Black Nore Lighthouse lies on the Severn Estuary coastline at Portishead, Bristol, UK. The coast path is a short walk from home for us and one of our regular dog walking routes.
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Author Archives: Steve Hyde
Vintage Lenses – Auto Takumar 35mm F2.3
I’ve had this Auto Takumar 35mm F2.3 for a couple of years now but I’ve never really used it that much. Having been out and about and used it all day today that will be changing because its a superb lens.
Continue readingVintage Lenses – Pentacon 135mm F2.8
Back sometime in 2022 I decided I’d try out a few vintage lenses with my Fujifilm camera’s. I’m not sure why. It was probably following something I’d read on the internet but anyway, I decided to give it a go and invested in an K&F M42 to Fujifilm X Adapter. They sell for £16.99 from K&F.
Continue readingLens-Artists Challenge #334 – Cats and Dogs
This weeks Lens-Artists Challenge #334 – Cats and Dogs. Here’s a link to the original post and challenge set by Tina – Cats and Dogs. Here’s a few of my Cat and Dog images.
Wordless Wednesday – Teddy on a Swing
I thought I’d use Wordless Wednesday to post this image of a sculpture I saw in Bristol today. It’s a teddy on a swing hanging from a bridge.
I’m pretty wordless because I have no idea what this is all about other than it’s the work of French artist James Colomina. It’s located underneath Gaol Ferry Bridge, Southville, Bristol
All images: ©Stephen Hyde 2007-2025 – All rights reserved.
Upfest – Bristol Street Art Festival
Upfest is a Street Art Festival that started in 2008 and up until recently ran once a year in the Bedminster area of Bristol. Here’s what it’s all about taken from the Upfest About Page on their website:
Continue readingBristol Gromit Unleashed Trail – A Photography Assignment
The Gromit Unleashed Trail began as a public arts trail in Bristol in 2013, as a collaboration between Bristol Hospital Charities and Aardman Animations.
Continue readingLens-Artists Challenge #333 – Complementary Colours
This week our Lens Artists Challenge host is Egidio.
“Complementary colours are those that sit opposite each other on a colour wheel.”
Guitar Tech Photo Shoot
One thing I’d picked up from a stock image course a few years ago was trying to make use of contacts to get access to something a bit different and not necessarily available for everyday photography.
Continue readingDutch Caribbean Cruise – 2019
To mark my 60th birthday in December 2019 we decided to try a cruise. I’d never really thought I particularly wanted to cruise. Linda was more keen than me, but if you want a holiday in December it’s a good choice for us, here in the UK.
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