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Robert James Kaes 🇨🇦
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🎨 Exploring the world in RGB
🌟 Finding wonder in the everyday
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Your Dec 15–21 art challenge cheat sheet is here!

HELP NEEDED! Have a few $ to help a challenge host in need? See post in comments

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Art Challenges: December 15–21 Monday, December 15 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #XtraXmas (#tinsel) Tuesday, December 16 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #XtraXmas (#star) Wednesday, December 17 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WallsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #XtraXmas (#FairyLights) Thursday, December 18 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#WinterWonderland) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #XtraXmas (#goodwill) Friday, December 19 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #XtraXmas (#gingerbread) Saturday, December 20 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#OpenHouse)* #XtraXmas (#decoration) Sunday, December 21 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#YearInReview) #XtraXmas (#angel) ALL WEEK #ArtAdventCalendar (any original, non-AI art daily through Dec 24) #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #FestiveDailyRobin (through Dec 31) #smArtist (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekYForYearPast) #SensoryArt (#moments) *Any topic but use #OpenHouse
December 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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After 17.5 years, we said our final goodbye to Lychee. She was the softest cat with the most musical voice.

#ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #Caturday #EastCoastKin #FavoriteThings #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #Ragdoll
Lychee (cat) sitting while looking out the window into the winter backyard.
December 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Fruit Stand in Boracay.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #FoodOnFriday #Lines #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SensoryArt #SonyPhotography #StreetPhotography #TravelTheWorld #UrbanPhotography
A fruit stand along the side of the road in Boracay.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Our Local Tree Through the Seasons.

📸 Sony α6700
© 2025 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #Collage #EastCoastKin #FourSeasons #ItsAmazingOutThere #LandscapePhotography #LoneyTree #Nature #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #Tree
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Ice Growing Up from a Frozen Lake.

Branches reach in as ice climbs.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #MonochromeMonday #Nature #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SensoryArt #SonyPhotography #Water
Balls of ice growing up along branches dipping into the frozen lake water.
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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A Grave Floral Bouquet.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #BloomScrolling #BlueSkyArtShow #Bright #EastCoastKin #Flowers #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #StillLifePhotography
Floral bouquet on a grave stone at sunset.
November 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Naturally Desaturated Plants!

I was struck by how pale these are.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #BotanicalWonders #EastCoastKin #Ireland #NationalBotanicGardens #PalacesAndGardens #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography
Plants without colour taken at Dublin's National Botanic Garden.
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Chinese Lanterns and Christmas Stars.

Taken at Christmas in Manila, Philippines' Chinatown.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #ChinaTown #ColorADay #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #RedWed #SonyPhotography #UrbanPhotography
Red Chinese lanterns hanging above a Christmas star in Manila's Chinatown.
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Twin Pillars in the Water.

📸 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
© 2025 Robert James Kaes

#AlphabetChallenge #ArtYear #Dark #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #Stunday #Sunset #WeekSForShadow
Dark sunset with overcast clouds with two pillars of light reflecting on the water.
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Neon Signs at Night.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2025 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Evening #Neon #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #Signage #SonyPhotography
Japanese neon signs at night in Montreal, Quebec.
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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In the Early Morning Mist.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #FoggyMorning #ForestFriday #LandscapePhotography #MorningMist #Nature #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #Scape #SonyPhotography
Misty morning of fog hanging low over the water.
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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When in Doubt, Add Bacon!

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#AlphabetChallenge #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #StreetPhotography #UrbanPhotography #WackyWednesdayArt #WallsOnWednesday #WeekSForShadows
Outside a restaurant in Boracay, Philippines, with a sign saying "When in Doubt, Add Bacon" and "Bacon all Day". A man looks out from the shadows.
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Peace and Joy in the Dark.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 30mm ƒ/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#AlphabetChallenge #ArtYear #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #LightAndShadow #Monochrome #NightmareNov #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #Trapped #WeekSForShadows
Inside an antique shop at night after the doors are locked.
November 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The Dome of the Marche Bonsecours.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2025 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #BlackAndWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Monochrome #Montreal #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #TravelTheWorld #UrbanPhotography
Black and white photo of The Dome of the Marche Bonsecours in Old Port of Montreal.
November 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Along the Straight and Narrow.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #ColorADay #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #RedRocket #RedWed #SonyPhotography #Toronto #TTC #UrbanPhotography #WindowsOnWednesday
Two Toronto street cars passing near Maple Leaf Gardens.
October 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Once in a Blue Moon.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#31DaysOfHalloween #ArtYear #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #MinimalMonday #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #smArtist
Clouds parting to reveal a full moon rising in the early evening sky. A pine tree covers the right half of the image.
October 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Birds of a Feather.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#AlphabetChallenge #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ItsAmazingOutThere #MagicalMoments #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SilentSunday #SonyPhotography #Stunday #WeekQforQuiet #smArtist
A flock of birds flying against a cloudly sky with pickets of sunlight.
October 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Trapped Under Glass.

Pencil sharpeners in a Montreal stationary store.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2025 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #GlassCase #Inside #PencilSharpener #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #smArtist
Five coloured metal pencil sharpeners.
October 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Must Be a Rough School.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2025 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #BWFri #BlackAndWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #ColorADay #EastCoastKin #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #UrbanPhotography #smArtist #Dublin
Black and white photo of a street sign saying "Schoolhouse Lane" mounted on a building below a set of barbed wire.
October 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Lord Jack and Their Minions.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 30mm ƒ/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#31DaysOfHalloween #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #Pumpkin #SensoryArt #SonyPhotography #Spooktober #Spooky #smArtist
A tower of jack-o-lanterns carved by school children.
October 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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F**k it, I'm Batman!

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2025 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #Batman #EastCoastKin #Montreal #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #StreetPhotography #WackyWednesdayArt #WindowsOnWednesday #smArtist
Window sign of a classic 50s area Batman with the words "F**k it I'm Batman"
October 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Stepping Out Onto the Ice.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2025 Robert James Kaes

#Alphabet Challenge #ArtYear #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #MinimalMonday #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #WeekQforQuiet #Winter
A footprint in the snow on the ice pond.
October 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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What's Revealed When the Water Recedes.

📸 Sony α6700 / TTArtisan AF 27mm F2.8
© 2025 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #BWFri #BlackAndWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #ColorADay #EastCoastKin #LightAndShadow #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #smArtist
Exposed tree trunk and roots. Visible after the water had receded.
October 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Afternoon Incandescent Glow.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Glow #GoldenHour #LightBulb #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #SonyPhotography #smArtist
Upside down light bulb hanging from a wooden railing shot at golden hour.
October 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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An old railroad bridge converted into a walking trail.

📸 Sony α6700 / Sigma 18-50mm ƒ/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
© 2024 Robert James Kaes

#31DaysOfHalloween #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ForestFriday #Nature #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #Scrape #SonyPhotography
An old metal railroad bridge now converted into a walking trail. It sits over a waterway and is surrounded by trees.
October 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM