Monday didn't feel as mild as the temperature suggested. With the possibility of snow forecast for the latter half of the week, we decided on an afternoon visit to RSPB Fairburn Ings. It was cloudy but the gusty wind made it feel much colder.
It was about 10 years ago when we made the move from film to digital photography. Before the switch it was more or less a case of buying a few rolls of film with 24 or 36 pictures on them and taking photos or slides of our holidays. If we had a couple of shots left when we returned home we’d finish them off around the garden or very rarely the allotment. The films went away to be developed and the results were awaited with some anticipation.
The advent of digital photography eventually changed how we viewed taking pictures. At first digital photography was treated as when using film except that the photos could be viewed straight away rather than in a few days time after developing. It was a while before digital pictures began being taken almost instead of keeping a diary.
It seems that around the beginning of January 2005 we started taking more pictures of the allotments as our digital camera era began in earnest. I thought it might be interesting to compare the plots today and how they appeared 10 years ago. On our site 10 years ago the allotment boom hadn't got under way.
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| Mid January 2005 looking from plot 42 towards plot 41 |
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| 25 January 2015 looking from plot 42 towards plot 41 |
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Interesting look back. You have worked hard through the years and today your allotment is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed how our plots have changed over the years. Are you missing all the snow?
DeleteThankfully we are mid-country and have had a really mild winter...SO FAR! I downloaded an app that changes Celsius to Fahrenheit; now I'm able to follow your temps :)
DeleteWe don't have too much of a temperature extreme so I only need to remember these comparisons.
Delete28°C=82°F - we might get a few days above this but it's considered very hot for us.
10°C=50°F - we mostly fall into this range apart from late autumn and winter
0°C=32°F - where we live it unusual but not unknown for us to fall much below this value.
You are so lucky to have nice summer days...it is not uncommon to be in the 90's during July and August.
DeleteIt's great that you have some photos of what the site was like back then. I remember waiting for films to be developed after holidays and the disappointment when some came back blurred or a finger was in the way, digital is so much better.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I remember a little note in with the developed pictures explaining how I'd used the wrong camera settings and that the poor picture quality was nothing to do with their developing.
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