Lens-Artists Challenge #373: Looking Back at LAC #31: Landscapes
Egidio hosts this weeks Lens-Artist Challenge which is themed as Landscapes. Egidio’s original challenge post can be found here I rarely go out from home in order to shoot a landscape but I do enjoy searching them out when we’re on holiday. I will then sometimes make a special effort to visit a location I’ve…
Lens-Artists Challenge #372 – Ephemeral
Tina has set this weeks Lens Artist Challenge and has helped by giving us the dictionary’s short and simple definition of the word ephemeral – “lasting for a very short time“. Her original challenge post can be found here. Ephemeral is not a word I was familiar with until now. I don’t have any other…
Baking – Dubai Chocolate
Dubai chocolate has been all the rage over here this year. The story of its origin is told here on Wikipedia – Dubai Chocolate. It’s really expensive to buy in the UK. Chocolate prices are high anyway but a 145g bar of this retails for £9.99 in our supermarkets. Around $14. I wouldn’t be sharing…
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Thursday doors – 30 October 2025
It’s been a while since I posted for Dan’s Thursday Doors. I’ve been taking door pics for the challenge so here’s a catch up post from a trip the Rethymno, Crete, Greece back in September. All images: ©Stephen Hyde 2007-2025 – All rights reserved.
Lens-Artists Challenge #371 – Street Details
Ritva hosts this weeks challenge. You can find her original challenge post here – Lens-Artists Challenge #371 – Street Details I do enjoy street photography. Just going out for a walk with my camera is my happy photography place. I wasn’t sure where to take this when I initially saw the challenge. I explained to my…
Photography – Vintage Lenses and Flickr
My digital photography story started back in 2007 when I completed a short Open University course called ‘Welcome to Digital Photography’. Over ten weeks the course covered the photography basics but also introduced me to Flickr. Once the course finished I threw myself wholeheartedly into being a Flickr contributor. Back then Flickr had a thriving…