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John Lyons
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Retired. Will definitely be photographs. He/him.
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The Posset Cup (Wetherspoons), Portishead.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Photography #Pub #Lighting #AlmostMonochrome #Portishead #Wetherspoons
The Wetherspoon at Portishead is a rounded block with windows half way up yhr two story building. Painted cream, the lights inside give an impression of warmth.
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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French lamb in the sun, warmth two-ways.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Photography #Lamb
A lamb walks towards the camera, while turning. Face front, the legs are a bit mixed up. The ground is earth and the background is the brown wood of a shed.
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Not sure warmth fully describes how it felt, tbh. 😅

#BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Heat #FortyDegrees
Chemist's illuminated symbol on side of a yellowish building with the temperature display at 40 degrees C.
November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Summer fountains at Laval, France.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Photography #Fountain #River #Laval #France
Two fountain rows in the river at Laval from a bridge, itself the source of an arching fountain. The background are the historic sunlit buildings of the city.
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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“You will be visited by three spirits.”

The three spirits
#birds 🌿
Three gulls in the air but close to water.
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Road markings, Shirehampton.

#Photography #Detail #RoadMarkings
20 mph sign in circle, white paint. At night. White arrow turning right, Park and Ride.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Saffy, our Golden Retriever.

#Photograph #Saffy #Dog #Frosty #DawnSunlight
Saffy profile from right hand side, on frosty grass in dawn sunlight.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Landscape in the early morning sun, Daisy Field, Shirehampton, Bristol.

#LandscapePhotography #Photography #Sunrise
Single tree on bank top, with trees towards river behind. Bank top with row of house chimneys behind. Yellow sky and orange grass.
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Kings Weston House, Bristol.

#Architecture #Vanbrugh #KingsWestonHouse
House from front left quarter, sunlit in early morning. South-Eastward facing frontage, cropped to just windows and door.
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur rufifrons)

#ZooPhotography #Photography #Lemur #Portrait
Headshot, from front right. Head resting on tail from left side. Full body, turned to left. Head shot looking downwards, eyes visible.
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)

#ZooPhotography #Photography #Lemur #Portrait
Lemur, full boy, sat on wooden chair arm, face looking to left of frame. Squinting and scratching, close up of head, with right eye open. Head down close up, eyes hidden.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Bird flock above marina residential building, Portishead.

#Birds #Photography #Flock
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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The leaf-strewn ground beneath the trees in Autumn.

#Photography #Leaves #Trees #Forest
Ground under trees, with fallen leaves and out of focus greenage behind.
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The Severn between Portishead and Wales.

#Photography #Severn #Choppy #WelshMountains
Dark beach foreground, with choppy estuary water and welsh mountains beyond.
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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I though this was something of a failure, but my OH really likes it

#Birds #Gull #Sunbathed #Photography
Gull flies left to right against some sunlit clouds.
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Heading in your direction. 🙂
Crow on an iron lamp post.
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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How big is this wild boar, you ask? Here is a badger for scale, from the same camera position.

#CameraTrap #NightPhotography #Monochrome #Badger #Boar
Wild boar night shot, with hanging tree branch. Badger, much smaller, in roughly the same position.
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Polluting the hot tub. 😂

#BlueSkyArtShow #Small #Photography #TeaCup #ManTeaStrainer #Yellow
View of tea cup from above with relaxed man tea strainer, hooked on sad and legs in the yellowing liquid.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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A bee emerging from a pink flower with a yellow centre. Pollen dusts the black parches on its body.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Small #Photography #Bee
Emerging bee from the front, facing to right if frame. It is against a pink background with a yellow centre.
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Trailing abutilon (Callianthe megapotamica), a single bud.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Small #Photography
A single red bud growing through a horizontal slat greyish wooden fence.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Montbretia (Crocosmia crocosmiiflora)

#BlueSkyArtShow #Small #Photography #Montbretia
Plant branch going from top right to bottom left of frame. Grey stalk with buds either side in (from stalk outwards) pink, yellow, and purple-red tips. Background is mostly green out of focus stalks, with a couple of purple stalks.
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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End of the marina at Portishead.

#UrbanPhotography #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Portishead #Marina
Apartment building with nine floors separated across the building with five vertical concrete strips and lots of balconies. Reflected in the water.
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Various birds giving the evil eye!
Herring Gull, face front. Swan close up, face front. Tufted Duck, face front with a bright yellow eye. Possibly the most evil looking bird of the four.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Female Mallard Duck, swimming, Portishead

#Birds #Mallard #Duck #Photography #Portishead
Full view of swimming female mallard duck, frontal, in the sunlight, with the head turned to right of frame.
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Black Headed Gull in flight, Portishead.

#Birds #BlackHeadedGull #Photography #Portishead
Black Headed Gull from the front with wings spread, approaching a water landing, dark water as background.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM