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I did the usual levels and curves adjustment with a little bit of cropping too in Lightroom. Then I exported it to Intensify where I chose Dark Image Fix. Sometimes it gives a light halo around dark areas, but this time it was not so severe that it became obtrusive. I’m finding that Intensify is a really neat program for, well, intensifying the odd dull image.
Oh, such a dull day today. Brought the tree and some of the decorations down from the loft and ‘S’ got them sorted out and untangled the lights while I made dinner which was a quite excellent minestrone soup, even if I say so myself. I don’t know how much more of this dull weather I can take. I may have to buy a sunlamp.
There. That’ll put a wee bit of a sparkle into your life Mr C. Heaven knows, we need it just now.
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It was a little brighter today, but I had to scrape the windscreen of the car in the morning. That’s the price that has to be paid for a clear sky here. I drove into Glasgow to search for Chrissy prezzies and started the trawl. Ho, ho, ho.
Nice pattern on the street lights down Bucky Street.
Looking down Bucky Street from the steps of the concert hall. It’s a grim looking place at times.
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A really dull Sunday to be back, as my daughter put it, “In the land of Grey”. Cases are now empty and the washing will have to be done this week I fear.
I want to go back to the sun!
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All good things come to an end 🙁
Two seats sitting in the sun, but for someone else, not us any more. Oh well, a good time was had.
Sun creating patterns and shadows in the hotel garden during one last walk through.
I saw this reflection in a newsagent’s window at the airport in Fuerteventura. I think the girl sitting next to me thought I must be mad, taking a photo of a blue window display. That’s what gives photogs a bad name. I know it’s a bit out of focus, but I think that’s what I like about it.
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Laziest day so far. Lay on the sunbeds all morning. ‘S’ swam in the pool and reported that the water was cold. Had lunch and the weather had changed dramatically. Didn’t actually rain, but got very dull and cold again. Probably because the wind picked up.
Such a strange feeling to come in from a sunny, warm poolside and find a nativity scene and Christmas decorations.
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First attempt in a long time at a time exposure. Quite impressed with the result, despite the overexposure of the streetlights.
Walked round gardens. Lots of warm sunshine in the morning. Later we walked into town and had lunch at Trafalgar. Walked around the St George and back. It was quite cold, quite windy. Feels like a change in the weather.
Sahara an’ a ra camules. Apologies to Billy Connolly. Camels on their daily walk again.
These flowers seemed to be soaking up as much sun as possible in the morning. So were we.
It’s not really a jungle cat, but it did look a bit wild. Maybe just caught it on a bad day. It was one of the stray cats that frequented the Cat Hotel.
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Now that’s a sunrise worth getting up to photograph.
Sunbathing by the pool all day. Italian dinner tonight with waiter service. I had Pesto spaghetti and it was quite excellent. Beijing acrobats at night. Same act as last year. Yawn.
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One of the long vertical windows at the hotel reflecting the palm trees. It looked as if the palm was trapped behind the glass.
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I don’t know what plant this was, but it certainly glowed in the morning sunlight.
Hazel’s birthday!
Went down and sat by the pool. Took some photos of one of the hotel’s resident cats, Hazel, you’ll understand when I say that the one above looks like Mal. The chunk out of his left ear tip is an indication that he’s been neutered, by the way. Not that he’s been fighting.
Later the rain came on and it looked like it was going to stay on, so we went for a cup of juice in the pool bar – too early for alcohol! Sat on the other side of the pool bar for a while then went for a walk along the beach and had a paddle in the sea. They were draining the pool at the Atlantico centre for its annual clean. Walked back and had lunch. Passed Pepe on the way! Sat on the balcony after lunch, then went for a walk across the wilderness and back for 5.00pm tea/coffee and cakes. Scamp stayed for cake and coffee, I went for more photos of the wilderness. Saw the camels! Spotted and got a few shots of an avocet. Watched a girl surfing and getting wiped out by some big waves.
Camels making their daily trek from home to beach and back. I don’t think there were many customers for camel rides at this time of year.
Leaf caught in the thorny branches. I like the translucency of it.
November and December are the rainy months in Fuerteventura and the seeds start to germinate around then. I saw lots of pockets of wee sprouting seedlings all over this otherwise arid patch of ground.
The light at the end of the afternoon was quite amazing on this area of scrubland with the hills in the distance.
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I don’t know what this little Redshank was finding to eat in the outfall of a sewage station, but it was there every day.
Little Boxes. They looked like they were all drawn in AutoCad and were copied all along the side of the hill.
The first of December already and another lovely day here. Sat by the pool and read most of the morning. Went in for lunch and the rain came on. Rain didn’t last, and after lunch we walked in to town ostensibly to get me a cap, but really to walk off lunch. Afterwards I went for a walk to get some photos. ‘S’ stayed by the pool and read. They were putting up decorations and a Christmas tree in reception. Seemed incongruous in this heat.
The white egret again concentrating on fishing off the rocks.
Three daft blokes on invalid scooters. They looked valid to me. Is that the opposite to “invalid”? The two at the front had dead batteries and the one at the back is pushing them.
One of the strongest colour contrasts is Red and Green. If they are placed next to one another, they intensify each other. I liked the pretty little flowers here.
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Apartments in the hotel in Caleta de Fuste.