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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 4h

Sphinx- Gardens of Blenheim Palace | Woodstock, Oxfordshire

#PalacesAndGardens #myth&legend #travel #StreetPhotography #Travel #EastCoastKin #Scape #Phorography #PhotographersofBluesky

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 1d

Greenbank Farm | Whidbey Island, Washington

#WindowsOnWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 1d

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 2d

#RubyBeach | #OlmpicNationalPatk, #Washington

#TidesOutTuesday #WashingtonCoast #Seascape #Travel #EastCoastKin #Scape #Phorography #Scape #PhotographersofBluesky #LandscapePhotography #travel

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 3d

Your art challenge cheat sheet for October 6–12!

Back: #TheCampfire on Tuesday

Host list in the comments + posts from hosts

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Art challenges: October 6–12

Monday, October 6
#BlueSkyMonday (anything blue)
#MacroMonday (any macro)
#MountainMonday (mountains)
#MinimalMonday (minimalism)
#ColorADay (#PinkMon)
#Spooktober (#BlackCat)
#MagentaMonday

Tuesday, October 7
#RockinTuesday (rocks)
#TidesOutTuesday
#TagTuesday (graffiti/street art)
#AnimalArtTuesday
#ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue)
#Spooktober (#lightning)
#TheCampfire (tell a story)

Wednesday, October 8
#WaterfallWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual)
#ColorADay (#RedWed)
#Spooktober (#zombie)

Thursday, October 9
#HumansOfBlueSky (people)
#UrbanGaze (anything urban)
#PalacesAndGardens (#Myth&Legend)
#ColorADay (#YellowThu)
#Spooktober (#poison)

Friday, October 10
#scape (any kind of scape)
#FishyFriday
#ForestFriday
#FoodOnFriday
#FlyDay (critters that fly)
#ColorADay (#BWFri)
#Spooktober (#vampire)

Saturday, October 11
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#GreenSat)
#BlueSkyArtShow (#glow)
#Spooktober (#spider)

Sunday, October 12
#Stunday (stunning)
#ImageAndVerse (photos with
poems written by you or anyone)
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#OrangeSun)
#SelfPortraitSunday (#FrightNight)*
#Spooktober (#shapeshifter)

All week
#31DaysOfHalloween (anything fall, Halloween, or spooky)
#ArtYear (any art)
#ArtOfSelfPortraiture
#BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt)
#ClassicMono (monochrome)
#smArtist (purposeful art of any theme)
#AlphabetChallenge (#WeekOforOpulence)
#SensoryArt (#shadow)

*Playful/spooky Halloween-inspired

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 4d

Dawn Of A New Day

#Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #nature #Saape #art #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography #Silhouette

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 5d

"It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream."
#Yachats, #OregonCoast

#BlueSkyArtShow #Relax #Scape #Seascape #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky #LandscapePhotography #travel #sunset

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 6d

#FlyFishing in the #GreatSmoktMountains

#FishyFriday #Scape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 7d

#Dahlia Farm | #BainbridgeIsland, Washington

#ColorADay #YellowThu #bloomscrolling #flowers #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #FlowerReport #nature

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 7d

Utility Entrance, Windsor Castle

#PalacesAndGardens #Gates #StreetPhotography #Travel #EastCoastKin #Scape #Phorography #PhotographersofBluesky

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 8d

"One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice
When she's ten feet tall"

#DallasArboretum Display, #Dallas, Texas

#WackyWednesdayArt #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #thelittlethings #Art #music

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 9d

Ruby Beach | Olympic National Park - Washington

#TidesOutTuesday #WashingtonCoast #Seascape #Travel #EastCoastKin #Scape #Phorography #PhotographersofBluesky #LandscapePhotography

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 10d

Watching Final Approach

#BlueSkyMonday #Phorography #PhotographersofBluesky #nature #pelicans #Birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #PelicansAreWeird #dailydoseofthecoast

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 10d

Art challenges for Sep 29–Oct 31

NEW: #ImageAndVerse (Sunday), #Spooktober (daily), #31DaysOfHalloween (daily), #BirdOfTheDay

See comments for host list + info from hosts

#ArtChallenges #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #art #painting #drawing #ArtPrompt

Art Challenges: Sept 29–Oct 5

Monday, September 29
#BlueSkyMonday (anything blue)
#MacroMonday (any macro)
#MountainMonday (mountains)
#MinimalMonday (minimalism)
#ColorADay (#PinkMon)
#SleepySep (#DressingGown)

