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Sandy McClearn

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P.Eng. + PMP. Warships IFR magazine contributor. Photography & Maritime History. Based in Nova Scotia. https://smcclearn.smugmug.com/ https://sandblings.blogspot.com/ #photography #shipping #warships #landscape #seascape #blackandwhite

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · Nov 11

A short intro for my first post - I'm an engineer, project manager, and photographer based in Nova Scotia. I will take photos of just about anything but there is often a maritime or nautical angle. I've put my Twitter account on hiatus and I'm trying some new platforms. Nice to meet you!

Man in a bright jacket standing next to a ship's rail with an iceberg floating on the sea in the background.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 17h

After building 6 of these for the Navy, Irving Shipbuilding has rolled out the first of the AOPVs in red for the Canadian Coast Guard. Meet CCGS Donjek! #photography #ship #marine #shipphotography #coastguard #icebreaker #shipyard #shipbuilding #ccgsdonjek #canada #halifax #EastCoastKin

Large ship under construction on land at a shipyard.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! I’m definitely searching out this type of terrain with the drone.

Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 1d

Aerial view of a salt marsh in Lower East Chezzetcook on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. #photography #aerial #aerialphotography #drone #saltmarsh #watercourse #marsh #swamp #wetland #bog #chezzetcook #novascotia #EastCoastKin

Aerial view of a wetland with a watercourse weaving its way through.

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AndyMacD-Unique Moments Captured @andymacd-photo.bsky.social · 3d

"Serendipity". A last minute change of plan and an unexpected photo, but you have to be out and about to spot these things. One I think for my portfolio.

www.AndyMacD.co.uk

#landscape #photography
#LandscapePhotography #Autumn
#fineart #Scotland #nature #Woodland #trees #loch #lake #mist #bluehour

Blue hour at a Scottish loch. Low level fog, blue hour and the silhouette of Scots pines, Nordic pines and birch trees.

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EastCoastKin @eastcoastkin-ac.bsky.social · 3d

Today starts the new daily theme 'Robins', be sure to check out this wonderful hashtag #FestiveDailyRobin

#EastCoastKin #birds #birding #photography #art #painting #ArtChallenges

Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 3d

So Rob has announced the start of the #FestiveDailyRobin which starts today and runs until the 31st December, so let's all dig out the bird that makes people smile and think of Xmas.

I’m going full on festive.😁 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A European robin standing on a frosty surface, showing its distinctive orange-red breast and face, brown upperparts, and white belly. The bird is turned slightly to the side with a soft, blurred greenish background.

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Dave Meredith @davemeredith.bsky.social · 3d

ICM of #autumn woodland for the #BlueSkyArtShow

#EastCoastKin #ICM #ICMphotography #photography

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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social · 11d

'Belly of the Beast' (2023) -- Emerging From Darkness While Climbing the Spiral Staircase Within the Belly of the Dragon Up to the Astounding Viewpoint From the Mouth, Hue, Vietnam

It's Finally Friday, Let's #Scape!! ✨

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

a dark and slowly winding staircase tunnel shaped like the rib cage and throat of a dragon from within that ascends eventually into the light, up to the incredible viewpoint that looks out over the local, wide, lazy river and the surrounding dense jungle

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you!

Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 4d

Salt marsh in Lower East Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia. #photography #landscape #marsh #grassy #novascotia #coastal #shoreline #scape #leadingline #EastCoastKin

Drainage course provides a leading line through a grassy salt marsh.

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Rock @rjrock.bsky.social · 5d

Built in 1929 for Mountain States Telephone, this tower carried the voices of the West—through AT&T, Mountain Bell, US West, Qwest, CenturyLink, and now Lumen.

The names change, but the building persists (and the fees).

#EastCoastKin #Photography #UrbanGaze #ClassicMono #Fujifilm

The photograph looks steeply upward at the arched entrance of the former Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Building in downtown Denver. The stone façade, detailed with carved lettering and decorative ribs, narrows toward the sky in crisp black-and-white contrast. Shadows deepen beneath the archway while the pale limestone above catches even light, emphasizing the building’s height and symmetry.
Once a 1929 headquarters for Mountain Bell and later home to US West, Qwest, CenturyLink, and Lumen Technologies, the structure endures as a monument to communication’s changing forms—its presence steady as the voices it once carried.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks! It is one of those things I have meant to photograph for years and never got around to it.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 5d

A twisty Nova Scotia road in autumn. #photography #landscape #road #rural #country #autumn #season #southshore #novascotia #fall #drive #EastCoastKin

A twisty road passes through yellow and orange trees of autumn.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 6d

Many thanks!

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t normally photograph on rainy days, but on Sunday I was lichen it. (I’ll show myself out). #photography #macro #lichen #autumn #fall #rock #yellow #orange #EastCoastKin

Dying plant in front of lichen on a damp rock.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 6d

Actually not sure if I am on the list or not - please add my name if it isn’t there already. Thx.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 7d

Fishing boat during a rain shower in Lower East Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia. #photograph #seascape #landscape #coast #coastal #fishing #boat #chezzetcook #novascotia #EastCoastKin

Head on view of a small fishing boat at a wharf with grey skies behind.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 8d

Harvested field seen from the air on approach to the airport at Edmonton, Alberta. #photography #aerial #aerialphotography #field #farm #farming #harvest #patterns #prairie #wheat #EastCoastKin

Patterns of harvested wheat in a farmer’s field as seen from the air.

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Loretta Robinson @lorettarobinson.bsky.social · 9d

Good Morning Sunday for #STUNDAY & #ColorADay #OrangeSun

A lone cypress tree at Pebble Beach, California.

#EastCoastKin #Photography #PebbleBeach #Sunset

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 9d

Absolutely! You can even see the ripples from the foot drag in the water. Lucky timing. 😎

Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 9d

Ta-da! A heron lands at a beach in Comox at dawn. #photography #comox #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #heron #wildlife #shore #coast #coastal #landing #stunday #EastCoastKin

Heron with wings spread upon landing at the edge of the water at a beach.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 10d

Control tower at the airport in Edmonton. #photography #architecture #building #design #blackandwhite #monochrome #controltower #airport #edmonton #alberta #EastCoastKin

Airport control tower - each story of the oval plan tower looks like waves on water.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you!

Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 11d

Harvesting a field outside Edmonton, Alberta. #photography #aerial #aerialphotography #farm #farming #field #landscape #scape #harvest #countryside #rural #EastCoastKin

Aerial view of a combine harvester working in a field.

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Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 12d

Touchdown! A Gulfstream lands at the airport in Edmonton, Alberta. #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #gulfstream #plane #businessjet #bizjet #landing #airport #tiresmoke #aviation #runway #EastCoastKin

Smoke comes from the tires of a business jet at the instant of touchdown upon landing at an airport.

Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn.bsky.social · 13d

Not often I get to photograph aircraft in flight from another aircraft in flight - I got lucky and caught a CC-130 Hercules flying out of CFB Trenton a few weeks back. #photography #aerial #aviation #cc130 #hercules #royalcanadianairforce #rcaf

Cargo aircraft seen in the distance from above with the landscape underneath.