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Stephen Hoath
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Kites, bikes and woodworking with a bit of photography thrown in on the side.
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Taking a few moments to look up from your phone is often rewarded by seeing where you are going.
Many yellow lights hanging from the roof in SEN restaurant in Edinburgh.
July 23, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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It’s kite festival time again. This time, we’re on the beach at Notre Dame de Monts near Nantes. This is a close up of a kite designed by the English kite maker, Carl Robertshaw.
#FestivalAToutVent
A close up photograph of a white kite. In the distance but further away you can see many more of the same kites. These are called Serpent Deltas and are designed by the world famous English kite maker, Carl Robertshaw
July 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Well, I had no trouble finding that puncture! Strangely, I didn’t have a patch big enough to fix it!

Must have been an old tube and expanded too much in the heat. Never seen that before though.
Image of a bike inner tube. There is a 10cm long gash in the tube which has split completely open. No inner tube patch is going to fix that hole!
June 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Has a great time in Narbonne at the weekend. Boy, the French sure do live a beach kite festival.

#RSkyEvents
People playing and sunbathing on the beach in Narbonne, France. In the background, the sky is full of giant kites. You can see sharks, whales, manta rays and other creatures
June 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Who would want to go to a v kite festival anyway? Well, it turns out that most of France does it so it seemed yesterday! Great scenes @RICV Berck Sur Mer
#RICV
#kites
#KiteFestival
#BercksurMer
A photograph of the crowds C at the RICV Berck-Sur-Mer. One of France’s largest kite festivals. In the foreground you can see a TV crew filming the huge crowds. In the back ground to the right you can see a giant inflatable dinosaur.
April 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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What an amazing day at the beach in Berck-sur-Mer, France. Kites everywhere!
#kites
#BerckSurMer
A photograph of the beach kite festival in Berck-sur-Mer, France. In the sky you can see giant fish kites of many different sizes and shapes.
April 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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It was a great day to fly kites on Sunday. Well, off you didn’t actually want to look at it!🫣

#kites
#NationalTrust
#DunstableDowns
A photograph of a group of people flying kites in thick fog. In the foreground you can see one kite hovering just above the ground and above two people. They are flying kites that you can just see in the fog.
March 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Glad to get this one finished. It’s a gift for a work colleague. Made from wood recovered from an old bench in the school playground. Who knows what the stuff is! This one fought all the way.🤪
#woodworking
#reclaimed
A photograph of a wooden tray. The base is made from strips of alternating light and dark wood. A photograph of a wooden tray. The base is made from strips of alternating light and dark wood. A photograph of a wooden tray. The base is made from strips of alternating light and dark wood.
March 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Decided to cycle to the garage to collect my car yesterday. What a view! Cycling gives you the chance to see things you miss everyday in a car. How easy it is to just stop and take a moment.
#cycling
#Bedfordshire
#photography
A photograph of the English countryside. To the right, a bare hedgerow winds its way down hill and in to the centre of the photo. A lone oak tree stands next to the hedgerow in the centre of the shot. The field to the left is just starting to show green shoots in the pale, afternoon sunshine.
February 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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The gate house at Wallington National Trust, Northumberland. Such a great site with a different view around every corner.
#photography
#NationalTrust
#Wallington
#Northumberland
A photograph of one of the gate houses at Wallington, Northumberland. The gate house sits high on the horizon in between tall trees. The trees are winter bare. A single dead tree stands out in the pale sunshine.
February 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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A Hellebore in the woods at Wallington National Trust in Northumberland. Such a beautiful place. Currently filled with snowdrops and Crocus.

#photography
#hellebore
#NationalTrust
#Wallington
A photograph of a clump of Hellebore in the late afternoon sun.
February 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Latest woodworking session - an egg stand for a friend at work. Beech and reclaimed Meranti (probably). A fun little project with minimal joinery.

#woodworking
#eggstand
#beech
#meranti
A photograph of a wooden egg stand. The stand is full of large, brown hens eggs. The stand is mostly beech wood with a dark brown base. The stand is on a kitchen surface with various objects in the background.
February 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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“Standing in the wings” - the view the audience don’t get.
#photography
#b&wphotography
#blackandwhitephotography
#ballet
#theatre
A black and white photograph of a group of ballet dancers. At the front, a man dressed in black reaches up and towards us. Behind him, a group of ballerinas copy his gesture. They leave long shadows on the spot lit floor that stretch towards the camera.
January 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Yeah, it’s a different in day light.
A photograph of New York taken from the Staten Island ferry . The Statue of Liberty is in the foreground with the city behind. A brown smog pervades the atmosphere.
January 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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The sunset from our hotel window in New York a few years back. The colours were just stunning.

#photography
#NewYork
A photograph of sunset in New York City. In the foreground is the river, deep in shadow, immediately behind that you can see silhouettes of the buildings on the far bank. Between the two skyscrapers you can see the silhouettes of a bridge further up the river. This is in front of a rich orange/yellow sky.
January 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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New York seems to offer something from every angle. This was the view from our hotel room.

#photography
#NewYork
A photograph of New York City at dusk. The tall skyscrapers reflect the deep orange glow of sunset. You can see the hundreds of lights in each building
January 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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St Mary’s Lighthouse- Whitely Bay. I lived there juxtaposition of the two jets flying in opposite directions and the old, stone buildings.

#photography
#iphonephotography
#whitelybay
#northumberland
A photograph of St Mary’s Lighthouse, Whitely Bay, Northumberland. In the foreground you can see an old stone cottage with sage green painted windows. Behind, in bright sunlight, you can see the bright white tower of St Mary’s Lighthouse. In the sky, two jet trails can be seen heading in opposite directions.
January 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Glorious weather this morning. We have a lightning stop in Northumberland this weekend and the lighthouse beckoned.

#photography
#northumberland
#StMarysLighthouse
A photograph of St Mary’s lighthouse at Whitley Bay, Northumberland. In the foreground we can see old wooden pillars .
January 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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A little tray for a friend at work. Can’t lie, it’s not been fun in the shed the last few days. I’m off to stand in front of the open fridge door to warm up!
#woodworking
A photograph of a wooden tray. The handles are oak, the base maple with a meranti centre A photograph of a wooden tray. The handles are oak, the base maple with a meranti centre
January 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I’m lucky to be able to shoot backstage sometimes. You get great stories and another perspective.

This was a tech rehearsal for Follies in a regional theatre. Shot on an iPhone.

#blackandwhitephotography
#b&wphotography
#photography
#theatre
#amateurtheatre
A black and white photograph of a theatre stage. This was a tech rehearsal for Follies in a regional theatre. On stage, on the left of the photo, you can see the two performers standing behind some speakers. To the right you see other cast members sitting in the auditorium watching. The MD is on the right just in front of the stage.
January 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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#photography
#sunset
A photograph of a foot path direction post with the summer sun setting slowly begging it. The grass at the base is mostly green but starting to turn golden brown.
January 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Black and white photo of a Meerkat.
January 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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What is the best time of day and why is it “The Golden Hour”?

Canon EOS6D
350mm
f/9 1/640sec

#GoldenHour
#Newbiggin
#Northumberland
A photograph of sea birds floating on a flat sea. The sun is low and golden casting the birds as silhouettes.
January 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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We had a little snow last night but not a lot. So, instead of snow pictures, here’s a shot of a deer in my garden from the summer!
A photograph of a Munkjack Deer in a garden. The deer is looking towards the camera, one front leg is raised, poised to run. Green plants and a tree trunk can be seen behind the deer.
January 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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From the ‘tween days. Newbiggin in the late afternoon sun.

#northumberland
#Newbiggin
#photography
#goldenhour
A photograph of the bay at Newbiggin-on-Sea, Northumberland. The low, late afternoon sun casts a golden light on the buildings near the sea shore. The sea is glass smooth and low tide. People can be seen walking next to the sea shore.
January 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM