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A black and white photograph of a plowed field, clouds and a dead tree in Matching, Essex
Black & White

The Ploughed Field

We took a stroll around Matching at the weekend, a really nice part of Essex close to Harlow. I’m getting more and more interested inblack and white photography, quite the opposite to the HDR (high dynamic range) photography I have concentrated on for the last 6 months or so.

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Pylon
The Essex Countryside

Pylon

Out and about yesterday the photograph taking was somewhat curtailed by breaking down and having to get the RAC out to get me going again, which they did promptly and successfully. Whilst waiting for the RAC to arrive the heavens opened and it poured down – which made me feel

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Fluffy Chick
Birds

Fluffy Chick

And now for something completely different… Debbie does lots of knitting, she makes large quantities of jumpers, scarves, hats, baby clothes…it’s a real production line. For something a little different she made this recently.

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Cruising on the Canal
London Photo Walk

A Barge on Regents Canal

The occupiers of the barge did seem to be having a great time on the Canal as they rather zig zagged down Regents Canal in London.

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Duelling Geese on Doctors Pond in Great Dunmow
Birds

Canada Geese On Doctors Pond 2

You may recall our last post about the Canada Geese that frequent the Doctors Pond here in Dunmow, and I mentioned they liked to have a good go at each other. Well, here’s a good example taken earlier this year.

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Flying Home B&W
Birds

Flying Home

A second black & white photograph for you today, taken a couple of days ago in Fyfield. This seagull decided it was time to fly home, even if that meant heading straight into a storm.

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Another Brick in the Wall
Great Dunmow

Another Brick in the Wall

I don’t know, perhaps there’s a perfectly good reason, but why would there be just one brick out of place in a 20 foot wall? I don’t suppose anyone will have noticed the lyric this time 😉

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Chalkney Woods
The Essex Countryside

A Lucky Accident in Chalkney Woods

We visited Chalkney Woods last weekend in the Colne Valley. I took the following picture without looking at the settings on my camera at all, it was in aperture priority mode so the picture was always going to be, at least viewable, but the shutter speed calculated was 3 seconds.

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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.