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Toadstools of Rowney Woods
Debden

41/52 Toadstools of Rowney Woods

Followers of this blog will know we spend a lot of time walking around Rowney Woods in Essex. I’ve never had a huge amount of success with finding interesting funghi to photograph…until this year when the place is absolutely teaming with the stuff!

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The Mill Bridge Rooms, Hertford
black and white

40/52 The Mill Bridge Rooms, Hertford

Every year I take part in the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk – groups of photographers meet up in towns and cities around the word and go out and take pictures – proceeds go to charity. So far I have photographed Bishop’s Stortford, Ozford, Much Hadham and this year Hertford. I

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Hatfield Forest Lake at Sunset
Essex

39/52 Hatfield Forest Lake at Sunset

Another of my more regular haunts for photography. This is the lake in the middle of Hatfield Forest, always a good spot for a sunset and we were treated to a belter this Sunday evening.

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Benny Bullfrog
Bishops Stortford Camera Club

38/52 – Benny Bullfrog

Jungle Jo visited Bishops Stortford Camera Club this last week and brought along a selection of her weird and wonderful creatures, stick insects, scorpions, snakes, tarantulas, big hairy spiders and this fella!

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Running for the train at Stansted Airport
couple

37/52 Running for the train

A slightly unusual shot for me, taken looking down at the train level of Stansted Airport, this couple definitely had a two different definitions of running for the train!

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John Webb Windmill Thaxted
black and white

36/52 John Webb Windmill, Thaxted

I’ll sometimes go out with a very particular idea of what sort of picture I want to create. I don’t always achieve what I’m looking for, but when it comes off I do feel such pleasure in the final image. This is one such shot, a long exposure black and

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Sun stream at sunset over Doctors Pond, Great Dunmow, Essex
Doctors Pond

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 becasue 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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The harvest behind Rowney Woods near Debden, Essex
bales

34/52 The Harvest

One of my more regular places to photograph is Rowney Woods near Debden and Saffron Walden in Essex. This, as you will gather, was not taken in the woods, but rather out on the wheat fields behind the woods. The farmer had just harvested the wheat and had left these

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Blackpool North Pier and Blackpool Tower Mini Planet
Blackpool

33/52 Blackpool North Pier Mini Planet

Continuing on my Blackpool odessy we have another shot, this time showing the full North Pier at Blackpool along with the Blackpool Tower. This started off as a wide panorama…but It was a bit dull so I changed it into a Little Planet as you see here, which I like

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The Peacocks Underclothes - taking a sip from the budlea
butterfly

31/52 The Peacock’s Underclothes

We have been inundated with Peacock butterflies over the last few weeks in our garden in Great Dunmow. Despite the cats best efforts at catching them they have continued to visit the budlea that they seem so fond of. I really liked this main picture, because you really don’t see

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Mark Seton

Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm currently the Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club (and am a past Chairman) and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions.