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Firle Beacon Moonset

Rose early but not early enough for a sunrise and full moonset from Firle Beacon on the South Downs in East Sussex. After golden hour the plan was then to walk the whole ridge from Bo Peep to Itford Hill and back.

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Wilmington to Folkington Hill South Downs

With the Xmas break needed to get out and exercise. With the Tier 4 lockdown was restricted on travel. Decided on an afternoon walk from Wilmington Hill to Folkington Hill on the South Downs in East Sussex. Plan was to hang around for a late December sunset.

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Landscape Photography 2020 Review

Happy new year! What a year 2020 was! It began with me spending most of January and February hiking in the mountains of Tenerife. Then the Covid pandemic and lockdown followed by not being able to return to work. What follows is a compilation of some of the best landscape photos taken during 2020.

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Fairlight Glen Dawn Seascapes

Was planning travelling further afield, but with Hastings having been thrown into tier 4 lockdown due to Covid, was restricted to the local area. Decided on a return to Fairlight Glen for a dawn shoot.

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Telscombe Cliffs Seascapes

Exploring further along the east Sussex coast, a location not scouted before is the Telscombe Cliffs between Rottingdean in Brighton and Peacehaven.

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Hope Gap Sunrise Low Tide

After discovering Hope Gap the week before at high tide walking east from Seaford Head, I was keen to return during sunrise and low tide for the first December seascape photography shoot.

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November Landscape Photography 2020

Landscape Photography during the month of November mostly consisted of Seascapes along the East Sussex coast and some walks inland over the High Weald to try and capture the last of the Autumn colours. What follows is a compilation of the best landscape photography during November.

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Seaford Head to Hope Gap Seascapes

The weather forecast was fog and thick cloud but decided to drag myself out of bed to get outside anyway. The plan was to start at Seaford Head in east Sussex then walk over the cliffs down to Cuckmere Haven and capture some seascapes.

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Peacehaven Cliffs Seascapes

An early morning rise to visit the Peacehaven Cliffs in East Sussex. The weather forecast was overcast, windy, rain but with some occasional breaks of sunlight. This can make for some dramatic seascape photography.

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Round Bewl Water Scout

Had been looking forward to returning to Bewl Water with a mountain bike and doing a complete circuit. From a previous scout of Bewl a few weeks before knew it was good for a ride and where there was some free parking if you got there early morning.

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Mary Stanford Boathouse Sunrise

As part of my series of returning to iconic landscape and seascape locations and capturing better and more dramatic compositions, a return visit to Rye on the east Sussex coast was next. The plan was for the Mary Stanford lighthouse to be the main focal point during a sunrise.

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Hastings Red Dawn

Was planning a dawn seascape photography shoot at Rye, but too pushed for time. With fog forecast thought would take an early morning walk around Alexandra Park in Hastings. On the drive there, the sky was amazing! A red dawn, change of plan, had to head to the beach along Hastings seafront and attempt to capture those brilliant vibrant colours.

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