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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️

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I'm happily retired on the MidCoast of Maine. Photography, my Cats, the Red Sox & Bruins, History, and Fountain Pens soothe my heart and tickle my brain. All photos except reposts are my own © . Please no DM's.

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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 11h
That's quite a lineup....Thank you, Scott, for the group portraits! 💫
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 15h
Thank you! It almost has a Middle Earth look to it, I think.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 15h
Thank you, Alina 🙏. The lighting was pretty special there today.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 15h
Many thanks, Jaycee. It was a great time, wasn't it? So glad we could all get together!
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 19h
The Path to Autumn....🌳🌞🌲 (2026) Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, West Bath ME 📷Fujifilm X-T5 w/Viltrox AF 56mm f1.7 Lens #Scape, #ForestFriday, #Photography, #ECK, #Maine, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Fujifilm, #Trees
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 19h
The Golden Fleece 🌳🌞 (2026) 📷Fujifilm X-T5 w/Viltrox AF 56mm f1.7 Lens #Scape, #ForestFriday, #ECK, #Photography, #Maine, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Fujifilm
Backlit orange & yellow leaves hang down from the upper edge of the frame against a dark background of shadowed trees and a pond below.  The lower left corner shows the sky and tree line reflected in the water.  This was taken today at the Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary in West Bath ME on a wonderful #ECK photo walk.  Many thanks to Janet, Heather, Scott, and Jaycee!
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Eastern Point Lighthouse, Gloucester MA (2019) ⛵⚓ 📷Fujifilm X-T1 w/Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8-4 Lens #RockinTuesday, #TidesOutTuesday, #ColorADay, #BlueTue, #ECK, #Photography, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Lighthouses, #SensoryArt, #buildings, #Fujifilm
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thank you so much, Alina. Rocky Mtn NP really is a magical place! 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you, Jaycee, that's very much appreciated! 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Somewhere in Rocky Mtn. National Park (2009) 🏞️ 📷Pentax K10D w/Pentax DA 50-200mm f4-5.6 Lens #Scape, #ForestFriday, #ColorADay, #BWFri, #Pentax, #Photography, #ECK, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Colorado, #SensoryArt, #roads, #ClassicMono, #NationalParks
Black & white image taken from a roadside stop in Rocky Mountain National Park, looking down into a valley that's mostly covered with evergreens.  A large bare patch extends from middle left to the upper center, surrounded by rising mountains.  The lower left contains the top of a rocky outcrop before it drops away, with some tall evergreens rising behind the descending rocks.  On the right, two parallel roads extend into, and then out of the frame (actually switchbacks of the same road).  The image was converted into black & white, and I left a little bit of the haze in the scene to preserve the moment.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thanks, Luis! 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Stern paddlewheel of the Steamboat Natchez in New Orleans, Louisiana (2011) ⚓📣🪕 📷Pentax K10D w/Pentax DA 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens #ColorADay, #RedWed, #WaterfallWednesday, #ECK, #Photography, #NewOrleans, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Boats, #TravelPhotography, #AlphabetChallenge, #WeekMForMachinery
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Stuart Street, Boston MA (2019) 🏛️ 📷Fujifilm X-T1 w/Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8-4 Lens #ColorADay, #BlueTue, #ClassicMono (sort of...), #Photography, #ECK, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Boston, #StreetPhotography, #Fujifilm
An image showing the street entrance of a small cafe in a large glass office building.  The large windows reflect the trees lining the sidewalk and another building across the street, along with a pedestrian checking his phone as he walks along.  The image was taken using a camera setting that renders the scene in black & white except for one color, in this case blue.  I wanted to isolate the blue design above the cafe's name, and I think that works well here.  The midday sun creates some complimentary shadows, which always attracts my attention.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Many thanks, Luis 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Summer's end.......🌲🛶😎 (2026) 📷Fujifilm X-T5 w/Fujinon XF 35mm f2 Lens #ColorADay, #GreenSat, #Maine, #ECK, #Photography, #PhotographersofBluesky, #kayaks
Eight kayaks rest on two levels of a red, wooden kayak rack near a wooded lake.  Another kayak and a wind surfer lay on the ground at the far end of the rack.  The green vegetation around and beyond the rack show hints of some early fall colors.  This color image was taken using Fujifilm's Nostalgic Negative film simulation.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As always, Luis, thank you!
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A late Summer sail, Sloop Anjacaa (2026) ⛵😎⚓ #BlueTue, #ColorADay, #TidesOutTuesday, #ECK, #Photography, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Boats, #Abstractia, #geometric, #Maine, #Fujifilm
A bright white sail and rigging set against a brilliant blue sky, taken while aboard the Sloop Anjacaa out of Camden, ME.  I looked up, and was reminded of what was a pretty good year for me....
