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Since I bought my new Nikon D800 the weather has been awful…to be fair, no surprise for this year. So when the sun was making a rare appearance this lunchtime I made a quick dash out with my other new purchase…the Nikon 14 – 24mm f2.8 lens.This is a wide
The sunset was quite dull today so instead of shooting that I turned around and caught this shot of Doctors Pond in Great Dunmow.
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
I was out shooting the sunset over Thaxted last week and the aircraft trails, along with the wispy clouds caught my eye.
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.
Well, OK, it’s not actually called Sunbeam Lane ;-). This is Cooks Lane in Little Bardfield from yesterday. A very pleasant area to walk around, especially if you like bugs and birds. We saw butterflys, damselflys, mayflys, herons, lots of finches and plenty of swallows.
The Bishops Stortford Camera Club gathered at the Three Horse Shoes at Spellbrook for a bit of bring your camera manual self-help training. Despite spending most of the night chatting about all sorts of non-camera related things I still came away having learnt how to set the white balance on
After a large downpour this evening we were treated to a very pleasant sunset including great dollops of mist rolling down the surrounding hills.
Continuing our look at the Gatwick Aviation Museum this was my favourite of all the planes to photograph externally despite being a lot smaller than the Shackletons. It had the added benefit(?) of being home to a crows nest full of chicks (not the only plane being used in such
Went to the Gatwick Aviation Museum today – what a fantastic place. The visit was organised by Tip Squirell and a group of 10 or so photographers arrived at 11.00 to take over this great outdoor museum. Over the next few days we’ll feature a number of the exhibits. Today,
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