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Photography Group One 1st May 2024
Ten of us met at the roadside Car Park in Finstown on a day with little wind and some low cloud but with the sun trying to get through. We set off to the Community Garden where we found lots of lovely colourful flowers out as well as tree buds bursting forth. The Burn was a great source of images.
Jocky Wood was painting a new picnic bench with the appropriately titled Wood Stain! He does a great deal of the work on the garden as well as his own just up the hill opposite.
Six of us then headed for Binsgarth Woods.
The track was muddy in places but the spring flowers were out all the way. There was Pink Purselaine, Wild Garlic, Wood Anemone, and the invasive Salmon Berry. Since the tree leaves were not blanketing the light, one was able to get good photos close up. The Burn had lots of interesting tree roots and hanging tyres and ropes from the kids' dare devil antics. Then it was back to the shop for rolls and along to Tom's house for a cuppa and a nice piece of cake. Thank you very much for that Tom and all the stories too.
The next meeting will be going to Westray on Wednesday 29th May for the day. Arrangement will be made nearer the time.
All in all a lovely morning, taking time to look at the flowers and listen to the Wrens, Willow Warblers, Chaffinches and Robins singing in the woods.
Keep clicking.
Walking Group One 25th April 2024
Five hardy souls collected today at Happy Valley for the first Hill Walk of the year .The temperature was cool with a North Easterly wind blowing and a hint of rain on arrival.
Off we set heading towards Russadale Quarry, spotting a Buzzard on the way.Turning into the footpath we remained sheltered from the wind all the way to the top of the hill.
The sun was out at the Quarry and a Greenshank was feeding at the edge of the Lochan. Then it was up the Peat road to the summit with spectacular views across Stenness and Harray Lochs, plus a view of the Closed Road beyond the Watch Stone. On the other side we looked over the Flow and down towards the Oil Platform and South Ronaldsay
Then it was back down after a stop for a snack and finally a walk around Happy Valley itself. The Daffodils planted by James and others were looking lovely and the Bluebells are days away from opening. Then it was on to a well deserved lunch at the Pier Cafe, having walked 4 miles and gone up 800 feet (and down again )
The next walk will be on Friday 24th May and hopefully more hills and views.
Keep moving.
PHOTOGRAPHY - GROUP ONE
by Tim Wright - 11:01 on 22 February 2018
At last, a splendid day for photography and eleven of us met at the Pier Head in Stromness for 90 mins of clicking. The sun shone and the wind was almost non existent. The reflections were magnificent and the colours of the boats accentuated by the bright conditions. What more could a photographer want. A happy bunch then decanted to the Standing Stones for tea and a mound of cakes that were demolished rapidly.
"Night Photos " was the project for the month and everyone had had a go. St Magnus Cathedral was the most popular subject alongside a variety of other Orkney street and harbour scenes. However we had some lovely Aurora photos, an Enchanted Forest, the moon and even a photo of the International Space Station. The latter was remarkable as it was travelling at 17000 mph so obviously needed a very fast shutter speed! Thanks to all who contributed.
Recent photos was the replacement for the lack of pictures taken at the previous meeting. These featured the leader's search for his roots to some photos from last summer of butterflies and flowers. All in all a great variety showing that the participants were out and about with their cameras on a regular basis.
There was discussion about how the group was going to forward over the next year and I will write to you separately concerning this.
Tim
The group in glorious sunshine on Stromness pier 21.02.18
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