I’ve already written up the photographic opportunities afforded by the December Freeze, but I also had a few other outings during the month.
Firstly, I went with the Great Notley Photography Club on their outing to Ely on 6th December, Day #706. The weather was terrible at home first thing, but I made the effort to [...]
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I love a bit of snow and frost. Not so keen on ice when you need to get out and about, but it can be beautiful in its own way.
First, there was a severe frost on 15th December, and I had some time to walk in the Noak Hill Nature Reserve near Basildon. Here are [...]
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July was a rather mixed bag for pictures. It seemed to be rather wet at times, or if not actually raining, the sun was sometimes a little bit hard to find.
The sun was certainly out in force in Barcelona, where I was visiting friends at the beginning of the month.
This image [left] was taken around [...]
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I started off the month with a bit of a disaster – managing to drop my camera and trusty 24-105mm lens, which resulted in this:
[Potential disaster strikes on 2nd May. Ouch!]
I can’t stress enough the benefits of having a UV or skylight filter on the front of your expensive lenses – in the end, this [...]
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Overall, June wasn’t a bad month for pictures. I did take quite a few at home, exactly half of the month’s photos. But I also managed to get out and about locally as well as a little further afield.
First off, some “near misses” from the month:
[Evening Foxglove was a close contender for Day #162, taken near Ardleigh Reservoir]
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