It feels like those long, Winter months are possibly behind us with some beautiful, early Spring weather. We have (of course) been taking full advantage of this by being out and about with our digital cameras to add to our photography I.D.L (interdisciplinary learning) topic. We have had some ideas for how we can use our photographs in a meaningful and purposeful way.

P6
In P6, the plan is to take photographs of the iconic Fair Isle landmark, Sheep Rock, from a variety of angles and create a leaflet with a set of suggested walks (complete with maps) for visitors to our isle where they can enjoy viewing (although not trying to walk onto) the inaccessible Sheep Rock. These leaflets will proudly be on display in the newly reopened Bird Observatory for anyone to read. What a fabulous concept.

P3
A different plan here with photographs focussed on the airstrip here in Fair Isle with the plane taking off and landing, along with the refurbished waiting room in the airstrip building. This will then be magically turned into a “Welcome to Fair Isle” poster for anyone to take when they first land here. A brilliant idea.

P1
Houses are really important here in Fair Isle. Sometimes, we are even referred to as our house names (something quite common to Orkney and Shetland). In P1, we are going to take pictures of our own houses and the houses of our friends and think and write about why they are important to us. This is a lovely project.

We were out and about today gathering content. Have a look at these beautiful photos.