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John
@krantzj.bsky.social
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I am a retired college professor. I studied how we see and perceive. I am a very amateur photographer focusing mostly on nature and night photography.


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John @krantzj.bsky.social · 24d
Stars twisting through the aurora! #Stunday #EastCoastKin #astrophotography #nightskyphotography #startrails #aurora #auroraborealis
A star trail image with the aurora glowing along the horizon.
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hedgehoggrl.bsky.social
Frog at the window this morning.

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #SensoryArt #monochromatic #WindowWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday
Black-and-white photo of a small tree frog up against the outside of a window.
December 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
krantzj.bsky.social
The Aurora! Beautiful even in Monochrome a Thanm you @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social for showing me this #SensoryArt #EastCoastKin #NiagaraFalls #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #aurora #auroraborealis #astrophotography
A photograph of the aurora in black and white, highlighting the textures of the Aurora.
December 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
krantzj.bsky.social
Having fun in the snow! #ArtAdventCalendar #EastCoastKin
Three people playing in the snow. One has fallen down and is laughing! A second os being over the first making sure they are okay and snow is coming off of the second from a snowball thrown by the third!
December 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social
'Shallow Bays, Hanging Gardens' (Obelus, 2022) -- Taking in the Splendid & Spacial Scenery at James Bond Island, Phang Nga National Park, Southern Thailand

#RockinTuesday ✨ #ClassicMono ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
a world famous karst sea stack that was featured in several scenes of a james bond film (man with the golden gun), with jungle growth on the top and hanging down the sides rising above the shallow bays of southern thailand's phang nga national park archipelago
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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bloodraynes.bsky.social
Morning #BlueSky ☕️ Taken yesterday evening as the day faded. Have a great day friends ☺️ #Ireland
#Photography #EastCoastKin
#ThickTrunkTuesday #SensoryArt #monochromatic #Nature #Dusk #ClassicMono #NaturePhotography #PhotographyOfBlueSky #Silhouette
#RiverWalks #Trees #Photo #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Our picture shows a quiet outdoor scene at dusk. Tall, leafless trees dominate the foreground, their dark trunks and fine, tangled branches forming dramatic silhouettes against a softly glowing sky. The bare branches spread outward like delicate lace, filling much of the upper part of the image. Behind the trees, the sun sits low on the horizon, partially hidden by the trunks, creating a pale golden light that fades into soft shades of grey and smoky cream in the sky. The light reflects faintly off a calm river running along the right side of the image. The water surface is smooth and slightly shimmering, catching the last light of the day. On the left side, a quiet road runs parallel to the river. Parked cars line the roadside, and the dark outlines of houses and rooftops sit behind them. Thin power lines stretch diagonally across the sky, adding subtle straight lines to the otherwise organic shapes of trees and clouds. The overall mood of the image is peaceful, moody, and slightly melancholic. The strong contrast between the dark foreground trees and the glowing sky creates a striking silhouette effect, giving the scene a sense of calm stillness at the end of the day. Finally, our picture is finished with a white border frame.
December 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
krantzj.bsky.social
A winter scene! #SensoryArt #monochrome #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #blackandwhitephotography #winter
A snowy covered schedule looking up a lone tire track in the snow receding into the distance.
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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pjpink101.bsky.social
Wooded Wave
#monochromatic #sensoryart #eastcoastkin #classicmono #blackandwhite #photography #rvaphotographer
Black and white photo of driftwood on a beach with a wavy pattern/texture
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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sdcushing.bsky.social
Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social shares a beautiful shot in the waning light for ThickTrunkTuesday:
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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josephlm.bsky.social
#AnimalArtTuesday
#RockinTuesday
#sensoryart #monochrome
December 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
krantzj.bsky.social
Towns and cities lighting up! #ArtAdventCalendar #MadisonIndiana #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #ChristmasLights
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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A peaceful scene in the park, taken during last week's snow storm.

#SensoryArt #Monochromatic #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
Snowfall in a city park. A man walks near a large evergreen. In the distance are more snow-covered trees.
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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thetysullivan.bsky.social
“Road to Nowhere”

Tell us something we don’t know…

#SensoryArt #monochromatic
#blackandwhite #BlackandwhitePhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #MobilePhotography
#ArtYear
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotoHour #Road #StreetPhotography
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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vixcomplex.bsky.social
Oak in the Mist
12-2025

Some mornings the fog rolls in thick enough to swallow the world, leaving only silhouettes and silence🌫️

#sensoryArt #monochromatic #winter #fog #mist #silhouette #oak #tree #trail #SonyAlpha
A large oak tree silhouetted against thick fog on a frosty morning. The tree's spreading branches are visible through the mist, with frost covering the ground below. Other trees fade into ghostly shapes in the dense fog background under a purple-gray sky
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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davemeredith.bsky.social
Clouds over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise for the #SensoryArt theme #Monochromatic

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #landscape #clouds #blackandwhite #monochrome
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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alinagrafik.bsky.social
#MacroMonday
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #ClassicMono

This was a Christmas finial decoration on outdoor stairs to a house. It is a ball of pinecones with a base of pine needles.

#EastCoastKin #Pinecones #ChristmasDecoration #Macro
A closeup of what is a ball made of pinecones that sits on a bed of pine needles. This was on a rock wall post for a staircase. In this image, only the pinecones and pine needles show, not any of the wall or stairs.
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social
'Of Mists and Islets' (2023) -- Thousands of Enormous Rocky Protrusions Blanketed in Mists Complete the Visually Alluring, Tranquil Waters of HaLong Bay, Vietnam

#BlueSkyMonday ✨ #MountainMonday ✨ #RockinTuesday ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
a fishing boat moored peacefully against the awe inspiring backdrop of innumerable karst islets of halong bay
December 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
krantzj.bsky.social
The Tetons! #SensoryArt #Monochrome #MountainMonday #BlueskyMonday #EastCoastKin
December 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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lorettarobinson.bsky.social
I learned a new word from a BS friend... #Pharologist "A person who has an interest in #lighthouses / signal lights" That's me! I intend to get many of my photos posted this next year.

Lime Kiln Light Built 1914 on San Juan Island, WA

#ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem 💡
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
krantzj.bsky.social
#SensoryArt #monochrome
jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social · 2d
'Winter's Arrival' (2025) -- Winter Has Come Rather Early This Year, With the Snows Beginning in Late November, 250th Anniversary Park, Brunswick, ME

#BlueSkyMonday ✨ #ClassicMono ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
The slushy shore of the Androscoggin River, the water, frozen and dark, hugs the snow white river banks lined with boulders and barren trees
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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amandahammill.bsky.social
My favorite pic of our #Russianblue Jack. The lines and curves of his legs, paws and ears flow into the folds and creases of the fabric as he stretches #catsofbluesky #PhotographersOfBluesky #ClassicMono #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas #MacroMonday #SensoryArt #monochromatic #MonochromeMonday
Black and white photo of our Russian Blue cat, Jack. He is stretched out on a ribbed blanket, paws forward running into the creases of the material, ears creating a flow of lines with the folds of fabric, one eye a-squint staring at his favorite photographer 😊
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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subicrn.bsky.social
Seeing red...
It's all black & white...
Green with envy...
Feeling blue.

Where's your work that relies heavily on the #Monochromatic style for #SensoryArt this week?

Inspo: tinyurl.com/SensoryArt

#EastCoastKin #photography #painting #art #create #creative #monochromatic #senses #sensory #contrast
Sensory Art Challenge flyer week of Dec -14 Theme is Monochromatic -Original work only -New Theme each week -Announced Sundays -Express your style -Repost your favorites -Remember to tag #SensoryArt hosted by Subicorn @subicrn.bsky.social end caption #sensoryoverload #synesthesia #sense #audhd #adhd #autistic #actuallyautistic #autism #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochromaticphotography #monoart #classicmono #inspo #red #green #blue #purple #yellow #pink #orange #blackandwhiteart #artistic #autisticartist #artsy #art #photography #textilemedia #fabricarts #sculpting #novel #author #poetry #writer #music #musician #sculpter #painter #photographer #drawing #design #bnwphotography #monophotography #filmphotography #35mm #traditionalphotography
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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handcranked.bsky.social
Hey folks! One of our amazing art challenge hosts is facing a financial crisis and I've organized a GoFundMe for them. If you could even donate $5 or $10, it would really help out. Thank you!
Donate to Support for a Family Facing Urgent Financial Crisis, organized by Robyn Hoke
One of my fellow art challenge hosts on BlueSky needs help to avoid los… Robyn Hoke needs your support for Support for a Family Facing Urgent Financial Crisis
gofund.me
December 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
krantzj.bsky.social
A blessed second week of Advent #ArtAdventCalendar #EastCoastKin #Advent #AdventWreath
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social
'Cold, Solitary Expenses' (2025) -- Brunswick River Path, Brunswick, ME

'The woods are lovely, dark and deep / But I have promises to keep / And Miles to go before I sleep' -- Robert Frost

#Stunday ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
A snowy riverbank with a lonely stone bench looks out over a semi frozen Androscoggin River to the forested communities on the far side, framed by a thicket of barren trees and their expressive branches, laced with snow
December 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social
Get your mountainous shots ready for tomorrow! #MountainMonday 🤩
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM