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Pete Calandra

@petecalandra.bsky.social

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I used to be a busy NYC performing musician and media composer, now I walk a dog and take photos in the Hudson Valley and NYC 😉 Assoc. Prof. ACSM @QueensCollege, CUNY Yamaha Endorsed Musical Artist. Joined BS 11/13/24 https://linktr.ee/petecalandra

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Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 8d

A look into a recording session I ran 10 days ago to record some soloists on 3 new tunes of mine. This is an ethereal, atmospheric piece titled "The Stillness Between"
I've been friends with these players for years. nJoy!
#musicsky #musiciansky #newmusic #composer #orchestral #newage #ambient

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Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you, Janet.

Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you, Belle.

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V @vmc54.bsky.social · 21h

Tuesday's setting sun and a gorgeous tapestry of clouds.

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

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Merisi Vienna @merisi-vienna.bsky.social · 13h

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🌟 Good Night, Good People Everywhere! 🌟

VIENNESE IMPRESSIONS
Flower Shop at U4 Metro Station
Kennedy Bridge
Hietzing, 13th District
Image © Merisi Vienna
#EastCoastKin #Bloomscrolling #Photography

A wide array of potted flowers arranged on shelves in front of a flower shop at the entrance to the U4 metro station at Kennedy Bridge (named after JFK) over the Wien River.

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Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 11h

I saw Sun Ra and Arkestra so many times in the late 70s thru the mid 80s all over NYC. Loved it.

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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 15h

It's almost Friday and you know what that means:
It's time for #Scape
Like, comment and repost your favorites and have fun!!

#EastCoastKin #photography
#photographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #Art #ArtChallenges

A poster showing: Friday #Scape day. Post your favorite Scape, Landscape,Cityscape, Skyscape, Seascape, Treescape

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Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social · 19h

Dia de pluja. Aigua a dojo.
#Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #HumansOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin

Pluja intensa a Camprodon. Es veu la porta d'un hotel amb gent que mira com plou a bots i barrals i un home caminant sota un paraigües enfilant un carrer desert.

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Mamady @mamady.bsky.social · 1d

"Through love, thorns become roses…" - Rumi

#photography #rosewednesday #coloraday #redwed #eastcoastkin #nature #art #travel #uzbekistan #rose #flowers #bloomscrolling #photohour #humpday #quotes #stormhour #photographersofbluesky #flowersofbluesky #scape #wednesday #bluesky #landscape

A cluster of crimson roses catches the sunlight, standing vivid before the softly blurred dome of the Khoja Ahmad Yassavi Mosque beneath a clear blue sky.

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FotoDeFer @fotodefer.bsky.social · 1d

📌 Tempus Fugit.

#FotoDeFer #Asturias #Minimalism
#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Art
#Monochrome #BlackAndWhite
#Photography #Photo #Fotografía #Foto #ByN #B&W #BlancoyNegro #Black&White #Landscape #Scape

Esta fotografía en blanco y negro, con su larga exposición, evoca la dialéctica entre lo efímero y lo eterno. Las rocas escarpadas, firmes y antiguas, representan la permanencia, la existencia inmutable frente al tiempo.

Por otro lado, el agua sedosa y las nubes difusas simbolizan el constante flujo del cambio, la impermanencia, un reflejo del panta rhei heraclíteo: todo fluye. El arco natural, puerta de piedra hacia lo desconocido del océano, se convierte en una metáfora del umbral entre el yo interior (la tierra firme, lo conocido) y el vasto universo de la experiencia y el devenir (el mar, lo incierto). El dramático juego de luces y sombras, con el cielo amenazante, acentúa un sentimiento de asombro sublime ante la inmensidad de la naturaleza.

La imagen me inspira una profunda meditación sobre la dualidad. La solidez de la tierra y la fluidez del mar y del cielo coexisten en una tensa pero armoniosa quietud. Esta dicotomía resuena con el concepto de unidad de los opuestos en muchas filosofías orientales y occidentales, donde la tensión entre contrarios (ser y no-ser, luz y oscuridad) es la fuerza motriz de la realidad. Intento congelar este instante de movimiento perpetuo, y nos invita a confrontar nuestra propia finitud y la fugacidad de la vida, mientras la propia roca nos susurra la lección de la resiliencia. Es un recordatorio visual de que, aunque nuestras vidas sean breves, formamos parte de un ciclo cósmico inmenso.

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 1d

#Photography

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Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 11h

glamping…

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blu-dot @blu-dot.bsky.social · 16h

#UrbanGaze
#EastCoastKin #Photography
Colfax, WA

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Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you, Mamady

Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 13h

Merci, Cristy

Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 14h

Brooklyn Bridge. #HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze #ClassicMono #StreetPhotography #NewYorkCity #eastcoastkin

Black and white photograph of the walkway on the Brooklyn Bridge close to the Manhattan side on the boardwalk you can see people walking with the bridge arches in the background.

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Travertin📷🍀 @travertin.bsky.social · 18h

Reflection of Seehof Castle in Memmelsdorf
📷Peter Goll
#flickr flic.kr/p/2rxQywo

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Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you. The whole place has that feel except for the modern Cuture mods that you see occasionally. I actually was thinking about erasing the exit sign but decided to just leave it be.

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Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 1d

Inside the Park Ave Armory. 66th and Park, NYC
#urbangaze #classicmono #nyc #photography #eastcoastkin

Looking down a long, wide hallway. There are two curtains close by. There’s a chandelier hanging from the ceiling with a large window at the other end of the hallway. The floors are wooden and shining reflections from the outdoor light through the window.

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Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Debbie. It’s pretty close to the lower parking lot.

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🩷🕊 Sara Flacci @saraflacci.bsky.social · 2d

#Reflections in the Saint-Marcel valley
#Alps
#WindowsWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday

Mountain landscape with blue sky, reflected in a window of a house made of stones, the upper part consisting of three wooden beams.

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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social · 1d

Kirsten 'Gander' (Revision, 2011) -- Even Though I Work Steadfastly In the World of Black & White Photography, I Still See Plenty of Color, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC

#ClassicMono ✨ #HumansOfBlueSky ✨

#Photography #Portraiture
#Monochrome
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

portrait of a young female irish-american model in vintage americana stole

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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 @alinagrafik.bsky.social · 1d

#ColorADay #RedWed

Autumn colors

#EastCoastKin #AutumnColors #Leaves #Macro

Closeup of tree leaves that are mostly red with some bright orange mixed in.

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Diana @diana-m-keener.bsky.social · 1d

#classicmono #balloonfiesta2025 mass ascension

#photography #photohour #artyear #sky #clouds #balloon #blackandwhite #eastcoastkin
#newmexico #balloonfiesta

Dozens of hot air balloons in the sky with heavy clouds and in black and white

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lauren e💙 @learls.bsky.social · 1d

#WordlessWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #EastCoastKin
#Fall #photography #LakeMichigan #TunnelofTreesScenicHeritageRoute #M119 #Michigan

A birdseye view of lots of trees with variable colors of fall foliage from green yellow, orange, and red. Beyond the trees is blue and seafoam colored Lake Michigan, and a strip of blue sky above it. In the top left corner is a branch with a sparse amount of leaves. This view can be seen along (or just past, not sure) Michigan Highway 119 (M-119) along the Tunnel of Trees Scenic Heritage Route.

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Bill Jones Jr @billjonesjr.bsky.social · 1d

Chinatown Gate, Washington, DC

#urbanphotography #eastcoastkin #photography

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