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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Playing around with an ND1000 filter at the Government Wharf on Bush Island on Monday - it was already calm but I was able to take advantage of a passing boat to get the desired effect on the water’s surface. #longexposure #blackandwhite #monochrome #novascotia #landscapesphotography #EastCoastKin

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Playfully shy boy and his grandfather wait on the jetty for HMCS Charlottetown (lurking in background) to return to Halifax from a 6 1/2 month deployment to the Indo-Pacific. There were lots of smiles and a few happy tears amongst the many family members and sailors. #WarshipsIFR #navy #warship

Man hold a boy who is holding a hat on front of his face with a warship in the background.

Man holding a small boy with a warship lurking in the background.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

RCAF CH-148 Cyclone flying past the Halifax waterfront during the departure of HMCS Ville de Quebec last month. #royalcanadianairforce #aviation #military #blackandwhite #monochrome #EastCoastKin

Helicopter flying with blurred tall buildings in the background.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A ghostly Gorch Foch looming out of the fog in Halifax Harbour the other night. The German Navy’s sail training vessel has since moved alongside so you can have a closer look. #EastCoastKin #scape #seascape #tallship #fog #halifaxnoise #halifaxns

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Magical night on Halifax Harbour yesterday - how often do you get a low lying bank of fog, a tall ship, and a setting sun all in one image? Here’s Gorch Fock lying at anchor with the Macdonald Bridge in the background. #tallships #gorchfock #navy #halifaxnovascotia #sailtraining

Tall ship in silhouette against setting sun and fog bank.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Fair winds and following seas to the crew of HMCS Ville de Quebec (and their Cyclone helicopter) upon their departure yesterday for Op REASSURANCE as flagship of SNMG1. Always a pleasure to capture these events for Warships IFR magazine. #EastCoastKin

Helicopter flies in the background of a naval frigate with crew lining the rails.

Navy frigate with helicopter in the background sails away from the camera.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

RCAF CH-148 Cyclone flypast during Sail GP last month, with the official Sail GP media helicopter in the background of the first shot. Always tricky to capture a sharp fuselage along with some rotor blur. #EastCoastKin #helicopter #military #airforce

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Only thing more dangerous than a Canada Goose is a Canada Goose that’s been drinking. #canadagoose #alcohol

Canada Goose facing away from a mostly finished bottle of alcohol.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Building reflection. As soon as I saw this, I knew I had to come back the next day with my camera #urban #reflection #city #architecture #EastCoastKin

Tall building reflects on the glass envelope of another building.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Royal Canadian Navy memorial in Ottawa. If you look closely you can see all the pollen. #ottawa #monument #shadow #silhouette #EastCoastKin

Concrete monument with a golden ball on top casts a shadow.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I’m a day late, but on the first Sunday of May, we commemorate the Royal Canadian Navy’s contribution to the Battle of the Atlantic from 1939 to 1945. This photo shows Naval Cadets from RCSCC Swiftsure bearing the ashes of veterans to be committed to the sea during a ceremony in 2015. #classicmono

Naval cadets in line carrying boxes cast shadows on the ground.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The April issue of Warships IFR has two pieces that I wrote - including my first commentary for the magazine on the fallout from the recent Greenland drama as viewed from Canada. Keep an eye out for this issue on Canadian shelves in the coming weeks! #writing #warships #magazine

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Low-lying cloud obscures the mountainous shoreline of Eclipse Sound between Baffin and Bylot Islands. #landscape #scape #seascape #mountains #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono #arctic #cloud #baffinisland #canada #ECK

Low bank of cloud hides the tops of shoreline mountains.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

In honour of the scheduled return of Artemis II later today with Canada’s Col. Jeremy Hansen onboard, I thought it appropriate to reshare a photo of an RCAF CF-101 Voodoo gate guardian during the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. #rcaf #moon #sun #eclipse #ArtemisII #scape #EastCoastKin

Jet fighter gate guardian in front of the sun being eclipsed by the moon.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Colour, or black and white? I can’t decide which treatment I prefer of this truck in a field near Wolfville, Nova Scotia. #antique #truck #colour #monochrome #classicmono #blackandwhite #choices #blueskymonday #EastCoastKin

Antique pickup truck in front of a large barn in a field in colour.

Antique pickup truck in front of a large barn in a field in monochrome.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Chickadees and a cardinal in the burning bush during the snow on Sunday. #birds #weather #snow #winter #novascotia #EastCoastKin

Chickadee in a bush during a snow storm.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Two more that are now gone from there also.

Wrecked tug being scrapped on the beach.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A trio of fishing boats laid up at Marie Joseph on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. #winter #boats #fishing #industry #laidup #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin

Bows of three fishing boats laid up on the shore in winter.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

One of my favourite sculptures from the Dartmouth Ice Festival over the weekend - a bluejay with a nest full of eggs. #ice #sculpture #art #carving #dartmouth #halifaxnovascotia #silhouette #EastCoastKin

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Fair winds and following seas to the crew of HMCS Charlottetown on their departure from Halifax today for Operations HORIZON and NEON. #warshipsifr #warship #navy #royalcanadiannavy #halifaxnovascotia #defence #blackandwhite smcclearn.smugmug.com/Nautical/Can...

Approaching helicopter flying over water with an island in the background.

Passing helicopter making a slight turn to the left.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

A shot from my heavyweight drone (aka the harbour bridge): Oceanex Sanderling and Felixstowe outbound from Halifax Harbour with car carrier ARC Honor inbound. #photography #ships #shipping #maritime #nautical #Halifax #NovaScotia #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday

Three ships in one photo: two freighters headed away from the camera with a ship on the horizon and with cityscape on the right.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Happy to receive the December issue of Warships IFR with my piece on the retirement of 8 of 12 of the RCN’s Kingston-class ships. Thanks to my editor for spreading it across 4 pages including some history & what’s next for replacement. Available at warshipsifr.com . #navy #naval #warships #writing

Warships IFR magazine cover showing a battleship firing a broadside.

Magazine article header with a photo of an admiral speaking at a lectern with a Canadian flag in the background.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Surf seen from Cape Lighthouse on Cap-aux-Meules island, with the fishing village of L'Etange-du-Nord in the background. #scape #photography #landscape #seascape #surf #magdalens #IslesDeLaMadeleine #quebec #canada #EastCoastKin

Waves crash into sandstone cliffs with a farming village and fields in the background.

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