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Spring has come to the Fobbing Marsh along the Thames Estuary. This means hares, rabbits, cows, egrets, geese, the occasional swan and.....wet feet. Never mind...
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How come we can’t do it like this in the UK?
My mission this weekend is to see if i can find anywhere local to me that has a similar atmosphere…I’m not optimistic
Everybody likes sunshine and this very welcome visitor to the garden lapped it up. True to form thought the wind got up and the clouds rolled in - pity for us both
I spent a good half hour playing with the small rock ledge shown here, trying different angles and compositions but it wasn't until viewing the images that I noticed the resemblance to a face in this one. Perhaps there was something subconcsious at the time that liked the balance when looking through the view-finder......I'd like to think so anyway ha ha.
And a standard plot device in every tv crime drama is playing out in my head. "Dog finds shoe in the long grass, dog walker finds mangled corpse nearby."
This dog walker carried right on walking. Fred ran off with the shoe anyway...
(SOOC shot, no crop)
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Sadler Gate Derby…the shop is truly weird. I’ll drum up some cojones next time and take some shots inside.
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Una toma del Castillo de Almansa, fortaleza medieval que se yergue sobre el abrupto Cerro del Águila y que tiene sus orígenes en una anterior construcción almohade del siglo XII, reformada en el siglo XIV por el infante Don Juan Manuel, (el autor de la obra "El Conde Lucanor" y también Señor de Villena, entre otros muchos títulos nobiliarios) para ser, en el siguiente siglo, conformada a las hechuras que presenta en la actualidad por Don Juan Pacheco, segundo Marqués de Villena, cuyo escudo de armas figura en la imponente torre del homenaje.
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The Castle of Almansa, a medieval fortress that stands on the rugged "Cerro del Águila" hill, finds its origin in an earlier Almohad construction dating back to the 12th century, it was renovated in the 14th. by the Infante Don Juan Manuel (a famous warrior and writer, author of the work entitled "El Conde Lucanor" and Lord of Villena, among other nobiliary titles). In the next century, the fortress was completely restructured, reaching its present appearance, by Don Juan Pacheco, second Marquis of Villena. His coat of arms appears on the impressive tower keep.
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Toolbox Art? Once again the Old Box of Many Things has come to my rescue on a lazy afternoon...
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Single shot, EXIF plus flash -1 ev with bounce card, raw file into Affinity Photo and a small 6:4 crop.
From the Richard Harvey Studio One.
Unfortunately these guys often show up where there are bird feeders 😮
Explored 16th Mar 2022 @ #403.
Spiral. Just keep your eye on the horizon or it'll blow your mind.
Gypsy Bridge, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex UK
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Daisy Rock Hopeman
At the eastern edge of Hopeman beach lies the iconic rock formation known locally as ‘Daisy Rock’, so named because of the milk-daisies which grow around the structure, this image is a long exposure capture of some 20 seconds duration to give the milky effect to the sea.
The sun rises in the East. Everybody knows this. Whether it remains visible all day is another matter. But things are getting brighter day by day. 10 minutes prior to taking this shot the low sun was blinding me, then the clouds moved in. But I sense great days are coming. Hints and promises...
(Farmland just to the Northeast of Corringham, Essex UK)
One may ponder the difference...
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From the long ago abandoned Occidental Oil Refinery site, Canvey Wick, Essex UK
Just because a fungus is relatively common doesn't stop it from being gorgeous - glistening inkcaps in multiple groups in an old tree stump.
This was quite a challenging photoshoot for me as these Sedge Warblers spend most of their time low in the reed beds and occasionally popped up by which time I had to be ready to shoot and hence many poor images but at least three decent ones, so you get to see them all. The images were all taken at Attenborough Nature Reserve.
Do not use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © Nigel Stewart
This buck had just been in a tussle and come off worse - poor old boy was slinking off to get out of harm's way.
Woodland Mist
A lovely misty start to Saturday morning and I didn't have to travel too far to catch this view not far from Carlisle giving gorgeous light flowing through the misty woodland.
Near Carlisle
Sony A7Rii
Sony FE 24-70mm f2.8 GM
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© Brian Kerr Photography 2018
High Street. In the bleak mid winter. A look back to the last day in November last year. This is the OS column on High Street underneath a thick blanket of clouds that did not reach as far as the western fells which seem to be bathed in sunshine. It was pretty cold up there that day.
Mycena fungi in Epping Forest on a sunny morning. Canon 90D + Canon 24-70mm f2.8. Shadows created from a mask of the foreground in PS
14th Century St. Michael’s Church, Fobbing, Essex UK. I can hear the bell ringing practice tonight which prompted me to look out and rework this older photo.
From a cottage garden seed pack purchased at RHS Hyde Hall, Essex UK. A floral lucky dip if you will. We just chucked them in a raised planter and waited...😀
Our garden, September 2023
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Essentially SOOC on the flower, some distractions removed, small 3:2 crop and vignette.
Natural afternoon light. Single shot, focus left, vivid warm filter and minor adjustment within Apple’s in-built editor.
From the Richard Harvey Garage Studio
It rained all day yesterday... and (so far) all day today. Miserable, wet, soak-you-through kind of rain. The Scots call it 'dreich'.
Of course, there's a kind of beauty in the dull overcast-ness of it, if you look through the right sort of lens ;-)
Thanks for looking! I hope your week ahead is a dry one :D.
I am recording the progress of a little cherry tree we planted in our garden in the late summer of 2021. So far it has survived snow, frost, high winds, a heatwave and the not infrequent attentions of a certain dog. It is thriving however and it will be interesting to watch it grow over the coming seasons. Here we go with a full complement of leaves and so far this Spring we've had plenty of rain to help it along. And it's already strong enough to let birds pick insects off the leaves so it won't be having any insecticide sprays on it.
The project album ⬇️
www.flickr.com/photos/bigharv/albums/72177720307172357
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Arguably the most impressive waterfall of the north york moors in the UK. It takes a bit of doing to get to the base as here but it's worth it. Here I've kept the impact of the splash zone visible rather than wiping the lens for every shot.
Just for the challenge really, capture the texture on this orchid on our windowsill in bright afternoon sun. I am under strict instructions not to move it so much as an inch. So no pressure then...
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens, single shot, manual focus. Fill flash on board camera at ETTL, Flash EV at +1 1/3. Raw file into Affinity Photo for monochrome and 10x8 crop.
When the weather forecast is for early fog set your alarm and grab a camera.
A series of 3 shots from fields near my home.
Corringham, Essex UK
Bit of a bitter sweet image, taken on the morning the kids went back to school, signifying the end of summer holidays, and as the mornings start to feel the subtle change of season (although it has been remarkably summer like since!)
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