A little series

My pal the Coelyne is, I am reliably informed by the man imself, 'doing' a little series. Photographically that is. This could be but isn't one of the series. A very Hebridean fence-scape incorporating a bedstead.
Old bedsteads are no uncommon in fences up here. And I've seen car exhausts substituting for posts once.

dampish

From a recent Harris trip with Toots and The Coelyne. Lovely day out, snapping here and there. Mainly there as it happens.

Since I had a Hassie with me equipped as it is with a 50mm lens, I decided to make a gatescape. This is it.

Sometimes it does rain

Contrived, yes. But how it felt in the pouring rain the other day whilst working on the Southern Isles oop here on the Outer Hebrides.

This what happens when you snap up in pouring rain on a dark day in the winter on the isles with 400asa film pushed to 1600 asa  in a Kiev4a and develop it in PQ developer. Be warned :-) You too could be come a neo-pictorialist 

Near the end

Portrait of a wall

It;s not the end of the year yet so my new photographic direction has not come to full fruition yet. In the meantime a fine protrait of a west side of the island wall will suffice

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Music here

Yeah

Thanks for coming here. I do hope you will come here again.

I just want to wish all those who have a birthday next year - have a fine year.

And while we are about it, have a fine Festival of Over-consumption.

it may have been a few years ago

We had a fine time in Tuscany at the Eroica bike event. The lovely Deanne doing the model-walk as Ian and Eve bake in the sun whilst riding their bikes.

Don't tell me

No, I haven't shown a snap of the peats recently. It's been raining and howling and I've not been inclined. I should go again  soon to capture its beauty while it is still there and not covered in windmills

It started with an idea

Should have left this black and white image alone but got carried away/
Ooof.

Apologies for the lack of the full visual experience yesterday. Got it all wrong and everything. I shall make up for it soon.

Hope you enjoyed Soltice. :-)

Not all bad news

I get to go around the islands on my little job. It's not all a jolly jaunt but sometimes, just sometimes when the rain isn't horizontal and wind calmish, it can be stunning

forgive me

I am away working. Down on the southern isles and hoping to be able to get back on time. The weather is improving thank goodness

Hope the Coelyn is not looking

Yes, it is a portrait of a road. Couldn't help myself.

"The Artist" formerly known as Jon

I bumped into the lovely man that was Jon MacLeod the other day whilst strolling the harbour and making sure our wee boatee Freyja hadn't sunk.

Don't seem to see the fine fellow too much these days as he's building his lego house on the west side of the island at present. I notice there's metal stuff up there in a vague house shape at the moment. Hopefully it will progress soon

Eat your hat RAX

I remember an image by RAX in the Faroes which prompted my response - although for the life of me I can't find RAX's image. But still, trust me there is a mild association.

I had the great pleasure of meeting Mr Axelsson when he came to an Lanntair [courtesy of Alex Boyd] to give a lecture in response to his fantastic images that were hanging there at the time. Great talk and lovely man too. I might add I have his books too - one in German although the images are in English - and if you like great black and white imagery, then these books are for you.

My homage to Rax snap was taken at Bosta beach since you ask.

Om1n/ Kentmere 400 / Rodinal for the geeks

Diesel [without the dead fish]

Diesel on the harbour's surface. The dead fish come later

this just might be boat art

There must a be a series of snaps in the subject as the boats litter the island as well around it.

You can't judge a cover by the book within it

But the Nutcracker ballet advertised in Stornoway was excellent in the watching. Populated by adultlettes and grown ups alike - plus mice and sheeps - I must say I enjoyed the experience greatly.

There was a certain amount hallucinatory story line/decor but the movement around the stage just dandy. Well done director Claire Whyman and all her little charges.

There is only one way

Kingdom Hall of Jehova's Witnesses, Stornoway

Shopping

Taken during the lead-up to the Festival of Over-consumption on the island where the religion of Materialism is all pervasive

Think they must have forgotten the mince pies.