Here we have a close up, very direct chiaroscuro styled, type of grayscale & film portrait. Our subject is in a VERY contrasted depiction, toplit with very little grey toning of her facial features (brows, eyes, nose, mouth, forehead, cheeks & chin) as she gazes intently towards you. Her hair dominates the composition as much as her gazing eyes & face. This dark hair is very long & very-very curly. The long ringlets fall off of the framing. (It's a cropped portrait here, because in the full composition her hair falls well over her barely distinguishable & bright breasts. Oh well, too many people see sex‐ instead of the gender that all humans possess in one manner or another!)

#rare #debut #unpublished #filmphotography #analog #unretouched #proof #film #unedited #HumansOfBluesky #ArtYear #ECK #EastCoastKin #mood #photography #hair #portrait #ClassicMono #bnw #WestCoastKin #monochrome #SensoryArt #people #contrast #grayscale #chiaroscuro #PhotographersOfBluesky #direct

A rear view of a mini motorcar with a Union Jack flag stuck to the boot lid.

📸 Flying the Flag. Kyoto, Japan (2026)
#Japan2026 #EastCoastKin #ECK #WestCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #Japan #Kyoto #cars

Excellent day to you, Bluesky 🩵

Today’s walk 🦌

#photography #deer #neighborhood #eck #canon #westcoastkin

Meet my father’s otherside, his Great Grandmother, Mary Eliza Simmons Foote Born 1872 in Brooklyn, NY.

A descendant of Native Americans & African Slaves

#OldPhoto late 1800s
#alphabetchallenge
#weekOforOld
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#ancestors
#Native
#African
#American
#hustory
#FindingYourRoots

Close up image of two very tiny hummingbird chicks nesting in a tree—most likely 4 to 5 days old.

Baby Anna’s hummers in an Eastern Redbud tree, Los Angeles, CA.

#headshots #ECK #birdsofbluesky #birds #birding #birdoftheday #westcoastkin #photographersunited #photography #photographersofbluesky #hummingbirds #babyhummingbirds #hummingbirdchicks #annashummingbird #coloraday #yellowthu

A woman on a bike rides past a parked Maserati.

📸 Modes of Transport. Kyoto, Japan (2026)
#Japan2026 #EastCoastKin #ECK #WestCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #Japan #Kyoto #humansofbkuesky #cars #bicycles

As far as I can tell, this is a hybrid duck. The head is brown, similar to a Mallard's. It has its head turned with beak buried in the feathers on its back. Those feathers are a mixture of white ones mixed in with various shaded brown feathers. The background is solid, though is grey water. A few long, pointed green leaves are seen on either side of the duck.

A head shot of a male Mallard in the sun, green head shining, beak open, with a bead of water dripping off its lower beak, with greenish-brown water behind.

A closeup of a lady Mallard, head in the sunshine with water dripping off her beak. Shallow water is behind, with the lake bottom visible in some parts of the background.

A Great Blue Heron, in as near a closeup as could be managed. It's next is curved a bit, with its long beak pointing down a bit.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay #HeadShots #photography #ECK #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #WCK #birds #Canon 3 ducks: a hybrid, 2 Mallards, & a Great Blue Heron. I've done the best I could with the lens I have. Say that I aspire but despair of having anything more than a 300mm.

A view of Morro Rock underneath a tree branch.

#photography #landscape #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #westcoastphotography
#blueskyartshow

Tree tops and blue sky in evergreen forest

Trees reaching up for Blue Sky #trees #blueskyartshow #photographersofbluesky #westcoastphotography #forest #northwestphotography #westcoastkin #eastcoastkin #naturephotography

A man stands at a crossing consulting his mobile phone, oblivious to the fact the crossing indicator has turned green.

📸 This is the Modern World. Kyoto, Japan (2026)
#Japan2026 #EastCoastKin #ECK #WestCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #Japan #Kyoto #humansofbkuesky

Photo of head and neck of Muscovy Duck floating in a reedy pond. the duck has a red, bumpy face, white with gray spots on neck. There is a reflection of the duck and reeds.

#BirdOfTheDay
#HeadShot
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Muscovy Duck

#westcoastkin and #westcoastphotography capture anything along the #westcoast from the north to the south or anything along those vibes some also use #westcoastphotographers welcome 🤗

Rob Crank says" Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots, any head shot will do, the Alt Theme is #Gulls. #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

Covering both themes! (I think it's an immature Glaucous-winged Gull...?)

A brass Buddha with a tanka that says, "incensed at incense samurai drew sword to strike- epiphany strikes strike out at anger from fear! fear is root of all evil" Poem and photo by Robert Emond.

#Emoetry | #Incensed

incensed at incense
samurai drew sword to strike-
epiphany strikes
strike out at anger from fear!
fear is root of all evil

#Haiku #Haiga #Tanka #Poetry
#skypoets #blueskypoetry #poetrysky
#ImageAndVerse #PictureAndAPoem #Photography #WestCoastKin #ECK
#spirituality #awakening

A man in a blue uniform and peaked cap blows his whistle to keep traffic moving.

📸 Traffic Management. Kyoto, Japan (2026)
#Japan2026 #EastCoastKin #ECK #WestCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #Japan #Kyoto #humansofbkuesky

A pretty white Egret hunting frogs and snakes against lush spring-green grass at RNWR.

