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October 27, 2024 07:50am. We're about an hour into a walk that has taken us across the fields between Corringham and the river. Now we'll continue eastwards over the Fobbing Marshes before looping back home again. Many people in Britain are taking advantage of the change back to GMT and the extra hour in bed this Sunday. Not us, there's some extraordinary light to be found and just a hint of mist to accentuate it. Even our breath was visible. Moments later he was off chasing a pheasant which livened up the mood somewhat...
Old Fobbing Wharf footpath, Fobbing, Essex UK
You know how it is. The kids need feeding, you're hungry too and you haven't had time to smarten yourself up...
Our garden, Corringham, Essex UK
Bulk Carrier SV Arista en route to the the port of Nemrut, Turkey, from Tilbury, Essex. Shot from a hazy Canvey Island 8:25am June 19, 2025.
A London bound train passes the 13th Century Hadleigh Castle.
Shot from the Leigh Creek, Essex UK
(SOOC exposure, 16:9 crop)
Oil/Chemical tanker STI Comandante inbound to Purfleet, Essex UK from Antwerp, Belgium. Shot from East Tilbury riverside 09:10 December 21, 2022.
Exposure SOOC, 16:9 crop
No lissom young bodies cavorting in red swimsuits under California skies here. These volunteers clear up the beach and promenade each day of litter, keeping the environment clean and safe for everyone to enjoy. Ladies and gentlemen of Canvey Bay Watch, I salute you!
Canvey Island, Essex UK
(Artist unknown)
LPG Tanker ECO Merlin berthed at OIKOS Storage, Canvey Island, Essex UK, 08:25am April 22, 2025.
(No danger of not seeing her in a fog. Let's hope so anyway...!)
CC April Rainbow - Orange
The Eurasian chaffinch, common chaffinch, or simply the chaffinch is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family.
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Northlands Wood, Corringham, Essex UK
Netherlands flagged Hopper Dredger "Reimerswaal" along a misty River Thames. Shot from Canvey Island, Essex UK, 08:11 am June 21 2024.
(SOOC shot, no crop)
From Oxford languages:
obtuse
/əbˈtjuːs,ɒbˈtjuːs/
adjective
(of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°.
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Fobbing Marshes, Essex UK
SOOC shot, no crop.
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Graveyard of Lost Species is a monument by artists YoHa and Critical Art Ensemble, commissioned by Arts Catalyst. The collaborative project celebrates the local tradition of wrecking boats on the salt marsh which in turn act as a concrete but decaying memory of what has passed. Graveyard of Lost Species records and acknowledges wildlife, marine creatures, people, livelihoods, fishing methods, landmarks, mythologies, and local dialects that once flourished in the Thames Estuary and are now absent.
Information excerpt from the following blog:
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Leigh-on-Sea, Essex UK
Had a strange hobby...
(Pink Floyd fans will get the reference. For the rest of you there's Google...!)
Freddie & Gus (9)
I don't know about you but when I meet an old friend (or even a new one) I favour the handshake, perhaps a nod if it's a crowded space. I do not throw myself at him or her. Absolutely not...!
I've been attempting to shoot Gus in celebration of his official 2nd birthday. Official? Well, it's an educated guess. He came from rescue, was nervous and faced an uncertain future. Placed in the hands of an experienced carer, with just a little help from my boy he's come along wonderfully. High on Life? You bet !
A January morning across the Fobbing Marshes. There's not much going on, and possibly I'm being watched...
Fobbing Marshes, Essex UK.
The olfactory system of canines is amazing. In some breeds it is believed to be up to 10 million times as sensitive as a human's. Dogs have roughly forty times more smell-sensitive receptors than humans, ranging from about 125 million to nearly 300 million in some breeds such as bloodhounds. Gosh...
I don't know where Border Terriers rate on this scale but it's pretty good. I'm convinced Freddie can smell a carrot from half a mile away! Here we are investigating the scent left by some creature that passed this way during the night. Fox probably.
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That's an utterly monstrous ISO, makes me dizzy. I had the camera set to catch him at high speed. But it was still quite dark this morning deep in the woods and I've still had to push the brightness up. So instead we headed for the open fields ⬇️
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Langdon Hills, Essex UK
Life on the Fobbing Marshes continues at its usual frenetic pace.
Fobbing, Essex UK
(SOOC exposure (awful sky), small 3:2 crop)
Under a muted sky I hear the brightest song of the morning chorus.
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Contrary to all the best guidance on bird photography this was hastily shot, not only hand held but one-handed! I was just approaching a point where I can safely let my dog loose for a run when I heard the song. There was no question of unleashing him here as we were too near a road. (All other options only occurred to me after). Fortunately I had preset more or less appropriate camera settings, although I wonder what difference those 26mm might have made...!
Sharpened and 10x8 crop from Raw in Affinity Photo.
Mucking, Essex UK
Marsh Life 8
Presenting the July 2024 haircut shot. We're collecting far fewer grass seeds now thereby improving his power to weight ratio. His top speed has diminished as he gets older but his endurance has increased. So those rabbits still need to be careful...
SOOC shot, no crop.
Fobbing Marsh, Essex UK
Artisjok (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus)
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Sheep grazing on a frosty field. One looks up, suspicious of this strange man pointing a metal tube at them over their fence, and what exactly is that hairy creature with him doing...?
Bowers Marsh Nature Reserve, Essex UK
Tensions have been mounting all week in the clubhouse. Now it's time to let it all go...
Model Yacht Club, Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Essex UK
My friend Val lays down the law to Freddie. He briefly considered disobedience but he can detect a faint aroma of sausage. Val isn't a lady to mess with...
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I'll pause the Freddie and Gus series for now. A series to celebrate Gus's 2nd birthday, see posts passim. ⬇️
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Val, by the way, has been Gus's forever owner for about 18 months now and he couldn't be in more experienced or loving hands. But where was Gus you may ask? Well, on this one only his inquisitive nose was in the frame so he's been gently cropped out! I'll make it up to him another day.