Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) / Redsky

Robyn (@handcranked.bsky.social) reposted

Hey folks! Here's the art challenge cheat sheet for Sept 15-28. See comments for host list + extra info from hosts #ArtChallenges #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #painting #drawing #ArtPrompt #TraditionalArt

Art Challenges: September 22–28 Monday, September 22 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #SleepySep (#cradle) Tuesday, September 23 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #SleepySep (#blanket) Wednesday, September 24 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #SleepySep (#NightSky) Thursday, September 25 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#lanterns) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #SleepySep (#nightmare) Friday, September 26 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #SleepySep (#cuddles) Saturday, September 27 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#TheRoad) #SleepySep (#constellations) Sunday, September 28 #Stunday (stunning) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#weathered)* #SleepySep (#sheep) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #ClassicMono (monochrome) #smArtist (purposeful art of any theme) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekMforMemories) #SensoryArt (#rainbows) *Show your connection to the elements (wind, rain, sun)

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Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

It’s mountain Monday again and fall color season. Should be a banner week!!

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Cam McCartney (@camphoto.bsky.social) reposted

A Single Stone Morning Twilight Lake Fyans, Victoria #bluesky #photography #landscape #travel #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunrise #scape #fujifilm #EastCoastKin #stunday #BlueSkyArtShow#FCKNZS 📷 ©️ Cam McCartney

20/9/2025, 11:01:58 AM | 89 14 | View on Bluesky | view

Will Hulbert (@whulbert-photos.bsky.social) reposted

Beneath the bridge for #stunday #urbangaze #travel #eastcoastkin #venice

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Michael R Photography 🌿 (@msriffle.bsky.social) reposted

It's #Stunday. A day for #blackandwhite #longexposure images and a continuation of my theme of late. I think this looks a bit more ethereal rather than #dystopian. I love a good cloud day to leave the shutter open for a bit. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #bnw #blackandwhitephotography

21/9/2025, 9:32:27 AM | 238 20 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Mirror on the Roaring Fork" The hills surrounding the Roaring Fork Valley resting quietly in the water’s glass reflection. #Stunday #Aspen #Colorado #Photography #LandscapePhotography #EastCoastKin #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

21/9/2025, 3:34:21 AM | 86 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

There’s the reaction 🙏🙏

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Lorraine Inglis (@lorraineinglisd.bsky.social) reposted

Endless elegance in a spiral of stone and iron 🌀✨ #WeekLforLines #AlphabetChallenge #photography #EastCoastKin #stairsonsaturday

18/9/2025, 4:24:26 PM | 325 33 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Drought Lines" The earth opens in fractured geometry, each crack a line drawn by thirst. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLines #BlueSkyArtShow #Angles #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Fujifilm #Colorado

$A black-and-white photograph of a parched landscape with cracked earth in the foreground. The dry lakebed dominates the frame, its surface broken into sharp, irregular polygons, their edges lifted like puzzle pieces separating. The cracks radiate outward and lead the eye toward the middle distance, where grasses and shrubs line the boundary of the dried ground. Beyond, dark rolling hills rise on both sides, framing a view into a hazy valley with mountains in the background. The sky above is overcast, with clouds adding weight and drama to the scene. The photograph reads as both stark documentation and abstract design: the earth’s fracture patterns forming lines and angles that echo human geometry, yet undeniably born of natural forces. It speaks of drought and impermanence, but also of order within collapse.$

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K&P Photography and Prints (@kandpphotography.bsky.social) reposted

Looking down from the massive sand dunes of Namibia #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #africa #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography

A photo of a winding orange sand dune looking into the distance across more sand dunes

19/9/2025, 10:17:28 PM | 62 3 | View on Bluesky | view

zen sation (@zen-sation.bsky.social) reposted

Approaching autumn we're starting to get that lovely mist drifting through the forest. To me it's almost as good as the leaves turning all the different autumn shades of reds and yellows and oranges. It *almost* makes it to #ColorADay #BWFri #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin 😉

19/9/2025, 8:16:34 PM | 142 14 | View on Bluesky | view

Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images (@jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social) reposted

'Mirrored Images' (2021) -- Placid, Autumnal Moments on Eagle Lake Are Very Common in Late Summer, In the Distance the First Blush of Changing Fall Leaves, Acadia National Park, ME It's #ForestFriday!! ✨ & #Scape!! ✨ #Photography #Landscape #Monochrome #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

an image of a placid lake expanse from the shoreline in early fall, just as the first leaves are beginning to turn (in the far distance)

19/9/2025, 7:31:47 PM | 531 83 | View on Bluesky | view

EastCoastKin (@eastcoastkin-ac.bsky.social) reposted

#ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #Photography

19/9/2025, 8:18:41 PM | 17 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Warmth" A fox lounges on a sun-warmed rock at Maroon Bells, calm and watchful. #Scape #Photography #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #Foxscape #Colorado

A red fox rests on a large flat rock, its body curled with its bushy white-tipped tail wrapped along its side. The fox’s coat glows a deep orange-gold, contrasting with the gray stone beneath and the green grass edging into the frame on the left. Its ears are perked upright, and its sharp eyes look directly at the camera, giving a sense of alertness despite its relaxed posture. The background is blurred with scattered stones, twigs, and soil, emphasizing the fox as the clear focal point. The photograph conveys both intimacy and distance: the fox is at ease in its space, yet its steady gaze reminds the viewer that it is wild, not tame. It captures the delicate line between observation and intrusion in wildlife photography.

19/9/2025, 6:31:14 PM | 38 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"First Light" Parachute, Colorado—the morning sky in violet and rose, mirrored softly in the still water. #Scape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Fujifilm #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

A vertical photograph of dawn over Parachute, Colorado. The upper two-thirds of the frame are filled with dramatic clouds painted in shades of violet, lavender, and rose, with streaks of warm orange catching the edges of the formations. A mountain ridge cuts across the horizon, its dark outline softened by trees and dotted with a few houses. Below, a narrow strip of shoreline marks the divide before the scene reflects in the lake. The water is dark but glassy, carrying muted echoes of the sky’s colors—violet swirls, faint rose streaks, and the soft glow of a few pale green reflections, likely from distant lights on the ridge. The whole composition is stacked in bands: luminous sky, solid earth, and quiet water. The photograph conveys a sense of calm at the threshold of day. The drama of color above contrasts with the muted reflection below, creating an atmosphere of balance between brilliance and stillness, reminding the viewer of how first light arrives both boldly and quietly.

