Lloyd's Newfoundland Photos

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My home is in Chamberlains, CBS, Newfoundland: a place close enough to sea so that I can go there to watch the glorious sunsets over the bay, and the other infinite variety of sights and sounds that are forever changing, yet forever the same. I'm not as young as I used to be and don't get around much any more, but I've had many wonderful hours of enjoyment with my Yasihca 44 TLR and trusty old OM-2. I've always enjoyed photographing wild flowers, particularly the smaller ones, many of which , albeit mostly overlooked and dismissed as weeds, are exquisitely beautiful. Digital photography, complete with all the magic of its own portable darkroom, has brought a new dimension to the hobby. My OM-2 is retired now, but it is such a beautiful instrument, such a joy to hold and behold, that I don't think I will ever want to part with it. My digital, used mostly, is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30. Its 35-420 mm Leica zoom lens can really reach out for those hard to reach shots. My photographs are strictly amateurish, but hopefully some have succeeded in capturing something of the moment that inspired them.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007


LOOKING IN THE BAY FROM CHERRY LANE.



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DAISY, DAISY, GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER, DO.

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Monday, June 25, 2007


THE PINK , WHITE AND GREEN.
The old Newfoundland flag is increasingly more in evidence those days.



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LILAC TIME

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ROADSIDE SCENE, CHAMBERLAINS, CBS.



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LOVELY!

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TELE SHOT.
Sailboats off Lance Cove.



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RETURNING TO PORT.

Longpond marina.

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OIL SHUTTLE BOAT.
Waiting at anchorage in the tickle for its turn at the loading wells. Profits for the oil companies are mindboggling.



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Saturday, June 23, 2007


HAWTHORNE COTTAGE.
Home of the famous captain Bob Bartlett, Brigus.



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LITTLE BELL ISLAND AND BIG BELL ISLAND IN THE SUNSET.

Photographed from Topsail beach, June 17/07


FIRM FOOTING IN THE GRAVEL.
Lone lupin just coming into bloom. A most unlikely spot to find flowers.



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LOOKING OUT THE BAY FROM LONG HARRY, BELL ISLAND.


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A MISTY AFTERNOON.
Small iceberg drifting near the east end of Bell Island. Photographed, June 18/07



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LONG HARRY.

Interesting cliff formation. Located at the east end of Bell Island, near the lighthouse. Very high vertical drop from the clifftop to the beach far below.


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No. 2 COVE.
Located on north shore of Bell Island. Name derived from its adjacency to No. 2 mine shaft.



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ANOTHER VIEW OF THE COVE.
Iceberg in the distance near cape St. Francis.

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NFLD FISHING BOATS: NEW BREED.
Those ugly ducklings, designed to accommodate DFO restrictions re. hull length, are very unseaworthy ; subject to capsizing , even in calm weather, sometimes with tragic consequences. Typical example of the idiotic consequences of bureaucratic meddling.



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RETIRED FISHING DRAGGERS.

Tied up in Port de Grave.

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Sunday, June 17, 2007


ICEBERGS IN BAY ROBERTS, CB.
Photos taken June 15th.



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THREE IN A ROW


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A CLOSE-UP VIEW.



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ANOTHER CLOSE-UP

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INTERESTING SHAPE.




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A GROWLER.

Small icebergs that ground near shore, and which are a menace to fishermen , are known locally as growlers.


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Wednesday, June 13, 2007


APPLE BLOSSOM TIME.



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