walkies with camera

Walkies. Every day as it happens. Down round the village and yes, once or twice in the next village too. Since I am a cheapskate and, the sun is still shining despite the cool wind, I too the Viv UW&S loaded with Polypan-f.

Lockdown image

I got desperate

From a movie Wim Wenders never quite made

A bit like Cuba [almost. if you squint and imagine 20c warmer]

We loved Cuba. The visit we had there some years ago was terrific - staying in people's houses with them under some scheme or other going at the time. The people are lovely, the place very safe and calm without all the hassle one usually gets. I'd happily visit again - if it wasn't for the distance one has to go to get there.

I see as in the case with the Ebola epidemic, Cubans have been sent to help less fortunate countries with their Covid19 problems. And they took in a Cruise ship with Covid19 patients that had been barred from other regional ports. Yes they have had infections on the island I read but as yet it seems to be under control. We wish them well and hope they fare better than others.

A post

Still here, still taking a stroll every day and still taking local snaps. I should imagine it's the same with you wherever you are.

I have been thinking about the possibility of considering making a plan to put together an idea for something creative. I might get round to that anyway.

Wall

The bus may not be leaving anytime soon.

A nice dog

Stroll on a beach with Kodak Cresta

Yes, the sheeps are fine

Socialising. Current style

Strolling round the village like a scene from  Dennis Hopper movie waving to them and the others, we stop for a mild chattete with these village people. Lovely.

Yes, that dawg. Then.

Times past

But fresh from the darkroom

Boyd

Alex

Am I the only

Am I the only one who carries a camera all the time?

I rest my case.

Low water

Eco

I wish ...

Not sure

Not sure how to feel or what to say. So I'll say nowt.

back soon

Morning excersize dance

wrath

Local forest

Who says there are no trees here? Look, it's a virtual forest here in the village

Wondering what the future will bring

another moment

A moment

Weeping

Weeping for the world.

Little to say

I can only say that i didn't make this print in the darkroom.

yes, I've bin in

a sheeps

Yes, a sheeps looking at me taking a snap and everything. That's how very exciting it can be here

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.