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Sing For Your Supper
2014 - 365 Project

139/365v2 Sing for your Supper

This is just one of the myriad of birds around Doctors Pond in Great Dunmow this afternoon. It was a glorious afternoon and I decided to go and sit, with my camera, by the pond and see what was about to photograph. I certainly wasn’t disappointed, ducks, geese, wagtails, doves,

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Mother of Eleven
2014 - 365 Project

130/365v2 Mother of Eleven

I was quite surprised when I counted up the number of ducklings this female Mallard had in tow – eleven…and not a male in sight 😉 There was clearly plenty of tasty morsels to go at on the side of Doctors Pond as all the ducklings were busy pecking away

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April Showers
2014 - 365 Project

115/365v2 April Showers

The weather has been…changeable the last few days and the next few days look as though they will continue this pattern. So, when in doubt, I nip out to Doctors Pond for the daily photo…the sky tells you all you need to know 😉

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Jemima Puddle-Duck on Doctors Pond, Great Dunmow, Essex
2014 - 365 Project

098/365v2 Jemima Puddle-Duck

I know, she’s missing her bonnet 😉 This female mallard duck was being pestered up and down Doctors Pond in Great Dunmow by various male mallards – she was definitely centre of attention.

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Doctors Pond, Great Dunmow, Essex
2014 - 365 Project

063/365v2 Doctors Pond

I had to pop out to the Post Office this morning and it was such a beautiful morning that I grabbed a few shots of Doctors Pond on my way back. This is a 3 shot HDR taken on my Sony NEX7 and processed using photomatix, lightroom, photoshop, with a

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In Flight
2014 - 365 Project

057/365v2 In Flight

A Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) flying low over Doctors Pond in Great Dunmow this evening

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Around Doctors Pond
2014 - 365 Project

044/365v2 A-Round Doctors Pond

Playing around with symmetrical images today sees a slightly different take on Doctors Pond. The image was taken and split down the middle(ish) and rejoined. Just to add a little tension to the image I removed some of the symmetry, particularly from the geese.

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The Canadian Geese are Lining Up around Doctors Pond
2014 - 365 Project

025/365v2 Lined Up

The dreary weather continues unabated…I popped out inbetween showers and grabbed this shot of the local Geese around Doctors Pond, then an almighty crash of thunder and flash of lightning sent me scurrying back home. I then spend the next couple of our mounting some images for our next round

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Sunrise on New Years Day over Doctors Pond, Great Dunmow
2014 - 365 Project

001/365v2 Sunrise over Doctors Pond – New Years Day 2014

I haven’t been up this early in the morning on New Years Day for probably about 35 years! I’m clearly getting older 🙁 So, this years 365 project gets off to an early start…when I stepped out of the house I was greeted with pretty flat grey skies…then the (very

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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.