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Clouds at Night over Hatfield Forest

I do like photographing at night and I do like the effect a long exposure has on the clouds…so I was bound to like this shot 😉 This was shot on the edge of Hatfield Forest looking out towards Harlow. Here’s a cooler (in colour temperature rather than it’s better

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Bales of Hay

On a walk around Ingatestone in Essex we came across this field that had recently been harvested.

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Thistle
2012 - 366 Project

225/366 Thistle

We took one of our regular walks through Rowney Woods today and I spotted this (to me) slightly unusual thistle. It was the spider/eyelash effect under the purple flower that caught my eye…Turns out this is not a thistle but Black Knapweed. Having some fun in Photoshop turned this into

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Curious

These bullocks were certainly interested to know what we were doing crossing their field by the River Pant at Little Bardfield

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A Country Garden Pond

If you walk through Rowney Woods in Essex and you take the right path you will come across this lovely farmhouse with a fabulous pond.

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Aythorp Roding Windmill Sunset
2012 - 366 Project

205/366 Aythorpe Roding Windmill at Sunset

One of my favourite local landmarks was calling me this evening. As soon as I’d finished my dinner I hot footed it down to Aythorpe Roding and photographed the sunset. The only thing missing…well, a few clouds would have broken the sky up nicely. I’m still feeling my way with

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Wild Wheat
2012 - 366 Project

189/366 Wild Wheat

All the yellow rape has long since faded and we are left with the rather dull green crop now. On our walk through Rowney Woods we walked through the crop and noticed some wild wheat growing. I’ve recently got a 14-24 lens which is mega wide and I’m slowly learning

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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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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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Grasses

Apologies for the less than regular updates recently – don’t forget you can keep up with me on my 366 Project as well as here. Today I was in Little Bardfield looking for bugs, and I found loads – I suspect you’ll be seeing a few here over the next

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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.