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Post image 03.03.2026 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Snicket and rear view of an old Methodist chapel in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Bronica Etrs, Kodak Gold 200 in Bellini C-41.
#photography #filmphotography #beleiveinfilm #EastCoastKin

04.03.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mt. Hood is mostly covered in snow.  The mountain is framed by evergreen trees in the foreground, and forests below it.  There is blue sky above.

Mt. Hood is mostly covered in snow. The mountain is framed by evergreen trees in the foreground, and forests below it. There is blue sky above.

Mt. Hood #MountainMonday #hiking #Oregon #scape #photography #nature

02.03.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
This view of Hidden Meadow in Glacier National Park feels open, layered, and quietly expansive.

In the foreground, tall grasses stretch across the meadow in soft green and gold tones. The vegetation looks late-seasonβ€”mixed textures of fresh growth and drying stems. Near the center sits a small, still pond, oval and reflective, holding a muted mirror of sky and surrounding trees. The water surface appears calm, with no visible ripple, suggesting little wind at the moment the photo was taken.

Beyond the meadow, a dense stand of conifers risesβ€”spruce and fir forming a deep green wall. Their crowns vary in height and density, creating a textured edge between meadow and forest. To the left, several tall, bare snags stand upright, thin and skeletal against the darker trees behind them, remnants of past fires. They add vertical contrast to the otherwise lush tree line.

In the distance, mountain ridges layer into blue tones, each successive ridge fading lighter with atmospheric haze. The slopes show patches of rock and forest, with subtle variations in texture and elevation. Above them, cumulus clouds drift across a bright blue skyβ€”white and softly shadowed, suggesting midday light rather than dawn or dusk.

The overall mood is balanced and open: meadow, forest, mountains, skyβ€”each occupying its band of space. It feels like a transition zone, where wildlife would move quietly between cover and water. The small pond anchors the scene, while the distant ridges give it depth and a sense of Glacier’s vast scale.

This view of Hidden Meadow in Glacier National Park feels open, layered, and quietly expansive. In the foreground, tall grasses stretch across the meadow in soft green and gold tones. The vegetation looks late-seasonβ€”mixed textures of fresh growth and drying stems. Near the center sits a small, still pond, oval and reflective, holding a muted mirror of sky and surrounding trees. The water surface appears calm, with no visible ripple, suggesting little wind at the moment the photo was taken. Beyond the meadow, a dense stand of conifers risesβ€”spruce and fir forming a deep green wall. Their crowns vary in height and density, creating a textured edge between meadow and forest. To the left, several tall, bare snags stand upright, thin and skeletal against the darker trees behind them, remnants of past fires. They add vertical contrast to the otherwise lush tree line. In the distance, mountain ridges layer into blue tones, each successive ridge fading lighter with atmospheric haze. The slopes show patches of rock and forest, with subtle variations in texture and elevation. Above them, cumulus clouds drift across a bright blue skyβ€”white and softly shadowed, suggesting midday light rather than dawn or dusk. The overall mood is balanced and open: meadow, forest, mountains, skyβ€”each occupying its band of space. It feels like a transition zone, where wildlife would move quietly between cover and water. The small pond anchors the scene, while the distant ridges give it depth and a sense of Glacier’s vast scale.

Happy #MountainMonday and
#BlueskyMonday from Hidden Valley
Glacier #NationalPark

#Artyear #Scape #Landscape #Imageandverse #Hiking

β€œIn these blessed mountain temples Nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.”-John Muir

02.03.2026 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 134    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #mountainMonday.
Hope you have a great week
Nature photo day 413
#peace #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #hiking #photographersofBluesky #photographersunited #pnw #landscapephotography #scape #BlueSkyMonday

02.03.2026 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Beneath a cloudless deep blue October sky, we are walking a narrow dirt and gravel track through a stately old forest of hardwoods. Their foliage is a blazing riot of golds, yellows, oranges and bright greens. It is a crisp and clear autumn day with stark contrasts of sunlight and shadow.

Beneath a cloudless deep blue October sky, we are walking a narrow dirt and gravel track through a stately old forest of hardwoods. Their foliage is a blazing riot of golds, yellows, oranges and bright greens. It is a crisp and clear autumn day with stark contrasts of sunlight and shadow.

Golden woods road, Mill River valley, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 16, 2024, 12:25Β PM.

