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Pencil Shavings
2012 - 366 Project

062/366 Shavings

I’m soooo idle. It’s all misty outside and I have a great idea for a shot in the mist at night… so, instead, here’s something completely different. Bizarrely the pencil is from my first full time job and is probably about 20 odd years old.

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Little Egret in Great Dunmow

I spotted this fellow on a wander through Dunmow last Sunday morning. I accidentally disturbed him (I had no idea he was there) and he flew off into these trees.  This looks to my very untrained eye to be a Little Egret – a type of heron to you and

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Flawed
2012 - 366 Project

061/366 Flawed

Sometimes the simplest treatment is the best way to go. I initially went to do a focus stack on this red rose but wasn’t happy with the results. I then tried HDR, and that really didn’t cut it, so here’s a straight forward shot of the rose with a little

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Out the bathroom window
2012 - 366 Project

060/366 – Out the bathroom window…

I’d just got back from work, it had been solid grey all day, and I just happened to glance out of the window. It was really quite dark, but there was a great red sunset happening, I grabbed my camera and took this. One minute later and we were back

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Grinding Pepper - Pestle and Mortar
2012 - 366 Project

059/366 Grinding Pepper

I noticed that my wife had been using the pestle and mortar today so took the opportunity to take a picture of it with some ground pepper in it.

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Catkins in Rowney Woods
Macro Photography

Catkins

Spring is certainly on its way as these catkins found in Rowney Woods demonstrate.

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Phalaenopsis orchid or moth orchid for ease
2012 - 366 Project

058/366 Moth Orchid Macro

I had my first go at focus stacking this evening – that is to take a macro shot that is in focus throughout the image. It’s my wife’s birthday today and she got (amongst many other things) a Moth Orchid or Phalaenopsis Orchid to give its proper name which was

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Clouds and Rowney Woods

We had one of our regular visits to Rowney Woods today – it was a great day for clouds. Great big fluffy white clouds abounded – here’s a shot of the edge of Rowney Woods…with clouds.

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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.