A TALE ABOUT ME
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HELLO.
MY NAME IS RICHARD,
THESE ARE MY PHOTOS
Please tell me what you think.
I can also be found on FACEBOOK and FlickR
Apart from world peace ( !! ), my one dream in life is to have a ride in a helicopter.
It's been an obsession since I was a kid and saw an Australian drama called WHIRLYBIRDS. I've been fascinated by helicopters ever since. I've lost track of how many times I've watched the movie BLUE THUNDER. When AIRWOLF came along, I was in seventh heaven !!!! One day, I pray that some kind soul lets me have a ride in one !
I am very happily married...with children, and our pets are a dog called Chalkie, who is more human than canine !! We also have 2 male rats, mine is called WILLARD after the rat movie of the same name. We also have 2 goldfish who have somehow lived longer than they should have; and we've recently acquired 2 tiny hamsters'. One of whom we've named HOUDINI as he escapes a lot !!!
For hobbies, I enjoy cycling, walking and reading. And movies. I adore films. From the silent era right up to today's blockbusters. My DVD collection consists of about 1,500 films and it is constantly growing. My favourites range from THE BREAKFAST CLUB to TRUE GRIT to SERPICO.
My favourite poem is 'Self pity' by D.H. Lawrence.
I first heard it in the movie 'G.I. JANE' starring my favourite actress of the 80s and 90s: Demi Moore, and it really struck home.
As for things that make me angry, my biggest moan is the litter in this country. Are people just plain daft or just so lazy when they think it's easier to dump litter instead of taking it to a bin or a refuse site ?!!!!! I have seen people stood next to bins and still throw litter onto the pavement. I love hiking and it saddens me when I come across dumped furniture, fridges etc in our beautiful countryside.
APART FROM MY LOVE OF PHOTOGRAPHY; I AM VERY MUCH INTO ALL SORTS OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES....YES, I'M THAT PERSON WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT MAN LANDED ON THE MOON !
I AM ALSO FASCINATED BY OLD BUILDINGS.. I LOVE ARCHITECTURE OF OLDER DAYS AND WISH WE LOOKED AFTER IT BETTER THAN WE DO IN THIS COUNTRY.
I ADORE A WIDE RANGE OF MOVIES, FROM THE SILENT ERA TO TODAY'S BLOCKBUSTERS; AND TV SHOWS OF THE 60s, 70s and 80s.
MY COLLECTION OF DVDs GETS BIGGER BY THE DAY, WEEK and MONTH, AND I HAVE A ROOM TO STORE THEM ALL - IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER !!!!
YOU COULD SAY I'M A GEEK !!I
AS FOR MUSIC, GIVE ME THE BEATLES AND THE BLUES BROTHERS ANY TIME.
I CAN LISTEN TO THEM ANY TIME.
BUT FOR MY FUNERAL, I INSIST THAT THE FOLLOWING BE PLAYED :
"ALBATROSS" by FLEETWOOD MAC
"WONDERFUL WORLD" by LOUIS ARMSTRONG
"KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR" by BOB DYLAN
"DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME" by THE MAMAS AND PAPAS.
I MUST INSIST THAT THEY BE PLAYED IN THAT ORDER, OR ELSE THERE WILL BE TROUBLE !!!!!. I WILL COME BACK AND HAUNT WHOEVER FORGETS TO PLAY THESE INCREDIBLE PIECES OF MUSIC AT MY FUNERAL,.
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO BE HAUNTED BY A STAMMERING GHOST ? !!!!!
ESPECIALLY ONE WHO'S WELSH !!!!
WITHOUT WISHING TO MAKE THIS PAGE LOOK LIKE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, WHILST TALKING OF FUNERALS, I WANT MY ASHES TO BE SCATTERED FROM WHITBY CLIFF, WHERE THE ABBEY IS, SO THEY FLY INTO THE AIR AND SEA. I ADORE WHITBY AND THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO END UP.
MY FAVOURITE DECADE FOR MUSIC HAS TO BE THE 60s. SUCH CLASSICS, BUT THE SONG THAT SUMS UP THE 60s FOR ME HAS TO BE " DANCIN' IN THE STREET" BY MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS. I COULD LISTEN TO THIS CLASSIC A THOUSAND TIMES A DAY !!
I LOVE WATCHING THE 'LOONEY TUNES' CARTOONS - MY FAVOURITE HAS TO BE THE GREAT BUGS BUNNY - AS HIS ONE-LINERS ALWAYS MAKE ME CRACK UP WITH LAUGHTER.
I DO, HOWEVER, HOLD PORKY PIG RESPONSIBLE FOR MY STAMMER !!!!!
ALTHOUGH I MUST ADMIT THAT I DO SOMETIMES COPY HIS HABIT OF REPLACING DIFFICULT WORDS WITH THOSE THAT ARE EASIER.
SO THANKS FOR THAT MR. PIG !!
I LOVE TO WATCH THE SWANS AT THE BOTTOM OF MY GARDEN.
SWANS ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CREATURES ON EARTH; AND IF I HAD TIME I'D WATCH THEM ALL DAY LONG.
PHOTOGRAPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE, AND I'VE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW PICTURES PRINTED IN NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES OVER THE YEARS.
I HOPE YOU LIKE MY WORK AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ASAP
When photographing people, I do like to try and capture that unspoken, natural moment.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't but when it does......it's just pure MAGIC
If you like my photographs, hopefully you will wish to purchase one or more of them.
richard.lloyd62@yahoo.co.uk
FOLKS, AM CLOSING MY SITE IN NOVEMBER.
JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW
RICHARDLLOYDPHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE NO MORE AFTER NOVEMBER.
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