Tuesday, September 30
#RockinTuesday (rocks)
#TidesOutTuesday
#TagTuesday (graffiti/street art)
#AnimalArtTuesday
#ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue)
#SleepySep (#BedtimeStory)

Wednesday, October 1
#WaterfallWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual)
#ColorADay (#RedWed)
#Spooktober (#ghost)

Thursday, October 2
#HumansOfBlueSky (people)
#UrbanGaze (anything urban)
#PalacesAndGardens (#gates)
#ColorADay (#YellowThu)
#Spooktober (#mask)

Friday, October 3
#scape (any kind of scape)
#FishyFriday
#ForestFriday
#FoodOnFriday
#FlyDay (critters that fly)
#ColorADay (#BWFri)
#Spooktober (#dungeon)

Saturday, October 4
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#GreenSat)
#BlueSkyArtShow (#relax)
#Spooktober (#weapon)

SUNday, October 5
#Stunday (stunning)
#ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone)
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#OrangeSun)
#SelfPortraitSunday (#masquerade)*
#Spooktober (#nightmare)

ALL WEEK
#31DaysOfHalloween (anything fall, Halloween, or spooky starting Oct 1)
#ArtYear (any art)
#ArtOfSelfPortraiture
#BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt)
#ClassicMono (monochrome)
#smArtist (purposeful art of any theme)
#AlphabetChallenge (#WeekNforNights)
#SensoryArt (#glamour)

*Embrace masks, costumes, or mystery

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 11d

#FallColor | Murfreesboro, #Tennessee

#Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Scape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 12d

Country Road In The Fall, East #Tennessee

#BLueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #Scape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography #FallColor

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 13d

Jack Creek, #Oregon

#Scape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 14d

Climbing a Mega Sand Dune | Pacific City #Oregon

#HumansOfBlueSky #Scape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 15d

#FallColor | Murfreesboro, Tennessee

#ColorADay #RedWed #Scape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 16d

Monkey Face Area | Smith Rock State Park, Oregon

#RockinTuesday #Photography #Travel #outdoors #PhotographersOfBluesky #eastcoastkin #Scape #Landscape #Oregon #BlueSkyKin #EastCoastKin

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks for the compliment! Actually, that'something I have been doing for Christmas presents the past couple of years.

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 17d

Port Townsend Ferry, Washington

#BlueSkyMonday #Seascape #Travel #EastCoastKin #Scape #Phorography #PhotographersofBluesky #landscape

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 17d

Hey folks! Here's the art challenge cheat sheet for Sept 15-28.

See comments for host list + extra info from hosts

#ArtChallenges #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #painting #drawing #ArtPrompt #TraditionalArt

Art Challenges: September 22–28

Monday, September 22
#BlueSkyMonday (anything blue)
#MacroMonday (any macro)
#MountainMonday (mountains)
#MinimalMonday (minimalism)
#ColorADay (#PinkMon)
#SleepySep (#cradle)

Tuesday, September 23
#RockinTuesday (rocks)
#TidesOutTuesday
#TagTuesday (graffiti/street art)
#AnimalArtTuesday
#ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue)
#SleepySep (#blanket)

Wednesday, September 24
#WaterfallWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual)
#ColorADay (#RedWed)
#SleepySep (#NightSky)

Thursday, September 25
#HumansOfBlueSky (people)
#UrbanGaze (anything urban)
#PalacesAndGardens (#lanterns)
#ColorADay (#YellowThu)
#SleepySep (#nightmare)

Friday, September 26
#scape (any kind of scape)
#FishyFriday
#ForestFriday
#FoodOnFriday
#FlyDay (critters that fly)
#ColorADay (#BWFri)
#SleepySep (#cuddles)

Saturday, September 27
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#GreenSat)
#BlueSkyArtShow (#TheRoad)
#SleepySep (#constellations)

Sunday, September 28
#Stunday (stunning)
#BNWmacro
#ColorADay (#OrangeSun)
#SelfPortraitSunday (#weathered)*
#SleepySep (#sheep)

ALL WEEK
#ArtYear (any art)
#ArtOfSelfPortraiture
#ClassicMono (monochrome)
#smArtist (purposeful art of any theme)
#AlphabetChallenge (#WeekMforMemories)
#SensoryArt (#rainbows)

*Show your connection to the elements (wind, rain, sun)

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 18d

#FallColor pallet | Maine

#Stunday #Scape #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #travel #LandscapePhotography

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Rick Smith @rick8437.bsky.social · 19d

Enchated Cottage | Bainbridge Island, Washington

#BlueSkyArtShow #angles #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #BlackAndWhite #BnW #Monochrome #ClassicMono #architecture

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