19/9/2025, 5:41:30 PM | 46 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Flames at Dawn" Parachute, #Colorado this morning— same landscape as earlier photo, but not ICM. So brilliant I had to desaturate it in post. #Scape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Fujifilm #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

A panoramic photograph of sunrise over a lake in Parachute, Colorado. The scene stretches wide, with the sky ablaze in brilliant layers of orange, red, magenta, and violet. The fiery band of light just above the horizon glows brightest, fading upward into softer pinks and then into the cool blues of early morning. Silhouettes of trees line the far shore, their dark shapes broken by shrubs and foliage, while the low mountains behind rise gently in the background, tinged with the faintest edge of light. The still surface of the lake mirrors the sky almost perfectly, reflecting the fiery clouds and violet tones with only slight ripples breaking the symmetry. In the foreground at lower left, a stony shore juts into the frame, anchoring the scene in texture. The photograph captures the drama and calm of dawn at once: the sky wild with fire, the water still as glass. It balances spectacle with grounding detail, reminding the viewer that even the most vivid displays of light belong to an ordinary place on an ordinary morning.

19/9/2025, 5:05:20 PM | 30 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Sunrise over the Lake" Parachute, #Colorado this morning and trying some #ICM for a #Minimalism vibe. #Scape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Fujifilm #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

An abstract photograph of sunrise over a lake, created with intentional camera movement. The image is composed of wide horizontal bands of color, blending into one another like brushstrokes. At the top, deep indigo and violet transition into softer shades of lavender and rose. A glowing strip of orange-yellow light cuts across the middle, marking the horizon line. Below, the colors are mirrored in the water, with streaks of purple, pink, and gold reflecting downward. The dark strip of land between sky and water divides the composition, anchoring the otherwise fluid bands of color. The photograph captures more of a feeling than a scene: the sense of daybreak unfolding as motion, where earth, water, and sky dissolve into luminous abstraction.

19/9/2025, 3:19:47 PM | 48 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Stairway to the Waterfront" Evening light, people climbing and descending, and the skyline overhead. #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Photography #StreetPhotography #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #Fujifilm #Seattle

A black-and-white photo of a wide staircase leading from the waterfront up toward a cluster of tall city buildings at dusk. The stairs dominate the lower half of the frame, flaring outward in clean geometric lines with handrails on either side. The steps are lit by small embedded lights, creating a dotted pattern of glowing points. Several people move across the scene: one figure centered near the top walking upward, others descending on either side, and a few clustered on the right where the steps flatten. A bicycle with a rider stands at the bottom left, partially in shadow. Above, modern glass towers rise against a darkening sky, one helicopter faintly visible in the distance. The photograph emphasizes both structure and movement—rigid architectural lines hosting scattered, almost playful human rhythms. The city looms, but the people animate it with their quiet, unscripted presence.

18/9/2025, 9:45:27 PM | 36 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

I love shooting the DCPA. The architecture is so great

18/9/2025, 6:53:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Foggy Morning on the Waterfront" Seattle’s harbor going about its business as the skyline disappears into the low fog. #UrbanGaze #ClassicMono #Photography #Fujifilm #StreetPhotography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBlueSky #Seattle

A black-and-white view of Seattle’s waterfront on a foggy morning. In the foreground, a tugboat named Leschi rests at the pier, its white cabin and dark hull reflected on the calm surface of the water. To the left, the Seattle Great Wheel rises near the edge of the bay, its circular frame fading at the top where the fog thickens. A long pier building with striped awnings stretches across the middle of the scene, and wisps of steam or smoke rise from its vents, mingling with the low clouds. Behind, the high-rise buildings of downtown Seattle appear as faint silhouettes, their edges softened or entirely lost in the heavy fog. The whole frame is layered from sharp detail at the waterline to near invisibility in the skyline. The photograph shows the working side of Seattle’s harbor: ferries, boats, piers, and steam moving along as usual, even while the city itself is partly hidden by the weather. It’s an everyday waterfront scene shaped by the Pacific Northwest’s familiar mist.

18/9/2025, 6:28:58 PM | 33 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Open-Air Gallery" In Dublin, the streets are the canvas—and the humans, the art. #UrbanGaze #HumansofBlueSky #Photography #StreetPhotography

A city street in Dublin transformed into a living gallery. A long wall covered in vibrant graffiti stretches across the scene, each panel a different “exhibit”: bold neon lettering, a portrait emerging from a haze of pink and blue, jagged green and orange tags, and a geometric mural with earthy tones bordered in yellow triangles. The gray sky overhead gives the artwork a stage-like clarity. At center stands a red-and-white “no entry” sign, oddly museum-like, as though it were part of the curated installation. Four pedestrians walk along the sidewalk, caught mid-step, dressed in casual, modern clothing. They face forward with quiet intent, like visitors moving from one gallery wall to the next, absorbed in their own interpretations. In the distance, the stone church tower rises above, blending history with the improvisational art of the present. Seen as an open-air museum, the photograph reframes the everyday: graffiti becomes curated art, the street a gallery floor, and pedestrians unwitting participants in the act of viewing. The piece blurs the line between public space and exhibition, suggesting that culture thrives wherever eyes linger long enough to see.

18/9/2025, 3:58:24 PM | 28 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Tramonte's TrailPhotos (@tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social) reposted

A view from the balcony of our lodging unit in Breckenridge, #Colorado showed red buildings amongst a surprise early light snowfall up high on some mountain scenery. Looking towards the ski runs on a Fall October day, for #ColorADay #RedWed. #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #landscapephotography #travel

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Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"A Red Balloon Goes By" A single red balloon drifts among many at the Snowmass Balloon Festival, pulling the eye toward its quiet escape. #ColorADay #RedWed #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotographyn #Nikon #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

In the photograph, the rolling greens of a golf course stretch out in the foreground, edged by a small reflective pond that mirrors the sky. Beyond, the hillsides of Snowmass rise under a canopy of morning clouds, their slopes dotted with trees and softened by angled light. Above the ridgeline, a cluster of hot air balloons in vivid colors—checkerboard, striped, and patterned—ascend together, with one emblazoned in the Colorado flag design trailing an American flag beneath. To the left, a solitary red balloon floats slightly apart, its isolation underscoring its brightness against the blue sky. High above, a few more balloons scatter across the open expanse, reminding viewers of the festival’s scale. This image captures the Aspen Snowmass Balloon Festival’s 50th anniversary celebration, held last Sunday, where dozens of balloons rose in synchrony, transforming the mountain valley into a fleeting carnival of color. The photograph conveys both the collective joy of a landmark festival and the quiet poignancy of individuality, embodied in the single red balloon that seems to drift away on its own journey.

