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.

Sunday, November 30, 2008


SPRUCE SEEDLING.
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The tiny spruce seedling that I rescued from the gravel walkway last Spring and potted on my windowsill, is still doing fine.




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Thursday, November 27, 2008


Those coins were made of almost pure silver, that's why they wore out do fast and why it is so difficult to find a good used copy.



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This beautiful little coin is now becoming rare and extremely collectable.



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REMEMBER WHEN?
One of those big cents could buy two "jaw-breakers"


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Wednesday, November 26, 2008


THE PROMISE OF SPRING.



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These are the seed heads of a couple of those beautiful blue-purple Asters that we watched bloom almost everywhere during the summer.
One seed head already has all its seeds dispersed.


GUESS??

Tuesday, November 25, 2008


THE HEART OF A FADING YELLOW DAISY.




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Monday, November 10, 2008


MARSH GRASS.



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ON THE PERCH.

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OFF WE GO!.
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The sun was too bright for better detail



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Thursday, November 06, 2008


THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS.
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Here's looking at you!



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MALADY HEAD.
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Terra Nova National Park. Photo taken, 1963



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DOGBERRIES..
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Not many leaves but lots of berries left for the birds.



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Monday, November 03, 2008



OCTOBER.
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I couldn't choose which one to post, so I decided to post all three. It took me a long time to find leaves that were not already tattered and torn. It was a grey day, actually raining; thus the sky looks white rather than blue.



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OCTOBER.



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WAX BALLS..
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By stone gateway



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WAX BALLS.



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THE BEACH.
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This is a case of a picture being worth a thousand words.



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Saturday, November 01, 2008


WHAT IS IT?
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Spotted this on someone's lawn in Chamberlains today.



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THE LITTLE RED CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD




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TOPSAIL HEAD.
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Looking up the hill



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JUNIPER PATCH.

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LABRADOR HUSKY.
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During to 1940-50 TB epidemic many patients went to the Grenfell Mission sanatorium for treatment.
Those well enough were taught various crafts that they could take home in order to participate in the cottage industry that supplied products for the mission craft shop in support the mission work. One such patient was Stewart Ricks who was my neighbour when I lived on Sop's Island. His craft was ivory carving and he carved this little ivory husky dog for me as a souvenir. That was in
1946.



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