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Moon over Dunmow

The sunset was quite dull today so instead of shooting that I turned around and caught this shot of Doctors Pond in Great Dunmow.

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The Meandering River
2012 - 366 Project

180/366 Phew, what a scorcher…

It’s been extremely hot and humid here in Dunmow today, but at least the sun came out and we got away from the unremitting grey skies we’ve had for the last few days. So, come the evening and what better than to take a stroll along the River Chelmer in

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Tuneful Tracks
2012 - 366 Project

179/366 Tuneful Tracks

I really struggled for a subject tonight. I tried washing up bubbles and then knitting before I decided on the subject. I used 3 different lenses to try and get what I wanted but that didn’t work either. In the end I fell back on my newly cleaned and restrung

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River Stort Scene
2012 - 366 Project

178/366 Strolling down the River Stort

Tuesday night means Bishops Stortford Camera Club night and the excellent summer program continued today. We congregated on the edge of the town centre and took a walk along the River Stort. It was overcast and muggy, but at least it was dry, so no sunsets tonight. Instead here’s a

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Racing on a Thread
Bugs and Critters

Racing on a thread

Out in the garden today with my macro lens and I caught this spider shinning down his web at a fair rate of knots:

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Look Out
2012 - 366 Project

177/366 Look Out

It was a lovely sunny evening today so I popped out into the back garden with my macro lens to see what I could find. This fella was definitely on the look out, for what, I don’t know, beut he was very alert…excepting, of course, he didn’t seem to notice

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Up hill and down dale
2012 - 366 Project

176/366 Up hill and down dale

We visited a new part of Essex today and headed north of Saffron Walden to Little Waldon. The further north you get in Essex, the better defined the countryside is and you get some nice rolling hills to look at. The weather played fair today as well with some lovely

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Crossed Lines

I was out shooting the sunset over Thaxted last week and the aircraft trails, along with the wispy clouds caught my eye.

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Lavender
2012 - 366 Project

175/366 Lavender

We never planted Lavender in our garden, one year it just appeared and we’ve been enjoying it every year since.

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Nature Reserves and Power Lines

You do find nature reserves squeezed into some interesting spots. Rye Meads Nature Reserve is near Hoddesdon on the Essex/Hertfordshire border squeezed between two large towns – Hoddesdon and Harlow. Power lines march relentlessly across the vista across to the large chimneys in the distance.

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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.