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Jim Fisher (@jimfishercreative.bsky.social) reposted

DTLA has words. #streetphotography

17/9/2025, 3:15:23 PM | 21 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"If one more tourist takes my picture, I’m charging rent.” A bust with opinions, framed in Reykjavik red. #WindowsonWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #EastCoastKin #Photography #StreetPhotography #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

A stone bust of a man rests in a recessed window framed by bright, weather-worn red trim. The bust is pale gray, its surface smooth in places but pitted with small speckles that catch light. The figure’s gaze is straight ahead, lips pressed tight, giving an impression of severity. To its right stand two slender, unlit white candles in polished silver holders, their wax slightly uneven at the top. On the left edge, a leafy green plant pushes into the frame, its broad, waxy leaves angled toward the light. The glass pane reflects faint traces of the outside street but is clear enough that the bust, candles, and plant read distinctly, arranged like actors on a stage. Shadows deepen in the corners of the interior, contrasting with the brightness of the red paint around the window. The composition resembles a tableau both ordinary and absurd: household objects and a decorative bust staged as if caught mid-thought. The bust’s stony expression paired with the unlit candles invites irony, as though he is weary of being looked at, silently enduring another round of tourist photographs from behind the glass.

17/9/2025, 3:06:32 PM | 38 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Melissa D Jones (@rouxroamer.bsky.social) reposted

My favorite #ColorADay #RedWed A building made for me! Exactly the right shade of red. A Pantone match made in heaven. #EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze #windowsonwednesday #streetphotography #photographersunited #PhotographersofBluesky

A beige tiled building with red rimmed windows and door. A woman in front in a red dress with a red bike.

17/9/2025, 2:34:27 PM | 119 12 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Reykjavik Desert" Cactus in the window where you’d least expect it. #EastCoastKin #Photography #UrbanGaze #WindowsonWednesday #StillLife #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky

A white-trimmed window set into a bright blue corrugated wall. The upper panes are slightly fogged, while the lower panes are draped with lace curtains drawn to the sides. On the sill inside, three small plants sit in colorful pots: a tall green cactus in an orange-striped pot, a squat round cactus in a green-striped pot, and a slim succulent in a plain white pot. Beneath the window, a black planter box holds two bright yellow flowers against dark soil. The textures of lace, ceramic, weathered paint, and glass overlap with faint reflections of the street outside. The title plays on contrast: hardy desert plants framed in a damp North Atlantic city. The cactus becomes a small rebellion against climate, a private joke staged behind lace curtains in Reykjavik’s cool blue façade.

17/9/2025, 2:31:35 PM | 19 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

You too buddy

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Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

That would have been a great title 👍

17/9/2025, 1:50:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you. It was such a great sky.

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Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"I-70 to Utah" The highway stretches west into storm-heavy skies across Colorado’s western slope. #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Fujifilm #Colorado

A black-and-white photograph of Interstate 70 running west across the Colorado plateau toward Utah. The highway dominates the foreground, its painted centerlines leading the eye toward a narrowing vanishing point. On the right, mesas rise in stepped terraces, their surfaces striped with erosion and shadow. On the left, the landscape flattens into an open valley with faint fencing and scrub. Above, massive cumulus clouds churn and billow, their sunlit crowns stark against darker, brooding undersides that seem to press down on the land. In the hazy distance, a pointed peak interrupts the horizon, anchoring the eye at the end of the road. The stark monochrome palette heightens the tension between the open invitation of the road and the looming heaviness of the sky. What begins as a straightforward highway scene becomes something more—an image of transition, movement, and the uncertainty that lies ahead when the landscape itself feels restless.

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Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Love this!

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Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Colors are fabulous

16/9/2025, 2:19:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rebecca, House of Ogg (@earthlingnoreally.bsky.social) reposted

#RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #TextureTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLines Dream, boat - last Wednesday's sunset, final rock image. (more of this sunset to come) #Phonetography #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #greatlakesofCanada #TorontonotMiami #tenderfloatsailboat #matchymatchy

A bright pale pastel sunset on Lake Ontario, with striated rocks in the foreground matching the colours of the sunset. There's a motor boat or tender on the lake, and a sailboat further away.

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Tommy Farnsworth -- tf PhotoScapes (@tommyfarnsworth.com) reposted

Morning at Waterfowl Lake Icefield Parkway Alberta Canada. Slight smoke haze, but nice. #waterfowllake #icefieldparkway #alberta #banffnationalforest #canada #photography #travel #tf_photography #tf_photoscapes #tf_photoescapes

A serene mountain lake reflects the surrounding evergreen forest and distant rugged peaks under a partly cloudy sky, creating a mirror-like scene in a peaceful wilderness setting.

16/9/2025, 2:00:35 PM | 542 51 | View on Bluesky | view

Tramonte's TrailPhotos (@tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social) reposted

Some of the rock formations along the road at Capitol Reef National Park in #Utah. #BlueSkyMonday #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #travel #nationalparks

15/9/2025, 5:29:53 PM | 156 6 | View on Bluesky | view

AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 (@alinagrafik.bsky.social) reposted

#RockinTuesday! #TidesOutTuesday Partially inside a sea cave with openings to my left, straight ahead and up above. Beware the pink slime! That stuff is super slippery. Coon Creek, Montaña De Oro State Park. #EastCoastKin #Cave #Scape #Rocks

I'm standing inside a large cave, worn by the ocean into cliffside bluffs. There is a large opening in front of me, to the left of me and above me. Looking straight ahead is the ocean, but it's very bright and not distinguishable. The color of the rocks varies from gold up above where the morning sun is hitting the gold colored rocks. Then it transitions to a yellow/gray. It becomes darker and violet above the floor of the cave. On the floor are large rocks, covered in pink slime which is extremely slippery. Cormorants live in this cave, so you can guess what that slime is. 🥴 This is located at Coon Creek Beach, Montaña De Oro State Park, California. This is only accessible at low tide.

