The Masked Singer, Vienna, May 2022 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVocal #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #ECK

Whispering Bloom, June 2026 Silent blossoms whisper with the wind shine brightly #PaintByWords #Hydrangea #bloomscrolling #art #poetry #haiku #Macro #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #ECK #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky

Another take on this week's #ECKPalette #ArtChallenge, generously hosted by @wealiearts.bsky.social. And inspired by the gorgeous town of #Strasbourg! The entire #ArtMap was created with #QGIS! Hope you like it!? #EastCoastKin #ECK

Mirant al sostre. Una làmpada, llums i ombres jugant a dibuixar estrelles sobre el meu cap. #Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #UrbanGaze #ECK

Dome of Light, Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg, May 2026 #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #FineArt #Scape #EastCoastKin #ECK #UrbanGaze

Strasbourg, May 2026 It doesn't exactly follow the rules for the @wealiearts.bsky.social #ECKPalette #ArtChallenge, but I tried to stick to the spirit! I like the result and wanted to share it. More Details in the ALT! Cheers! #EastCoastKin #ECK #FineArt #TypographicArt #AbstractDesign

'Swoosh' (2014) -- Unstad Beach, Lofoten Archipelago, Arctic Norway 'It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters' ― Epictetus #BlueSkyArtShow #Growth ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨ #TidesOutTuesday ✨ #Scape ✨ #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford

Crimson Tide, May 2024 #BlueSkyArtShow #growth #AlphabetChallenge #UForUniform #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #poppyblossom #Scape #EastCoastKin #ECK

A Mondrian Moment, Salzburg, May 2026 #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay #RedWed #WallsOnWednesday #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #ECK

Still in #Bavaria on an #oebb #railjet heading to #vienna just before the last #crossborderrail of our trip, sitting in the @diningcar.at to get used again to the austrian cuisine! And yes, a trip with @deutschebahn.com is always an adventure!

The Schnitt, Freiburg/Breisgau,May 2026 If you order a *Schnitt* in southern Germany, you essentially get nothing but foam. However, once the foam settles, it transforms into a small beer. And the staff wore nice uniforms! 😉 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUniforms #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #ECK

Blue Hour, Strasbourg, May 2026 with #Venus on the right and #Jupiter right above the Dome! #StunDay #Alsace #Bas-Rhin #Strasbourg #Venus&Jupiter #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #ECK #Scape

Temps Apparent, Horloge astronomique @ Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, May 2026 The clock is already quite tall, but the cathedral is incredibly tall. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTime #BlueSkyArtShow #Tall #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #CityScape #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #ECK #ViveLaFrance

Station's pulse, Colmar, May 2026 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTime #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #UrbanGaze #IndustrialPhotography #VintageClock #SymmetryInDesign #TimeAndSpace #ArchitecturalDetails

Mulhouse! Tres chic! #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #ECK #Elsass #Alsace #photographersofbluesky

It's about #time for a holiday. On the way to #Strasbourg 🇨🇵via #Zurich 🇨🇭, #Basel 🇨🇭, and #Mulhouse 🇨🇵. Have a great week everyone, and if I find the #time, I'll post a photo or two. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTime #oebb #ÖBB #SBB #SCNF #CrossBorderRail #traintime #Scape #EastCoastKin #ECK

For this weeks #ECKPalette #ArtChallenge from @wealiearts.bsky.social I tried to redefine a black&white photograph of mine! This weeks colors: Eton Blue (Mint Green) #85BBA4 Apricot (Pink Flesh) #FCCBB1 Salmon (Orange Pink) #F58D7E Indian Red (Orange Red) #CB4D52 Fire Brick (Brick Red) #AC1E23

Every Grain of Sand, Jerez, April 2011 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #Stunday #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #EastCoastKin #ECK

As I Went Out One Morning, February 2020 #BlueSkyArtShow #morning #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #EastCoastKin #ECK #LandscapePhotography #SkyOnFire #RuralSerenity #Cloudscape #SunriseMagic

'Of Boulders & Bubbles' (2021) -- South Bubble Summit, Acadia National Park, ME #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #BWFri ✨ #Stunday ✨ #MountainMonday ✨ #RockinTuesday ✨ #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford

Cold Irons Bound, Arles, September 2024 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #ColorADay #BWFri #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #ECK

This weeks #ECK #PostProcess challenge from @rjrock.bsky.social is to #Silence his photo. So I have to be extra carefully and ssssshhh..... **whispers:**My aproach in the ALT-Text! Hope you like it! Cheers!

A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, Vienna, February 2026 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #ECK #UrbanGaze #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #wienliebe

Desolation Row, February 2026 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #UrbanGaze #WallsOnWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #ECK #EastCoastKin

All along the watchtower, Znojmo, December 2025 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #ECK #UrbanGaze #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky

Tangled Up In Blue, February 2010 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #BlueSkyMonday #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #SensoryArt #motion #abstract #icm #ECK #EastCoastKin

Bavarian Mirror, Obersee, June 2023 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #StunDay #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #ECK #EastCoastKin

Abandoned Ochre, Ôkhra - Écomusée De L'ocre Roussillon, September 2024 #BlueSkyArtShow #soft And the #colours from the #palette should fit the new #ECKPalette weekly #ArtChallenge as well! #EastCoastKin #WallsOnWednesday #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky

Levitating Wood, March, 2024 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #Scape #ForestFriday #ColorADay #BWFri #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #ECK #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky

The Reader’s Echo, Konstanz, May 2025 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReflections #HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin

A Glass Canvas, Hamburg, June 2022 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #WallsOnWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #WindowsOnWednesday #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky

Cloud's Duality, June 2022 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #BlueTue #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #DiptychPhotography #CloudReflections #SymmetryInNature #MoodAndLight #LandscapeContrast #EastCoastKin

It's always a bit strange messing around with other people's photos, especially when it's as good as this one from @rjrock.bsky.social. But that's the challenge: #EastCoastKin #ECK #PostProcess with the theme #Subtraction. Edits in the ALT text as usual! Cheers and May the 4th be with you! 😉

Good morning and have a great start to the week! Mirrored Serenity, November 2022 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #MinimalMonday #BlueSkyMonday #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #Lakescape #MirroredSky #SymmetryInNature #TranquilWaters #ReflectionPhotography #EastCoastKin

Valley of Calm, Drosendorf, May 2026 Shadows softly creep, Two hearts beat with the landscape, Hilltop holds their gaze. #Stunday #ImageAndVerse #BlackAndWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #RiverView #NatureInMono #RuralSerenity #Haiku #ContemplativeMood

Another great photo from @rjrock.bsky.social for the #ECK #PostProcess Challenge: #Texture. Especially when we get closer to my familiar territory here, it's necessary to use some additional thoughts on techniques. Steps in the ALT-Text as usual. Hope you like it! Cheers!

Shadow Play, Krems, April 2026 #BlueSkyArtShow #ShadowPlay #RadiantGeometry #ModernArchitecture #BlackAndWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #UrbanLines #SunlightAndShadow #EastCoastKin #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky

Kaiservilla, Bad Ischl, February 2026 Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary (1837–1898), aka Sissi, is considered by Austrian tourism officials to be the most important member of the Habsburg dynasty. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQForQueen #ColorADay #RedWed #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #EastCoastKin

Maria Theresa, displayed in the Presidential Chancellery of the Hofburg, Vienna, 2006 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQueen #PhotographersofBluesky #HistoricalPortrait #BaroqueArt #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BlueTue

No, that's not a yet unknown van Gogh! Just a random glance out the window! #Stunday Countryside Window, April 2026 Window to the land, green waves meet the distant blue— peace in plainest sight. #ImageAndVerse #Haiku #RuralLandscape #GreenFields #WindowView #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Radiant Tulip Triad, April 2026 #BlueSkyArtShow #odd #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPForPurple #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #BacklitPhotography #BloomScrolling #NaturePhotography #VibrantColors #EastCoastKin

Odd Levitation, Horn, March 2026 #BlueSkyArtShow #Odd #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #SurrealPhotography #AbstractComposition #OpticalIllusion #MinimalistArt #EastCoastKin #ECK

Purple Rain, January 2026 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPForPurple #Prince #UrbanGaze #AbstractPhotography #PurpleHaze #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #EastCoastKin #ECK

Purple Haze Original image by @rjrock.bsky.social That #Painterly was another #PostProcess challenge that pushed me way out of my comfort zone. Thanks for that! More details in the ALT text! Hope you like it! Cheers! And btw, it would now also fit into #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPForPurple ;-)

Calle Tienduri, Burano, August 2023 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPForPurple #WallsOnWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay #RedWed #UrbanContrast #StreetPhotography #Venice #ArchitecturalDetails #FineArt #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #ECK

My edit for #PostProcess #EraShift Photo by @rjrock.bsky.social It was a hard one this time. I wanted the photo to have the feel of pictures from the turn of the 20th century. My steps in the ALT-Text! Your Feedback very welcomed! Cheers!

Italy, Pallazzo Strozzi, Florence, May 2018 My interpretation of the Artwork by Luciano Fabro, "Italy" from 1968 #BlueSkyArtShow #Edge #BlackAndWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #SilhouetteArt #MinimalistPhotography #GeometricComposition #FineArt #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ECK

A Moss-Crowned Elder, August 2011 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOld #ForestFriday #Scape #Landscape #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #AncientTrees #MossyForest #NaturePhotography #EastCoastKin #ECK