A vertical, black and white artistic portrait capturing a person from the waist up, partially obscured by long, sheer fabric hangings. The composition is a study of light, shadow, and soft textures. The subject is nude, facing slightly to the left, with their chest and torso visible through the gaps of the fabric. One breast is positioned in the center-left of the frame, highlighted by a soft, diffused light that emphasizes its contour and the texture of the skin. The fabric strips hang vertically, creating strong diagonal and straight lines that slice through the frame, partially masking the subject's face and lower body. These curtains are semi-translucent, allowing light to bleed through and create a dreamy, hazy atmosphere. The background is dark and indistinct, pushing the subject and the foreground fabric into sharp focus. The lighting appears to be coming from the side, creating a high-contrast look where the highlights on the skin and fabric transition smoothly into deep, velvety blacks. The image has a noticeable grain and a soft-focus quality, particularly around the edges of the fabric

There are no flowers in Black Lodge.

#Photography #BNW #BlueSkyArtShow #FineArt #ConceptualArt #Portrait #Monochrome #ArtPhotography #Chiaroscuro #photoOfTheDay @bskyphotos.bsky.social #SonyA7II #Sony #ArtisticNude #NudeArt #Art #Monochrome #ArtSky #SonyAlpha #ConceptualArt #BlackLodge

A cherry-tomato sprout is pushing out it's first real leaf, in between the initial two leaves of the seed. It is surrounded by many other sprouts at a similar stage of growth. The focus is sharp only on the center plant, and blurry on the others. There is a red plastic marker in the pot.

First "real" leaf

f/2.8, 1/80s, ISO 400, 70mm
hand-held
sony α7ii
sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

#photography #photographie #fotografie #valokuvaus
#luontokuvaus #naturephotography
#sonya7ii #sonylens

#photography #avgeek #fyp #sonya7ii #aviation #planespotting #miamiairport

A black and white photograph of a busy city street of Helsinki center. A tramway rolls away as people walk in all directions. Tall buildings, of at least 5 stores each, on either sides. A prominent "Stockmann" sign marks the entrance to the first building oon the right hand side.

Stockmann

f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 100, 39mm
hand-held
sony α7ii
sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

#photography #photographie #fotografie #valokuvaus
#blackandwhitephotography #noiretblancphotographie #mustavalkoinen
#sonya7ii #sonylens

Landscape photography of yellow grass field, leaf-less birch tree forest patch with a few green pines, and city buildings, from foreground to background. A handful of people are walking with their dogs. The sky is blue and cloudless.

Country and city

f/4, 1/1000s, ISO 100, 49mm
hand-held
sony α7ii
sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

#photography #photographie #fotografie #valokuvaus
#luontokuvaus #naturephotography
#sonya7ii #sonylens

A forest path zigzagging between the pine trees. The sun is at an angle and light pierces through from left to right.

Spring forest path

f/2.8, 1/90s, ISO 250, 70mm
hand-held
sony α7ii
sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

#forests #forest
#photography #naturephotography #photographie #fotografie #valokuvaus #luontokuvaus
#sonya7ii #sonylens

Sun rays through pine trees

Spring forest

f/2.8, 1/60s, ISO 160, 54mm
hand-held
sony α7ii
sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

#forests #forest
#photography #naturephotography #photographie #fotografie #valokuvaus #luontokuvaus
#sonya7ii #sonylens

#photography #photographer #photograph #leeds #paulspond #yorkshire #england #sunrise #sunrisechaser #tree #silhouette #silhouettephotography #landscapephotography #digitalart #lowresskyline #cynical_yorkshire_man #cameranerd #thenorth #winter #snow #itwasacoldone #fineart #primelens #sonyA7ii

#photography #photographer #photograph #leeds #paulspond #yorkshire #england #sunrise #sunrisechaser #tree #silhouette #silhouettephotography #landscapephotography #digitalart #lowresskyline #cynical_yorkshire_man #cameranerd #thenorth #winter #snow #itwasacoldone #fineart #primelens #sonyA7ii

#photography #photographer #photograph #leeds #paulspond #yorkshire #england #sunrise #sunrisechaser #tree #silhouette #silhouettephotography #landscapephotography #digitalart #lowresskyline #cynical_yorkshire_man #cameranerd #thenorth #winter #snow #itwasacoldone #fineart #primelens #sonyA7ii

#photography #photographer #photograph #leeds #paulspond #yorkshire #england #sunrise #sunrisechaser #tree #silhouette #silhouettephotography #landscapephotography #digitalart #lowresskyline #cynical_yorkshire_man #cameranerd #thenorth #winter #snow #itwasacoldone #fineart #primelens #sonyA7ii

#photography #photographer #photograph #leeds #paulspond #yorkshire #england #sunrise #sunrisechaser #tree #silhouette #silhouettephotography #landscapephotography #digitalart #lowresskyline #cynical_yorkshire_man #cameranerd #thenorth #winter #snow #itwasacoldone #fineart #footprint #sonyA7ii

Model: evi

#imrtlphotography #immortalphotography #skin #newmexico #sonya7II

Model: iesha

#nude #imrtlphotography #immortalphotography #impliednude #skin #newmexico #sonya7II

Jade's camera captures Amsterdam's STRAAT Museum gallery - with large murals and people milling about in between the walls

If you venture across the river to Amsterdam Noord, one of the many museums you can find yourself in is the STRAAT. Here, I love the scale of the art and how evocative many of the pieces are.

#oursky
#sonya7ii
#museum
#amsterdam
#globetrotting
#photographer

A high-contrast, black-and-white nighttime photograph of two trams parked side-by-side on snow-covered tracks. The composition is a medium shot, focusing on the front ends of the vehicles. On the left, an older, more angular tram model (numbered 2037) features a boxy design with a flat windshield and vertical lines. To its right, a modern tram (numbered 3644) displays a more aerodynamic, curved front profile with a large, wraparound glass windshield. The lighting is harsh and directional, likely from overhead depot lamps, creating deep, rich blacks in the shadows and bright, reflective whites on the snowy ground and the trams' metallic surfaces. The textures of the slushy snow and the metal railings in the bottom right foreground are sharply defined. The background is almost entirely enveloped in dark shadow, emphasizing the industrial silhouettes of the vehicles. The image has a slight grain and a distinct tonal depth that suggests it was shot on a vintage lens, specifically the Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.4 Jena Flektogon mentioned in the post, which provides a wide, immersive field of view with characteristic sharpness and micro-contrast. The absence of digital noise in the shadows and the specific blooming around bright highlights suggest this may have been shot on high-contrast monochrome film or a high-end digital sensor mimicking a cinematic film aesthetic.

I have found a place where the trams are sleeping.

📷 Sony A7II + Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.4 Jena Flektogon

#Photography #BNW #BlueSkyArtShow #FineArt #StreetPhotography #NightPhotography #ZeissJena #Art #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Warsaw #Warszawa #Poland #UrbanGaze #SonyA7II @bskyphotos.bsky.social

A low-angle, high-contrast black and white photograph taken at night within a narrow, rectangular passage or alleyway. The composition is defined by strong linear perspective, with the walls and ceiling lights leading the eye toward a pitch-black vanishing point at the center. On the ground in the foreground, the word "STOP" is painted in large, white, weathered block letters on a dark, cobblestone-like pavement. A white directional arrow is visible just above the text, pointing into the darkness. The lighting is architectural and rhythmic: four bright, rectangular fluorescent fixtures are mounted along the top edges of the walls, two on each side, casting a stark white glow that emphasizes the texture of the masonry. The walls appear to be made of light-colored stone or concrete blocks. To the right, a closed door is partially visible in the shadows. Beyond the immediate corridor, the scene transitions into deep shadow, with only a few faint, distant streetlights visible in the background, creating a sense of liminal space and urban solitude. The contrast is sharp, with deep blacks and bright, blown-out highlights from the lamps, emphasizing a noir aesthetic.