#springtime #birds #birdphotography #ECK #birding #birdwatching #ornithology #ornithologie #pájaro #oiseaux #vögel #WestCoastKin #egrets #BirdofTheDay #spring #Egret

An acrostic poem on a selfie of the photographer kissing his wife on their move back to Oregon after spending two years living on the east coast. The sign above says Stockyards City, it's in Oklahoma (approx. the halfway point between west and east coasts, which is why I took the picture). The poem reads: Keep it simple stupid when In search of loves's first kiss use Simple Hershey's foil wrapped chocolates you Should be avoiding the kiss of death. Photo and poem by Robert Emond

#AprilAcrostic | #KISS

I don't know why I took this selfie but I’m glad I did.
-See Alt

#Acrostic #poetryprompt #WritingPrompts #Writing #writesky #WritingCommunity
#poetrycommunity
#skypoets #blueskypoetry #poetrysky
#ImageAndVerse
#Humor #Humour
#PictureAndAPoem #Photography
#WestCoastKin #ECK

Dining Under Tuscan Skies

Going al fresco in Pienza. #HumansofBluesky #UrbanGaze #ClassicMono

Pienza, Province of Siena, Italy
🧭 43°4'43" N 11°40'51" E

#photography #originalcontent #landscape #StreetPhotography #G+Circle #ECK #WestCoastKin #travel #Pienza #Tuscany #italia #italy

A scene in Morocco’s main square, Jemaa el-Fnaa. There are stalls and people in the background. In the foreground are two wheelbarrows, and out of the green one sticks out a pair of legs shod with loafers, indicating someone is napping inside the wheelbarrow.

A Fine Place for a Nap, (do you see it? 😉)

#HumansOfBlueSky

#Marrakech #Morocco #WestCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #nikon #candidPhotography #candid #RealMoments #travel #travelphotography #funny

American Bittern, image from the shoulders up. Seen in right profile, neck stretched straight up, head and beak pointing to the 2 O' clock position. Light brown body, pale white and darker brown streaks running through feathers. Shot low, in knee-high brambles and weeds, positioned in them so that a few branches are blurred in front of subject.

Glossy Ibis, looking to right of photographer. Top of back, neck, long gently curved beak show, Brown-reddish on back and neck, going to light brown with white flecks on neck and head. Found in a dense patch of swampy vegetation, the brown bird is contrasted against the bright green of the weeds it was foraging through.

Green Heron, in marshy wet area, Close-up showing bird looking to the right. Brown-red rusty-ish coloration on side of neck, going to dark green on top of head, pale white stripes under . Bright yellow iris, long wickedly sharp beak.

Snowy Egret headshot, looking right. White head, some strands of whispy white feathers away from back of neck. Long sharp black bill, orange tint to iris and that little yellow splash where the beak connects to face, the name of that feature escapes me just now.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #HeadShots, any head shot will do, the Alt Theme is #Gulls.

- American Bittern
- Glossy Ibis
- Green Heron
- Snowy Egret

#birds #ECK #ukbirding #BirdLife #birdphotography #portraits #naturetherapy #florida #westcoastkin #nature

An older gentleman walks down a Kyoto Stretton dressed in blue.

📸 Man in Blue Clothes and Cap. Kyoto, Japan (2026)
#Japan2026 #EastCoastKin #ECK #WestCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #Japan #Kyoto #humansofbkuesky

Day 106 of #365PhotoADay

For #UrbanGaze, a 2017 capture of vibrantly repainted piano at the art festival in downtown Ogden #Utah.

#photography #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin #LuminarEdit #LuminarMobile

A back view of a woman in a geisha outfit and Reebok trainers by a stainless steel ‘thrash can’ (ie rubbish bin)

📸 Geisha Girl in Trainers. Kyoto, Japan (2026)
#Japan2026 #EastCoastKin #ECK #WestCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #Japan #Kyoto #thursdaybins #humansofbkuesky
cc @richardmortimer.bsky.social

A close-up, color photo of a yellow cactus flower in bloom with a red ring center, during Spring in Palm Springs, California. 📸 Allan MacKinnon

#ColorADay
#YellowThu

A cactus bloom.
Palm Springs, California.
03/31/26

#Cactus #Flowers
#WestCoastKin
#Plants #Spring
#Photography
#ArtInNature
#FMSPAD
#SomethingTinyInNature

Hang in there. We will get through this!

Vines in Towsley Canyon 1/2019

#hiking #photography #westcoastkin #SantaClarita #scenic #nature #eastcoastkin #views #scape #breathe #backpacking

Four grey waste bins in a line looking not unlike minions ™️

📸 Minions ™️. Kyoto, Japan (2026)
#Japan2026 #EastCoastKin #ECK #WestCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #Japan #Kyoto #thursdaybins #paredolia
cc @richardmortimer.bsky.social @paredolia.bsky.social

A soft-drinks dispensing machine next to two orange bins used for recycling.

📸 Cause and Effect. Kyoto, Japan (2026)
#Japan2026 #EastCoastKin #ECK #WestCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #Japan #Kyoto #thursdaybins
cc @richardmortimer.bsky.social

Orange and yellow #sunset with gray #clouds and majestic #evergreen #trees. #PNW #WestCoastKin #Photography

Small beige butterfly with powder blue accents on his chest and lower wing drinks from a large cluster of pink blooming California buckwheat.

Native California Gold-Hunter’s hairstreak touches down on a cluster of California buckwheat, Joshua Tree National Park.

#ECK #butterflyweek #butterfly #joshuatree #westcoastkin #photooftheday #photography #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #hairstreak #bugsky #bloomscrolling #flowers

Numbers on the corners of seats in a Kyoto Japanese-style fast food restaurant.

📸 Out for the Count. Kyoto, Japan (2026)
#Japan2026 #EastCoastKin #ECK #WestCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #Japan #Kyoto #humansofbluesky #mcdonalds