Steve W.
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Steve W.
@chezwe11.bsky.social
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Retired and living in South Gloucestershire in the UK. I take photographs and have a wide fascination for art in general. The picture of me was taken by my father on my first day at school in 1955. I was wearing a tie! Standards have changed.
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"Feeding the Kelpie"

The Kelpies are giant metal sculptures of horses' heads to be found in Fakirk, Scotland. The heads are each 30m (98ft) high.

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #Vertical

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"Crocosmia on Paper"

A stylised crocosmia flower on a background of discoloured paper from an old book.

#Flower
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"Gillingstool"

A road in the town where I live. Photographed in infrared.

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #TheRoad

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"Brockhampton Manor House Kitchen"

Brockhampton Manor House is a medieval house I Hertfordshire, UK.

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #Home

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In the picture, the Union Jack is upside down. At sea this would be a distress signal.
"Rose Window"

Roses round a window at Brockhampton medieval manor house, Herefordshire, UK.

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #Summer.

#Flower
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"Wet Decks"

The deck of an old sailing ship shortly after a rain storm.

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #Shiny

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Having just converted an old camera to Infra-red, here are some of the results of walking round a local town: Thornbury in South Gloucestershire, UK.

#InfraRed #Gloucestershire
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"Sliced Violet"

Created after watching a TV programme about David Hockney's "Joiners".

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #Pieces

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"Serrated Knives"

Two kitchen knives lit with white and red light to give a slightly bloodthirsty effect.

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #Jagged

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"Spiral Stairs"

Looking down on a staircase at Tate Britain in London.

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #Alternating

#Monochrome

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At the aisle crossing there is a highly polished stone altar. It forms another opportunity for interesting reflections.
Very kind of you to say so.
"Font Reflection"

The font in Salisbury Cathedral, UK, has a smooth water surface that gives a clear reflection of the high east window.

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #Smooth

#Church #Cathedral

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"Cream Spiral"

On a hot day I want to rest on something as soft as this rose looks.

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #SummerDaze

#Rose #Flower

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"Staring Sideways"

Two Venetian models acting together.

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #Sideways

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"Penderyn Whisky Distillery, Brecon, Wales"

Looking from the tasting room through a window into the distillery. Casks in the tasting room are reflected in the glass.

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"Seville Corridor"

A narrow corridor in an old hotel in Seville. The corridor leads from darkness to light

This post is made to #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme #Narrow

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A smaller apperture is the same conclusion that I came to.
ISO200, 1/500, f/6.3

The background has been replaced with a texture from a floor tile in my kitchen and with a colour derived from a sample from the flower.

The colour of the frame is a sample from the flower.
This image was taken at Hidcote, Gloucestershire, UK.