16/9/2025, 2:06:23 PM | 262 35 | View on Bluesky | view

Luis Cordoba Photographer (@luiscordoba.bsky.social) reposted

Hoping this #hummingbird can break through the #BlueSky #quiet Lets see if a flash of #nature gets some #love as it have done before 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘁▶️ bsky.app/profile/did:... 𝗺𝘆 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔▶️ bsky.app/profile/did:... 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗦▶️ bsky.app/profile/did:... #photography #luiscordobapharchive #birds

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Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you!

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Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks so much!

16/9/2025, 5:00:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks Sylvia!

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Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you Frank!

16/9/2025, 4:59:43 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Blue on Blue" The river liked the sky’s outfit so much it wore the same. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #ColorADay #BlueTue #Fujifilm #Colorado #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

The photo captures a serene diversion of the Colorado river at evening, its surface glassy enough to double the scene above it. Reeds poke up in the foreground, while cottonwoods stand against pale sandstone cliffs in the distance. The cliffs glow in soft sunlight, and the sky is streaked with white clouds, reflected perfectly in the water below. The mirrored blues make land and sky trade places, creating a playful, almost seamless illusion.

16/9/2025, 4:15:56 AM | 110 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

One of my favorite. It never disappoints.

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Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks!

16/9/2025, 3:47:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

The bells had some snow on them too!

16/9/2025, 3:46:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Vampire Study Group?

16/9/2025, 3:45:42 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"The River & the Mountain" Calm waters of a diversion of the mighty #Colorado River along the Western Slope doubles the mountain’s rise in the sharp light of today's clear morning. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday #PhotographersofBlueSky #Fujifilm

A wide mountain rises in pale stone and dark striated slopes against a deep blue sky. At its base, thick green shrubs and trees hug the shoreline of a still river, where the entire scene is mirrored—mountain, vegetation, and sky reflected on the water’s glassy surface. In the foreground, tall golden grasses bend gently toward the water, their thin stalks adding a textured frame at the bottom edge. A pale log rests at the waterline to the right, catching light and drawing the eye toward the edge of the reflection. The scene conveys stillness and balance, a crisp autumn morning along Colorado’s Western Slope where mountain and river meet in quiet symmetry.

15/9/2025, 9:09:53 PM | 108 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Drifting Toward the Moon" Four balloons climb the morning sky, their paths seeming to converge with the waiting half-moon #BlueSkyMonday #Photography #LandscapePhotography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBlueSky #Fujifilm #PhotographersUnited #Aspen #Snowmass #Colorado

A wide expanse of soft blue sky with wisps of cloud scattered throughout. Four hot air balloons rise across the frame, each captured from directly below so their circular patterns radiate outward: green on the left, multicolored checkered below it, deep purple above center, and blue-green patterned to the right. To the far right edge, the pale half-moon floats quietly, balanced against the colorful balloons. The scene suggests both playfulness and quiet gravity—bright human vessels ascending into the same airspace as the timeless moon, a reminder of scale, distance, and wonder stitched into the morning sky.

15/9/2025, 7:01:04 PM | 27 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Sandra Zwagerman (@sandrazwagerman.bsky.social) reposted

Some autumn light layering in the highlands. Serious planning to go there next year. #MountainMonday #EastCoastKin #Landscapephotography #ScottishHighlands #PhotographersofBluesky #ColoraDay #PinkMon

15/9/2025, 5:08:33 PM | 166 14 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Maroon Bells" Yesterday at Maroon Bells, where peaks, clouds, and aspens all converge in still water. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #Colorado

A mountain scene taken at Maroon Bells, Colorado. In the foreground, a shallow lake spreads across the rocky shore, its surface dark and rippled but reflecting the green and yellow tones of the aspen-covered slopes. The mid-ground rises into dense forests of evergreens, their deep green contrasting with the bright autumn aspens glowing in patches of sunlight. Beyond, the twin peaks of the Maroon Bells dominate the frame, their jagged faces marked by snow patches and shadowed ridges. Above, thick clouds drift across a bright blue sky, creating a dramatic interplay of light and shadow across the mountainside. The photograph captures Maroon Bells in its signature balance of grandeur and intimacy—a scene where shifting light animates the still lake, and autumn color rises against timeless stone. It feels both iconic and immediate, like standing inside a postcard that is alive with weather and change.

15/9/2025, 3:27:36 PM | 138 13 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Above Snowmass" A hot air balloon drifts above #Aspen #Snowmass, mountains and water holding its reflection. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MountainMonday #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #BlueSkyMonday #PhotographersUnited #Colorado

A vivid scene at Aspen Snowmass, Colorado. A single hot air balloon rises into a clear blue sky, decorated in bold blue, white, and orange with white horse silhouettes across its canopy. Below, the mountainsides are layered with late-summer greens and hints of yellow aspens, while ridges higher up show streaks of early snow. A lodge-like set of homes nestles at the base of the slope. The calm pond in the foreground reflects the balloon, the scattered clouds, and the surrounding greens, creating a doubled view of sky and mountain in still water. The photograph balances lift and grounding: the balloon soaring skyward while the water holds a mirror to its ascent. At Aspen Snowmass, it becomes both a playful celebration of mountain leisure and a moment of quiet awe.

15/9/2025, 3:09:37 PM | 89 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Summer's Last Gasp at #Aspen Snowmass" Mountain layers shifting from green to snow, a story of summer transitioning to falll and then winter. You can see all of it here. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MountainMonday #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

A wide landscape photograph showing a layered mountain scene. The foreground hill is dotted with autumn brush turning orange and brown. Mid-ground slopes are covered in dense forests, with bands of green aspens transitioning into yellows as they climb higher. Beyond them, dark evergreen ridges rise steeply toward a backdrop of pale rock faces dusted in fresh snow. Above, thick gray clouds hang low, breaking just enough to reveal patches of blue sky. The image captures a striking gradient of seasons unfolding across the mountainside, from summer’s lush green to winter’s icy white. The narrative here is one of transition—autumn holding on in the valleys while winter begins its quiet claim on the peaks. The photograph speaks to the in-between moment, where change is not abrupt but layered, overlapping, and alive with contrast.

15/9/2025, 2:38:03 PM | 96 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Lovely poem. It speaks the truth of the mountain experience.

13/9/2025, 3:51:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Lightwaves" At dawn the dunes lit up in waves, and three young ladies enjoyed nature's show with a box of cereal. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Scape #Dunescape #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #Colorado #GreatSandDunes #NationalParks

The photo shows sweeping sand dunes arranged in bold diagonal planes beneath a clear morning sky. The foreground is filled with the textured slope of one dune, dark and ridged. Above it, a darker crest holds three small figures sitting together in silhouette, gazing out toward the coming light. Behind them, another dune glows golden in the first sun, while farther dunes wait their turn, still in shadow. The sky fades from pale near the horizon to a deep blue higher up, emphasizing the vast openness. The scene feels theatrical without being grandiose: the light advances across the desert like a moving spotlight, crest by crest. The three people, having climbed before sunrise, sit quietly as if waiting for their cue—actors in a fleeting play staged by the sun and sand.

12/9/2025, 4:47:38 AM | 56 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah--so bad. I just got divorced from Facebook citing irreconcilable differences.

12/9/2025, 4:02:37 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

“The Long Night” A ball draped in stars and stripes lies in shadow, the colors dimmed, the gathering gone, the night pressing in. #EastCoastKin #Photography #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #Fujifilm #Scape #Home #BlueSkyArtShow

The photograph shows a rubber ball patterned with the American flag abandoned in the grass, lit faintly while the blue star field fades into darkness. The stamped patio and empty benches above suggest a place where people once gathered, now silent. Darkness overtakes most of the frame, leaving the ball stranded at the edge of light. Read through today’s political atmosphere — assassinations, threats of extremism, the fraying of democratic norms — the image resonates as more than play left behind. The bright, childlike symbol of America is no longer in the center; it has been pushed aside, unattended, nearly swallowed by shadow. The Long Night suggests a nation at risk of being overtaken, with only fragile remnants of its ideals still visible, waiting to see if morning comes.

12/9/2025, 3:48:56 AM | 23 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Here & Now" Beneath a bright yellow wall and a tower of blocks spelling NOW, three people share a handshake in the middle of the city night. #EastCoastKin #Photography #UrbanGaze #HumansofBlueSky #Fujifilm #StreetPhotography #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

The photo shows a tall column of red, yellow, and blue cubes stacked on an orange base, each marked with a letter forming the word “NOW.” A single lamp shines against the yellow wall behind it, casting soft shadows. At the bottom right, three figures stand together—one reaching out a hand while the others look on. Dark stone benches surround them, grounding the scene. The bold colors and blocky shapes make the setting feel almost playful, like a stage set. Against that backdrop, the handshake becomes the focus: a small human gesture in an otherwise rigid city space. “Here & Now” highlights the simplicity of the exchange—something happening right in front of us, ordinary yet worth noticing.

11/9/2025, 8:42:14 PM | 24 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Love the color shot. The blue of the medical masks brings the eye right to the context

11/9/2025, 7:22:50 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Eyes on RiNo" A garage door becomes a canvas of mirrored color, watching over the alley in Denver’s art district. #EastCoastKin #Photography #StreetPhotography #UrbanGaze #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky

A painted garage door in Denver’s RiNo district, featuring a symmetrical design that resembles a Rorschach inkblot. At the center, two realistic golden-brown eyes peer out from a background of vivid blue and magenta forms spread across a bright yellow surface. The door is framed by red brick walls, a green lamp overhead, and a black entry door to the right. The words “NO PARKING” are stenciled in yellow on the wet pavement below, partially blurred by rain. Reflections of the mural’s colors shimmer in the wet concrete, amplifying the sense of presence. The mural feels both playful and unsettling — a street-side inkblot that watches back, turning the act of looking into a mirrored encounter between passerby and painted eyes.

11/9/2025, 4:16:35 PM | 25 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Erockian🅔🅐🅞 (@erockian00.bsky.social) reposted

A two-minute exposure of the old Fitzgerald’s restaurant ruins at West End in New Orleans. #Photography #BlueHour #LongExposure #EastCoastKin

A blue hour long exposure of Lake Pontchartrain with ruined pilings in the distance. The long exposure gives the water and clouds a glossy ethereal texture. A magenta sunset afterglow shows on the horizon.

11/9/2025, 2:24:20 PM | 63 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Lego Block" A city block stacked in red, orange, green, and gray, like bricks snapped into place. #EastCoastKin #Photography #StreetPhotography #UrbanGaze #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

A narrow city passage framed by colorful buildings, creating the impression of stacked toy blocks. On the left, muted green and gray houses with pitched roofs and white balconies descend toward the walkway. On the right, an orange modern facade with black balcony rails sits next to a dominating wall of bright red corrugated metal, filling the foreground. In the distance, a square red building with black windows closes the frame, reinforcing the sense of block-like assembly. At street level, planters, steps, and paved walkways soften the geometry but still feel secondary to the bold planes of color. The composition makes the neighborhood appear playful and modular, as though the city itself had been built from LEGO bricks, reducing architecture to simple forms and vibrant interlocking pieces.

11/9/2025, 2:26:52 PM | 24 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Fog and Flowers" Bright blossoms splash color as the lake and Reykjavík’s old town fade into the mist. #EastCoastKin #Photography #StreetPhotography #UrbanGaze #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky

A view across a foggy lake in Reykjavík, Iceland. In the foreground, planter boxes filled with vivid flowers — pink, purple, and yellow — sit atop a metal railing, their colors striking against the gray haze. Beyond the water, historic buildings line the opposite shore: a cream-colored house with dark trim, a pale yellow structure with green roof, and the landmark white church with a tall green spire. The fog softens the outlines of the architecture, blending rooflines and sky into a muted wash, while the flowers in front remain crisp and saturated. The scene balances vibrancy and restraint: bursts of summer color against the subdued atmosphere of the mist-shrouded city. It suggests resilience — a splash of life blooming despite the quiet weight of gray weather.