✋🏻S T O P

📷 Sony A7II + Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.4 Jena Flektogon

#Photography #BNW #BlueSkyArtShow #FineArt #Art #TextureTuesday #Tuesday #StreetPhotography #SonyA7II #Noir #Architecture #LowLight #brutalism #zeiss #Flektogon @bskyphotos.bsky.social #artistsofbluesky #photooftheday #UrbanPhotography

A moody, low-light photograph titled "Dream Escapist." The image is dominated by a dark, desaturated palette of charcoal, deep blacks, and hazy whites. In the center-right of the frame, a lone silhouette of a person stands with their back to the viewer, appearing to walk deeper into a snowy, fog-shrouded woodland. The composition utilizes a distinct tilt-shift effect, creating a narrow horizontal plane of sharp focus across the middle, while the top and bottom of the frame dissolve into a soft, dreamlike blur. The foreground consists of a snow-covered ground where rhythmic, diagonal lines of warm, golden light—likely from an off-screen light source—streak across the surface, creating a high-contrast pattern against the shadows. To the left, a dark, spindly thicket of leafless branches leans into the scene, while a heavy tree trunk anchors the right edge. The background is a murky, ethereal gray, suggesting thick fog or a heavy snowfall at night. The heavy digital grain adds a tactile, cinematic quality to the image, emphasizing themes of isolation, mystery, and a quiet, solitary journey through a wintry landscape.

"Dream Escapist"

📷 Sony A7II + TT Artisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt

#Photography #FineArt #ConceptualArt #Nature #SonyA7II #TiltShift #TiltShiftLens #WinterPhotography #Monday #FineArtPhotography #BlueSkyArtShow #NightPhotography @bskyphotos.bsky.social @photohour.bsky.social #Forest #Warsaw #Warszawa

#church #photography #photographer #sonya7ii

A photograph taken inside the Kinoteka Cinema in Warsaw, captured with a tilt-shift lens that creates a distinctive, narrow plane of focus. The composition is dominated by a vibrant, deep red carpet in the foreground, which is largely blurred, leading the eye toward the center-right of the frame. The focal point is an antique black film projector or cinema apparatus, mounted on a heavy pedestal. It sits behind a glass partition or within a doorway, appearing sharp against the surrounding soft-focus environment. The machine is mechanical and industrial in design, with rounded housings and visible knobs. The architecture of the room features high ceilings and pale, off-white walls with classic decorative molding. To the left, a blurred white wall and a dark rectangular object (possibly a speaker or seating) are visible. The lighting is warm and indoor-focused, creating soft highlights on the metallic surfaces of the projector and a clean, clinical feel to the upper half of the room. The tilt-shift effect creates a "miniature" aesthetic, compressing the sense of scale and making the cinema lobby appear like a highly detailed diorama. The vertical lines of the doorframes and wall corners provide a structured, geometric backdrop to the organic blur of the foreground and background.

Another one from the Dreams serie. Kinoteka Cinema.

📷 Sony A7II + TT Artisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt

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A low-light, moody photograph of a forest floor at night, captured with a tilt-shift lens that creates a narrow, horizontal band of sharp focus against a heavy, dark blur. In the immediate foreground, thick wooden beams or logs lie horizontally across the frame, rendered as dark, indistinct silhouettes. The center of the image features a patch of textured earth and leaf litter, illuminated by a faint, cool-toned light source that suggests moonlight or a dim artificial glow. The details here are crisp, showing the grainy texture of the soil and scattered organic debris. Rising vertically from this ground are the thin, dark trunks of trees, disappearing into a deep, near-black background. The selective focus isolates a specific plane of depth, leaving the top and bottom of the image in a soft, atmospheric bokeh. The color palette is dominated by desaturated earthy tones, deep shadows, and cold grays. The composition is grounded and heavy, emphasizing the stillness and the claustrophobic density of the woods at night.

