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CathiCee📸

@makerbeeart.bsky.social

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Dabble in a bit of everything. Amateur iPhone photographer Favoring black and white shots BlueSky @makerbee60.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ safe space

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Your art challenge cheat sheet for April 13–19 is here! Make art, have fun. See comments for host list. #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Art Challenges: April 13–19

Your art challenge cheat sheet for April 6–12 is here! Make art, have fun.

See comments for host list.

#EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Tuesday, April 14
#RockinTuesday (rocks)
#TidesOutTuesday
#TagTuesday (graffiti/street art)
#AnimalArtTuesday
#ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue)

Wednesday, April 15
#WaterfallWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WackyWednesdayArt
#ColorADay (#RedWed)

Thursday, April 16
#HumansOfBlueSky (people)
#UrbanGaze (anything urban)
#PalacesAndGardens (#outtakes)
#ColorADay (#YellowThu)

Friday, April 17
#Scape (any kind of scape)
#FishyFriday
#ForestFriday
#FoodOnFriday
#FlyDay (critters that fly)
#ColorADay (#BWFri)

Saturday, April 18
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#GreenSat)
#SmallBirdSaturday
#BlueSkyArtShow (#edge)

Sunday, April 19
#Stunday (stunning)
#ImageAndVerse (photos with
poems written by you or anyone)
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#OrangeSun)

ALL WEEK
#ArtYear (any art)
#BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt)
#ClassicMono (monochrome)
#ShowHeart (hearts)
#Abstractia (#watercolour)
#AlphabetChallenge (#WeekOForOld)
#MixedMedia52 (#sweet)
#PostProcess (#EraShift)**
#SensoryArt (#urban)

**Edit the new photo posted by Rock on April 12 to make it feel like it was taken in a different decade or century

Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social
Questions? @young-spartacus.bsky.social

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Hedgehoggrl 📎🦔 🐈 📷 🎨 @hedgehoggrl.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Twisty columns. Duomo di Orvieto #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PalacesAndGardens #twisted

Architectural detail of carved columns on the facade of a Gothic cathedral.

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Laurie Agard @laurieagard.com · 09/04/2026

#PalacesandGardens #Twisted Le Rayon de Soeil, Saint-Nexons, France

Sculpture of nude male sunning on a bench looking up at the sky, twisted wood and metal form the body with half his middle missing

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Riverbanks Zoo Botanical Garden, Columbia, SC #PalacesandGardens #Twisted #ECK #classicmono #bnw

A bare, no leaves, vine growing against a brick wall in the winter at the Botanical gardens at Riverbanks Zoo.

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

A close up of the head of a metal frog statue. #WackyWednesdayArt #ECK

A close up of the head of a human size metal frog statue against a stucco wall.

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The Smoky Mountains #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #TheSmokies #ECK

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Library portal. #BlueSkyArtShow #Openings 📷 #photography @theul.bsky.social

A door in wood panelling opening onto North Front at Cambridge University Library, with a view to a window beyond. The light through the door looks bluish.

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Kaelmir Lunerouge / Cheonsang Horangi @kaelmir-xiv.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Once you learn how to walk your path alone, peace follows. You'll realize that being alone doesn't mean you're lonely. #ffxivgpose #elezen #alone #gpose

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Dave Meredith @davemeredith.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

A solitary Great Crested Grebe amongst thousands of Black-headed Gulls for the #SensoryArt theme #Alone. #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #Cheshire #Kodachrome #1990s

A single Great Crested Grebe looks around as it is surrounded by Black-headed Gulls that fill the frame.

Photographed at Hurleston Reservoir in south Cheshire, England.

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

“Lion King” #weekMforMovies #AlphabetChallenge #ClassicMono #lion #ECK

A close up of a male lion’s head, side view against a stone wall. Taken at Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia, SC

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

#Abstractia #architecture #ECK

The top corner of a mansion in downtown Charleston, SC featuring Corinthian columns.

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Lonely bench. #MinimalMonday #classicMono #ECK #SensoryArt #Alone

A wooden bench in the sand at the beach with nothing else around

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Stepping Stones #BlueSkyArtShow #stone

Round black stepping stones along a beach in NC, USA

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Lee @my-liquid-head.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Sunshine and a clear black sky. #infrared #scape #landscape #ClassicMono #BWFri #spring #trees

A lone tree in the foreground and a group of trees in the distance. The ground is covered in grass and the sky is dark. This is an infrared photo.