11/9/2025, 4:34:41 AM | 21 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Window Blessings" Symbols of luck and fortune rest quietly behind rust-edged glass and corrugated steel. #EastCoastKin #Photography #StreetPhotography #WindowsonWednesday #UrbanGaze #Fujifilm

A pair of weathered wooden-framed windows set into a corrugated metal wall, streaked with rust at the seams. Each window is covered by deep red curtains decorated with traditional Chinese paper cuttings: one with a central “fu” character for good fortune, another with stylized animals and fish, all intricate and delicate in design. Inside the left window, a vase of dried grasses and small bottles rest on the sill; in the right, a round plate painted with a bird and a framed picture are visible. Reflections of trees outside overlay the interior objects, blending interior and exterior space. The composition juxtaposes age and hope: the rusted metal siding and peeling frames mark the passage of time, while the paper cuttings offer enduring blessings of luck and prosperity. It becomes a quiet meditation on resilience, cultural presence, and the warmth that persists behind worn exteriors.

11/9/2025, 4:18:07 AM | 22 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks Bob. I think I might have shot about 50 different windows in Reykjavík each with its own character. It seems mundane but I think there might be a story there…we’ll see.

11/9/2025, 12:04:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Number 10" White-framed window with lace curtains and potted plants, marked by a bold house number. #EastCoastKin #Photography #WindowsonWednesday #StreetPhotography #Fujifilm

The image shows a rustic dark wood wall with a white-trimmed window divided into twelve small panes. Behind the glass, lace curtains with floral patterns hang, softly diffusing the light and framing two terracotta pots, each holding a leafy green plant. To the right of the window, a dark wooden plaque displays the number

10/9/2025, 8:15:30 PM | 26 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Ty!

10/9/2025, 7:31:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Framed Still Life" A quiet window vignette with ferns below, a green vase inside, and a playful pink figure peeking out. #EastCoastKin #Photography #WindowsonWednesday #StreetPhotography #Fujifilm

The photograph shows a cream-colored corrugated wall with a single-paned window bordered in dark brown wood. The glass is slightly weathered, with a thin white curtain drawn across the lower portion, faintly patterned and softly illuminated. On the sill inside, a bright green vase holds two artificial flowers—one white, one multicolored—flanked by two small white cups. A childlike pink sticker figure, pixelated in style, is placed on the upper left pane, while a small red-and-white notice sits on the upper right. Outside, a row of green ferns rises into the frame, softening the otherwise geometric lines of wall and window. The overall composition balances symmetry with playful detail, giving the scene a sense of quiet observation. The image carries a mood of understated domestic intimacy. The modest arrangement in the window speaks to personal expression, small joys, and a hint of nostalgia. The ferns outside seem like guardians of the scene, suggesting the tension between nature and home, public and private. It’s a portrait of stillness framed in everyday life.

10/9/2025, 6:00:29 PM | 31 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you Bronny. It's such an incredible place--a dream of a landscape. It was a bit washed out with some harsh light that day-- so I think I will lean into that with a black and white edit when I get some time--might be interesting

10/9/2025, 3:56:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Veins of Water" Midday sun at Sigöldugljúfur Canyon couldn’t wash out the power of the rivers and falls carving light into stone. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #WaterfallWednesday #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

A highland canyon stretches diagonally across the frame, its walls dark and weathered. On the right side, a turquoise glacial river snakes through, catching the light and pulling the eye into the distance. Waterfalls tumble from the cliffs into the river, some thin ribbons, others thick and foaming, cascading in stages down moss-covered rock. The foreground brims with bright green vegetation, dotted with smaller rivulets feeding the main flow. To the left, barren stone slopes fall sharply toward the river, contrasting with the lushness on the opposite side. Above, a broad Icelandic sky holds layers of cloud, shifting from pale near the horizon to deep blue overhead. This image carries the tension of midday light — harsh yet clear — but the scene resists flattening, with water stitching motion, life, and depth into the ancient rock. It’s a landscape that feels both still and alive, caught between endurance and constant change.

10/9/2025, 2:56:14 PM | 34 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

#WordlessonWednesday #WordlessWednesday #EastCoastKin #Fujifilm #Photography #ClassicMono

A black-and-white photograph looking straight down a square stairwell inside the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The repeating railings form nested geometric frames that grow smaller toward the center, creating a sense of depth and infinity. Shadows and highlights on the marble steps add texture and contrast, while a ceiling light near the top of the frame punctuates the symmetry. The perspective feels both dizzying and meditative, pulling the viewer’s gaze downward into a seemingly endless spiral. It evokes themes of passage, perspective, and the way ordinary architectural spaces can become abstract studies in rhythm and form.

10/9/2025, 5:14:57 AM | 45 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you Loretta!

10/9/2025, 2:50:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Ice and Fire" A shard of ice rests against the dark sand of #DiamonBeach as sunset turns the ocean into a field of molten color. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #TidesOutTuesday #Iceland #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

A photograph of a black-sand beach at dusk, with soft waves rolling up onto shore. The horizon glows orange where the sun has just set behind a mountain ridge, casting a warm gradient across the sky that fades into blue. The sea reflects the fiery tones of sunset, streaked with ripples of lavender and indigo. Near the bottom of the frame, a clear shard of ice lies on the wet sand, catching the last of the light. Pebbles scatter across the dark surface, their edges highlighted by thin rivulets of receding water. The scene feels quiet but alive with motion, as the tide pulls back toward the glowing horizon. The contrast between the fragment of ice and the molten hues of sky and water creates a moment of paradox: cold and heat, permanence and transience. It is a scene of elemental encounter, where earth, fire, and water converge, leaving the viewer suspended between stillness and flow.

9/9/2025, 3:20:03 PM | 38 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Susan Cushing (@sdcushing.bsky.social) reposted

Hello #BlueBrew Crew and friends! Here’s this week’s art challenge cheat sheet. Thanks again to the continued hard work of Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social !