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just another perfect #Caturday for Luna (2026) 🐈‍⬛ 📷Fujifilm X-T5 w/Viltrox AF 56mm f1.7 XF Lens #CatsofBlueSky, #Photography, #ECK, #Cats, #Fujifilm, #PhotographersofBluesky
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thank you, AnnaLois 🙏. She's an amazing ship, to be sure, and I marvel at the life she's had over the last century+. The city behind her in the photo isn't bad, either ☺️.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Snow leopards in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Northern Pakistan: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thank you, Luis 🙏!
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Barque "Europa", Boston MA (2009) ⚓⛵🏛️ 📷Pentax K10D w/Pentax DA 50-200mm f4-5.6 Lens #HumansofBlueSky, #UrbanGaze, #PalacesandGardens, #PompAndPatterns, #Boston, #ClassicMono, #ECK, #Photography, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Pentax, #Ships
Black and white bow-on image of the barque "Europa", moored at Rowes Wharf in Boston Harbor during a Tall Ships event in 2009.  She started life as a lightship built in Hamburg, Germany in 1911, and was later restored/refurbished as an ocean-going vessel in 1994.  She's been sailing the globe ever since out of her home port of The Hague, Netherlands.  She's seen here with her white sails partially furled, against the dark background of an arch in the building behind her.  Numerous onlookers can be seen on the wharf off to the right and behind her.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Detail from the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy (2008)🏛️🌍 📷Pentax K10D w/Pentax DA 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens #ClassicMono, #ArtYear, #Photography, #ECK, #BNWMacro, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Rome, #Pentax, #Stunday
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What a beautiful image - bravo!!
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Thank you, Alina. Much appreciated! 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Evening Skies 🌲💙🌳 (2026) 📷Fujifilm X-T5 w/Voigtlander Ultron 27mm f2 Lens #Scape, #ForestFriday, #ColorADay, #BWFri, #Maine, #Photography, #ECK, #PhotographersofBluesky, #ClassicMono
Darkened oak tree branches & leaves, very tall pines and a darkened foreground all form a house-shaped opening to show backlit clouds in the sky above a calm lake that's catching the reflections from above.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thank you, Luis 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Holding tight, Rockland Harbor, ME (2026) ⛵😎⚓ 📷Fujifilm X-T5 w/Fujinon XF 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 Lens #TidesOutTuesday, #BlueTue, #ColorADay, #Maine, #MaineCoast, #Photography, #ECK, #Fujifilm, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Sailing
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Beach Street, Chinatown, Boston MA 🏙️🌎 📷Nikon Coolpix P7700 (2015) #Scape, #ColorADay, #BWFri, #ClassicMono, #Boston, #ECK, #AlphabetChallenge, #WeekIForIntegers, #Photography, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Nikon, #StreetPhotography
Black & white image of a storefront in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood.  A man in the lower right stands between a parked car and a sidewalk table filled with produce, making a shopping decision.  Another man stands at the left, also behind the parked car, leaning against a partially open door and the edge of the storefront, staring at something across the street (I don't think it was me, but I didn't linger).  The image was converted to black & white in Lightroom.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
That's a very nice image! I had a Minolta 110 Zoom back in the 1970's, and it really was a fun camera. Thanks for bringing back some nice memories!
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thank you, Luis. Glad you're up and running again!
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Owls Head Lighthouse, Owls Head ME 🚤⚓😎 (2026) 📷Fujifilm XT-5 w/Fujinon XF 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 Lens #RockinTuesday, #TidesOutTuesday, #ColorADay, #BlueTue, #Photography, #ECK, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Maine, #MaineCoast, #Fujifilm, #SensoryArt, #stairs, #Lighthouses
Color image of the Owls Head Lighthouse, taken from a sailing vessel out of Rockland Harbor.  The lighthouse stands atop a rocky outcrop dotted with evergreens, behind a long white stairway leading up to the structure.  A powerboat cruises by from right to left in front of the outcrop, leaving a white wake behind.  The image utilizes Fujifilm's Classic Negative film simulation.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Thank you, Luis! 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Yes, and that's only a small section of the grounds. It truly is an amazing place. We were lucky enough to be there in the early Spring, when things were beginning to pop. Thanks so much for liking! 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Claude Monet's House & Gardens in Giverny, France 🌍🌸🌼 📷Pentax K-3 w/Tamron XR Di II 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 Lens (2014) #PalacesAndGardens, #TheWorkingGarden, #France, #HumansofBlueSky, #Photography, #ECK, #Pentax, #PhotographersofBluesky, #TravelPhotography
Color image showing a pond in the foreground reflecting the lush green vegetation lining the far edge of the water.  Slightly beyond that some flowering bushes rise up showing a bit of red.  Beyond the bushes a man and woman can be seen from the shoulders up, standing in front of a much taller wall of green ivy.  Standing beyond the ivy wall is a pink-flowering tree (cherry?), its branches draping over the ivy behind the man's shoulder.  Behind the tree the ground slopes upward with more trees & bushes, behind which can be seen Claude Monet's house with pink exterior walls and green shutters.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Many thanks, Luis!
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Ram Island Lighthouse, East Boothbay ME ⚓😎⛵ 📷Fujifilm X-T5 w/Fujinon XF 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 Lens #RockinTuesday, #TidesOutTuesday, #BlueTue, #ColorADay, #Lighthouses, #Maine, #Fujifilm, #Boats
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Thank you, Luis 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"Ride, captain, ride, upon your mystery ship. Be amazed at the friends you have here on your trip." -Blues Image, 1970 📷Fujifilm X-T5 w/Fujinon XF 55-200mm Lens (2026) #Stunday, #ClassicMono, #ECK, #Photography, #Maine, #PhotographersofBluesky, #MaineCoast, #Fujifilm
Black & white image showing a two-masted schooner on the distant horizon, approaching from the right toward a far island, slightly surrounded by light fog.  A small power boat enters from the left, in front of the island.  The sky is covered with hazy white clouds, and a lone seagull glides over the schooner and the dark waters, which still reflect some specks of the strong midday sun.  The image was taken from a tour boat on Muscongus Bay.  That's Allen Island on the horizon, seemingly awaiting the mystery ship......
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I agree re/the commute - I rode the bus, Green Line, & train over the years, and all had their various nightmares. I envy your office view. Mine was initially in Post Office Square, facing another building, then in Downtown Crossing...facing another building. But ❤️'d the lunchtime walks!!!
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"You missed Black Cat Appreciation Day last week....didn't you...???? You are doomed...." 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ (Luna, 2026) 📷Fujifilm X-T5 w/Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8-4 Lens #BNWmacro, #Caturday, #CatsofBluesky, #ClassicMono, #Photography, #ECK, #Cats
Close-up black & white image of a black cat laying atop a blanket, head slightly turned, her right eye closed and left eye partially open, staring off to the right of the frame.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Evening in Newport RI 🌙 (2016) 📷Leica D-Lux Type 109 #BlueSkyMonday, #ColorADay, #PinkMon, #Photography, #ECK, #PhotographersofBlueSky, #RhodeIsland, #Newport, #Leica, #SensoryArt, #clouds
Color image taken at dusk showing a tall evergreen on the left edge, a flagpole styled as a ship's mast, a vintage streetlamp, a tree that has lost most of its leaves, and a long warehouse-type building with four large chimneys.  All of those objects, stretching  across the frame, are very darkly silhouetted against a pale blue sky with streaks of pink & yellow clouds, the setting sun lighting up the horizon at the lower right corner.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I love this photo! It reminds me so much of one of my aunts, back in the 1960's, who always made sure that her house had plenty of cats 😺🐈
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Loved my K-3 (as the K-10 before it), but it seemed to get heavier as I got older, so I ventured into the mirrorless/Fuji universe, and very happy with that decision. I worked in Boston for some 35 years, and it's always nice to chat w/someone who knows the city. 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This destroyer was named after Capt. Cassin Young, a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and who was later killed in action in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November, 1942, where he was in command of the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"The Odyssey" (2026) 🌍 Departing Troy for passage to Ithaca now boarding..... 📷Pentax K-3 w/Pentax DA 20-40mm f2.8-4 Lens (2016) #AlphabetChallenge, #WeekFForFilms, #Abstractia, #liquid, #Photography, #ECK, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Boston, #Pentax, #Stunday
A bow-on view of the dinner cruise boat "Odyssey", docked at Rowes Wharf in Boston MA.  The late afternoon Summer sky holds a few small white clouds, and the water reflects off the ship's hull.  A small 2-masted sailboat floats at a mooring in the distance on the right.  Various shades of blue dominate here, with the sky, the water, the ship's markings, and even the mooring lines all contributing to the palette.
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"In Harm's Way" (1965) ⚓ 📷Pentax K-3 w/Sigma 18-250mm Lens (2017) #AlphabetChallenge, #WeekFForFilms, #ClassicMono, #Photography, #ECK, #PhotographersofBluesky, #History, #Pentax, #Sigma, #Boston, #BNWMacro
Black & white image showing a close-up of the two aft 5-inch gun turrets of the USS Cassin Young, a World War II era Fletcher-class destroyer (DD793) that served in the Pacific, now maintained by the National Park Service and moored at the Charlestown Naval Yard in Boston MA.  The image was converted to black & white in Lightroom, and I tried to recreate the style of the 1965 film "In Harm's Way".  John Wayne and Burgess Meredith are on the bridge, plotting strategy......
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Thank you, Luis 🙏
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JohnJ3B 💙🐱📷🌲⛵⚾🗽✒️ @johnj3b.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"The Last Hurrah" (1958). Spencer Tracy & Pat O'Brien are inside, enjoying a pint or two...🍺 📷Leica D-Lux Type 109 (2017) #AlphabetChallenge, #WeekFForFilms, #Photography, #ECK, #PhotographersofBluesky, #Boston, #Leica, #StreetPhotography
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