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, May 31, 2008



SUNSET ON CHAMBERLAINS POINT.

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LITTLE SPIDER.
Came in the house on some alder twigs that I picked.


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Thursday, May 29, 2008


BATTEAU SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1950

There is no other photograph of this group. Hopefully some of the visitors to this blog may find a friend or relative here.



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PICNIC at BATTEAU 1950
A Saturday field trip that turned out to be quite an adventure.



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Friday, May 23, 2008



FIBONACCI SEQUENCE.

One of the true wonders of the Natural world. It's amazing that something so ordinary as a spruce cone could be so mathematically precise.



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SPRING GOLD.

Love them or hate them, they are here to stay.




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Thursday, May 22, 2008


A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES.
The infamous Lance Cove "gravel pit".



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Tuesday, May 20, 2008


HOLY CROSS RC CHURCH.
Holyrood.


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THIS OLD HOUSE.
Holyrood.



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HOLYROOD MARINA.



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PANORAMA VIEW.






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Monday, May 19, 2008


MY LITTLE SPRUCE FRIEND.
After the snow melted I spotted this tiny seedling peeking up through the coarse gravel near the edge of the driveway. I figured that if it was courageous enough to put down roots in a place like that , it deserved a break. Reminds me of my ancestors.


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Sunday, May 18, 2008


GLIDING.

They make it look so easy!



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Wednesday, May 14, 2008


JOURNEY'S END: A METAPHOR.


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ACROSS THE MARSH.

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Sunday, May 11, 2008



THE QUIDI VIDI ICEBERG.

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ANOTHER VIEW.
Notice where some of the sightseers are perched. (Upper left quarter of the frame)


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MOTHER'S DAY.


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Saturday, May 10, 2008


THE PINK WHITE & GREEN
One of several picturesque little fishing rooms located around Quidi Vidi.


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THE CLIMBER.



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THE BLUE STAGE.



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Thursday, May 08, 2008


THE HISTORIC OLD PORT OF ST. JOHN'S.


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ST. JOHN'S CENTRE.
A mixture of the new and the old.



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THE QUEEN'S BATTERY, ST. JOHN'S.

A citadel finally captured, but by means more subtle than gunfire.



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Wednesday, May 07, 2008


FORT AMHERST.
Shown, returning to port, one of the new type fishing craft designed to counter DFO restrictions , dangerous things that look more like a box than a boat.


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