8/9/2025, 9:49:06 AM | 30 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Jamie Glass (@jglass8.bsky.social) reposted

Shredded sunset 🌅 #sunset #outdoorart #publicart #artsy #creative #Phoenix #artyear #cool #downtown #streetart #photography #EastCoastKin #random #goodnight #photographersofblueksky

9/9/2025, 2:28:33 AM | 46 3 | View on Bluesky | view

W̶i̶l̶l̶i̶a̶m̶ ̶A̶d̶a̶m̶s̶ ̶P̶h̶o̶t̶o̶g̶r̶a̶p̶h̶y̶ (@wea-photographer.bsky.social) reposted

The Spadix and Spathe of an Amorphophallus Titanum (Titan Arum, Corpse Flower). #AmorphophallusTitanum #TitanArum #CorpseFlower #AtlantaBotanicalGarden #ClassicMono #Monochrome #Blackandwhite #B&W #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin

9/9/2025, 2:21:47 AM | 91 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Norbert Woehnl 📷 (@norbertwoehnl.com) reposted

Happy Monday from Japan! For #MountainMonday / #BlueSkyMonday, a throwback to last year's #Europe vacation with this scene from #Hallstatt, #Austria, as seen from "the vantage point where everyone goes". #photography #scenicphotography #Stunday #ArtYear #EastCoastKin @bskyphotos.bsky.social

A view of Hallstatt in Upper Austria, as seen from the famous vantage point (“Aussichtspunkt” in German) north of the city center.

8/9/2025, 1:42:15 AM | 62 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks!

8/9/2025, 1:25:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you!

8/9/2025, 1:24:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Golden Hour Dreams" The highlands reveal their secrets as twilight paints the sky in brilliant yellows and soft purples. This was the most magical moments. #EastCoastKin #MountainMonday #Stunday #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #Iceland

A breathtaking highland landscape captured during golden hour, showing a dramatic volcanic crater or hill in the foreground with steep, moss-covered slopes glowing green and orange in the warm light. Beyond stretches a vast valley floor with meandering rivers creating silvery ribbons through dark terrain. Multiple mountain ranges layer the horizon in shades of purple and pink. The sky dominates the upper half with intense yellow-gold light near the horizon transitioning to deeper blues above, with wispy clouds catching the warm light. The composition creates incredible depth, leading the eye from the immediate foreground crater through the winding waterways to distant peaks. This was Iceland's highland interior, near Landmannalaugar, captured with the ethereal quality that makes this landscape feel almost otherworldly. The lighting has that magical quality photographers chase when golden light transforms ordinary landscapes into something transcendent.

8/9/2025, 5:16:02 AM | 48 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Viktoriay Yakimush (@viktoriay.bsky.social) reposted

Have a nice Sunday's evening 😊 ✨️ #Stunday #FlowersOnSunday #flowersphotography #ClassicMono #blackandwhitephotography #EastCoastKin

The photograph shows a close-up monochrome shot of a chrysanthemum flower covered in numerous drops of water. The photograph is taken in black and white, which emphasizes the play of light and shadow, as well as the texture of the petals and drops. The background is dark, which allows you to focus on the details of the flower.

7/9/2025, 5:41:55 PM | 104 16 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

The panels are titanium and seem to be textured more than smooth

7/9/2025, 5:45:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Catching the Last Light" The cool thing about the #Denver Art Museum is it doesn’t reflect a sunset like all the glass towers downtown — it kind of absorbs it and makes it its own.. #Stunday #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Fujifilm #Colorado #Sunset #UrbanGaze #Architecture

$The building isn’t about symmetry or smooth reflections. All those fractured planes and tilted angles are designed to catch light differently. Instead of bouncing the light back, the metallic skin seems to drink it in — turning orange, violet, and blue as the sun drops. It makes the museum one of the best places to catch a sunset in the city, not just for the view, but for the way the building becomes part of it.$

7/9/2025, 2:57:50 PM | 43 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Coffee in the Shade" A quiet pause on the deck, cup in hand, enjoying the afternoon sun and shadows weaving through the leaves above. #SelfPortraitSunday #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Photography #PortraitPhotography #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

(Written by ChatGPT) The black-and-white portrait shows a man seated on an outdoor patio, framed by leafy branches and cushioned wicker furniture. He sits forward slightly, leaning toward the camera with a relaxed smile, one hand holding a coffee mug, the other resting loosely on his knee. His casual attire — a long-sleeve shirt, jeans, and watch — grounds the scene in simplicity, while the patterned pillow and firepit in the foreground add warmth and homeliness. Soft dappled light falls across the setting, creating gentle highlights on his hands and face. The image radiates presence and ease: an unhurried moment of reflection and comfort, captured in the language of black and white. It is less a posed self-portrait than an honest glimpse — coffee, quiet, and a sense of being at home in one’s own skin.

7/9/2025, 4:53:59 AM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Mr. Snarky Pantalones (@mrsnarkypantalones.bsky.social) reposted

Copenhagen, Sept. 2025. #iphone #copenhagen #sunset #square #plaza #piaza #eastcoastkin #urbangaze #cafelife #denmark

7/9/2025, 4:17:29 AM | 74 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"American Kitsch" Reminds me of an America I used to know and wish we still had. #Stunday #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Kitsch #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #BlueSkyMonday

Pure Living Americana. Movies under the stars, popcorn dreams, and a motel where you don’t even need to leave your bed. The photograph shows the Star Drive-In in Monte Vista, Colorado, a still-operating drive-in theater that doubles as the Movie Manor Motel. A tall movie screen rises from the dusty lot, while rows of classic speaker poles stretch out like relics of a neon-soaked past. To the right, a flat-roofed brick-and-stucco building anchors the scene, its chimney hinting at the motel’s promise of cozy rooms with a direct view of the screen. In the distance, snowcapped peaks of the San Juan Mountains frame the horizon under a bold blue sky. This is kitsch made real — a roadside Americana gem that’s equal parts nostalgia and novelty. The drive-in still flickers to life on summer nights, blending the memory of hot rods and neon signs with the quirky comfort of watching a movie from your motel bed. A survivor of its era, it stands as pure living Americana.

