behind the village

a nice list

I rather like lists - particularly if it doesn't involve me ticking off things I should be doing. I came across this fair list of Photographisers the other day and enjoyed being introduced to few togs work I hadn't seen before. It's not like I think these photogs are the best or something - or even that I like them all, but they are interesting....

May I suggest you spend a moment or two researching some of them further - as I have done.

How about this snap by Tim Walker for a start?

Ooof!

It wasn't quite as I'd imagined

The snap that is, not the place, which I know all too well. Well enough anyway. And Eve of course. It was our daily stroll and I'd tooked the Franka Rolfix camera with me with 35 film adaptor and kentmere400 rated at 800.

My camera doesn't look quite like the one in the link as it came out of a skip/dustbin. It does work after a fashion - but with added flare and light leak as I'd not taped the back enough. I might try this again with a better camera !

Polypan-f

Surprisingly, I still have some of this ultra cheap as "chips in 1970" film left so I loaded it up and shot it about a bit. This was Covid19 stroll so was hereabouts, with Eve. Forgotten how much I like playing with this film but also seem to have forgotten how to develop the stuff. Rather overdid the whole thing but there's an image I do rather like. It's this one.

ooof, must do some more of these. I love 'em.

Fomapan

I do like this film - the Fomapan200 - but I seem to be out of it and supplies for bulk rolls that came from Norway before are subject to import taxes.
I might just have to buy ready rolled for when we can get out in summer.

stay well

Stay distanced.
Stay well

almost a fence

Out on a solo stroll behind the village here on the island I noticed this ex-fence. Full of character yet not able to do its job I think - whatever that job was.

This track I took is a favourite of mine in that the shapes it describes across an old landscape are wonderful and you are unlikely to see a soul.

Ok, it's day three of the lockdown and it was a gale outside yesterday so we stayed in and danced - as you do - to the great and local Peat & Diesel. Stay indoors and safe xx

Un-social strolling

Eve and I took off the other day in sunshine for a stroll elsewhere. That where being Great Bernera - a particularly lovely part of these outer hebrides and not too far from home. I took the car with cameras and strolled when I got there. Eve cycled there as she likes to.
The sun shone and warmed my back as I walked taking a few snaps with the Zorki6 / Jupiter 12 as I went [Kentmere 400 @800]. I didn't really care what the snaps were like as it was such a wonderfully beautiful day, in a wonderful place with no-one else there. How lucky are we.

I could do with a week here again

This is a wonderful place to stay. Dry Island near Gairloch in Scotland. Although it's wonderful here on the Isle of Lewis  I am rather looking forward to another stay here on Dry Island. In better times, go there.

caught this

Caught Daisy on camera doing some handbrake turns round the Hub cafe car-park in a camper van the other day. Her mate Harris, another Tibetan Terrier was operating the foot pedals !

It might have sprung

Spring that is.

In Inverness

Please keep well.

Gorn and mostly forgotten

The shipyard is still there but this building has gone. I suppose it dated from the time when Fred Olsen owned the place. Now the yard [on the right of here] is on-off as the work arrives, disappears and bankruptcy ensues followed by another financial bailout.

Keith the Viking

Have not seen The Viking for ages. Hope he is well and busy too. These snaps were from 2015 . How time flies.

I do hope they are doing well out there in South Lochs area. Reminds me I must go down that way again soonish.

Missing

ooof, Just been looking through some older snaps and find this among the many snaps we have of peeps who have moved away from the island. Deanne and Ian are now residing on mainland Scotland. We miss them.

ooh, the world is still there

And looking lovelee as ever especially from the seat of a bicycle - as I was when I tooked this snap a few years back.

Not sure why but it always looks lovelee when there's a bend in the road - just like the snap I have been reprinting in the dark this morning - see here .

Sorry; me 'ed's in tickets

title is a personal joke only I will understand - if I can remember what it was about

please don't tell me the poles are getting to you.

I'm rather partial to the poles.
I'm putting a little booklet together.

In the meantime have a look at the work of Dan Harnett whom I met in the Harris Distillery cafe - as one does. Nice blur too.

And take a moment to see the work of Loreta Gema who I met on Garry beach yesterday. Or even some of mine on Flickr. As if...

sheeps and poles. what's not to like?

We had such a nice day dodging the showers, drinking tea and looking at stuff.

Harris

 We had a few hours on the Isle of Harris yesterday as Harris the Tibetan Terrier tries to bring his human pet Alethia over on the ferry - if only it would sail. This was there.

Later; Alethia , Harris and Daisy have arrived. Keith is not impressed.

I miss this lens

I used a kowa 6 camera for this snap. Stupendous thing although rather fragile which is why I don't have it now.

Pictured in Harrison - now at Uni and Jon of the GB cycling coaching team.

Sheeps by a pole

I might just have to

I might just have to stay in the darkroom for three months what with us living the epicentre of things and the like. I shall stay in the dark listening to Half Man Half Biscuit and print snaps of poles and towers. I might.

I have tears in mine eyes

Yes, I know, you have tears in your eyes too - and it's not because of grit or sand is it? No, I think we'll all have to have a look here won't we.

Perhaps I shall have to go and get treatment. I think I'm in love with these. Not sure why since I have seen them before, but in this light and with those delightful wires......

The Music

Women of the world....

Women of the world take over.

The world is seemingly falling apart. There's a virus about so stay well and keep happy.

Poles apart

I was listening to this as I wrote.

The poles are coming, trust me. They are flooding in, you can see one sneaking in here above!

I was out minding my own business the other day, unsuccessfully dodging the rain, mooching and everything and snapping a bit when I became more aware of the poles. Everywhere. I am sure they must have been here before but not really taken any notice of them. Like most poles, they really enhance the place.

Oooof, excuse me while I drool all over the keyboard as I look at these poles.  I mean ........

[I shall wash my hands while singing Happy Birthday x2, don't worry. and get a new keyboard]

ok, you have seen this place before - several times

But you haven't seen it snapped on this day in the sun and snow have you?

It's a wind and nuclear-proof bus shelter by the way.

I have used it. For the wind and bus I might add.

That day in February when the sun shone

It was only just February being the 29th and a leap year, but shone it did. A bit. Eve shot out on her bicycle and I took the opportunity to give the A3 Minolta an outing. It doesn't like bright sun despite being hooded suitably.

Here we are in the Glen, or at least walking to it. Nice innit?

I even managed to find some more plastic detritus around the place.

Around the village

On a cold day I took the Bronica out for a stroll. We saw this.

Apparently it was the wettest February since records began - and if you include the wax cylinders, that's a long time :-).

It certainly has felt wet I can tell you. I'm rusting all over!

The Crofter's place

Told you

There you are, snow and everything. It had melted a bit by the time I got out in the village for a stroll - but enjoyed it all the same. I took the Zorki6/Jupiter12 with me and some Kentmere 400 @800 and sloshed the latter in Bellini Hydrofen when I got back.

It was cold. So much so that one of The Crofter's sheeps succumbed overnight.