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

For #ForestFri x #BWFri #ColorADay, a viewpoint outside #Sedona in #winter #photography

Tree branches from above {copyright M. Frost}

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WayFinder 🇨🇦 @incourage.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Hard to imagine this will blow down anytime soon. #photography #bw #BWFri #scape #seascape #travel #Ke'eBeach #Nāpali #Kauai #Hawaii

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lenik-06.bsky.social @lenik-06.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

#photography #birds #ShowHearths #birdoftheday #marriedcouples ...ou fiancés.

Deux cygnes noirs en parade nuptial, au moment où ils forment un coeur avec leurs cou.

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

#coloraday #BWFri #classicmono #dandelion #macro

A black and white macro image of a dandelion gone to seed.

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Mary Dineen 📷 𓀡𓆀 @marysunshineisgone.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Speckled tanager Costa Rica #EastCoastKin #photography #PleaseMakeTheSnowGoAway #birds

Small bird perched on a branch. Yellow on top, white underneath, with black speckles all over and a black mask.

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tamantha.k @tamanthak.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Straws (2021) #BlueSkyArtShow #round #BNWmacro #classicmono #drinkingstraws #eastcoastkin

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Jochen Berger @jochenberger.eurosky.social · 01/03/2026

Heads in Haze, December 2023 Haze hugs hollow heads, hoarfrost hardens, heavy, still— hushed, the hour holds. #AlphabetChallenge #HForHsWeek #Stunday #ImageAndVerse #BNWmacro #Haiku #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono

This black-and-white photograph captures delicate, frost-covered wildflower seed heads against a soft, gradient sky. The composition emphasizes the intricate textures of the frozen structures, creating a contrast between the sharp details of the ice and the smooth background. The use of monochrome enhances the timeless, ethereal quality of the scene, while the shallow depth of field isolates the subject, drawing attention to the fragile beauty of nature in winter. The framing and balance between light and shadow add a poetic, almost meditative mood.

Dieses Schwarz-Weiß-Foto zeigt zarte, von Frost überzogene Samenstände wilder Blumen vor einem sanften, verlaufenden Himmel. Die Komposition betont die filigranen Texturen der vereisten Strukturen und schafft einen Kontrast zwischen den scharfen Details des Eises und dem weichen Hintergrund. Der Einsatz von Monochrom unterstreicht die zeitlose, ätherische Qualität der Szene, während die geringe Schärfentiefe das Motiv isoliert und die Aufmerksamkeit auf die zerbrechliche Schönheit der Natur im Winter lenkt. Die Rahmung und das Spiel von Licht und Schatten verleihen dem Bild eine poetische, fast meditative Stimmung.

Alt-Text generated by a LLM, supervised by a human!

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June chat perché² @juneandcie.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

#BNWmacro #Photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky

Close shot of a white early tulip with a focus on the silk of the petals

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

#BNWMacro #classicmono #EastCoastKin #cemeteries #angels

A closeup of the face of a cement angel statue from a cemetery in SC

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Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall. #Cornwall #ColorADay #GreenSat #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHs #Landscape #Reflections #Gardens #Photography

The jungle area.

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Michelle @trailtotoday.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Stone monuments at Loughcrew 5,000 yo megalithic cairn in Ireland #Round #BlueSkyArtShow #ColorADay #GreenSat #EastCoastKin #Photography #Ireland

A circle of stone monuments at Loughcrew in County Meath, Ireland
“The Loughcrew Cairns are one of Ireland’s archaeological treasures and can be found just 3km east of Oldcastle, County Meath. The site comprises a group of 5,000-year-old Neolithic passage tombs.
The Loughcrew Cairns site is one of the four main passage tomb sites in Ireland, thought to date from about 3300 BC. The sites consist of cruciform chambers covered in most instances by a mound. A unique style of megalithic petroglyphs are seen there, including lozenge shapes, leaf shapes, as well as circles, some surrounded by radiating lines.

The site is spread across three hilltops, Carnbane East, Carnbane West, and Patrickstown. The Irish name for the site is Sliabh na Caillí, which means "mountain of the witch". Legend has it that the monuments were created when a giant witch, striding across the land, dropped her cargo of large stones from her apron. The orthostats and structural stones of the monuments tend to be made of local green gritstone, which was soft enough to carve, but also vulnerable to vandalism.

