I was keen to get more experience with my new DLSR, we were having a very hot weekend in May here in east Sussex. The hottest day on records and the daytime was too hot and bright for a hike. So I decided to head to the Firle on the south downs late afternoon to practice some landscape photography and try and get a sunset over the South downs. Continue reading South Downs Sunset East Sussex
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Great Dixter to Bodiam Castle East Sussex
Another warm sunny April morning and I decided on a walk from Great Dixter to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex to practice some more with my new Canon Compact while I waited for my DLSR to be repaired due to sensor dust.
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Johns Cross East Sussex
Driving along the A21 to and from Hastings I could not help noticing the views and landscape around a small place called Johns Cross. So it was towards the end of April on a beautiful sunny weekend I decided to take a walk around the countryside of Johns Cross in East Sussex.
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From Firle along the River Ouse
Studying OS maps online I was keen to walk and take landscape photographs of areas of the south downs that I had not visited yet living in east Sussex. Today would be a morning start over Firle Beacon and Itford Hill and then down along the river Ouse towards Lewes.
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Bopeep South Downs Sunrise East Sussex
It is rare I ever make it up early enough to catch a sunrise, even in winter. But it was 4AM in bed on a Saturday morning, I was wide awake and could not sleep, so get up and lets catch a sunrise over the south downs in east Sussex from Bopeep.
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High and Over to Cuckmere Haven
It was good to be living near the south downs in east Sussex, I had lots of exploring and walking to do, lots of subject matter for landscape photography. I was returning to high and over to walk along the river to the coastal outlet of Cuckmere Haven.
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Around Alfriston South Downs East Sussex
With my recent excursion around Jevington, I was now really keen to explore more of the south downs with my camera living closeby in Bexhill east Sussex. Next on my hit list was a return to Alfriston that I first visited in the late summer of 2016. But this time I would be starting from the white horse on the hilltop known as high and over.
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Full Moon Hastings East Sussex
From studying the movement of the sun and moon on the Photopills app, all the elements were coming together for January’s full moon rising over Hastings town in east Sussex just after the sun had set behind the south downs in the west.
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Jevington South Downs East Sussex
Having been living in east Sussex for a few months now I was looking for new places to go for a good walk and hopefully find some good subjects for landscape photography. It was time to head west to the village of Jevington and return to the hills of the south downs.
Fire Hills Hastings Country Park
One bright winters morning in December decided to return to Hastings Country Park parking up along Fairlight road and carrying on the walk where I left off my last visit here and to continue to the Fire Hills overlooking Fairlight.
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November Landscape Photography East Sussex Kent
Into November living and working in East Sussex and I was back into the swing of things. It was good to be earning money again and able to get out at the weekends to new locations around east Sussex and into Kent. Still, inside I yearned for my freedom once again to roam as I please.
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Rye Bay East Sussex
It was a beautiful sunny morning early November and I fancied a ramble along the coast. Not far from my base in Bexhill was Rye Harbour and bay including the nature reserve, that was where I was heading today with my camera.
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