"It has been called by many names, but it is known here as the evil in these woods." - #TwinPeaks

📷 Sony A7II + TT Artisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt

#Photography #FineArt #FridayForest #BlueSkyArtShow #Art #tiltShift #tiltShiftLens #NightPhotography #SonyA7II #Sony @bskyphotos.bsky.social #DarkArt

post a tram interior which you photographed

📷 Sony A7II + TT Artisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt

#TiltShift #TiltShiftLens @bskyphotos.bsky.social #art #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #StreetPhotography #UrbanPhotography #Warsaw #Warszawa #sony #NightPhotography #sonyalpha #sonyA7II #Liminal #Poland #Polska

A horizontal, low-light night photograph taken in a snowy park or forest clearing, utilizing a shallow depth of field. The foreground is dominated by underexposed, dark silhouettes of park structures: a small wooden picnic table on the left and a slanted wooden roof or ramp on the right. Both are partially covered in a thin layer of snow, showing subtle textures in the shadows. The ground is a field of dim, blue-toned snow with soft undulations. The mid-ground is heavily blurred, featuring the dark vertical lines of thin tree trunks. In the background, a sharp contrast is created by a horizontal streak of vibrant, out-of-focus lights (bokeh). These lights include a long amber and yellow band, punctuated by small dots of red and bright white, suggesting a passing vehicle or a distant building through the trees. To the upper right, a single, large, bright circular white bokeh highlight stands out against the dark, murky brown and black sky. The composition is grounded by the dark geometric shapes in the foreground, leading the eye toward the ethereal, glowing abstract lines in the distance. The overall color palette is a mix of deep umber, cool indigo shadows, and warm artificial glows.

Another set of distorted dreamy reality. Shot with a 90-degree lens tilt.
📷 Sony A7II + TT Artisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt
#Photography #Abstract #FineArt #FridayForest #BlueSkyArtShow #AbstractArt #Art #tiltShift #tiltShiftLens #LongExposure #NightPhotography #SonyA7II #Sony @bskyphotos.bsky.social

A vertical, abstract fine-art photograph of a dark forest path at night. The image features a heavy, intentional tilt-shift blur that creates a dreamlike, disorienting effect. The composition is centered on a narrow trail that leads the eye toward a deep, dark horizon. On either side of the path, the silhouettes of tall trees rise into a dim, overcast sky. The ground in the foreground is pale and appears covered in a thin layer of snow or frost, providing a bright base that contrasts with the black voids of the forest. The lighting is low and moody. A soft, pale glow filters through the top of the frame, illuminating the hazy, out-of-focus branches. In the far distance, precisely at the center of the path's vanishing point, there is a single, warm amber point of light, resembling a distant window or a solitary lantern. The use of the tilt lens has created a unique spherical distortion in the blur, making the trees appear to wrap around the center of the frame. The overall palette is a monochromatic range of charcoal, silver, and deep obsidian, punctuated only by that tiny speck of gold.

"The owls are not what they seem"

📷 Sony A7II + TT Artisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt

#Photography #BlueSkyArtShow #Art #AbstractArt #FineArt #ConceptualArt #Forest #ForestPhotography #Abstract #LowLight #Pictorialism #DavidLynch #TwinPeaks #Night @bskyphotos.bsky.social #SonyA7II #TTArtisan #TiltShift

I want to start posting some #photography on this. Here’s one of my favorite shots I got in #CodyWyoming

#digitalphotography #SonyA7II #VintageLens

Model: iesha

#nude #imrtlphotography #immortalphotography #impliednude #skin #newmexico #sonya7II

#photography #worship #church #photographer #sonya7ii

#photograph #photographer #photography #cameranerd #lowresskyline #cynical_yorkshire_man #landscapephotography #streetphotography #thenorth #holyisland #lindisfarne #Northumberland #england #lindisfarnecastle #sonya7ii #35mm #panoramic #holiday #people #bench #takingabreak #view #colour

#photograph #photographer #photography #cameranerd #lowresskyline #cynical_yorkshire_man #landscapephotography #streetphotography #thenorth #holyisland #lindisfarne #Northumberland #england #lindisfarnecastle #sonya7ii #35mm #panoramic #holiday #wall #quiteproudofthisone #perspective #blackandwhite

#photograph #photographer #photography #cameranerd #lowresskyline #cynical_yorkshire_man #landscapephotography #streetphotography #thenorth #holyisland #lindisfarne #Northumberland #england #lindisfarnecastle #sonya7ii #35mm #panoramic #holiday #wall #quiteproudofthisone #perspective #colour