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Charles Rutheiser

@charlesrutheiser.bsky.social

Mad Social Scientist, phenomenographer and writer of gothic neo-noir thriller novel MYSTERIES OF THE GREAT CITY (2023) and non-fiction IMAGINEERING ATLANTA (1996). Baltimorean. All images mine except for repost or when noted

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Alicen @alicen22.bsky.social · 10h ago

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn

Hélène Cook Photo 📷@helene-cook.eu · 17h ago

To infinity and beyond - Brussels #photography #architecture #brussels #bruxelles #bruxellesmabelle #architecturephotography #urbanphotography #BlueSkyMonday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingin #ECK #PhotoMonday #Sharemondays2026 #MinimalMonday 📸©helene-cook.eu

A bright, symmetrical modern atrium viewed from below. A large curved glass ceiling arches overhead, formed by a geometric grid of metal frames and translucent blue-tinted panels. Dark glass walls rise on both sides, leading toward an open, sunlit area in the center. The reflective windows and strong perspective lines emphasize the spacious, futuristic architectural design.

gdfreeman @gdfreeman.bsky.social · 2d ago

LookAndSee 519 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky ‘Surreal’ youtu.be/Y8eyjW990jw

Surreal

YouTube video by Hillary - Topic

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Pegs@pegasuspegs.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LookAndSee 519 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky This is just for fun! No rules. I will post a pic often for your music association… 🎧 #LookAndSee (Day 519) 🎶

Michael Schmitt-Walder @msw-cgn.wsocial.eu · last wk.

#WSocialPics #blackandwhite #schwarzweiss #fineart #photography #fotografie #architecture Variant of experimental exposure of the water dispenser at Hamburg. It's a bit more impressive than the first attempt.

A different attempt of the water spender at Hamburg. This exposure is with a structured background and non strictly in black.

DyrkWyst @dyrkwyst.bsky.social · 2w ago

Fall Forest In Mist www.dirkwuestenhagenimagery.de/gallery-imag...

Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 7d ago

An ancient stairway was said to be a portal to parallel worlds. Echoes of different times converged on every step.

Photo by Rodrigo Pederzini. A woman in a flowing white dress ascends a spiral stone staircase inside an ancient, moss-covered well. The cylindrical structure, lined with arched openings and weathered stone, leads the eye upward to an open sky framed by twisted branches. Light filters through the greenery above, casting a mystical glow on the damp walls, evoking a sense of mystery and hidden history.

H☮PE @a-r-tforpeace.bsky.social · 4d ago

💚🧡💚 #moth #InsectThursday #NaturePhotography #Photography

Close-up of a moth with a green (several shades) and orange hairy body, resting on a leaf.

📸: Thomas Elliott.

Cordoba Luis Photographer @cordobaluis.eurosky.social · 3w ago

Chronological eclipse transition. Multiple exposure sequence illustrating the progression of a lunar eclipse diagonally across a solid black frame. High telephoto captures the gradual shadow coverage, surface detail, and orbital movement of the moon #luiscordobapharchive #scape #moon #eastcoastkin

Horizontal orientation astronomical composite photograph titled "Lunar Eclipse Composite Sequence". The image presents a clean diagonal progression of twelve distinct moon phases running from the lower-left to the upper-right corner against a solid black background. The sequence starts with a full moon in the lower left, transitioning through partial eclipse phases with crisp shadow boundaries, and concluding in the upper right. Optimized for lunar eclipse composite, eclipse sequence photography, moon progression, astronomical photography, telephoto astrophotography, and celestial night photography indexing.

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 13h ago

In the world of the blind, a one-eyed man may find himself at a serious disadvantage #Alphabetchallenge #LookingIn #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 22h ago

Bird of the heavens #Stunday #Scape #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #landscapephotography #BigSky #NewMexico

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · yesterday

Look into my eyes, said the alien #Alphabetchallenge #LookingIn #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hot time in the old town tonight #Alphabetchallenge #WeekKforKN #Knees #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #LittleFeat

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 2d ago

Life of the party,artist unknown #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #Photography #StreetArt

JulieW67 @juliew67.bsky.social · 2d ago

#BlueskyArtShow #Golden Golden Sunflower

A close up photo of underneath a golden sunflower.
There are green velvety leaf like structures called bracts next to the stem that is out of shot.
The long golden petals of the sunflower are brownish at the ends.
The photo was taken with a pale wall behind

Dan from South Bend @danarcha.bsky.social · 2d ago

#BlueSkyArtShow #Golden #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBlueSky #mobilephotography

Kafka @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 2d ago

#Golden #Skyscrapers Part of the Enron building, now Chevron's HQ, by legendary Cesar Pelli. Enron collapsed in scandal before they ever moved in. #BlueSkyArtShow #Architecture #UrbanGaze #StreetPhotography #Photography #Photographers #CityScapes #GeometricShapes #ColorADay #Reflections #ECK

An eye-level, vertical shot features the striking curved glass façade of 1500 Louisiana Street in Houston, Texas, soaring into a cloudy blue sky. The modern skyscraper's cylindrical form is dominated by a grid-patterned curtain wall of turquoise-ish blue mirrored glass panels, which captures distorted reflections of adjacent city buildings. Striking architectural elements frame the structure, most notably a massive, sweeping golden-beige canopy that curves dramatically from the left foreground around the building's base.

The underbelly of this canopy reveals segmented paneled sections, while its top supports an open, metal-framed circular walkway or skybridge running parallel to the building’s glass curve. Strong vertical lines from the concrete support pillars at the bottom contrast sharply with the sweeping, concentric circular arcs of the canopy and the tower itself, creating a dynamic sense of upward movement.

The lines are the main focus of the shot, but the eye is also drawn to the warm turquoise and gold colours of the building. That's largely because of the Golden Hour light because the building is much whiter and cooler in tone during the day.

Tommi Ylamurto @ylamurto.bsky.social · 2d ago

If pigs could… Never mind. Pearls before.. Oh well, they are #golden too. #BlueSkyArtShow

Chatrouge @chatrouge.bsky.social · 3d ago

Bus stop / Paris #BluSkyArtShow #Golden

Arrêt de bus avec néons un soir pluvieux avec passagers attendant.

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 2d ago

Golden God #BlueskyArtShow #Golden #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #Photography #Baltimore

Male/Female by Joseph Borofsky, a 50 foot tall aluminum statue outside Baltimore’s Penn Station

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 4d ago

The path to some, but not all, knowledge #Alphabetchallenge #WeekKforKN #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #SignsoftheTimes #CityScape

Letters on a university building, adorned with a sprig of greenery

Against the Grain @gr37.bsky.social · 2w ago

Red doing all the work here. The only break from it is the worn stone underfoot and a little green slipping through the gaps. Kyoto #ColorADay #RedWed #PaintByWords #stairs #photography

A stone stairway climbing through a long tunnel of vermilion torii gates, their posts and beams filling the frame and receding into the distance. Black kanji is painted on the pillars, dark stone bases line both sides, and green foliage shows through gaps between the gates.

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 5d ago

youtube.com/watch?v=zIV4... Knights who say Ni! #Alphabetchallenge #WeekKforKN #MontyPython #SightsandSoundsfromtheSeventies

The Knights Who Say "Ni!" - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

YouTube video by Monty Python

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Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 5d ago

Kodachrome memory, 1980 #Alphabetchallenge #WeekKforKN #Knees #Streetphotography #EastCoastKin #HumansofBluesky #UrbanGaze

Two hippies taking a break in a city park last century

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · 7d ago

Knuckles #Alphabetchallenges #WeekKforKN #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #ClassicMono

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · last wk.

Jimi jamming on his knees, Seattle, 2019 #Alphabetchallenge #WeekKforKN #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #Streetphotography #Seattle #GodsofRock #JimiHendrix

Statue of Jimi Hendrix wailing on his guitar

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · last wk.

Fiction has to play by rules, reality doesn’t. #TheMarginalian #FilmSky www.themarginalian.org/2026/09/06/a...

The True Purpose of Tarot

“Nothing like this has ever happened before or will ever happen again,” a friend said to me about a lucky turn of events — a statement that struck me as touchingly self-negating: …

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JulieW67 @juliew67.bsky.social · last wk.

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekJForJocular Do you think anyone can see us? Manchester Open Exhibition at HOMEMCR

A close up photo of two ceramic sculptures at HOMEMcr Open Exhibition.
The small artworks are around eight inches tall and are stood on a low grey table.
They each depict two human figures huddled together underneath a large blanket.
The figures have white legs that are visible under a bright yellow blanket on one and bright red blanket on the other.
The yellow sculpture is closer and clearer in the photo with everything else softly out of focus.
At the other side of the gallery a few people can just be seen admiring other artworks on the walls

Hélène Cook Photo 📷@helene-cook.eu · last wk.

'Smiling Manta-Ray' #metro #Munich #photography #architecture #urbanphotography #architecturephotography #metrophotography #UBahn #münchen #BlueSkyArtShow #undulating #ECK #STUNDAY #SilentSunday #SundayShadows #subway 📸©helene-cook.eu

Symetrical wide-angle view of a white canopy on the ceiling at Am Hart U-Bahn station in München, that extends and ondulates on each side of the picture like the wings of a white Manta Ray facing the viewer. Two lit circles in the center look like a pair of eyes. The station is empty and its wall are dark blue, emphasising the impression that a Manta Ray is swimming in the sea.

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · last wk.

They live! #Alphabetchallenge #WeekJforJocular #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

A mob of skeletons with bright blue crazy eyeballs

Charles Rutheiser @charlesrutheiser.bsky.social · last wk.

Ass Station Zebra (apologies to Alistair Maclean) #Alphabetchallenge #WeekJforJocular #BlueskyArtShow #Undulating #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky

High contrast black and white image of a zebra’s aft end.