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.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010



WHITE LILAC.

I wish there was some way to transmit the smell. But that technology is not so far away. Science has already uraveled the mystery of sight and sound. Mathematics, is the basis of the universe.




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Monday, June 28, 2010


CLOVER.
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This is a hand-held shot, so the sharpness could have been better. The lens is a converted 50 mm, f/1.8 Olympus. Can't blame the lens, since this Olympus beauty was one of the very best in the 35 mm. era

Sunday, June 20, 2010



SHEPHERD'S PURSE.

. Those little flowers are so tiny, that one would need to get down on one's hands and knees and crawl through the grass and rubble in order to find them, and they are not all that plentiful. I have found only one plant so far in my "spot". The blossoms are only c. 1/16 " in diameter.

. The name is derived from the shape of the seed capusles that look like ancient shepherd's purses.


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TYME- LEAVED SPEEDWELL.
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These are macro shots of a very , very tiny and very beautiful little flower.




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THYME-LEAVED SPEEDWELL




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Saturday, June 19, 2010


EXQUISITE ENGINEERING.
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Who is so bold as to say there is no Master Hand behind this grand design!!



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Friday, June 18, 2010



LABRADOR TEA.

.This plant grows abundantly in the cool bogs of Newfoundland and Labrador. The leaves were steeped and used by the older folk as a delicious and refreshing substitute for tea. The leaves are easily recognized because of the fuffy brown colour of the back of the leaves. Next time you are hiking. and come across this plant, pick some leaves and carry them home to try.




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LABRADOR TEA.



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Monday, June 14, 2010


OUT FOR AN EVENING SAIL.




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TURNING THE BUOY.




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RETURNING.




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EVENING.

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Seagulls returning to roost




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BESIDE THE SEA.


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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

SOPS' ISLAND

A MUN student called me a few mornings to tell me he was doning a researsh paper on Sop's island and wondered if I could help. I was not awake and unfortunately sounded not too hospitable. This I regret. I know Sop's Island in the 1945-60's period Like I know the palm of my hand. I remember the adults, and the children, even many of them by name. If that person should read this, call me, I will be glad to help.






































BLOSSOMS IN THE SHADE.



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LOVELY COLOUR SCHEME.
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Nature has a way of making things look nice, without having to follow the rules we mortals make.

How I'd like to get once more to the outports, where the works of man blend so beautigully with the natural landscape.




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AN EARLY TOUCH OF GREEN.



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CHUCKLEY PEAR BLOSSOMS.
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Judging by the blossoms, there should be an abundance of fruit this fall. They make delicious wine.



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OUT FOR A DRIVE..
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Friday, June, 4th.



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Monday, June 07, 2010


LIFE AND DEATH.
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The eternal cycle.



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YESTERDAY.




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Saturday, June 05, 2010


"THE DAY THOU GAVEST. LORD, IS ENDED, THE DARKNESS FALLS AT THY BEHEST..."




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Friday, June 04, 2010



"HOW SWEET THE HOUR OF CLOSING DAY...."


EVENING.
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One of the shuttle boats on anchorage in the tickle while waiting her turn to load at one of the oil wells, and shuttle her load to land at one of the storeage facilities in Placentia Bay. Newfoundland riches claimed by Canada and distributed accordingly. We sure "got the shaft"!
By the way, for the uniniated . this vast reserve l of oil is located on Nerwfoundland's Grand Banks.



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