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Steve W.
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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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"Serrated Knives"

Close up of two serrated kitchen knives lit with white and red lights.

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

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Close up of two serrated kitchen knives lit with white and red lights.
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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"Autumn"

A Composite of Leaves.

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A composite image made from leaves and trees.
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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"Autumn Leaf"

An autumn leave dried and photographed as a still life.

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

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A golden autumn leaf photographed on a white background.
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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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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The metal mouth of a giant horse's head appearing to be fed on a lamppost.
October 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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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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A stylised crocosmia flower on a background of discoloured paper from an old book.
October 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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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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A road lined with trees in the town where I live.
September 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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"Tintern Abbey"

TinternAbbey in South Wales. Photographed in infrared.
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Tintern Abbey photographed on a camera converted to infrared.
September 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Pop art came up in conversation... so I made this.

#Art #Warhol #Popart
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A soup can inspired by Andy Warhol.
September 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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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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Kitchen in the medieval Manor House at Brockhampton, Hertfordshire, UK.
September 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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"Rose Window"

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

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

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Roses round a window at Brockhampton medieval manor house, Herefordshire, UK.
September 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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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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The wooden deck of an old sailing ship after a rain storm.
August 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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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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Thornbury Castle. Photograph taken on a camera converted to infra-red. Two pubs on Thornbury High Street. Photograph taken on a camera converted to infra-red. Thornbury High Street. Photograph taken on a camera converted to infra-red.
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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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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Stylised photograph of a violet which has then been sliced and the slices offset against each other.
August 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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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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Two serrated kitchen knives with fine and course teeth. They are crossing each other and lit in white and red to give a bloodthirsty effect.
August 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Images taken at RHS Bridgewater in Manchester, UK.

#Flowers #RHSBridgwater
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Flowers cascading over a terracotta pot. Flowers, mainly daisies, and a terracotta pot. Flowers by a path.
August 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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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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Looking down on a white and black spiral staircase. The alternating stripes of white and black are reflected in the polished metal walls.
July 26, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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"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

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The font in Salisbury Cathedral. It has a smooth water surface that giives a clear reflection of the high east window.
July 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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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

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A closeup image of a white rose
July 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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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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Two Venetian Models. One staring at the viewer, the other looking sideways.
July 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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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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At the Penderyn Whisky distillery. Looking from the tasting room through a window into the distillery. Casks in the tasting room are reflected in the glass.
June 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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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 narrow corridor leading to an internal balcony in a hotel in Seville. The passage is also a journey from dark into light.
June 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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"Blue Iris"

Flowers bring joy to our hearts.

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

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An image of a blue and white iris against a dark background.
June 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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"Red Geometry"

A detail from the side of a Lightship moored in Gloucester docks, UK.

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

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Detail of a lightship painted in bright red with ladder and rail in black.
June 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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"Under Water"

The bow of the SS Great Britain in Bristol, UK viewed from underneath the waterline. A glass sheet with a few inches of water makes the ship look as if it is floating.

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

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The bow of the SS Great Britain in Bristol, UK viewed from underneath the simulated waterline.
May 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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"Cosmos Flower"

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A Cosmos Flower with white petals tipped with mauve.
May 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM