Bob Soltys
Renaissance man. Parisian at heart. Peace correspondt on the Toltec path. Nitro's dad. Former Navy officr. Scientist. Letter revivalist. Fountain pens, Day-Timers, paper books, slide rules-not apps. 🇸🇰 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 📷 ✍️ 🔭 🦉 #NoAI
https://www.bobsoltys.net
- Reposted by Bob Soltys#ImageDuJour Joan Baez et Bob Dylan lors de la Marche sur Washington pour l'emploi et la liberté en août 1963 📷. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marche_...
- My parents would have celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary today. Photo: San Juan Capistrano, California, mid-90's. Kodachrome 64. Glad that I made the photo, and that I got the fill flash exposure correct. #Kodachrome64
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- Inspiring comment by Peter Turnley in issue 310 of Black+White Photography mag ... "[I have] been trying to share what Paris feels like, not what it looks like." #PhotographyInspiration
- Another advantage to buying from a small business instead of you know who ... #stamps #SnailMail
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- Glad that I ran across and followed this account. These images have inspired me to watch 'Grab a Hunk of Lightning' again this evening #PhotographyInspiration #GrabAHunkOfLightning
- These prints inspire me to be a better printer.
- Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix warms up after this morning's zero degrees walk #dogs #blackandwhitephotography #winter
- Stunning use of light and lines
- Today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Clouds. I photograph scenes with clouds all the time. Especially in #infrared over the wide open vistas of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and its beautiful #lighthouse. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #fullspectrum #bnw #blackandwhitephotography
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- An 8 x 10 print of Nitro on @ilfordphoto.com Multigrade V RC paper, in the print washer that Nitro got me for my birthday to use for contact sheets, etc. For gallery work I have archival washer from Versalab. #dogs #PrintYourWork #FilmPhotography #PrintYourWork #FilmPhotography
- "Silicon Valley is full of tyrants of the quantifiable. For decades, its oligarchs have preached that our criteria for what we do and how we do it should be convenience, efficiency, productivity, profitability." Hat tip to @simonlowephoto.bsky.social for sharing. Thank you!
- Reposted by Bob SoltysShout out to the Parks Canada staff for the tremendous job they've done in training the Bison of Elk Island National Park! #wildlife
- "health plans often claim they will be forced to slash benefits when they aren't satisfied with CMS payments. But that rarely happens, he said. "The plans can still make money," he said. "They mostly are very profitable, just not as profitable as shareholders expected." www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...
- My bank account wishes I hadn't seen this 😉 youtu.be/CLuL2F99QMs?... #35mmNoctilux
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- Honored that Photo Artfolio accepted my award-winning image 'City of Light' for its exhibit B & W: The Poetry of Light and Shadow. Scan of gelatin silver print on @ilfordphoto.com paper. The story:: www.bobsoltys.net/musings/2026... #Paris #BlackandWhitePhotography #FilmPhotography #KodakTri-X
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- Wünderbar!
- Reposted by Bob SoltysChemist Karl Ernst Claus was born #OTD in 1796. Klaus discovered the element ruthenium in 1844, naming it after the Latin for Russia. Today, ruthenium is found in electrical contacts in your mobile phone and on the tip of fountain pen nibs ✒️
- Better image of last night's snow in Lakewood, Ohio. Using a lower ISO of 800 on my M11 Monochrom kept the streetlight from overpowering the icicle. #LakewoodOhio #WinterStormFern #NightPhoto #LeicaM11M #Icicle #BlackandWhite
- Icicles hang from a street lamp tonight in Lakewood, Ohio. #NightPhotography #Icicle #January2026WinterStorm #WinterStorm #LakewoodOhio
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- Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix makes his way through today's snow in Lakewood Ohio #dogs #snowstorm
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- The International Owl Center continues free online lectures by owl experts. Today's session covers Barred Owls and Spotted Owls; Upcoming sessions February 1 and 8 at 2pm CT discuss Barn Owls and Short-eared Owls #owls #birds #InternationalOwlCenter www.internationalowlcenter.org/virtualexper...
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- Reposted by Bob SoltysNo A.i. or Photoshop. Just a pouring rain on my car windshield! Took this in Biograd-na-Moru, Croatia #canonphotography #shotoncanon #canonm50 #photography #streetphotography #croatia #hrvatska #biogradnamoru #dalmatia #travelphotography
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- www.gadgetreview.com/is-your-ring... "Ring’s existing “Community Requests” feature, where police ask users to voluntarily share footage. once you click “yes” to help solve that package theft, your footage enters Flock’s ecosystem where federal access is built into the system’s structure."
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- The best of "Signs That Clearly Gave Up on Being Polite" www.aol.com/articles/20-...
- 2) #JohnHancock 's courageous signature is a lasting symbol of standing firmly for one’s beliefs, and National #Handwriting Day honors him by reminding us what we commit to writing—especially words of truth, testimony, and encouragement—can endure and influence generations. #NationalHandwritingDay
- 1) January 23 is the birthday of John Hancock, whose life of service and notable signature inspired National #Handwriting Day. John Hancock was a Founding Father, President of the Continental Congress, and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. familyschool.org/spotlight/ha...
- Be aware of the privacy implications of signing up for these databases. www.cleveland19.com/2025/12/03/c... #ReadyNotify #privacy
- Fascinating youtu.be/CSFRZVb_qj0?... #Leica
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- Amidst heightened tensions with the United States, Danish authorities have instructed their civil servants to disable this [Bluetooth] wireless connection, which can be easily intercepted. We'll explain how.
- Reposted by Bob SoltysLe 21 janvier, Le roi de France Louis XVI est guillotiné place de la Révolution (place de la Concorde).
- "Top tip: Adopt the mindset of photographing on film: take less, think more."
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- Great story that evokes fond memories of playing hockey and skating on frozen ponds east of my parents' house in Gary Indiana chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2026...
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- Stunning capture of a bridge I wish I'd photographed during my officer training. Nicely done!
- Possible effect on vote by mail, tax filing: Limited pickups at many postal locations; Mail now often travels farther to regional processing centers which apply a postmark, the postmark date does not inherently or necessarily align with the date you mail the item. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/31/u...
- Wyoming friends: SAGE Community Arts in Sheridan, Wyoming included my image of Nitro and his veterinarian in its upcoming juried exhibit "Black and White" from January 20 - March 7. I will attend the January 29 artists' reception via Zoom link. Photo © 2025 Bob Soltys All Rights Reserved
- Reposted by Bob Soltys📸 Robert Doisneau. Les chats de Bercy 1974. Paris 12e
- Reposted by Bob Soltys26 rules for 2026 according to The Stoics.
- Wow!
- Reposted by Bob SoltysIf you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free. consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
- Thanks for posting this stunning image. You've mastered the Widelux.
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- Thanks for reminding us about an excellent alternative to Amazon
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- students, check out this competition ...
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- Perfect use of light and lines. Thanks for sharing your great work.
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- Reposted by Bob SoltysSnow in the Netherlands earlier this week.
- Nitro the Jack Russell Terrier mix enjoyed a bit of ice cream yesterday after his electroacupuncture treatment with Dr. Decker #dogs
- Nice use of light and lines. Thank you @fritzruhmann.bsky.social for sharing. #Black&White rules!
- One for the King on his birthday youtu.be/PU5xxh5UX4U?...
- Struggling to understand why BlueSky thinks accounts for the Mayor of Minneapolis, the Mayor of NYC, and Kyle the Exhibitionist are similar to Paname Paris. 🫤
- Beautifully written and captured ... Merci !
- Moi aussi
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