Detail from what remains of one of the gates to the old East Kirk on Sanday. These gates are all that remain of the kirk and now lead to a bare grass field. They are a subject to which I return time and again but which I find extremely difficult to capture well. There are …
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Velvet Plum
I spent much of this morning in winding 800 grams of yarn skeins into yarn cakes. I took many photographs and hoped to share one here. [i]Unfortunately[/i] “Velvet Plum” seems to be one of those shades that is enormously difficult to capture accurately. In short, I made a pig’s ear of the whole process.[i] Fortunately …
A little bit damp
It was no morning for venturing forth, so I tended to my succulents instead. Then I thought I’d do some lens tests – the succulents provide excellent subjects. I’m not sure I managed to do any of them justice but I can try again on another rainy day. Noticed this morning that I have yet …
Monday Outlook: Thinly veiled
Able to shoot over towards Elsness today as the sun is veiled by cloud. It’s a thin day – thin grey light and a keen wind, set to strengthen throughout the day and top 80 mph gusts tonight. Both the dogs and I were happy to be indoors again after we set the rubbish for …
Pre-prandial
Difficult to choose my Blip today. We took advantage of the morning forecast and took the dogs out along Cata and on to Newark. Time and Tide were against us but we managed not to get our feet wet. I shot 80 frames, many with the intent of converting to mono – I was held …
Oh, for the quiet life
I don’t know where to begin today. So much seems to have happened; I feel as though I have been bulldozed. Treacle is home. The vet rang yesterday morning to say that he seemed a little improved. They had done a quick x-ray, this time without anaesthesia. She could see that he has a large mass …