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Central Europe old school intellectual, artist, passionate mother, student of life and humankind

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Jochen Berger @jochenberger.eurosky.social · 5mo ago

Useless, Wien, September 2022 [repost from December 2024] #BlueSkyArtShow #Stone #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKaput #Photography #BlackAndWhite #EastCoastKin #ECK #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #IndustrialPhotography #ShadowPlay #UrbanDecay #MinimalistArt

The black-and-white photograph depicts an old, dilapidated market stall with a wall-mounted sink and exposed pipes, surrounded by tiled and concrete walls. The lighting is dramatic, with strong shadows cast by a light source in the upper left, creating a stark contrast between light and dark areas. The composition emphasizes the textures of the materials and the geometric lines formed by the tiles, pipes, and shadows. The overall mood is raw and minimalist, conveying a sense of abandonment or simple uselessness.

Das Schwarz-Weiß-Foto zeigt einen alten abgewrackten Marktstand mit einem wandmontierten Waschbecken und freiliegenden Rohren, umgeben von gefliesten und Betonwänden. Die Beleuchtung ist dramatisch, mit starken Schatten, die von einer Lichtquelle oben links geworfen werden und einen deutlichen Kontrast zwischen hellen und dunklen Bereichen schaffen. Die Komposition betont die Texturen der Materialien und die geometrischen Linien, die durch Fliesen, Rohre und Schatten entstehen. Die Stimmung wirkt roh und minimalistisch, was ein Gefühl von Verlassenheit oder schlichter Nutzlosigkeit vermittelt.

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JulieW67 @juliew67.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekLForLayers #Scape Layers of mist above the reservoir

A photo of Elton Reservoir in December last year.
The photo shows the tree lined horizon with an electricity pylon in the distance.
A bright red buoy is floating on the still water with a gull stood on the top.
It is early morning a a light layer of mist is covering thd water with a pinkish glow from the sunrise behind.
The sky is blue with a thin layer of greyish pink cloud above the tree line

Jochen Berger @jochenberger.eurosky.social · 3mo ago

A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, Vienna, February 2026 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #ECK #UrbanGaze #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #wienliebe

A black-and-white photograph captures a rainy urban street at night, with wet pavement reflecting the glow of streetlights. The composition uses leading lines from the sidewalk and lampposts to draw the viewer’s eye into the depth of the scene, creating a moody, cinematic atmosphere.

Eine Schwarz-Weiß-Fotografie fängt eine regnerische Stadtstraße bei Nacht ein, wobei der nasse Asphalt das Licht der Straßenlaternen reflektiert. Die Komposition nutzt führende Linien von Gehweg und Laternen, um den Blick des Betrachters in die Tiefe des Bildes zu lenken und eine stimmungsvolle, filmische Atmosphäre zu schaffen.

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Jochen Berger @jochenberger.eurosky.social · 2mo ago

Wet Walks, Edinburgh, August 2023 Once placed stones, will carry us wherever we want #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWater #PaintByWords #cobblestones #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #ECK

The image captures a low-angle, black-and-white shot of a person mid-stride on a textured cobblestone street, emphasizing the contrast between the smooth soles of their white sneakers and the rough, weathered stones. The composition uses diagonal lines and a sense of movement, with the person’s legs cropped to focus on the interaction between footwear and surface, evoking a candid, urban moment.

Die Aufnahme zeigt eine niedrige Perspektive in Schwarz-Weiß, die eine Person beim Gehen auf einem gepflasterten Steinweg einfängt. Der Kontrast zwischen den glatten Sohlen der weißen Turnschuhe und den rauen, verwitterten Steinen steht im Mittelpunkt. Die Komposition nutzt diagonale Linien und Bewegungsunschärfe, um die Interaktion zwischen Fuß und Untergrund einzufangen und einen authentischen, urbanen Moment einzufangen.

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Jochen Berger @jochenberger.eurosky.social · 2w ago

“Redirecting light to shape the scene” is this week’s challenge from @rjrock.bsky.social using his original photo. And what a fantastic one it is! Details of my darktable editing in the ALT as usual! Cheers! #Sculpt #PostProcess #EastCoastKin #ECK #blackandwhitephotography #Reflections

I haven’t been here in a while, but this photo immediately captivated me. The diagonal light patterns are amazing. All I had to do was slightly reduce the blacks and emphasize the highlights. So I pushed the blacks slider all the way to the right. I adjusted the highlights curve just enough to keep details visible, with a subtle increase in contrast. And the wide white frame makes the light flow even further! Et voilà!

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A monochrome urban scene captures the underside of a bridge with strong geometric lines, deep shadows, and reflections in a shallow puddle, creating a stark contrast between the industrial structure and the natural rocks below. The composition uses the bridge’s beams to lead the eye toward a lone bicycle, adding a subtle human element.
Eine monochrome Stadtansicht fängt die Unterseite einer Brücke mit starken geometrischen Linien, tiefen Schatten und Spiegelungen in einer flachen Pfütze ein und schafft einen krassen Kontrast zwischen der industriellen Struktur und den natürlichen Felsen darunter. Die Komposition nutzt die Balken der Brücke, um den Blick auf ein einsames Fahrrad zu lenken, das ein subtiles menschliches Element hinzufügt.
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Jochen Berger @jochenberger.eurosky.social · 3mo ago

A Glass Canvas, Hamburg, June 2022 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #WallsOnWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #WindowsOnWednesday #FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky

A black-and-white photo capturing urban reflections on glass panels, featuring silhouettes of people, towering buildings, and a layered composition of light and shadow. The image plays with transparency, symmetry, and the interplay of architectural elements, creating a sense of depth and abstraction. The high-contrast monochrome palette emphasizes textures and shapes, while the reflections distort reality, inviting the viewer to explore the interplay between the real and the mirrored cityscape.
Ein Schwarz-Weiß-Foto, das städtische Reflexionen auf Glasplatten einfängt, mit Silhouetten von Menschen, hohen Gebäuden und einem geschichteten Spiel aus Licht und Schatten. Das Bild spielt mit Transparenz, Symmetrie und dem Zusammenspiel architektonischer Elemente, wodurch eine Tiefe und Abstraktion entsteht. Die hochkontrastreiche Monochrom-Palette betont Texturen und Formen, während die Reflexionen die Realität verzerren und den Betrachter einladen, das Zusammenspiel zwischen der realen und der gespiegelten Stadtsilhouette zu erkunden.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · last wk.

Both sides? Explain your nuanced approach

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 4w ago

Annie Londonderry (1870-1947) a Latvian immigrant to the US, in 1894–95 became the first woman to bicycle around the world, after a bet by two men who thought it would be an impossible challenge for a woman.... #womensart

Sepia photograph featuring a standing white woman in a long dark dress or coat and hat facing right holding a bike in a photography studio

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

UK textie artist Rachel Wright who creates textile art using machine embroidery on calico with fabrics and Madeira rayons #WomensArt

Textile artwork featuring three smalp birds flying left against a swirling blue snd green background

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

US artist Nicole Eisenman, Another Green World, 2015 #womensart

Painting of a party in an interior with a number of people, some sitting, others standing, interacting, playing records, dancing, in a colourful cartoon-like style

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Anna Atkins, UK pioneer in photography and botany, considered the first person to have photographic images published in a book, 1843 #WomensArt

White image of a poppy on a blue background

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

US photographer Margaret Bourke-White on top of the Chrysler Building, New York, 1931 #WomensArt

Photo featuring a white woman with a camera climbing out of a hatch on a protruding limb of a skyscraper high above other buidings in a city

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still" Dorothea Lange (1885-1965) US documentary photograper who brought the reality of poverty during the Great Depression to all #womensart

Four monochrome photographs featuring adults and children in the US in shabby clothes in various scenes

john dummett @dummypublic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

dictator's sofa

john dummett @dummypublic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

fisherman's hug

john dummett @dummypublic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

at the Earth's core a devil winding a crank

john dummett @dummypublic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

catepillar retirement chair

john dummett @dummypublic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

brain gone green

john dummett @dummypublic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

hobby horse sinking

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

English painter Jean Cooke, The Greenhouse (1955) #WomensArt

Painting looking out of an old wooden greenhouse into a garden by a brickbwall

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Blue Ship, 1912 by Swedish modernist painter Sigrid Hjertén #womensart

Stylised painting looking down on a large blue ship in a harbour with buildings in the background

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Top of the World, 2013, silk tapestry by Malawi born artist Billie Zangewa #WomensArt

Pictorial textile artwork featuring a Black woman lying on a sofa, side view, in a yellow dress, on top of a tall building with other tall buildings in the background

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Penny Evans, ceramic artist who creates works that embody her Indigenous Australian Kamilaroi/Gomeroi cultural heritage #WomensArt

Four images of ceramic bowls viewed from above with individual patterns and significant symbols and uneven in shape

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Masayo Fukuda, contemporary master of kirie, or Japanese paper-cutting, crafting hyper detailed creatures from single sheets of paper #womensart

Photo of hands holding a paper cut artwork resembling a realistic octopus in white, all against a black background

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Bees rely heavily on the #bluebell flowers’ nectar in the late #spring. 'Bluebell' by artist Liza Adamczewski, aka the accidental ecologist from Pembrokeshire #womensart

Painting of a close-up of a bluebell flower on a green stem next to three green leaves

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Caroline Johnson, contemporary UK fine artist and sketcher #WomensArt #Sunday

Artwork featuring a living room interior with comfortable sofa and armchair, bookshelves, rug and a tall window with a view to a garden

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sacha Dench, aka 'the human swan', known for her record-breaking journey tracking migrating swans in a motorised paraglider #WomensArt #Monday

Photo looking up at a woman flying suspended from a large sail in a sitting position with her back against a motor in the sky near flying swans

Keep the fire burning @edithenz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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Raoof Haghighi - Just Take Them and Leave Me Alone! (2021)

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Cosmos in the Greenhouse" by UK contemporary printmaker Janis Goodman #Womensart

Pring withba view inside a huge greenhouse with an asile and trays with flowering plants going off to the distance

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Welsh artist Shani Rhys James. Yellow Wallpaper, 2012 #womensart

Painting featuring a white woman facing forwards with short hair wearing black standing in front of s yellow wallpapered wall with floral pattern and she stands behind a jug of white flowers