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Young Pheasant
Birds

Young Dumb Pheasant

We were back in Rowley Woods this weekend, a mid afternoon visit so we weren’t expecting to see much Deer action – but we ran into a family group again and a Muntjac that must have been hiding from the larger fallow deer. Despite being pretty close to the Muntjac

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Your roots are showing
HDR

Your roots are showing…

The Leez Priory, an old tudor building, is used for weddings, it looks a lovely venue, and indeed there was a wedding on when I was in the area, a shame because I would have liked to have photographed the buildings. Near the Priory is a lake which was looking

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The Cracked Bridge
HDR

Leez Lodge Lakes

Following on from yesterday’s blog, here’s a small pond and stream near (and feeding) the Leez Lodge Lakes. I had to fight my way into this area and those green sticks had some vicious barbs on them, as I was taking the photograph I was aware my tripod was slowly

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Grasslands
HDR

Grasslands

I’ve not done any HDR photography for a little while…until today, when a pretty drab day demanded it. I had a walk around Leez Priory and the lake there. Just before you get to the lake there is this meadow. What particularly attracted me to this area were the patches

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Running Pheasant
Birds

Leg it! A young peasant greets the approaching photographer

I have a lot of photographs of birds disappearing into the middle distance, I have neither the super long lens of a wildlife photographer, nor have I the patience, finesse or light footedness to approach such creatures in such a way as not to put the fear of god into

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A photograph of power lines over a field with some pretty big clouds looming
The Essex Countryside

Oh No – More Pylons!

Having always been curious about why so many photographers take such interest, and photograph, pylons of all shapes and sizes (and, of course, having found the pylon appreciation society in this post) I have, of course fallen under their (photographic) spell. It is, of course, the lines – they lead

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The Sun and Clouds
The Essex Countryside

The Sun and Clouds

This kind of reminds me of the start of Doctor Who – not so much the new series, but the old series when Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker played the Doctor. That swirling vortex with the renowned theme tune thundering behind it…or am I just a bit odd?

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Rickling Covered Walk
The Essex Countryside

Rickling Green covered path

So, this is from our walk on Saturday around Rickling and Rickling Green – the contrast between the sky, trees and ploughed field immediately caught my eye.

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Orange Rose - Colour
Black & White

Black and White or Colour?

You choose 😉 I’m really quite undecided. I found these roses at the Foakes Hall in Great Dunmow this afternoon. I love the black and white conversion, but the orange is so vivid (at least I hope it’s orange – colour blind and all that)…

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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.