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A Frosty Start
2016 - 365 Project

063/365v3 A Frosty Start

The first frost of this Autumn this morning, it made a pleasant change from the unseasonally warm weather we have had over the last few weeks.

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Home Sweet Home
2016 - 365 Project

047/365v3 Home Sweet Home

After a week (well, 6 days) in the US it was nice to get back to dear old blighty, the cold, damp autumnal England that we all love so much ;-). I really enjoyed visiting the States and hope I can go back for a longer period next time. I

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The River Cam has Dried Up
2016 - 365 Project

025/365v3 – The River Cam – all dried up

We took a walk around Widdington near Saffron Walden today and came across this dried river bed. We have been here before and there is usually water flowing through here so it was nice to be able to step down into the river bed and take this picture. When I

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Ballooning Over Dunmow
2016 - 365 Project

019/365v3 Ballooning Over Dunmow

This morning as I left the house for my morning walk around Dunmow I decided, at the last minute, to switch my 18 – 55mm lens with my 55 – 210mm lens on my Sony NEX7. I’m not sure why…but I was very glad I did. If I had taken

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Needs Work
2014 - 365 Project

242/365v2 Needs Work

I’ve driven past these derelict buildings in Takeley many times over the last few years, watching them deteriorate more and more each time. I finally got round to stopping and photographing them today…it was interesting getting it level and straight! I do particularly enjoy the lamppost. in this shot.

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Finchingfield
2014 - 365 Project

117/365v2 Finchingfield

Probably the prettiest of all the Essex villages Finchingfield is a short drive from Dunmow and I popped up or a quick 30 minute visit late afternoon today. The intention was to do some long exposures but the clouds weren’t playing ball and, just to the right are some really

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Star Lane, Great Dunmow
2014 - 365 Project

004/365v2 Star Lane, Great Dunmow

I popped out this morning to go to the bakers and went the long way round through Doctors Pond and then up into the town via Star Lane. I took this shot as a fall back as I had an idea about a table top shot I wanted to take.

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2013 - 52 Week Project

35/52 Doctors Pond Sun Stream

Look through this web site and you’ll see many shots of Doctors Pond in Great Dunmow…not least because I only live about 20 yards from it 😉 I’ve never had any issues photographing this until today. Whilst photographing this I was approached by a woman who demanded to know what

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2013 - 52 Week Project

26/52 A Gate to Nowhere

I took a walk around Great Dunmow today and found this road I had not been down before. It lead to a rather impressive Georgian Manor house that I didn’t know existed on the way was this scene. Walking around the countryside you do see quite a few of these

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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.