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, June 28, 2008



RHODORA.
A few more treats from along the Octagon Pond walking trail



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STAR FLOWER.
There are not many of these on the trail, so hopefully they will not be disturbed.


PIN-CHERRY BLOSSOMS.
These are so beautiful that I felt they deserved a repeat.


COMPATIBILITY.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008


CRACKER BERRY BLOSSOMS.

Sunday, June 22, 2008


BUTTERCUPS.

Friday, June 20, 2008


NICE EVENING OUT ON THE BAY.



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MOUSE-EAR CHICKWEED.
So tiny and yet so perfect in every detail.



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A NIFTY PIECE OF ENGINEERING.



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Friday, June 13, 2008


COMING IN.
It's nice to see the sailboats back out on the bay.


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Wednesday, June 11, 2008


THE BABBLING BROOK AND OTHER SIGNS OF SPRING ALONG THE OCTAGON POND TRAIL.
My sincere thanks to Dr. Peter J. Scott for helping me identify some of these plants.



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NEW SPRUCE BUDS.





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THE LOVELESS ONE.



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CHERRY BLOSSOMS.



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MORE CHERRY BLOSSOMS.

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SKUNK CURRANT POKING THROUGH THE MOSS.

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ALDERS PEEPING THROUGH THE SPRUCE.

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CRACKER BERRY BLOSSOMS.



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NORTHERN FLY HONEYSUCKLE.







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HIDING HAIRY PLUMBOY.

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STRAWBERRY BLOSSOMS.


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WINTER CRESS BLOSSOM.

This is a very common "weed" that is now in bloom almost everywhere where there are open spaces. Delicious spring greens for cooking or for salad.

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SKUNK CURRANT.

Coming on strong.


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PRETTY LADY'S SMOCK.


NATURE'S RECYCLING.



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Sunday, June 01, 2008


A VERY BUSY JAPANESE FISHING PORT.
Actually, this is Long Pond, CBS. Photos taken May 31. Not a Newfoundland fishing boat in sight.


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THE ZUIHO MARU No. 88
The business end of this very large Japanese factory trawler.


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UNLOADING THE ZUIHO MARU.
I was told by one of the workers that the cargo consisted of 420 metric tonnes of processed and frozen product.


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