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Photograph things you really care about, things that really interest you, not things you feel you ought to do.

Chris Steele-Perkins

www.clcart.co.uk

📷 Lumix GX9
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Bright

#Bright #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #EastCoastKin #Landscape #Lumix #BlackAndWhitePhotography
A high-key, black and white vertical photograph of a sailboat anchored on calm, still water. The sailboat is positioned near the center of the frame, flanked by low, dark landmasses on the left and right sides. In the distance, layers of misty mountains fade into the light background, creating an ethereal, minimalist composition. The water reflects the boat and the subtle shapes of the land. The overall mood is serene and atmospheric.
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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light

#Photography #JustNow #BlackAndWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Pixel #MobilePhotpgraphy
A high-contrast, black and white photograph of a modern light fixture. The fixture, which has a round, chrome head, is on the right side of the frame, there is a strong vertical beam of light across the textured wall. An elongated, slightly blurred shadow of the light's arm is visible within the bright beam on the left. The overall mood is moody and abstract.
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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River's Edge

#Photography #Scape #ReflectionsAndTides #BlackAndWhitePhotography #StreetPhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Lumix
A high-contrast black and white photograph showing a person seated in a folding chair next to a riverbank, looking out towards the water. The person is bundled up in a coat and hat and is using a long camera lens mounted on a tripod. Vertical white railings separate the seated figure from the water's edge. Overgrown plants and foliage are in the immediate foreground on the left. The sky is bright, and the scene is lit by harsh sunlight, casting strong shadows on the ground.
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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closed

#UrbanGaze #HumansIfBlueSky #photography #StreetPhotography #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #BlackAndWhite #Lumix
A high-contrast, black and white photograph of an older man with white hair and a beard, seated on a bench, looking intently at his hands. He is wearing a dark jacket over a light shirt and dark trousers. Behind him is the storefront window of a building labeled "Haven of Hope" in large lettering, with the tagline "RESTORING HOPE, TRANSFORMING LIVES" above it, and "Safe Space - Listening Ear - Work Shops" below. A "Closed" sign is visible in the window to the left. The foreground features a set of rough, weathered stone steps. The bright sunlight creates deep shadows and highlights the textures of the stone and the man's features.
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Branch

#Photography #Nature #EastCoastKin #Lumix
A close-up, square-cropped photograph featuring the thick, gnarled, and curving branches of a tree, heavily covered in vibrant green moss. Water droplets are visible on the moss and bare wood. The foreground branch is slightly out of focus. In the dark, moody background, bright red Japanese maple leaves are scattered on the ground and visible on other branches, contrasting sharply with the green moss and dark, wet bark. The scene evokes an autumn or late fall atmosphere.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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up high

#photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #StreetPhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Lumix
A dramatic black and white, low-angle photograph of a small bird perched high on the bare, spindly branches of a dark, silhouetted tree. The bird is facing left, partially obscured by the branches. The high-contrast composition features the sharp, intricate network of branches against a bright, overcast, and moody grey sky that dominates the background. The majority of the image is taken up by the sky, framed by the two main sections of branches coming in from the lower left and upper right corners.
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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River's Edge

#photography #ReflectionsAndTides #BlackAndWhitePhotography #StreetPhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Lumix
A high-contrast black and white photograph of a solitary wooden park bench centered amidst a dense, expansive layer of fallen leaves covering the ground. The bench is seen from a slight distance, facing away from the viewer towards a dark, horizontally running band of water that spans the width of the frame just above the bench. The area beyond the water is obscured in darkness. The vast field of textured leaves dominates the foreground, creating a strong sense of depth and autumnal atmosphere.
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Great night at The Beacon tonight with Butler, Blake and Grant.

#music 🎧 #BlackAndWhitePhotography #MobilePhotography
A high-contrast black and white photograph of the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock at night. The upper facade of the modern building features ribbed, translucent panels that are brightly illuminated from within, displaying the bold, black word "beacon." Below this glowing section, the building is dark. The lower level has a smaller, partially obscured sign reading "beacon arts center." In the foreground, a dark parking lot contains several parked cars, lit by a nearby streetlamp. The lighting and composition create a moody, urban atmosphere. A high-contrast black and white photograph of Butler, Blake and Grant performing on stage at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock. Three men are seated on chairs across the stage, each playing guitars. They are spotlighted against a dark stage backdrop decorated with numerous small, bright lights that resemble a starry night sky. The silhouettes of the audience's heads are visible in the dark foreground, looking up at the performers. An additional acoustic guitar rests on a stand on the right side of the stage. A high-contrast black and white photograph of Butler, Blake and Grant during the curtain call at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock. The three musicians are standing on stage under the starry-sky backdrop. On the right, one man holds a piece of paper raised high above his head with his left hand. The man in the center is smiling and holding his hand over his face, while the man on the left is walking toward the center. Guitars are resting on stands between the men, and empty chairs are visible behind them. The dark silhouettes of the audience's heads line the bottom of the frame.
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Shadows

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #photography #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #BlackAndWhite #Lumix
High-contrast black and white photograph of a person walking on a sunlit street, casting a long shadow, in the foreground. The person is walking left-to-right, passing a low stone wall. In the midground, three dark stone arches frame a view of a dimly lit outdoor car park where several cars are visible. The central archway is partially gated. The strong, low light creates deep shadows and stark highlights, emphasizing the architectural lines and the lone figure.
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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You've just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
😂🤣😂
#photos #joinin
A square, black and white photo of a small child's raincoat with a hood up, hanging from a tall, dark post in a park. The raincoat has a pattern of light-colored shapes, possibly leaves or animals, and is centered in the frame. The setting is an outdoor path covered with fallen autumn leaves. The background is blurred, showing a grassy area and another path winding away to the right. The lighting is diffused, giving the image a slightly melancholic or mysterious mood.
November 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Evening

#Evening #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #EastCoastKin #Landscape #Lumix
A sunset viewed through a silhouette of tall dune grass in the foreground. The sun, a bright orange and red orb, is centered low on the horizon line between the dark grass stalks. The sky gradients from a deep orange and pink near the sun to a vibrant aqua blue and muted gray-blue towards the top. A single, faint contrail from an airplane is visible in the upper left section of the blue sky. The overall mood is serene and tranquil, with high contrast between the dark foreground and the bright sky.
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Evening

#Evening #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #EastCoastKin #Landscape #Lumix
A cinematic, horizontal landscape photo taken in the evening features a calm body of water in the middle ground, framed by a shoreline and a distant layered mountain range. A dark, silhouetted figure of a person stands near the center of the frame, facing the water, next to a chain-link fence stretched between posts. To the far left, a tall, dark, vertical structure partially frames the scene. The sky is filled with soft, warm orange and yellow light, which contrasts with the dark foreground and the hazy, layered blue and purple silhouettes of the hills and mountains in the distance. A radio tower is visible atop the central mountain peak.
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Shadows

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #photography #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #BlackAndWhite #Lumix
A black and white photograph, shot from below, captures a modern, spherical pendant light fixture hanging from a textured ceiling. The single lit bulb inside the fixture casts dramatic, high-contrast shadows that radiate outward across the ceiling like sunbeams or spokes on a wheel. The fixture is surrounded by a circular ceiling medallion or trim, which also casts concentric ring shadows. The radiating lines of shadow dominate the upper two-thirds of the image, emphasizing the texture of the ceiling.
November 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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River's Edge

#photography #Scape #ReflectionsAndTides #BlackAndWhitePhotography #StreetPhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Lumix
Black and white photograph of a river flowing toward the foreground, with a bird flying low over the water near the center-left. Dark buildings line the opposite bank, and a low bridge is visible connecting the banks between the buildings. The right side of the foreground is dominated by the dense, dark branches and leaves of a tree overhanging the water. The image has a high-contrast, moody aesthetic, emphasizing the texture of the water and the silhouette of the structures and foliage against the slightly lighter sky.
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Shadows

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #photography #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #BlackAndWhite #Lumix
A dramatic, high-contrast, black and white street photograph. Several people are walking down a paved pedestrian alleyway, silhouetted against a bright, low sun at the center of the frame, which creates a prominent starburst effect. The people, some wearing coats, are mostly rendered as dark silhouettes, casting long, sharp shadows across the ground toward the viewer. Buildings line the street on both sides, with the right side showing dark facades reflecting the light. The overall mood is striking and dynamic, with strong visual contrast.
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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River's Edge

#photography #Scape #ReflectionsAndTides #BlackAndWhitePhotography #StreetPhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Lumix
A high-contrast, black and white photograph showing the silhouette of a metal bollard centered in the foreground, casting a prominent shadow onto the grass. In the middle ground, a river sparkles brightly on the left due to sunlight, flowing toward the background. The background features rolling hills beneath a mostly clear sky, with the dark silhouettes of trees on the left bank. The overall scene is sharp and serene, emphasizing texture and light.
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Shadows

#UrbanGaze #HumansIfBlueSky #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #photography #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #BlackAndWhite #Lumix
High-contrast, black and white street photography. A lone figure, silhouetted and walking to the right, is cast onto a brightly lit section of cobblestone pavement that cuts diagonally across a deeply shadowed, narrow city street. Tall, older buildings line both sides, with the left side completely in shadow except for the white window frames and a "Vodafone" sign partially visible, while the right side shows a dark, rounded corner building. Sunlight streams down from the top center, strongly illuminating the pavement and contrasting sharply with the surrounding darkness, creating a dramatic, moody atmosphere.
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Shadows

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Lumix
A striking black and white, high-contrast photograph of a tall, dark shadow cast by a tree across a grassy field. The shadow dominates the center foreground, extending from the bottom of the frame to the top. At the far top, the silhouetted canopy of the tree is visible. The texture of the grass is rough and visible, scattered with a few fallen leaves. The shadow is long, stark, and narrow at the bottom, widening dramatically at the top where the full canopy's shadow falls, creating a moody and graphic composition.
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Shadows

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Lumix
High-contrast, black and white photograph showing the dramatic shadow of a railing cast diagonally across a textured, rough ground surface, possibly asphalt. The sun is positioned high and to the side, creating long, distinct, dark geometric lines of shadow that dominate the lower half of the frame. The railing itself is visible, out of focus, in the bright upper background, adding to the graphic, moody composition.
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Shadows

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Lumix
A black and white photograph of a long, empty, hospital hallway with a vanishing point in the far distance. The walls are mostly white, with a dark handrail running along the left wall, above which a row of framed pictures are hung. On the right, tall vertical windows cast a series of sharp, geometric shadows onto the light-colored floor, creating a high-contrast, linear pattern that emphasizes the hallway's length. Fluorescent lights are visible on the ceiling, adding to the sterile, internal setting.
November 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Rock

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock #Scape #Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Lumix
A moody black and white photograph of a rocky coastline under a dramatic, overcast sky. Large, dark boulders form the shoreline in the foreground and extend to the right, meeting the still, dark water of the sea on the left. A smooth, light-colored piece of driftwood, long and winding, rests diagonally across the center of the rocks, drawing the eye toward the horizon. The horizon line is straight and separates the flat, dark water from the heavily textured, layered clouds that fill the top half of the frame. Two very small, faint boat shapes are visible on the distant water near the right. The overall tone is somber and high-contrast.
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Autumn

#Autumn #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #EastCoastKin #Landscape #Lumix
A high-contrast, moody close-up photograph of a deep pile of dry, fallen autumn leaves in shades of golden yellow, rust, and dark brown resting on dark asphalt. A strong beam of sunlight sharply illuminates the right side of the frame, highlighting the texture and curled edges of the central leaves, while the upper-left portion remains in deep shadow. The composition draws the eye across the illuminated leaves and into the darkness.
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Rock

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock #Scape #Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Lumix
A detailed black and white photograph of a rocky coastline on a hazy, overcast day. In the foreground, a large, triangular pile of dark, angular boulders forms a breakwater on the left, leading down to a stony beach. The choppy water of a large body of water fills the center and right. Distant mountains rise from the water's edge under a bright, overcast sky, with the faint outline of a small town visible along the shore in the far distance on the left. The scene is moody and high-contrast, emphasizing the textures of the rocks and water.
November 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Rock

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock #Scape #Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Lumix
A dramatic, wide-angle, black and white landscape photograph taken from a high vantage point overlooking the River Clyde with mountains in the background. A large, cairn dominates the immediate foreground on the left, resting on a grassy hill. Below the viewpoint, a townscape extends along the shoreline. The middle ground is occupied by a large expanse of the river. The background is a prominent ridge of steep, rugged mountains receding into the distance under a bright, cloudy sky, emphasizing the scale of the landscape.
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year.
A high-contrast, moody close-up photograph featuring the back of a person's head and shoulders against a vibrant blue background. The person is silhouetted in deep black, wearing a dark fedora or wide-brimmed hat. A subtle red-orange highlight curves across the right shoulder, and a faint blue light touches the neck. The top right corner has the word HATS in white, and the bottom center has the text the blue nile in smaller, light blue letters. This is the album cover for The Blue Nile's Hats.
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM