitchSky #Trees #Forest #ForestScape #Hiking #Camping #EastCoastKin #Fall #Autumn

Sunlight filters through the dusty canopy

Taken 10/13/2026

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BelleAB @belleab.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

One more from the Vanderbilt mansion - a view of the Hudson River and Catskills 💦⛰️☁️🌳🌾 #WaterWednesday #water #catskills #mountainmonday #hudsonriver #autumn #nature #hudsonvalley #hydepark #newyork #photography

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