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John

@krantzj.bsky.social
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I am a retired college professor. I studied how we see and perceive. I am a very amateur photographer focusing mostly on nature and night photography. #EastCoastKin member

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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 5h
Thank you!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 5h
😁😁
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 7h
Thank you!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 7h
Thanks, Alina!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 7h
Thanks, Jaycee!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 7h
#Weather #BlueSkyShow #ECK #EastCoastKin A winter scene #monochrome #ClassicMono
A monochrome image of a winter scene with trees in the line foreground along a white ground and white sky.
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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 05/10/2026
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 10, 2026 The theme is #Weather Sun, rain, snow, fog, show us your best art about the weather! Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry
Photo of snowflakes in front of pine trees with text reading:
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday October 10, 2026
The theme is #Weather
Any Art. Any interpretation.
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome.
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Choose your path! #ForestFriday #scape #EastCoastKin #CliftyFallsStatePark #MadisonIndiana
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Many thanks 😊 ☺️ 🙏
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Thanks so much 🙏
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Glad to help.
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You're welcome!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Yesssss! Overlapping realities and textures!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thanks so much!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You're welcome!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thanks, mate! Happy Friday and have a great weekend!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you so much! We do live on a great planet!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Stunning image but you look like you are leaning a bit too far over the track 🤔😬
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Cordoba Luis Photographer @cordobaluis.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
NYC’s subterranean heartbeat Motion and iron at Grand Central timeless rush of the Metro-North #nycphotography #railway #underground #nyc #grandcentral #mta #streetphotography #blackandwhite #metronorth #infrastructure #architecture #photojournalism #motionblur #urbanhistory #luiscordobapharchive
Horizontal orientation, black and white candid photograph capturing a busy underground platform at Grand Central Terminal, New York City. The scene features two parked Metro-North commuter trains with visible MTA branding and car numbers 33 and 32. Commuters are walking on the platform; dynamic motion blur captures people moving quickly in the foreground, including a figure carrying a large bag. Overhead, distinct linear fluorescent lighting illuminates the concrete structure, exposed piping, and suspended lit signage with legible text, including a Reuters advertisement. The depth of field extends down the platform, emphasizing the vanishing point created by the trains and architectural lines. High contrast rendering defines textures of metal, concrete, and clothing. Optimized for urban photography, photojournalism, architectural history, MTA infrastructure, and NYC tourism indexing.
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you so much and I am sorry for the long answer. Retired professor so an occupational hazard 😁😁😁
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
First, I am pretty rural. Second, long exposures, 13" with this lens at 64000 ISO, and stacking. I used 34 images because of the high ISO to reduce noise but I don't know if needed that many. I also use a light pollution filter, which helped some, and I used a graduated neutral density filtet.
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nice!!!
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Victoria aka Blaze @burrddoh.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Through the open doors The harmless phantoms on their errands glide, With feet that make no sound upon the floors #31DaysOfHalloween #ECK #Scape #BWFri #ImageAndVerse
Black and white photo of The Pearl Hotel with rolling clouds filling the background giving it a haunted feel
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nice! I love the monochrome here! I think it makes it more dramatic!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Lovely scene ❤️
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Beautiful 😍
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Witchspace @witchspace.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
Happy Friday and good luck to the teams and drivers taking part in the F1 Singapore Grand Prix beneath the iconic Marina Bay resort. Tough weekend, limited practice, night race, great spectacle. Stunning image from Mike Enerio on Unsplash #Scape #Singapore #F1 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNForNeon
https://unsplash.com/@mikeenerio?utm_source=pixidia&utm_medium=referral

Amazing night view across the water to the iconic buildings of Marina Bay, Singapore by Mike Enerio on Unsplash via Pixidia. Foreground blurred rippling water shimmering with the reflections of buildings, with the high rise lit buildings across the lower third and a dramatic blue hour sky behind.
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Steve Pepple @steve-pepple.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
From the archives, a crew team practices on the Huron River in Ann Arbor on a colorful fall day. #Scape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #AnnArbor #Autumn #FallColors #CrewTeams #Rowing #Crew
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Wonderful 😍
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Paul Coghlin @paulcoghlin-art.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#scape Dramatic crepuscular rays (aka sunbeams) over the rural Suffolk landscape in eastern England. Right place, right time! Nikon 70-200mm VRII lens and Nikon D810 camera. #sunshine #sun #sunbeam #countryside #nature #blackandwhite #landscape #England #sky #drama #Nikon #weather
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Beautiful!
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F/f Photography @ffaelan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more.”~Maurice Sendak #Lisianthus #PrairieGentian #FlowerReport #ECK #WCK #Art #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Macro #FlowersOnBlueSky #Scape
I love this flower and yet like so many beautiful flowers, its common name is lame. Prairie Gentian it is called. But it seems more rose like than anything. Its soft pink petals start out in the center and spiral outward turning white and turn as the flower blooms. Its ruffled edges is a hallmark of it.

"I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more.”~Maurice Sendak
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
So lovely 😍
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𝗝 𝗶 𝗺 𝗺 𝘆 • 𝗜 𝗻 𝗻 𝗲 𝘀 @jimmyinnes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
October sun cutting through the morning fog in the trees down by the river #ForestFriday #Scape #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono #ECK #EastCoastKin #Photography #10MinutesFromHome #NatureIsArt
Black and white horizontal photo of a wooded scene. Sunbeams shine through trees, branches and fog, emanating from the top left corner. The scene is a mixture of shadows and light. It is morning and there is a lifting fog, as the October sun cuts through it
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A monochrome version of my recent Milky Way image to emphasize texture and structure. I also found using a red filter in Snapseed reduced light pollution even more. #scape #EastCoastKin #astrophotography #nightskyphotography #nightsky #MilkyWay #ClassicMono #monochrome #FotoDeFer
A black and white image of the Milky Way with the Milky Way going from top to bottom. The center of the galaxy is near the horizon. A car's taillights streak across the bottom.
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It was just my front yard. I do live in a rural place but it is not dark sky rated. I used several rechniques, including stacking, a light pollution filter and even a graded neutral density filter to reduce the light pollution I have.
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A camera can see things the eye can't!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I am glad you like it ☺️ 😊
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Beautiful scene ❤️
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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 🥾 @alinagrafik.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
#ForestFriday #Scape This little cabin in Hope Valley, Sierra Nevada is a favorite subject for photographers in the fall. #ECK #HopeValley #SierraNevada #LandscapePhotography #AutumnColor #31DaysOfOctober #Cabin #SensoryArt #Building
A small wooden cabin with a corrugated metal roof is tucked away among bright orange aspen trees and dark green pine trees. There is another small building behind the cabin and to the left that has a green roof. A brown mountain is in the distance against the crisp blue sky. The foreground has a pine tree framing the right edge of the image, and vegetation with yellow leaves runs along the bottom of the photo. Hope Valley in the Sierra Nevada mountains along Hwy 88 in California. The highway is lined with photographers every year at this time.
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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 🥾 @alinagrafik.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026
Every Friday is #ForestFriday! Post your forest-related photos or artwork with the hashtag and enjoy the beauty the world has to offer as you scroll the posts. 🌲💚🌳 #ECK #Hiking #Forests #Trees #Outdoors #Photography #Drawing #Painting
The banner for #ForestFriday has a background image of a redwood-colored hiking trail through a forest of both conifers and evergreens. The conifers have pale yellow leaves. The text says, "It is #ForestFriday. A weekly celebration of the outdoors & nature. If you are so inclined, post your forest-related photographs or artwork with the hashtag #ForestFriday. Happy trails my friends."
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Gorgeous! So textured and mood! It really captures the mood!
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
'In Advance of Stormy Skies' (2026) -- Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde, ME I'm Out On am #ECK Photo Walk 🥰 - But Will Be Back Later! #Scape ✨ #BWFri ✨ #Stunday ✨ #PaintByWords ✨ #BlueSkyMonday ✨ #RockinTuesday ✨ #TidesOutTuesday ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
a narrow, wooden boardwalk leads to a small lighthouse on a rocky peninsula at low tide, above the clouds gather for an incoming storm
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Good morning, Susan, and have a great weekend 😀 😊
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Good Morning Coffee with Butterfly
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you 😊 🙏
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🙏🙏
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you 😊 🙏
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Not silly at all!
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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Much appreciated 🙏😊
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