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Russ Morris
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- David Biedny
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Purple explosion.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 + Lensbaby Composer, Sweet 35

#agapanthus #abstract #bloomscrolling #botanical #closeup #colorful #composer #digital #flower #gf1 #green #lensbaby #m43 #nature #panasonic #photographersofbluesky #photography #plantlife #purple #sweet35 #theartofseeing
A pair of square, macro, color photographs of an agapanthus plant with purple blossoms ready to open up.
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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If we don't end war, war will end us. ~ H. G. Wells

#airforce #military #veteransday #vietnameravet
A black and white portrait of me at age 19, dressed in my brand new Air Force uniform, hat'n'all.
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Sis and me on a horse.

I'm guessing late 50s. A guy with a dressed-up pony, bandanas, a cowboy hat, studded chaps, and a large format camera plus tripod roaming one of our old neighborhoods taking pictures of kids.

So cool. I'm glad my parents decided to do this.

#treasures
Two black and white photos of my sister and me on a pony, posed on our Fairwood Street driveway in front of the garage door.
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Kaleidoscope 2025.

Leica D-Lux 4 + toy kaleidoscope

Repeated reflections transform everyday objects into geometric wonders.

#abstract #angles #blackandwhite #circle #classicmono #dlux4 #kaleidoscope #leica #macro #mirror #pattern #photographersofbluesky #reflections #square #symmetrical #toy
A grid of nine distinct black and white macro photographs made with a toy kaleidoscope, each shot is of a different object, framed in a circle, surrounded by either a black or a white square background.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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On the beach.

Monotype on 11" x 14" Bristol board

#abstract #acrylic #art #color #composition #creative #discoveries #lines #monotype #paper #scraps #shapes #studio #play
An abstract monotype made of overlapping vertical and horizontal lines using various layers of similar earth-tone colors.
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Speaking of that old Lyle guitar...

That's Michael on the right, me on the left, somewhat hidden.

It was a Hummingbird copy. I don't recall its fate, unfortunately.

I think this was Dave's house. The Sansui speaker grill next to Michael's head is the clue.

Nice scratched up negative, huh?
A black and white photograph of two young men playing guitars in a house, near the kitchen. Hanging house plants and a fancy lamp make up the foreground and background. There's a light-colored monkey basket with a plant hanging pretty much dead center near the top of the photo.
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Pruned palm.

#film #filmfriday #nature #nineteenseventies #patterns #shapes #yashica #youth
A black and white photograph of the base of a pruned palm.
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Franky.

Pentax *ist D + Sigma 28mm ƒ/1.8 Macro

#annodomini #art #colorful #humansofbluesky #istd #gallery #pentax #photographersofbluesky #photography #portrait #pose #sanjoseca #sigma #siliconvalleylife #soma #stage #standing #theartofseeing
A colorful photograph of a young man standing on a stage facing right with a giant backdrop behind him, a painted mural of a woman with angel wings, a bleeding cut on the left side of her chest, red lips, and a long neck. There area bunch of tiny white clouds at the top of the mural and the bottom is painted green, all of which is between two painted red curtains on either side of the mural.
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Almost Spring.

Leica D-LUX 4

#bloomscrolling #botanical #closeup #colorful #dlux4 #flower #leica #macro #nature #orange #photographersofbluesky#photography #plantlife #rose #signsofspring #theartofseeing #tLeIxFaEs
A square, close-up color photograph of an orange Livin' Easy rose blossom.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Added to the library in 2019, four awesome little books by Henry Carroll.

If you ain't learnin', you ain't growin'.

#treasures
A grid of four photographs of the front covers of books by Henry Carroll, Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs, Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places, Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People, and Photographers on Photography: How the Masters See, Think & Shoot.
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Birdhouse.

Fujifilm X100V

#birdhouse #blackandwhite #classicmono #compact #fujifilm #grain #light #monochrome #photographersofbluesky #photography #secretgarden #theartofseeing #tLeIxFaEs #x100v
A black and white photograph of a small, handmade, wooden birdhouse with a pitched metal roof and one hole on the front wall. The grain in the wood runs vertically and is deep from exposure to the elements. The birdhouse is attached to a tree trunk and the floor is starting to separate from the rest of the house. In the background is the tree it's nailed to and other small twigs and branches against the mottled sky.
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Black eye.

Cyanotype on Canson Bristol board.

#art #blue #color #contrast #cyano #cyanotype #geometric #line #movement #paper #play #print #sawblade #scale #shapes #spiral #studio #triangles #variation #weight #work
A cyanotype print on Canson Bristol board, made up of a series of triangles in curved rows forming a circular shape, using repetition, scale, contrast, negative and positive space to create the appearance of movement and change. The piece is 8 inches square in size.
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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From my Fillmore West handbill collection...

BG211-PC
Chicago, The Guess Who, Seals & Crofts.
Jan 8, 1970

BG210-PC
The Byrds, Fleetwood Mac, John Hammond.
Jan 2, 1970

By David Singer
A pair of colorful handbill from Bill Graham's Fillmore West, created by rock artist David Singer in 1970.
November 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Teal collar.

Olympus Stylus Epic + Kodak Ektar 100 + awkwardly hand-held, real close to the ground.

#atx #believeinfilm #ektar100 #film #filmfriday #olympusstylusepic #photography #theartofseeing #tLeIxFaEs
A low angle, somewhat crooked color photograph of a chihuahua on the sidewalk, dark-colored, greying around its eyes and muzzle, wearing a jewel encrusted teal-colored collar, looking straight into the camera with mouth open and tongue hanging out, while its human, only half visible in the frame, wearing shorts and blue and pink tennis shoes, sits on a wood and aluminum public bench, holding the dog's leash.
October 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Angie.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 + Wanderlust Pinwide pinhole body cap.

#blackandwhite #classicmono #gf1 #humansofbluesky #lensless #m43 #panasonic #photographersofbluesky #photography #pinhole #pinwide #portrait #wanderlustpinwide
A grainy black and white photograph of a young, dark-haired woman, wearing a white flower in her hair, with a dark sweater, white polka dot top, lip-ring, and a jewel encrusted bow-tie around her neck, giving off a definite forties vibe.
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Succulent.

Samsung NV11

#bloomscrolling #botanical #nature #nv11 #photographersofbluesky #photography #samsungnv11 #theartofseeing
A grainy, color, macro photograph of a small succulent, its center a vibrant green, with lighter, almost yellow outer leaves that have a pinkish tips.
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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4 Suns.

We've had these for a long time.

Brought them with us to Texas from California.

Little ceramic tile suns with semi-creepy little faces. Each one is 6" square.

#ceramic #backyardtacky #creepyface #fun #garden #hangers #soleil #square #sun #treasures #yardart
A black and white photograph of a grid of four ceramic tiles with different suns, each with a human looking face.
October 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Bone folder.

iPhone 8 + macro lens

#abstract #blackandwhite #classicmono #bonefolder #contrast #iphone8 #macro #monochrome #photographersofbluesky #photography #play #shape #theartofseeing #tLeIxFaEs #weird
An abstract, high contrast black and white photograph of a curvy bone folder resting diagonally on a sheet of black construction paper.
October 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Six times.

Acrylic on gray BFK Rives

#abstract #acrylic #art #bfkrives #color #composition #draw #lines #painting #paper #shapes #sketch #sketchbook #studio
A small, colorful, abstract painting.
October 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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All killer, no filler.

#music #musicsky #musiccollection #nowlistening #nowplaying #nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylsky
A color photograph of the new Alison Brown and Steve Martin record album cover.
October 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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My submissions to 'Roid Week Fall 2025.

Fujifilm Instax mini EVO + Fujifilm Instax Mini Black Instant Film

Settings: FILM No. 2 Vivid + LENS No. 8 Mirror

#believeinfilm #filmphotography #instaxminievo #instaxminiblackfilm #roidweekfall2025
A grid of twelve abstract color diptychs, from my Mirror/Mirror photographic series.
October 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Two Boats, Two Trees, Two Pots, Two Crosses.

Holga 120N + Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100

#120film #acros100 #alviso #blackandwhite #diptych #film #filmfriday #fun #holga #holga120n #mediumformat #monochrome #pairs #photography #plastic #play #square #theartofseeing #toy #toycamera
A pair of sequential black and white photographs, each with a number of pairs of random things.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Dave.

#archive #daysofmyyouth #film #friends #friendsforlife #history #humansofbluesky #music #photographersofbluesky #photography #portrait #roscosgang #thepast #theseventies #young #youth
A black and white photograph of Dave on his couch playing guitar. The couch has a knitted throw over the back and there's a big speaker at the right end of the couch on an end table. The background is a huge Cutty Sark billboard advertisement tacked up on the wall behind the couch.
October 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Wild.

Pentax *ist D + Lensbaby 3G

#bloomscrolling #botanical #nature #photographersofbluesky #photography #theartofseeing
A close-up, somewhat blurry, grainy, color photograph of a white chrysanthemum, shot from the side, with a rust colored and pale purple background cutting diagonally across from near bottom left to top right.
October 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Hannelore Baron - Works from 1969 to 1987

Catalog for 2001 traveling exhibition curated by Ingrid Schaffner and organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.

#treasures
A color photograph of the front cover of the paperback catalog Hannelore Baron - Works from 1969 to 1987.
October 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM