On the prom near the Gunsite

Run a cafe in an old bunker and call it the Gunsite, and the whole area becomes known by that name.







Towards Bel Royal / Millbrook.







Looking back...







.. from the Gunsite Slip.







I wonder if Beaumont Tower will ever become known as the Gunsite Tower? :)






I find pink/red tarmac repulsive, but green is delightful :o)








Looking up inland for a moment, don't ask me why.







Dogwalkers and...







.. St.Aubin's Fort.







.. right a bit, secluded coves 'behind' St.Aubin.







Into the light... Elizabeth Castle.







Birds and stripes.






Damp beach ...







.. enjoyed by walkers....







.. and horseperson.

Crapaudvision - St. Aubin views from bunker

Up from the railway walk into woodland we reach an area burnt by a recent wild fire which has made accessible an old WWII german occupation bunker. Good views over the church on the hill, village and harbour. I hope they keep a pathway clear and don't let the gorse regrow to this historic lookout point...

youtube.com/watch?v=AN-hcb2m-2k&hd=1

Crapaudvision - A line in the sand

Organised by the National Trust (Jersey), this human chain along the length of the "5 mile" St.Ouen's Bay gave thousands of proud islanders a chance to show how much they care about Jersey's beautiful coastline - and to say "STOP!" to any more overdevelopment that would spoil our gem of an isle.

youtube.com/watch?v=CFEtWwyDvyk&hd=1



Well done to all who took part.

Misc from September

I might as well publish these before they get too old :)


A recent furze fire at L'Etacq...








.. closer...







.. slightly blurry but it was rather distant.







How green is my valley? Mourier, in fact, from the cliff path.






I wonder if I've ever noticed before that there's nothing behind the facade here in the middle at Chambers, and then forgotten... only to rediscover it... possibly a few times? :)







C.T. Maine the jewellers, by Hamons, is going to close after many many years....








.. closer...








.. above the door.






A quick grab of the scene at La Rocque which caught my eye for some reason - the colour of the patch of drier sand.






Slipway cafe at Bel Royal at dusk.






Good for a giggle if you have my sense of humour - if the shutters actually closed, how much of the windows would they cover?







.. nearby, the scaffolding has come down from the new tower...






.. closer.








Ann Court coming down too.

Crapaudvision - Jersey Marathon Finish

The scene at the Weighbridge as the first runner crosses the line and the 2nd and 3rd are on their way to the finish....




A slight rush-job - the video was edited and started uploading within an hour of leaving the place... and was viewable while some runners were still on the course. Isn't the Internet Age a wonderful thing? :)

Back to pics again... misc...

Video is all well and good but photography is so much easier - you only have to hold the camera still for a brief moment and all sorts of mistakes can be corrected to some degree, later. So here we are, I'm not giving up the photos... here's another load of stuff that caught my eye in recent weeks...



Into the harbour








The Duke of Normandy states tug, Jersey Coastguard...







.. closer.








The sun was from the right angle to light up inside the yacht club and let us see in.






The old abbatoir area, through a load of masts.






Their plans for that 'island site' look interesting, an eating area on top of the old loos looks to provide pleasant views but hold on - where has the Liberation Square statue gone? Are they going to move it?




On the Esplanade, lit by sunset







Just playing with close-up :)








Elegant building by the town church








St.Aubin's Bay, First Tower area ...







Fancy a walk on the green?

Crapaudvision - nite shots at the Gunsite

Nothing spectacular, but it might just trigger some homesickness :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=svu42mdx0GQ&hd=1

Crapaudvision - 16 New Street - Restoration

A new Crapaudvision video.... taking a look at 16 New Street, the NT(J) Regency townhouse restoration project on the September 2009 open day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV2xEak5_DQ&hd=1

Crapaudvision - Day Before The Air Display

Comings and goings at the airport, from Mt Fondan

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBt8ZI65kxk&hd=1

More Crapaudvision - East Coast Scenes

Just testing the new as-broad-as-its-wide-screen HD crapaudcam, it's a little shakey here and there but I wanted to test the overall picture quality in terms of sharpness and colour, smooth motion, how easy it is to edit, all the techy stuff about codecs and bitrates etc.

If I take it more seriously I'll sort the sound out and use a tripod :)
- but I'm quite pleased with how the better shots turned out. At least the skies are blue unlike so many other YT vids where they're slightly green or mauve. The editing is mostly simple, when the NLE behaves itself. I might do more of this from now on and let the photography take a backseat for a while.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb8GSiLzVSA&hd=1