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Back in June we had a look at the Old Farm Shop, a derelict building between Great Dunmow and Little Easton. right next door to this building is this derelict annex: This is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) photograph – it’s a very “marmite” style – some love ’em, some
If you’ve ever been to Great Dunmow you’ll know that, on Doctors Pond, we don’t only have ducks, but also a flock of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis). This lot make a real racket, honking away, and they do like a good hissing fight! This shot was taken back in the
Having been out looking for some butterflies to photograph with my new macro lens it was typical that, on returning home to Dunmow, we should immediately spot a Red Admiral fluttering around the back garden. Of course. as soon as it saw me with camera in hand it legged it
A couple more images taken from Berners Roding Church as it slowly crumbles into the ground. The images in this short series are all HDR images produced using Photomatix and have also all had additional processing using On One’s Photo Tools in Photoshop. You can see in the image above
If you’ve been following this blog you will now know that I enjoy photographing Churches and derelict buildings…so what could be better than to find a derelict Church! Berners Roding Church is certainly in a poor state. Rumour has it that it may be sold for residential use, though the
Continuing our look at the North Weald Redoubt, this is the view at one end of the Gorge Casemates looking way back along the corridor, the divisions of each individual room or storage area can be seen quite clearly. Coming back out of the gorge casemates you can see a
North Weald Redoubt was built in the late 1800’s as the first stage of a Military Defence Line against any invasion of England. It was used to store ammunition to protect London if war ever broke out. Now fast decaying and being taken over by the brambles it’s still an
Inside the church you can see that some work is needed to bring the Church into pristine condition, but the church boasts a nice collection of stained glass and an attractive altar. Here’s a picture of the chancel including the altar: Looking around I came across the following wooden box
So, as you walk through the gate you are actually approaching the rear of the church. Walking round the front of the Church (where the West Tower is) you pass the original door which is no longer used. Coming round the Tower you see the South Porch which was rebuilt
At the weekend I headed out towards North Weald – I had a particular target for some old derelict premises I wanted to photograph – more on that later this week. On my way, and out of the corner of my eye I spotted a church I had not noticed
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