Situated just 3km east of Oldcastle in County Meath, the tombs are spread out over three different hills. Cairn T is one of the best preserved and most accessible tombs at Loughcrew and appears to be the central tomb of the whole complex. It faces the rising sun at the vernal (March) and autumnal (September) equinoxes which shines through the passage to illuminate symbols carved into the back wall of the chamber, corbelled roof and stunning examples of Neolithic art.”
https://www.discoverireland.ie/meath/loughcrew-cairns

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

American Green Tree Frog #coloraday #GreenSat #EastCoastKin #green #frogs

A little green tree frog sitting vertically on a white post with green grass in the background.

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Sabine Shutterbug @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Floundering like a fish out of water. Reminds me of the Grimm fairy tale about “The Fisherman and His Wife”. Story, a warning against unchecked greed, summarized in ALT text. Relevant today more than ever. #FishyFriday #sculture #fish #ArtYear #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin

The photo depicts a weathered bronze flounder sculpture mounted on a stone pillar above a large, moss-covered oyster shell basin, forming a fountain at the Roman Baths in Sanssouci Park, Potsdam, Germany. Water spouts from the fish’s mouth into the shell, set amid lush greenery and rustic architecture.

This “Buttbrunnen” fountain, originally cast in zinc around 1830 by sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch, playfully honors Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (later King Friedrich Wilhelm IV) and his self-nickname “Butt,” referencing his stout build like the fish. Positioned at the Roman Baths entrance, built 1829–1840 by architects Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Ludwig Persius, it embodies the king’s romantic, Italian-inspired vision for the park. A later limestone version on Berlin’s Museumsinsel, created in 1916 by Robert Schirmer, serves as an homage to this Sanssouci original, incorporating local river motifs. The current bronze recast from 1982 preserves the patinated, naturalistic charm seen in the image.

“The Fisherman and His Wife” is a Brothers Grimm fairy tale (KHM 19) from 1812, warning against unchecked greed.

Plot Summary
A poor fisherman catches a magical talking flounder, an enchanted prince, and releases it out of pity. His greedy wife Ilsebill sends him back repeatedly to wish for escalating luxuries: a cottage, castle, church, become emperor, pope, then God’s command over sun and moon.
Each time, the flounder grants the wish with worsening storms at sea, but the fisherman obeys reluctantly. Finally, demanding divine power proves too much; the flounder revokes everything, returning them to their original filthy hovel forever.
Key Quote
“Flounder, flounder in the sea, / My wife wants, my wife wants, / What I will not say to thee.”

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Gregory Rothman @gregoryrothman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Can never miss an opportunity to shoot these common little monsters, #BarnacleBlenny. Just too expressive and their behavior is entertaining. #maco #fishyFriday #Acanthemblemaria #EastCoastKin #photographersUnited #oceanlife #diving #scuba #padi #foto

This is a close-up, head-on view of a very small fish peering out from a round hole in rock or coral. Only its head and upper body are visible. The fish has a blunt face with a slightly downturned mouth that looks as if it’s pouting. Its lips are dotted with tiny pale spots, giving them a beaded texture.

Above each eye are several thin, branched filaments—like delicate, spiky eyelashes or tiny antennae. These are cirri, fleshy projections common in blennies. The eyes are large relative to the head, round and dark with a coppery-gold ring, giving the fish an alert, expressive look.

The skin is mottled brown, tan, and cream with fine speckling, helping it blend perfectly with the surrounding algae-covered rock. The fish is emerging from a snug, tubular shelter—likely an empty barnacle shell—surrounded by soft green growth.

Based on these features, this appears to be a barnacle blenny (genus Acanthemblemaria). The head shape, branching cirri, spotted lips, and behavior of peeking from a fixed hole are all characteristic.

Interesting facts:

• Barnacle blennies are tiny—often only 2–5 cm long.
• They live almost their entire lives inside abandoned barnacle shells or small holes in reef rock.
• They are ambush predators, darting out to snatch plankton drifting past, then retreating instantly back into safety.
• Males often guard multiple barnacle shells containing eggs laid by different females.
• Their comical facial expressions are enhanced by mobile lips and prominent eyes, which help them judge distance when striking prey.

Despite their small size, they are fiercely territorial and will defend their chosen barnacle against intruders many times their size. Photo Credit: Gregory Rothman

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mjlinde.bsky.social @mjlinde.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

#FishyFriday #Flyday #TricolorHeron #naturephotography #birds @abbphotos.bsky.social

"In Florida, we get to enjoy a greatly increased number of birds here over the winter. The Tricolor Heron is here year-round. I watched this Tricolor Heron catch and swallow a good breakfast this morning!"

