Suzanne Lapointe

A high-angle nighttime view of Chicago’s Millennium Park. In the lower center sits the dark reflective form of Cloud Gate (“The Bean”), its curved surface faintly mirroring lights from surrounding walkways. The grid of paths, dotted with lampposts, fans outward into bare winter trees and toward the ice-skating rink visible at the lower left. Beyond, the jagged metallic arcs of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion gleam in the glow of spotlights. Skyscrapers rise densely in the background: the Prudential building to the far left, lit with rows of rectangular windows; taller towers extend through the center and right side, their facades stippled with light. In the color version, dramatic reds and oranges illuminate the Prudential building and Pavilion, while the rest of the city radiates cooler blue tones. The monochrome rendering strips these colors away, emphasizing geometry, light contrasts, and the rhythm of illuminated windows. The photograph explores how urban light reshapes night, turning what might be absence into presence. The Bean becomes a dark void of reflection amid illumination, a counterweight to the bright towers—suggesting the paradox of night in the city: visible, vibrant, yet always holding mystery in its shadows.

"Snowy Night at Millennium Park"

The city glows, its lights threading through dark branches and steel towers--never really settling.

#UrbanGaze #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Photography #Nikon

The image features a striking, yellow wooden house set against a dramatic mountainous backdrop under a cloudy sky. The house has white trim around the windows and roofline, providing a stark contrast to the golden yellow of the wood. It sits near a body of water, with a small dock and railing extending from its side. The mountains in the background are imposing and rugged, with their peaks disappearing into the ominous clouds. The overall mood of the photograph is somewhat somber, with the dark clouds and craggy landscape contrasting with the bright color of the house.

It was a very miserable day, but it made my picture a bit more dramatic!
Lofoten, Norway

#Stunday #EastCoastKin
#photography 📷
#Lofoten

Photo noir et blanc du Temple de la lune et du Temple du soleil, deux monolithes géants situés dans le secteur Cathedral Valley du parc national Capital Reef (Utah). Le ciel est dégagé. Il y a un peu de végétation dans le sable. (septembre 2016).

Temple of the Moon and Temple of the Sun
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
#Stunday #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono

Beautiful! I agree, October can be a wonderful time to visit! 💛

Une femme et un homme sont assis au milieu du cratère Ubehebe. On les voit de dos. Les parois du cratère ont des teintes de beige, orangé et gris foncé. Il y a peu de végétation. Parc national de la Vallée de la mort, Californie (décembre 2009)

Relaxing at the bottom of Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley National Park, California
I posted this one before. I just like the vibe!

#BlueskyArtShow #Relax #EastCoastKin

Thank you Luis! Have a great day! 😀

It is an amazing place! This was a big highlight of our trip!

Photo prise le soir du monument Scott érigé en l'honneur de Sir Walter Scott. À gauche, on voit la partie du château qui est illuminée. À droite, on voit les lumières de la ville. En avant, il y a de la végétation. Édimbourg (octobre 2017).

Scott Monument in Edinburgh
Monument to honor Scottish author Sir Walter Scott
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNForNights

We just subscribed to Apple Tv and added this series on our watch list. Good to know you like it 😀

A monochrome photo of a nasturtium flower with raindrops collecting on its three lower petals: the monochrome treatment sharpens the contrasts between the crinkly petal texture and the round, smooth, transparent raindrops. You can also see the inner parts of the flower, with its raggedy hairy edge guarding the stamens and the twisty pistil. The upper two petals have dark streaking running from the bases and fanning and fading outwards. The flower is set among round nasturtium leaves.

Rain! Soggy photo from the garden
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #BloomScrolling #OurGarden

Yes! Glad you could enjoy the show!

Sheena, when you're in Iceland, you can check this Aurora forecast site. I wish you luck!

en.vedur.is/weather/fore...

Wow! Amazing!

#NoNegativeVibes ✌️

YouTube video by Sigur Rós Sigur Rós - Takk... (20th Anniversary Edition) [Full Album Stream]

Sigur Rós vient de sortir une réédition de Takk pour le 20e anniversaire de sa sortie. Album magnifique. Nous venons de recevoir le vinyl. ❤️

On peut aussi écouter l'intégral sur YouTube.
Bon vendredi!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Goz...

Yes, you're right! It was such a long time ago. I only remember that we went to see Háifoss. I didn't know that each waterfalls had its name 😀 This is a picture with both waterfalls.

😀🙏

Black and white photo capturing the upper spire of the 12th-century Kalan Minaret (Bukhara, Uzbekistan). The elaborate, tiered structure features intricate geometric brickwork and arched windows. It is crowned by the full moon caught at its apex.

Rook Under Lunar Check ♟️🌕

#photography #scape #coloraday #BWFri #eastcoastkin #landscape #photohour #stormhour #classicmono #monochrome #b&w #blackandwhite #moon #nature #travel #art #bluesky #friday #sky #architecture #uzbekistan #alphabetchallenge #weeknfornights #urbangaze #urbanphotography

You just inspired me to look at my pictures from this year! 😀
I really liked Siglufjörður.

Hôtel Sigló sur le bord du fjord. Le bâtiment est vert. Des bateaux sont amarrés . Une épaisse couche de brouillard recouvre la montagne derrière l'hôtel. Siglufjörður, Islande (septembre 2025).

Siglufjörður ❤️
I highly recommend the series Trapped, which was filmed in Siglufjörður
#Scape #EastCoastKin #Iceland

Thank you! 😀

Une rue, sur laquelle est peint un arc-en-ciel, mène à l'église Hallgrímskirkja. De chaque côté de la rue, on retrouve des commerces. Le ciel est d'un bleu vibrant. Reykjavik, Islande (septembre 2019)

Reykjavik ❤️
Skólavörðustígur, the Rainbow Street
I posted a similar picture before. I just love the sky and the rainbow
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNForNights #Iceland

Silhouettes of bare branch trees line a street in the fog at night. The haze diffuses the green traffic lights, yellow street lights and the red light of a car as well two blue squares on either side of the road that are illuminated bus stops.

#Aphabetchallenge #WeekNforNights

#Vancouver #BC #Canada 🇨🇦 #Fall #night #trees #streetphotography #trafficlights #lights #fog

A stark and atmospheric black and white image features a large, luminous half-moon dominating the right side of the frame against a dark, featureless sky. In the foreground, a silhouetted hillside creates a strong horizontal line, upon which three imposing electricity pylons stand tall, their intricate structures starkly outlined against the sky. Smaller utility poles and a web of wires further emphasize the industrial presence in this dramatic nighttime landscape.

Night

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNForNight #Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Landscape #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Lumix

Quelques patineurs sur la patinoire devant le Palais Montcalm, par un soir de tempête. Les arbres sont illuminés. Il y a de la neige sue les marches et le terrain. Il neige. Québec (février 2019).

Québec City ❤️
People skating before the snow storm got worse
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNForNights

Thank you! 💙

This black-and-white photograph shows Goðafoss, the “Waterfall of the Gods” in northern Iceland. The wide, powerful river drops in a broad semicircle over a rocky cliff, creating thick curtains of foaming white water that plunge into a turbulent pool below. Mist rises at the base of the falls, softening the outlines of the dark volcanic rocks that frame the scene in the foreground. Beyond the waterfall, the landscape opens into a vast plateau of rolling hills under a sky scattered with clouds. Goðafoss is not only dramatic in appearance but also steeped in legend. Around the year 1000, when Iceland officially adopted Christianity as its national religion, the lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði Þorkelsson is said to have thrown the last images of the old pagan gods into this waterfall, giving it its name - “the waterfall of the gods.”

A waterfall reminds us that every mighty river begins as tiny streams, flowing together until they can no longer be stopped.

#Iceland 🇮🇸 #Goðafoss
#WaterfallWednesday
#landscapephotography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky 📷
#ThePhotoHour #StormHour
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono

A man wearing black is crossing a footbridge towards Deansgate train station. It is dark and misty and thd footbridge is wet from the rain. In the distance are several tall tower blocks that are lit up, the top most part covered in fog. The footbridge has an angular black metal type of cage over the top with lights running down the centre, the lights are reflected on the wet floor

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekNForNight
Deansgate Castlefield Manchester

I know! And there are so many! 😀

Cascade Háifoss, qui tombe d'une hauteur de 122 m. On voit des petites formations de basalt et un peu de neige. Il y a un arc-en-ciel. Islande (juin 2005).

Háifoss
A picture from our first trip in 2005

📷 Converted to digital
#WaterfallWednesday #EastCoastKin #Iceland