#hiking #autumn #forest #trail

02.03.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 384    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

When nothing else cuts through the mix

02.03.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A wide panorama showcases turquoise water of a lake reflecting snow-capped mountains under a cloudy sky.

A wide panorama showcases turquoise water of a lake reflecting snow-capped mountains under a cloudy sky.

That Alberta magic! The colors here are unreal. 155mp Panoramic image. #alberta #canada #icefieldsparkway #lakes #mountains #landscape #travelphotography #panorama

02.03.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
A view across a shaded lazy river to a small, isolated Buddhist shrine accessible only by boat against an impressive backdrop of karst stack formations and unevenly covered by thick vines of jungle. The humid air particles hang in the air as the sun dips behind the misty mountains towards the horizon

A view across a shaded lazy river to a small, isolated Buddhist shrine accessible only by boat against an impressive backdrop of karst stack formations and unevenly covered by thick vines of jungle. The humid air particles hang in the air as the sun dips behind the misty mountains towards the horizon

'Of Towers & Temples' (2023) -- Nestled in the Breathtakingly Still & Timeless Jungle, Visual Moments of Zen, Trang An Landscape Complex, Ninh Binh, Northern Vietnam

#MountainMonday ✨ #RockinTuesday ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

02.03.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 435    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 0
Dense evergreen trees fill the foreground, their layered branches framing a quiet alpine basin. A still lake sits below and softly reflects the gray, overcast sky, with patches of snow lingering around the shoreline and across nearby slopes. In the distance, Table Mountain rises as a rugged ridge of dark rock, striped with late season snowfields that trace the contours of its steep faces beneath low, heavy clouds.

Dense evergreen trees fill the foreground, their layered branches framing a quiet alpine basin. A still lake sits below and softly reflects the gray, overcast sky, with patches of snow lingering around the shoreline and across nearby slopes. In the distance, Table Mountain rises as a rugged ridge of dark rock, striped with late season snowfields that trace the contours of its steep faces beneath low, heavy clouds.

A different angle of Table Mountain on this majestic #MountainMonday. πŸ”οΈ

#pnw #photography #landscape #nature #mountains #landscapephotography #naturephotography

02.03.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Thin ribbon of green vegetation and flowers flows between level granite. Blue sky snd short evergreens frame a view of blue water

Thin ribbon of green vegetation and flowers flows between level granite. Blue sky snd short evergreens frame a view of blue water

A ribbon of flowers flows between level granite slabs at Wayfarers State Park (2024)
Big Fork, MT
#BlueskyMonday #photography
#EastCoastKin

02.03.2026 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 348    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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Icy Lake Superior sunset on Minnesota's North Shore

#photography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #minnesota #sunset #lakesuperior #winter #ice

02.03.2026 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 295    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Έ Bing wallpaper of the day:

β€œHarbor and longtail boats at Ko Samui, Thailand (Β© Foto2rich/Shutterstock)”

πŸ“² Daily Wallpaper for iOS/Mac dailywallpaperapp.com/appstore

#photography #wallpapers #bing

02.03.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
St Mary’s Church, Chiddingfold behind the village pond surrounded by purple crocuses and daffodils.

St Mary’s Church, Chiddingfold behind the village pond surrounded by purple crocuses and daffodils.

Reflections on the pond of the church and blue sky in Chiddingfold today with crocuses and daffodils in the foreground.
#BlueSkyMonday
#SurreyHills
#Churches
#Landscapes
#Photography

02.03.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Monday blues

#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #photography #sunrise #scape #nature #landscape #beach #PhotographersOfBlueSky

02.03.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 177    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
A pink sunrise sky behind Mt Hood and a river of fog below it in the trees

A pink sunrise sky behind Mt Hood and a river of fog below it in the trees

Sunrise river of fog.

#eastcoastkin #pnw #mountainmonday #art #nature #photography #landscapephotography #photographersunited #PhotographersofBluesky

02.03.2026 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
A craggy green mountain in the background is covered at the top by thick white fog. The midfield of the photo is dense green shrubbery and the foreground is bright green grass.

A craggy green mountain in the background is covered at the top by thick white fog. The midfield of the photo is dense green shrubbery and the foreground is bright green grass.

My #MountainMonday choice is from #KualoaRanch on #Oahu. We had a fabulous day there. Did a wonderful movie tour and soaked in all the beauty. #photography #EastCoastKin

02.03.2026 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mt. Moran in the Grand Tetons from Oxbow Bend for #MountainMonday and #BlueSkyMonday.

#travel #landscape #Nature #mountains #EastCoastKin #ShotoniPhone.

02.03.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1933    πŸ” 203    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 0
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#UnJourUnePhoto
#PhotoMarch
#ChallengePhoto
#photography
#photooftheday
02/03 Sur/au dessus .. de la Combe de Savoie, le lac du Bourget au fond... et mon fils aux commandes πŸ€—

02.03.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A storm-dark ceiling presses low,
yet the horizon cracks open, one pale seam of mercy.
Sea holds its iron breath.
Cliffs and scrub keep their rough silence.
Far out, a lone ship is a small black prayer,
and I learn to wait for light the way waves do: forever.
#photography #poetry #westcoastkin

02.03.2026 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A portion of an unusual and elaborate garden railroad at the Taltree Arboretum and Gardens nature preserve near Valparaiso in Porter County, Indiana

A portion of an unusual and elaborate garden railroad at the Taltree Arboretum and Gardens nature preserve near Valparaiso in Porter County, Indiana

A portion of an unusual and elaborate garden railroad at the Taltree Arboretum and Gardens nature preserve near Valparaiso in Porter County, Indiana... (2016-09-15.)

#photography #historicalphotos #historicalphoto

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/highsm/item/2016631644/

02.03.2026 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Under Construction 2 by Jeff Mercader https://www.artlimit...
#lake #landscape_hunter #longexposurephotography #bnwphotos #shotwithlove #longexposure #photographydaily #nature #landscape #waterscape #splendid_earth #bw_society #river #blackwhite #longexposure_shots #photography…

02.03.2026 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another generic East Tennessee landscape
My interpretation from memory of a painting my Aunt Liz had hanging in her house when I used to visit her in Knoxville around 1960 #landscape #watercolor #tennessee #art #elizabeth

02.03.2026 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How long would you spend lost in a view like this? β˜οΈπŸ“Έ
#Nature #Horizon #Photography

02.03.2026 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grand Canyon Afternoon

Sunset approaching.

#grandcanyon #sunset #afternoon #photography

02.03.2026 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Foggy Nights c2026

#photography #nature #spanishmoss #foggynight

01.03.2026 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The sign read:
"Closed For Repairs".
After years of cranking in perpetual circles,
The motion was no longer fluid. 
The ride would stop with a jerking motion
Then restart with a thrust and lunge forward. 
The joints were eroding, the motor rusted,
The ride was quite simply no longer safe. 
He read the sign twice. 
He gazed up at the wheel. 
He remembered all the rides spanning multiple the decades.
Then, with the first deep breath he had expelled in years,
He uttered softly,
too softly to be audible to passersby,
"That's okay. This change is good. 
Life has spun me in enough circles. 
Time to keep my feet on solid ground."
____________________


A black and white photo taken at night, looking up at an extremely high ferris wheel, lit by the glow of surrounding attractions.

The sign read: "Closed For Repairs". After years of cranking in perpetual circles, The motion was no longer fluid. The ride would stop with a jerking motion Then restart with a thrust and lunge forward. The joints were eroding, the motor rusted, The ride was quite simply no longer safe. He read the sign twice. He gazed up at the wheel. He remembered all the rides spanning multiple the decades. Then, with the first deep breath he had expelled in years, He uttered softly, too softly to be audible to passersby, "That's okay. This change is good. Life has spun me in enough circles. Time to keep my feet on solid ground." ____________________ A black and white photo taken at night, looking up at an extremely high ferris wheel, lit by the glow of surrounding attractions.

For #BlueSkyArtShow theme #round.

The sign read,
"Closed for repairs".
{Prose in Alt Text}

#photography #poetry #prose #lifewriting #classicmono #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #nikon

01.03.2026 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The #Sun is gone

#Lake #Sunset #Scape #Photography #EastCoastKin
#Clouds #Ripples #Glare

01.03.2026 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWhen the spent sun throws up
its rays on cloud
And goes down burning
into the gulf below…”
- Robert Frost
#Stunday #sunsets #photography
#ImageAndVerse #ColorADay
#orangesun #photographersunited
#photographersofBluesky #nature
#EastCoastKin #Melbourne

01.03.2026 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 241    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lake Reflections

#photography #reflections #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #trees

01.03.2026 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0