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

#fishyfriday #coloraday #bwfri

A group of silver fish that were in a huge circular tank at our local aquarium.

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Zeg maar John @johnnys9lives.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHForHs Horses in Iceland.

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

#WeekHforHs #AlphabetChallenge #hallways #EastCoastKin #classicmono

A long hallway in a hotel with patterned carpet and a dark door at the end

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Karenlee Kitto @karenleekitto.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

#photography #ColorADay #YellowThu #analog #shotonfilm #doubleexposure #photographersofbluesky

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

#coloraday #yellowthu #bricks #walls

A person dressed in black standing sideways against a yellow painted brick wall

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Gentrification. #windowsonwednesday #classicmono #eastcoastkin #windows

An abandoned house soon to be demolished, to make way for more office space and condos . Two windowless holes and a real estate sign under one .

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

#Twosday #TidesOutTuesday #EastCoastKin #Sanderlings #shorebirds

Two Sanderling sea birds on the beach at low tide.

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Nita Lewsey @redlucy54.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#MinimalMonday #BlueSkyMonday view from #Bangor along the #MenaiStrait towards #TheGreatOrme #MountainMonday #travelphotography #EastCoastKin #WeAreRoamers #Seascape

Lone kayaker paddling along the Menai Strait near Bangor. Bare branches to the right add interest and The Great Orme is in the distance. Calm sea, blue cloudy sky

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#BlueSkyMonday #minimalism #MinimalMonday #eastcoastkin

A lone seagull on the beach with a blue sky

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Kimberly Wilkie @kimwilkie33.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

2/15/26 Thread Abstract June 2022 #Abstractia #Repetition #Abstract #ColorADay #OrangeSun #ArtYear #Kaleidoscope #Mandala #Photography

I created this abstract kaleidoscope type image using the close-up photograph of a skein of orange thread. I have experimented with this technique for many years, and the patterns and shapes that emerge are often interesting.

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Soph0571 @soph0517.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFramed #EastCoastKin #BloomScrolling #Bee I know it is a wee bit of a stretch but still in the spirit of the rules 🤔👼 🤭 And I have to shoe horn in a #bee somehow 🐝😜 Flower’s petals forming a natural frame around the #weebee

A fuzzy black-and-yellow bumblebee hovers just above an orange-red flower, its wings blurred mid-flight. The bee is framed by the flower’s open petals beneath it, which radiate outward around a bright yellow centre, creating a vivid backdrop that highlights the insect against the soft green background.

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I assumed this was a Monarch but after some research, it’s either a Queen or Viceroy Butterfly. If you know, let me know. #Coloraday #orangeSun #butterflies #viceroy

An orange and black Viceroy butterfly, similar to a Monarch Sitting on a flower with green leaves in the background

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Gina @createnewpaths.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I am thrilled to celebrate the theme of #wood for the #BlueSkyArtShow I might have too many posts today! (anyone see the face😁 with its tongue out!?)

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JBC @johnbcaddell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

a dilapidated #house made of #wood in the haunted town of Helena, CA for #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

#BlueSkyArtShow #BSAS #wood #landscape #marshlife #lowcountry #EastCoastKin

A long wooden walkway with wood support posts extending into a marsh with a blue sky and clouds

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Jeremy Vohwinkle @jeremyvoh.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This tree didn't give up, and neither should you. Happy #ForestFriday 🌲 #scape #photography #trees #rainforest #pnw #nature #naturephotography #landscape #waterfall

A cedar tree grows in a sharp, deep U-curve over a small waterfall in a lush forest. The trunk dips low over the cascading water before sweeping straight upward. Dark, wet rocks and moss-covered embankments surround the falls, with vibrant green ferns and dense evergreen foliage filling the background.

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

#abstractia #repetition #classicmono #bwfriday #coloraday #eastcoastkin

A black and white picture of the cement columns in a balustrade railing

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

#forestfriday #coloraday #bwfriday #eastcoastkin

A forest path surrounded by very tall trees and light dappling the path

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

#redwed #coloraday #eastcoastkin

CathiCee📸 @makerbeeart.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Nature walk this morning. #classicmono #monochrome #forest

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MLAlexion @mlalexion.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

“There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.” Shannon L. Alder #abstractia #repetition #Photography #ClassicMono #monochrome #EastCoastKin #Fog #Winter #Moody