2008 - My Year In Pictures » chelmsford

Day #356

admin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:54:35 +0000

Title: Admiral’s Folly
Location: Admiral’s Park, Chelmsford
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 24-105mm EF f/4 L IS USM
Notes: The sun showed its face again today, so I took a quick trip to Admiral’s Park to get some photos before lunch. This folly was casting nice shadows on the grass.

Day #331

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:23:53 +0000

Title: High Street Illuminations
Location: Chelmsford
Camera: Canon Ixus 850IS compact
Notes: Hobson’s Choice with photos for today: I only took two, as I was busy at meetings for most of the day. Found myself in Chelmsford late this afternoon, and took this “insurance” shot of the Christmas lights. It’s not exactly Blackpool, is it?

Day #317

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:23:12 +0000

Title: Marina Reflections
Location: Springfield Lock
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 24-105mm EF f/4 L IS USM
Notes: I took the opportunity to nip out for a breath of fresh air while the sun was shining today. And find another geocache or two. Once again, geocaching has taken me to a spot which I didn’t even know existed, and it’s lovely. It’s along the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation, just downstream of the Essex Record Office, and is about the last bit of civilisation before you hit the more rural paths along the canal.

Day #316

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:24:16 +0000

Title: Car Park Silhouette
Location: Chelmsford
Camera: Canon Ixus 850IS compact
Notes: A lovely sunny day for a change. I spotted this silhouette on the way back to the car after a meeting in Chelmsford.

Day #286

admin — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:49:52 +0000

Title: Marconi’s World
Location: Chelmsford
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 24-105mm EF f/4 L IS USM
Notes: I bagged my first “First To Find” geocache today. Somewhere not far from here. I’m saying no more

Day #270

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:13:05 +0000

Title: Cater House In The Can
Location: Chelmsford
Camera: Canon Ixus 850IS compact
Notes: Meetings, meetings, meetings. This week seems to have been nothing but. And another one for me today in Chelmsford. The sun was out and the sky blue, so I shot this view of Cater House reflected in the River Can, as I was on my way to the venue.

Day #259

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:40:28 +0000

Title: Vortex
Location: Oaklands Park, Chelmsford
Camera: Canon Ixus 850IS compact
Notes: A strange sculpture I found in the park.

Day #170

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:54:25 +0000

Title: Que Pasa Cappuccino
Location: Chelmsford
Camera: Canon Ixus 850IS compact
Notes: Had a couple of meetings in Chelmsford this morning, so spent some time drinking posh coffee. This one from Que Pasa was rather nicely branded.

Day #108

admin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:54:00 +0000

Title: Priory Place
Location: Chelmsford
Camera: Canon Ixus 850IS compact
Notes: I was due in London for a luncthime meeting and evening social today. It was a nice morning, so I walked the 2 miles to the station, only to find the trains were all up the creek with no resolution due for hours. So I postponed the meeting, bought some lunch in town and caught the bus home again! This was taken on my way into Chelmsford – it’s a polished steel sculpture outside the new County Court building on the corner of New London Road and Parkway.

Day #15

admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:08:00 +0000

Title: Going Shopping
Location: Chelmsford
Camera: Canon Ixus 850IS compact
Notes: Another trip to PC World to feed the new laptop’s insatiable appetite for more software.

Day #9

admin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:51:00 +0000

Title: The Goal Posts
Location: Chelmer Park
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 17-85mm EF-S f/4-5.6 IS USM
Notes: The forecast for today promised a nice morning with rain in the afternoon, so I took myself out for a walk before lunch. The long shadows of these goal posts in Chelmer Park caught my eye. Wrong sport for me, obviously, but I couldn’t find any rugby posts!

Day #6

admin — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:03:00 +0000

Title: Approaching Little Baddow Lock
Location: Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 17-85mm EF-S f/4-5.6 IS USM
Notes: It was a lovely sunny day, so I took a hike for 4.5miles from Paper Mill Lock, along the towpath (very muddy!) to Little Baddow Lock and back along the lanes past Little Baddow Hall. The winter light was great for pictures. The canal has plenty of boats tied up near Paper Mill Lock, but I liked the tranquil scene here with the reflected trees.