Thursday Doors – Photo Challenge

Here’s my submission for this weeks Thursday Doors photo challenge. I spotted this note tacked to the front door of a house in the Horfield area of Bristol, UK. It’s quite common to see comical notes like this around our streets. I really like the huge tacks they’ve used to hammer the message home (see what I did there).

Posted for Dan’s Thursday Doors

All images: ©Stephen Hyde 2007-2025 – All rights reserved.

Black Nore Lighthouse, Portishead

Black Nore Lighthouse at sunset across the Severn Estuary.

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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Vintage Lenses – Auto Takumar 35mm F2.3

My Auto Takumar 35mm F2.3 on my Fujifilm X-T2.

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.

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Vintage Lenses – Pentacon 135mm F2.8

My Pentacon 135mm F2.8 plus FX Adapter on my Fujifilm X-T2

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.

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Lens-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.

This cat we stumbled across in Greece had a bit of a David Bowie look with those eyes.
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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.

A teddy bear on a swing underneath Gaol Ferry Bridge, Bristol

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

A colourful image from Upfest 2022.

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:

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Bristol Gromit Unleashed Trail – A Photography Assignment

Gromit No.1 – Newshound. This was part of a larger sculpture placed in Bristol Museum.

The Gromit Unleashed Trail began as a public arts trail in Bristol in 2013, as a collaboration between Bristol Hospital Charities and Aardman Animations.

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Lens-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.”

Contrasting colours I spotted in this apartment block against a blue sky in Aruba.
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