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Rick Smith
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Cascadia photographer, photo artist, digital artist.
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Kīlauea #Lighthouse | #Kauai, #Hawaii

#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography #Sacpe #travel
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Your Dec 8–14 art challenge cheat sheet is here!

HELP NEEDED! Have a few $ to help a challenge host in need? See post in comments

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Art challenges: December 8–14 Monday, December 8 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #XtraXmas (#MilkingMaids) Tuesday, December 9 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #XtraXmas (#LadiesDancing) Wednesday, December 10 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #XtraXmas (#LeapingLords) Thursday, December 11 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#FestiveLights) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #XtraXmas (#Pipers) Friday, December 12 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #XtraXmas (#Drummers) Saturday, December 13 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#FavoriteThings) #XtraXmas (#snow) Sunday, December 14 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#NaturalContrast)* #XtraXmas (#reindeer) ALL WEEK #ArtAdventCalendar (any original, non-AI art daily through Dec 24) #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #FestiveDailyRobin (through Dec 31) #smArtist (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekXForXmas) #SensoryArt (#monochromatic) *Combine soft and harsh elements
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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November King Tides | Depoe Bay, Oregon

#Stunday #seaccape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #Travel #OregonCoast
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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#WhidbeyIsland, #Washington

#Scape #Photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #BlackAndWhitePhotography #bnw #travel #PhotographersOfBluesky #Seascape
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Cargo Ship Silloutte

#Scape #Seascape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LandscapePhotography
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Otter Rock area, #Oregon

#MinimalMonday #EastCoastKin #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #BlueskyPhotography #Art #BlackandWhite #BnW
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Your art challenge cheat sheet for Dec 1–7!

NEW: #ArtAdventCalendar and #XtraXmas

Host list in the comments

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Art Challenges: December 1–7 Monday, December 1 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #XtraXmas (#PartridgePeartree) Tuesday, December 2 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #XtraXmas (#TurtleDoves) Wednesday, December 3 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #XtraXmas (#FrenchHens) Thursday, December 4 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#RedGreenGold) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #XtraXmas (#CallingBirds) Friday, December 5 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #XtraXmas (#GoldRings) Saturday, December 6 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#sky) #XtraXmas (#geese) Sunday, December 7 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#LinesAndGeometry) #XtraXmas (#swans) ALL WEEK #ArtAdventCalendar (any original non-AI art daily through Dec 24) #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #FestiveDailyRobin (robins through December 31) #smArtist (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekWForWindows) #SensoryArt (#seasons)
November 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Devil's Punch Bowl | Otter Rock, #Oregon

#Stunday #seaccape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #Travel #OregonCoast
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Oregon Sand Dunes

#Scape #Photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Monochrome #BlackAndWhitePhotography #bnw #travel #OregonCoast
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Being Watched | Tokeland Hotel | Tokeland, Washington

#WackyWednesdayArt #DuoTone #Art #sculpture #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #BnW
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Ruby Beach | Olympic National Park, Washington

#TidesOutTuesday #RockinTuesday #Seascape #Photography #BnW #BlackandWhite #WashingtonCoast #Travel #EastCoastKin #Scape #LandscapePhotography
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Your art challenge cheat sheet for Nov 24–30 is here!

Host list + posts from them in the comments

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Art challenges: November 24–30 Monday, November 24 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #NightmareNov (#eyes) Tuesday, November 25 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #NightmareNov (#suffering) Wednesday, November 26 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #NightmareNov (#scary) Thursday, November 27 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#people) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #NightmareNov (#flame) Friday, November 28 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #NightmareNov (#phobia) Saturday, November 29 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#warmth) #NightmareNov (#hope) Sunday, November 30 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#LookingBack)* #NightmareNov (#WorstNightmare) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #FestiveDailyRobin (robin pics through December 31) #smArtist (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekVForVowels)** #SensoryArt (#lines) *Reflect on personal or artistic growth **Subject starts with a vowel
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Cherokee, North Carolina

#ColorADay #PinkMon #Scape #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LandscapePhotography #travel #StreetPhotography
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Late Fall on the Tennessee River near Chattanoga

#Stunday #Autumn #Scape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LandscapePhotography
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Zebra Longwing

#BNWmacro #macro #Photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #NaturePhotography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhitePhotography #bnw #butterflies
November 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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#Sunset Sail | #Maui, #Hawaii

#Scape #seaccape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LandscapePhotography #Travel
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Butchart Bay | Victoria, BC

#IR #scape #InfraredPhotography #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LandscapePhotography
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Blue Ridge Mountains | North Carolina

#Autumn #Scape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LandscapePhotography
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Sunset Liberty Bay | Poulsbo, Washington

#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography #Poulsbo #Sacpe #washingtoncoast
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Your art challenge cheat sheet for Nov 17–23 is here!

Host list + posts from them in the comments

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Art Challenges: November 17–23 Monday, November 17 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #NightmareNov (#teeth) Tuesday, November 18 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #NightmareNov (#liquid) Wednesday, November 19 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #WallsOnWednesday #ColorADay (#RedWed) #NightmareNov (#apathy) Thursday, November 20 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#UpholsteryAndTextiles) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #NightmareNov (#black) Friday, November 21 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #NightmareNov (#disease) Saturday, November 22 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#small) #NightmareNov (#disgust) Sunday, November 23 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#HiddenInPlainSight) #NightmareNov (#arms) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #FestiveDailyRobin (robin pics through December 31) #smArtist (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekUForUnloved)** #SensoryArt (#water) *Blend into background **Rundown and/or neglected things
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Haunted Walker-Ames Mansion | Port Gamble, Washington

#Stunday #Scape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LandscapePhotography #travel #paranormal
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Battle Point Park | Bainbridge Island, Washington

#scape #InfraredPhotography #IR #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhite #BnW
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Ringling Circus Museum | Sarasota, Flordia

#WackyWednesdayArt #Circus #Art #BnW #Photography #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono #Clowns #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #PhotographersOfBlueSky
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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The Needles | Cannon Beach

#TidesOutTuesday #RockinTuesday #Seascape #Photography #BnW #BlackandWhite #OregonCoast #Travel #EastCoastKin
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Yaquina Head Lighthouse |. Newport, Oregon

#MinimalMonday #EastCoastKin #BlackandWhite #BnW #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #OregonCoast #Sacpe #ClassicMono #Lighthouse
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM