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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Bank holiday laptop blues -

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I know I skipped a few days again. Friday night. So why the delay in posting? My psycho laptop( yes the relatively new laptop) has suddenly lost/mislaid/dumped wireless broadband connection. Very annoying. Means choices are sitting in the hall plugged into the the laptop( the Internet plugged in not me obviously) or borrow G's when he is not on it. So a long wait then. Like er two whole days. So today you have the first image I came across in black and white because I really don't won't to spend Bank Holiday Weekend wading through images. guess


Did you say the beach? Well it is an island I live on and we do sort of have er a lot of them. This would be the Mooragh beach. Remember the week on the beach we had. Remember how it pis... er persisted down with precipitation. Well here is one of those rainy grainy images, taken with the tiny point and shoot and not the big all singing dancing Nikon. Nikon is far too sensitive and isn't allowed out in the rain, little point and shoot is. Looks like I wasn't the only one out and about at least one man and his dog braving the elements. For the colour, sunny, stages of the beach clickety click the colours below.


Beach 1
Beach 2
Beach3
Beach 4
Rocks


Going to get some soothing ice cream and scream at my laptop until it complies. I may be a while. . Now pass me a very big spoon and a bottomless pit of the cold stuff. My needs are greater I cannot share today.
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48 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 24, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    A scene that would lower the mood quite a bit - not that you need it lowered. Looks like a British Summer of old.

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  2. AnonymousMay 24, 2009 at 6:06 PM

    Think this shot is beautiful since I prefer my beaches to look this - sunbathing is boring. Does the Nikon ever get jealous?

    Good luck with the laptop - they can be pesky things...are you sure the Manx fairies aren't playing a joke on YOU? :-)

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  3. UlricaMay 24, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    Ooo I love this shot. I feel so little and yet pieceful. I want to go there, with my camera and my dog beside me.

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  4. MarthaMay 24, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    Great shot!
    Hmmm, I didn't know screaming at my computer would do the trick! It's been acting up lately - I'll try that next time ;-)

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  5. jabblogMay 24, 2009 at 6:13 PM

    A very apt photograph for a British (or Manx) Bank Holiday weekend. I think this is what we're promised tomorrow. I love empty beaches so this shot is the sort I usually see!

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  6. GaelynMay 24, 2009 at 6:22 PM

    Monochrome is the perfect touch for this gray day at the beach. And what sounds like a gray day for you as well. Do you seem to have particularly bad luck with computers? Maybe if you'd stop dropping it at the pub...

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  7. Laurie AlleeMay 24, 2009 at 6:25 PM

    Oh, your mono shots are always worth the wait. This is so atmospheric and cinematic -- my favorite combo!

    Sorry to hear of your laptop woes. I've been there!

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  8. annalarssonphotographyMay 24, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    I love this shot!
    Perfect mono filled with the senses..

    I would love to go here.

    Really sorry to hear about your laptop! :/

    Anna

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  9. Rune EideMay 24, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    Looks a bit cold at the moment, but I suppose you are the leader of the Ice Bather's Association? :-)

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  10. AnneMay 24, 2009 at 7:26 PM

    Sory to hear about your computer, this is trouble yhat we bloggers hate!!

    So over to your picture, love it, the line..., so nice..., and I am sitting here, wondering how it should bee walking there...

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  11. FrankMay 24, 2009 at 7:59 PM

    Love the post. But,of course sorry the laptop has taken on a mind of its own. It'll come around and realize soon that you're its lifeline to the world.

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  12. DagrunMay 24, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    Hope the screaming makes the computer come around. Love the shot anyway! Vast and empty and beautiful.

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  13. RoanMay 24, 2009 at 9:13 PM

    Very nice! However, the clouds makes it seem like a cold day. Good luck with the laptop!

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  14. CarverMay 24, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    Sorry about your laptop issues. I like this shot. Looks like my kind of beach. I'd rather walk on the beach when there are few people and little sun at this point in my life.

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  15. AnonymousMay 24, 2009 at 11:09 PM

    That is a lovely beach, PERFECT for sitting and eating ice cream...
    :-/

    Good luck with the laptop..:-)

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  16. AnonymousMay 24, 2009 at 11:18 PM

    The song today is Madness. Am I right? It's so atmospheric and lonely.

    Paul

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  17. Carlos LorenzoMay 24, 2009 at 11:34 PM

    Nice composition emphasizing the rain on those hills.

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  18. Jane Hards PhotographyMay 24, 2009 at 11:42 PM

    Paul( is that as in Paul the Actor) I confess it is. Here comes the rain again was the other obvious choice. I'm on FB now.

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  19. BimMay 24, 2009 at 11:54 PM

    I like this rainy beach - the guy with the dog looks like he's got a peaceful time. Your ice cream and seagull comment had me laugh - you totally summarized it :)

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  20. Samantha ~ Holly and Zac ~May 25, 2009 at 12:00 AM

    Sorry about your laptop troubles. I have had problems with this pc on and off for ages and it gets so frustrating.

    Yours may look a bit cold but i love deserted beaches. That would be me and my two dogs walking along if we lived near there.


    Great shot.

    Thank you for your kind comments on mine. I had left my favourite one out somehow, i must have deleted it when i edited it and didn't notice. Or maybe it got eaten up in cyber land..lol

    Anyway have a great Monday.

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  21. marleyMay 25, 2009 at 1:14 AM

    I find technology is often misbehaving! It needs a spell on the naughty step.

    Anyway, enjoy the ice cream. Its better than laptops :)

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  22. Clueless in BostonMay 25, 2009 at 4:53 AM

    Nice beach shot.

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  23. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comMay 25, 2009 at 5:06 AM

    a very grey day but a nice day to walk on the beach as it should not be too hot. Thanks for your comments on the night photo series on my site. I am going to keep practicing at next full moon.

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  24. magiceyeMay 25, 2009 at 6:41 AM

    the image certainly brings on gloom!

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  25. OlivierMay 25, 2009 at 7:36 AM

    beau b&w de cette plage, cela donne une belle atmosphère
    nice b&w of this beach, it gives a nice atmosphere

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  26. Regina May 25, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    It is grey. But it's really a nice one!

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  27. PatMay 25, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    Moody photograph, reflecting your mood! Sorry about the laptop troubles; I hate it when that happens....

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  28. mrsnesbittMay 25, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    Grey skies are gonna clear up! Pass me the bottle of gin! lol! Not long now!

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  29. Liz HindsMay 25, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    A very grey day indeed. Hope your laptop is better soon and that the ice cream did the trick.

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  30. Small City ScenesMay 25, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    I feel your pain. I have been having mass problems myself. Sooo maddening and one screams at the sky "WHY!!". MB

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  31. UnknownMay 25, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    What a lovely photo !!!.
    Thanks for the visit.

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  32. Marie ReedMay 25, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    Babs!! My Internet has been batty too!

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  33. DarylMay 25, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    Ah when things get too annoying step away from the computer and go shoot something ... ;-D

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  34. lv2scpbkMay 25, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    Does look grey. Nice shot in black and white. Love the bridge on your other post.

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  35. alicesgMay 26, 2009 at 1:53 AM

    It is a lovely shot. The island you stay in looked beautiful and big.

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  36. Sylvia KMay 26, 2009 at 2:19 AM

    I do know about computer issues! This is a great shot! Hope you get things cleared up soon, you can always stop by a pub and drink one for me. And, yeah, like Daryl says, go shoot something!

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  37. AnnMay 26, 2009 at 4:17 AM

    This reminds me of some of my parents old b&w photos of England from the 40s and 50s.

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  38. Photo CacheMay 26, 2009 at 4:32 AM

    Sorry about your technical difficulties.

    It's holiday here in the states too, and I spent my day walking around San Francisco and taking pictures.

    Lovely mono.

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  39. Guy DMay 26, 2009 at 4:56 AM

    Great mono pic, I love it.

    Have a great week
    Guy
    Regina In Pictures

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  40. CarraolMay 26, 2009 at 5:53 AM

    Beautiful composition of this quiet spot, perfect for walk or run or for just sit and take a pic like this!

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  41. HilaryMay 26, 2009 at 9:44 AM

    My Pentax isn't allowed out in the rain either - but my Kodak EasyShare most definitely is! (well for a fewseconds only)

    Black and white is often perfect for British beaches - for obvious reasons!

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  42. Susan at Stony RiverMay 26, 2009 at 2:15 PM

    Ugh, good luck with the laptop problems--but the photo's wonderful! I've been trying to learn better black & white photography, and practicing. This one's inspiring. I hope your week gets better!

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  43. EG CameraGirlMay 26, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    So, so sorry to hear you're experiencing laptop woes. How irritating! Hope you solve it soon.

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  44. Chuck PefleyMay 26, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    Fickle machines! You've arrived at the only logical treatment plan, however. Alternatives to being connected abound -:)

    Glad to hear your postcard arrived!

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  45. DragonstarMay 26, 2009 at 9:54 PM

    Such typical summer weather...

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  46. UnknownMay 27, 2009 at 11:00 PM

    Not one for the tourist guides methinks. It was just the same here. Saturday, lovely & sunny. Sunday; started well & then went downhill. Monday. Did Monday arrive?

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  47. SandyCarlsonMay 28, 2009 at 1:07 AM

    Lovely view, Babooshka. Good luck resolving your computer situation.

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  48. MojoJune 3, 2009 at 5:42 AM

    How the hell did I fall so far behind in your posts? this here is marvelous. Sorry I missed it the first time around! Long stretches of empty beach strike a chord with me. I've even been known to visit the coast in the dead of winter just for that very reason. Looks like this might have been just such a day actually.

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