7/9/2025, 4:47:21 AM | 16 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Stone Silence" Parts of Iceland felt like being on another planet. Here, an austere lava field leads the eye toward jagged mountains beneath heavy clouds. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Scape #ClassicMono #Iceland #PhotographersofBlueSky #Fujifilm #PhotographersUnited

The black-and-white photograph shows a stark volcanic plain littered with uneven stones and rocks of varying size, each catching light differently to create subtle tonal textures. The foreground is rough and almost abrasive in appearance, while the midground gradually recedes into dark rolling hills. Beyond them, a striated mountain ridge rises sharply, its flanks highlighted by streaks of sun breaking through dense, layered clouds. The sky is dramatic and turbulent, with pockets of brightness framed by looming shadow, creating a strong contrast between earth and sky. The overall impression is one of isolation and immensity, where the ground feels ancient and the atmosphere carries both weight and movement.

5/9/2025, 8:35:16 PM | 46 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Debbie O'Riley Pics (@debbieo.bsky.social) reposted

Happy Friday friends! Whenever I need to (e) #scape I track down a sunset. Instant peace! I hope you have a day filled with peace ✨ #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #photooftheday #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #sunset #SunsetLovers #goldenhour #landscape #oceanscape #PNW

Alki Beach, Seattle at sunset. The sky was perfect for it, creating pink puffy clouds in a still blue sky above, with an orange sunset over the islands and Olympic Mountains beyond. The sun is casting her reflection across the water and is sending rays up and down. Seagrass and sand are in the foreground with a small ripple of water.

5/9/2025, 5:00:28 AM | 335 39 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

So lovely. Thanks for sharing

5/9/2025, 5:11:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Storm over the Capitol" A rainbow cuts through storm light above Denver’s Capitol dome, fleeting color against enduring stone. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Scape #CityScape #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #UrbanGaze #Denver #Colorado

A sweeping cityscape of downtown Denver shows the Colorado State Capitol with its iconic golden dome on the left, surrounded by government buildings and dense summer trees in the civic park below. The sky dominates the upper half of the frame, filled with heavy storm clouds tinged purple-gray, but a break in the atmosphere allows soft evening light to illuminate the scene. To the far right, a vivid rainbow arcs downward from the cloud bank, its spectrum sharp against the gloom, creating a visual bridge between storm and city. The foreground captures the patterned roof and colonnades of neoclassical architecture, adding order to the otherwise weather-charged moment. The photograph feels like a meditation on tension and reprieve — turbulence against calm, permanence against transience. The rainbow is both fragile and commanding, a temporary gesture across structures built to last, suggesting how presence often resides in what flickers rather than endures.

5/9/2025, 4:52:20 AM | 35 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Twilight Pause" A rider lingers to marvel at the dusk, the open road still glowing with passing lights. #EastCoastKin #Photography #StreetPhotography #HumansofBlueSky #PhotographersofBlueSky #Fujifilm #PhotographersUnited #Colorado

A motorcyclist sits astride a red sport bike at the roadside as the last light of day fades. The sky above is painted in deep blue, fading into layers of pink and orange at the horizon. Behind, car headlights and taillights stretch in a glowing ribbon across the highway, winding into the distance. The rider, helmeted and still, looks westward toward the fading light and mountains beyond. The image captures a moment of stillness in motion: the road continues, cars flow, night approaches—but here, in the pause, presence takes hold.

4/9/2025, 2:59:47 PM | 19 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

I’ve been shooting the protests for a while now and I’ve lived in Denver since 1998. So I kinda of saw it coming and got in front of it. 😏

4/9/2025, 5:04:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks Jen! Quite vivid that morning.

4/9/2025, 5:02:05 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Marching Against the Grid" Flags, bodies, and voices disrupt the order of Wells Fargo’s glass façade. #EastCoastKin #Photography #StreetPhotography #UrbanGaze #Fujifilm #Protest #Denver #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

A crowd of protesters marches across a city street, carrying flags and placards in the midday sun. Behind them rises the Wells Fargo building, its towering grid of reflective glass mirroring the urban core. The march cuts against this backdrop with color and motion: red, pink, and American flags ripple, bodies stride forward, voices rise. The image captures a moment of dissent set against corporate stillness, where the human energy of protest collides with the architecture of financial power. It’s a reminder that even in the shadow of institutions, the street remains a stage for resistance and community.

4/9/2025, 4:48:17 AM | 20 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Alley of Mirrors" A #Denver alley off of 17th street becomes a doubled world, its puddles reflecting the grit and glass. #EastCoastKin #Photography #StreetPhotography #UrbanGaze #Fujifilm #PhotographersofBlueSky

$A narrow brick alley stretches toward a vanishing point where modern glass towers rise against the sky. The ground is broken by puddles that mirror the buildings, creating an inverted cityscape shimmering in water. On either side, weathered red walls bear graffiti, vents, and scars of age, while yellow-lit lamps flicker softly in the dim corridor. The reflection is fractured but legible, a perfect reversal of the world above. This image captures a fleeting threshold: the rough textures of passageways beneath us and the polished facades rising beyond. It’s a reminder that the overlooked and the celebrated often share the same frame, waiting for light and water to connect them.$

4/9/2025, 4:41:30 AM | 87 9 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Same! I am still trying to figure out when I can get back there.

2/9/2025, 8:43:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you Jeff.

2/9/2025, 5:47:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks so much!

2/9/2025, 4:28:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rock (@rjrock.bsky.social)

"Tectonic Tapestry" Lava fields stretch to emerald ridges beneath a sky in flux—stone, moss, and cloud woven into one restless scene. #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MountainMonday #RockinTuesday #Fujifilm #Iceland

A rugged Icelandic landscape fills the frame, the foreground dominated by a field of jagged, weathered lava rock covered in thick green moss. The dark stone surfaces are irregular, rising in lumps and ridges, their textures softened by patches of lichen and groundcover. Beyond the lava, bright green mountain slopes catch the light, rolling in waves toward sharp peaks. Some ridges are sunlit, glowing in yellow-green hues, while others sit in shadow, striped with darker tones. Above, a dramatic sky churns with layers of heavy gray and white clouds, with patches breaking to reveal deep blue. The interplay of light and shadow across land and sky gives the scene depth and energy. The image conveys a sense of geological force and contrast: the frozen violence of ancient volcanic rock set against the living renewal of moss, with the shifting sky reminding us that even landscapes we think of as still are in constant motion.

2/9/2025, 1:44:34 AM | 95 11 | View on Bluesky | view

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