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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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For Remembrance Day, a photo of the War Memorial in Ottawa. #remembranceday #remembrance #canada
Night photo of a war memorial with bronze sculpture of men and horses towing an artillery piece through an arch as seen from the side.
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Metal stairs cast a shadow amidst the glare off a building’s metal siding. #photography #shadow #blackandwhite #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #architecture #stairs #metal #building #exterior #contrast #EastCoastKin
Metal stairs cast a shadow amidst the glare off a building’s metal siding.
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Glass tower reflections in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #building #glass #reflections #tower #halifax #novascotia #cityscape #scape #EastCoastKin
A building reflecting on the curved glass face of another office tower.
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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An old barn next to a tree in a farmer’s field southeast of Collingwood, Ontario. #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #farm #field #barn #farming #ontario #EastCoastKin
Barn and tree in a field.
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Fishing boats at a wharf in Lower East Chezzetcook on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. #photography #aerialphotography #aerial #drone #boats #fishing #fishingboats #industry #wharf #novascotia #canada #EastCoastKin
Three fishing boats at a T-shaped wharf as seen from above.
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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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.
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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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.
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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"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.
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Today starts the new daily theme 'Robins', be sure to check out this wonderful hashtag #FestiveDailyRobin

#EastCoastKin #birds #birding #photography #art #painting #ArtChallenges
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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.
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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ICM of #autumn woodland for the #BlueSkyArtShow

#EastCoastKin #ICM #ICMphotography #photography
November 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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'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
October 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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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.
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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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.
October 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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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.
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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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.
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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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.
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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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.
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Good Morning Sunday for #STUNDAY & #ColorADay #OrangeSun

A lone cypress tree at Pebble Beach, California.

#EastCoastKin #Photography #PebbleBeach #Sunset
October 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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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.
October 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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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.
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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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.
October 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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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.
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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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.
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Imposing clouds over Peggy’s Cove lighthouse in Nova Scotia. #photography #lighthouse #landscape #peggyscove #novascotia #meteorology #weather #clouds #imposing #silhouette #EastCoastKin
Lone figure stands in front of a lighthouse in silhouette against an imposing cloudy sky.
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#TidesOutTuesday

#EastCoastKin #PicMagnets
#sunset #photography
Sunset in the Chesapeake Bay
October 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM