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.

Saturday, July 28, 2007


NICE SURPRISE.
r.d.f. all day , but it cleared in time for a lovely sunset. View from Cherry Lane, C.B.S.




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MIXED BLESSING.

Oil rig anchored temporarily in C.B., July 25th.


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MIXED EMOTIONS.

I'm standing at the location of the old Kelligrews Railway Station. This used to be the terminal for the mail-boat and passenger service in the bay. A big part of our soul died with the ruthless termination of our railway.


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HEDGING THE BETS.

From my flower garden. Have no idea what it is.

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Sunday, July 22, 2007


THE ABOMINABLE NEWFIE WORD.
Sign located in Humbermouth, NL
Difficult to understand why anyone would tolerate, much less embrace, a derisive with such an ignoble history.



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BEING WATCHED?

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"ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL."




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Friday, July 20, 2007


ALDER BUDS

Haven't been able to wander far from my back door lately.


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SANDWORTS.

One of the tiny prolific weeds that are not loved much by lawn enthusiasts.


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Monday, July 09, 2007


SAILING IN THE RAIN.
One of the boats participating in the Kelligrews Soiree yacht race, Saturday, July 7th.



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RUNNING WITH THE WIND.

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COMING IN.

Not sure if the race went ahead. It was much too foggy to see what was happening on the bay



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A LOVELY COUNTRY ROAD IN OLD TOPSAIL.

UNLIKELY BEDFELLOWS

Wednesday, July 04, 2007


BUTTERCUP.
Like butter?




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Sunday, July 01, 2007


CRAB BOAT.
Returning to port, Foxtrap marina , c. 5 p.m. , June 30th.


HOME AT LAST, SAFE AND SOUND.

For this crew, the day commenced at 3 a.m.


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TIED UP AT THE DOCK.




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UNLOADING TRAPS.
Crab fishing season is over. For this crew , a successful voyage.


UNLOADING CATCH.


THE CATCH.
Snow crab, once the basic diet of cod, but now that the cod have been practically wiped out, this species is proliferating. Consequent prosperity for fisher folk: an anomaly


TO THE PLANT - CARBONEAR - FOR PROCESSING.

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NOT ALL FISHERMEN ARE FISHER-MEN.



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