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Sabine Shutterbug
@sabineshutterbug.bsky.social
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Welcome! I’m a shutterbug posting all kinds of things related to architecture, nature, my cats if they let me, and the little things.
Member of the #EastCoastKin Photo Community

I walk, I look, I see, I stop. I photograph.
Leon Levinstein
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#ForestFriday
#funghifriends
#fungifriends
The underside of a beautiful pink oyster (? correct me if I'm wrong in the comments) mushroom discovered on a rainy Christmas Eve forest hike.
December 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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After my Christmas bonanza I’m going to return to normal service, starting with today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Took this photo yesterday afternoon, so it’s just right for Alan’s @alan678.bsky.social
prompt #mostrecent. Face to face with the sparrowhawk.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A sparrowhawk perches alertly on the edge of a weathered, lichen‑covered rooftop, its body fluffed up against the cool air, -7 centigrade then. The bird’s finely barred chest and belly form a striking pattern of dark and pale bands, contrasting with its smooth, darker head and piercing yellow eyes that stare straight toward the viewer. One talon grips the sloping roof while the short, pale tail feathers hang down, all set against a clear, cold blue sky that emphasizes the raptor’s compact, powerful shape.
December 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Another #scape photo taken yesterday afternoon.
#moon #sky #skyphotography #photography #minimalism
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A sharp, detailed crescent moon hangs in a clear blue sky, its sunlit edge glowing softly while the rest of the disc fades into shadow. The rugged lunar surface is crisply rendered, revealing countless small craters and ridges along the illuminated rim. The simple composition, with the moon isolated against a smooth background, gives the image a calm, minimalist, almost ethereal feel.
December 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Christmas lights to start a beautiful and sunny 26 December. Have a wonderful day everyone and enjoy the holiday if you can.
#scape #ArtAdventCalendar #Christmas #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A traditional windmill is illuminated for the holidays, its wooden tower crowned by a glowing golden star of lights that spans the full width of the sails. In the morning twilight sky behind it, the dark spire of a church and a nearby Christmas tree strung with warm white lights create a layered silhouette of festive shapes. The scene feels calm and wintry, with bare tree branches framing the composition and the deep blue evening sky adding contrast to the warm, inviting decorations.
December 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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This is your last chance of the year to post to #ForestFriday!

Post your forest-related photographs or artwork with the hashtag #ForestFriday. Let's end this year with a huge celebration of outdoors and nature. 🤗🌲🌼🍄🌿

#EastCoastKin #Hiking #Nature #Outdoors #Photography #Art
The banner for Forest Friday has a background image of pine trees and ferns covered with snow. The text says, "It is #ForestFriday. A weekly celebration of the outdoors & nature. If you are so inclined, post your forest-related photographs or artwork with the hashtag #ForestFriday. Happy trails, my friends."
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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I saw geese yesterday.

#MerryXmas #XtraXmas #Family #FarmLife #Nebraska #VideoVignette 📽
🎵 Fugacious, Gavin Luke (Epidemic Sound)
December 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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My favorite photo for today’s #PalacePicks is accidentally the one you also liked best of all I’ve posted for #PalacesAndGardens so far.
#photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
Light pours through the vine‑covered pergola and bathes the Roman Baths in Sanssouci Park in a soft green light. The place feels both intimate and monumental, like a secluded classical courtyard hidden in the middle of the gardens. Broad stone steps climb diagonally along the left wall, their edges worn and slightly mossy, which makes the architecture appear old and lived in. Warm ochre façades are structured by shallow arches, pilasters and a small arched window, recalling the look of an Italian villa. Rough quarry stone on the lower wall meets smoother ashlar above, so the whole ensemble seems like a carefully staged scenery. Classical details are scattered through the courtyard. A sculpted column with a female head as a capital and a dark metal statue on a pedestal add clear antique accents. An ornate stone basin with rich relief carving stands like an ancient Roman altar or fountain and visually anchors the space. A simple metal handrail running up the stairs traces a fine line against the stone and leads the gaze toward the upper terrace. The season is mid summer. Lush vine leaves weave across the wooden beams of the pergola and filter the light into a gentle green. Low flower beds with white blossoms and bright green groundcover soften the strict lines of stone and plaster. Through the open archway on the right, a sunlit path appears, lined with newly leafed climbers, suggesting a quiet transition from this sheltered courtyard into the wide Sanssouci Park.
December 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Merry Christmas and a most beautiful day everyone.
#ArtAdventCalendar #UrbanGaze
#photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A tall Christmas tree glows with warm golden lights and tiny red gift ornaments in the middle of a quiet cobbled marketplace. The deep blue morning sky, bare branches of a large tree, and softly lit historic houses in yellow tones create a cozy small‑town atmosphere, with empty benches suggesting a calm pause before the day’s festivities.
December 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Christmas mood
My favorite Christmas song
#MerryChristmas #MusicWasMyFirstLove

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Belle & Sebastian - Are You Coming Over For Christmas?
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December 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Tomorrow is Christmas but more importantly, it's #UrbanGaze Thursday! Don't let a holiday stand in the way of sharing your street and urban photography and don't forget to tag them with #UrbanGaze. #EastCoastKin #Streetphotography #UrbanPhotography
It’s time to channel your inner Henri Cartier-Bresson and let your Street Photography skills shine. Show us the theatricality of the streets, the interplay of light, shadow, and human activity. • City infrastructure / architecture • Parks / parking lots • Back alleys, supermarkets, gyms, cafes • Street portraiture / candids • Cityscapes / suburbs • Street art / graffiti On Thursdays, tag your street photography with #UrbanGaze
December 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Good morning everyone, would you believe it, just saw Santa on his way. Might take some time, though, he’s taken his flamboyant two-wheeler, so be patient and enjoy Christmas Eve meanwhile.
#WackyWednesdayArt #XtraXmas #santa #ColorADay #RedWed #ArtAdventCalendar
#EastCoastKin
A purple delivery bike is parked on a wintry lawn, and Santa is already in the saddle, leaning forward like he is late for his next stop. He has swapped the sleigh for this flamboyant two-wheeler, a golden gift‑sack strapped to his back and a tiny silver bell in his hand, clearly prepared to ring his way through traffic. The bike and its little trailer are piled high with evergreens, red baubles, and a glowing red ornament up front like a supersized Rudolph nose, so it looks as if the whole contraption might wobble off at any moment in a burst of Christmas chaos.
December 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Maximum velvet, compulsory jingle bells, and pointy ears that say "I take the festive season very seriously." Good morning everyone and have a holly jolly day ahead.
#XtraXmas #elf #Christmas
#ArtOfSelfPortraiture #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
Me dressed in a festive elf costume standing in front of a Christmas-themed background. My outfit is green and red velvet with gold swirls, a white collar, and jingle bells, and I'm wearing a matching pointed elf hat and fake elf ears. Behind me are string lights and decorated garlands with baubles in warm holiday colors.
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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When it’s time beginning to look a lot like Christmas and you’re not really sure what’s in it for you.
#AnimalArtTuesday #CatsofBlueSky #SkyCats #Christmas #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A tricolor or calico cat is lying on a soft, bluish blanket in front of a warm, dark yellow background, wearing a bright red and white Santa hat. The cat looks calmly but a bit puzzled at the camera, its yellow-green eyes standing out against the mottled black, orange, and cream fur. At the bottom of the image, a festive Christmas border of evergreen branches, holly leaves, red berries, pinecones, and red and gold baubles frames the scene like a holiday card.
December 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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The #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZForZero is just the right moment to thank you, wonderful BlueSky friends, for every like, repost, comment, and advice. Your kindness, curiosity, and support mean more than words can say and keep me inspired every single day. #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #thankyou
#BlueSky and the #EastCoastKin community have become a true home, a place where I feel welcome, seen, and deeply supported. I couldn’t be happier or more grateful for the kindness, encouragement, and friendship I’ve found here. The image shows a BlueSky profile with a header photo of Sanssouci Palace and the hashtag “#PalacesandGardens” at the top. The round profile picture on the left is an abstract, colorful portrait with the face blurred. Below, the name “Sabine Shutterbug,” the handle, follower stats, and a bio about photographing architecture, nature, cats, and small details appear, along with a note about the “#EastCoastKin Photo Community” and a Leon Levinstein quote.
December 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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#ColorADay #PinkMon #ArtAdventCalendar #MinimalMonday
#MacroMonday #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A Christmas cactus macro photo in a minimalist style with focal color captures the delicate bloom’s intricate details up close, emphasizing vibrant petals against a stark, uncluttered backdrop. The composition isolates a petal cluster, using shallow depth of field to blur distractions and highlight textures like velvety stamens and glossy leaves.
December 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Your Dec 22–28 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 22–28 Monday, December 22 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #XtraXmas (#turkey) Tuesday, December 23 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #XtraXmas (#elf) Wednesday, December 24 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #XtraXmas (#santa) Thursday, December 25 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#PalacePicks) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #XtraXmas (#family) Friday, December 26 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #XtraXmas (#present) Saturday, December 27 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#holiday) #XtraXmas (#snowman) Sunday, December 28 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#FutureSelf)* #XtraXmas (#ChristmasTree) 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 (#WeekZForZero)* #SensoryArt (#joy) *Imagine who you’ll be in 10 years **The word or numeral 0 is visible
December 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Enjoying my Christmas tree this evening as the setting sun shines through the window
☀️🎄

#Stunday
#Eastcoastkin
#ColorADay
#OrangeSun
#SelfPortraitSunday
December 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Happy Solstice!
#ColorADay #OrangeSun
#EastCoastKin #ArtAdventCalendar
#WinterSolstice #Moon
A pale sliver of a moon hangs in a sky that is orange near the horizon, graduating to yellow, then blue, after sunset. There are trees silhouetted in the background. The lake with mottled ice is in the foreground.
December 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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As 2025 comes to a close, a heartfelt thank you for sharing your passion for palaces and gardens. Our final theme is your show: a chance to share your favorite photo of the year, your own or one that inspired you. Let’s celebrate creativity together!
#PalacesAndGardens #PalacePicks #EastCoastKin
A single pale pink rosebud emerges from deep snow, leaning in from the right against a soft, blue‑white winter background. Bold dark‑blue text announces the weekly hashtag event “#PalacesandGardens” and the date, Thursday 25 December 2025. The central message presents the theme “#PalacePicks2025” and invites participants to share their 2025 favorites, offering three bullet‑point guidelines for choosing meaningful, story‑rich or community‑minded photos. At the bottom, the line “Everyone is welcome.” and the tag “#EastCoastKin” emphasize openness and community focus.
December 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” Will Rogers
#MinimalMonday #snow #cats #ArtAdventCalendar #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A single pawprint presses into a thin layer of fresh snow, dark ground showing through like ink on white paper. The four rounded toes and central pad form a crisp, symmetrical shape, surrounded by soft, grainy snow that dissolves into abstract texture. Cool blue tones and the tight framing strip away all context, turning this simple cat track into a quiet, minimalist study of contrast, negative space, and a fleeting winter moment.
December 22, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Good morning to #BlueSkyMonday and have a wonderful Christmassy week ahead.
#photography #nature #naturephotography #treemagic
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A wide band of clear blue sky opens above an old cherry orchard, the leafless crowns etched like dark handwriting against the light. Dry winter grass glows softly in the foreground, wrapping the gnarled trunks in a faded golden fringe while the branches wait, motionless, for the first sap to rise. On the right, a single tree leans into the frame, its twisted limbs reaching outward as if already testing the space where blossoms will soon appear, and in that quiet tension between bare wood and blue sky the whole scene feels like a long, contented breath before spring.
December 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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‪Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 27, 2025
The theme is #Holiday

With over a dozen holidays happening there should be no trouble finding images to share this week. Show us what you love and how you celebrate!

Use both tags to be included in the feed
#art #artists #supportartists #makeart
Photo of lights strung across a walkway with text over it reading: Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 27, 2025 The theme is #Holiday Any art. Any interpretation. Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome.
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Christmas Angel from the heavenly choir probably playing “Gloria in excelsis”. Have a wonderful 4th Sunday in Advent.
#ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #Christmas #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A stained-glass Christmas angel in shimmering blue and gold hangs in the warm light of a window, its metal outline glowing softly against the dark night outside. Cradled in the angel’s hands is a tiny trombone, evoking the solemn, radiant sound of heavenly music and recalling the long tradition of this instrument as a “voice” of the sacred in church art and worship. In the blurred background, a small illuminated Christmas tree with a red ribbon deepens the intimate Advent atmosphere, so that the whole scene feels like a quiet moment in which the nearness and majesty of the divine can almost be heard.
December 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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When the world holds its breath.
In my lifetime we had only 10 white Christmas Eves around Berlin.
#Stunday #ClassicMono #ArtAdventCalendar #photography #snow #landscape
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A quiet pond lies under a smooth blanket of fresh snow, the world softened into gentle greys and luminous whites. The dark tree in the foreground rises like a graceful brushstroke, its fine branches tracing delicate lines against the pale sky. Across the frozen surface, the distant trees form a calm, rhythmic border, their shapes softened so they resemble pencil marks on bright paper. The snow-laden shrubs at the water’s edge turn every twig into filigree, as though the landscape has dressed itself in lace for a secret winter celebration. The sky glows in a light, hazy grey and the stillness feels peaceful rather than heavy. Subtle shifts of tone, from soft silver in the ice to deeper grey in the trunks, create a quiet, crystalline clarity that makes the scene feel pure and fresh.
December 21, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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For today's #BirdoftheDay, @alan678.bsky.social seeks #quietmoments. Here's a Roseate spoonbill at peace on its log...

#photography #birds
December 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM