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, August 31, 2008


MOODY BLUE.



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FIREWEED.



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Saturday, August 30, 2008


SANDWORTS.
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One of the tiniest and prettiest of our wild flowers.



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Friday, August 29, 2008


WEEDS.
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Just picked this pail of weeds out around my door. They are not by any means "arranged", but stilll make a nice bouquet. Right now they are in a beef bucket. May select some later for a vase.


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Thursday, August 28, 2008


MAX CLARK IN THE WHEELHOUSE OF HIS YACHT, SUGAR.
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Thanks, Max and Sandra, for a most enjoyable and unforgettable afternoon.


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MAX'S PRIDE AND JOY.
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An authentic Newfoundland motorboat, complete with an original 4-hp make-and-break Acadia engine.


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4-HP ACADIA.
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This will bring back memories to every lad who grew up in a Nfld. outport or in coastal Labrador.
It was quite a knack reversing the engine without having to use an ignition switch.



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SHOWING OFF.



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SCULLING.




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GOMING IN TO THE DOCK TO PICK ME UP.
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Sugar in the background.



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OUT FOR A CRUISE.
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Unfortuanaely we couldn't venture far out on the bay because of the lop, and neither of us were wearing oil-skins.



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Wednesday, August 27, 2008


CUDDY.



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WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE.

I remember when the putt-putting of those motor boats in the early dawning awakened the outports to the beginning of a new day. This soulful Newfoundland sound seems so forlonly out of place echoing off the facades of million dollar mansions.

Friday, August 22, 2008


PEARLY EVERLASTING FLOWER.
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There are not many places in Newfoundland where this plant does not grow in profusion.

Thursday, August 21, 2008


SPEED.



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BUTTER-AND-EGGS.
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More treasures from my weed patch



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FEVERFEW.
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This is a very old plant used in ancient times as a cure for many ailments. Its benefits are being re-discovered today, even in the treatment of leukemia. We forget the potential benefits to humanity that are being destroyed in our chemical warfare to eradicate weeds.



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Tuesday, August 19, 2008


FUN DAY ON THE BAY.
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Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. Bell Island and Bell Rock in the background



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ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.


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TWO OF A KIND.
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Running towards Lance Cove



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RUNNING BEFORE THE WIND


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TACKING UP-WIND



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MAKING THE TURN.



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ROUNDING THE BUOY.



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COUNTER WEIGHT



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RED SPANKER.



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