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Rowney Woods and Broadoaks Manor

Our walk today took us through Rowney Woods and out to Broadoaks Manor in Wimbish. This HDR photograph was taken the other side of the Manor as we followed the public footpaths back round to Rowney Woods.

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Broadoaks Manor House, Wimbish, Essex
2012 - 366 Project

071/366 Broadoaks Manor, Wimbish, Essex

This is Broadoaks Manor, a Tudor manor house surrounded by a moat. In the 1590’s the house sheltered a catholic priest, Father John Gerard, during Queen Elizabeth I’s persecution of the Catholic faith…which was fairly typical of the Tudor monarchs of the time. The manor house itself is in excellent

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Failed Orchid v2
Macro Photography

Failed Orchid v2

You can see v1 on my 365 project page. This is an ex bud on my wifes Moth Orchid that has dried out and turned all papery. I love the stem that looks just like a dried up umbilical cord to me…or is that just weird 😉 The image itself

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Failed Orchid
2012 - 366 Project

069/366 Failed Orchid

I took some shots of a Moth Orchid we have. I noticed this bud that didn’t look like the other 2 buds coming out of the flower, sure enough, it is a papery husk. Strangely more interesting than the living, healthy buds.

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Parting to the right

This is an old shot taken back in August of last year but is one of my wife’s favourites – never one to bow to pressure… 😉

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The Skints - Part and Parcel
2012 - 366 Project

068/366 – The Skints – Part and Parcel

You may recall a couple of days ago I mentioned the new Skints CD Part and Parcel – well, the CD arrived today in all it’s glory. I’ve already nearly worn out the digital copy I got ;-). It really is superb, but you don’t just have to take my

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Union Jack – Tilt

This is a detail of the Union Jack painted by Tilt in London. It is made up of the lyrics from Anarchy in the UK by The Sex Pistols.

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Out the window tonight
2012 - 366 Project

067/366 Out the window tonight…

This, I guess, is the second in the series of shots out of our landing window – you can see the first photograph here. This wasn’t intended to be a theme…but you never know. This is an HDR, I was attempting to control the exposure of the moon but in

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Double Chimney

This is a shot of the Dunmow Town Council offices one early Sunday morning. The shadow of the chimneys caught my eye.  

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Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm a past Chairman and Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions. I have recently moved to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders.