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April East England Landscape Photography

April Photo Walking

I did a lot of landscape photography walks during April around the east of England, including the counties of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.  What follows is a compilation of compositions from all the places I visited during April, some good some not so good with a few lessons learnt.
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Ayot Saint Lawrence Hertfordshire

It was a beautiful late March spring sunny Saturday morning.  The plan was to take a look around the Hertfordshire town of Welwyn Garden city and then explore the countryside around Ayot Saint Lawrence.
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Dunstable Downs Sunset Bedfordshire

The plan for today’s afternoon photo walk was to catch a sunset over the Dunstable Downs in Bedfordshire.  With the Dunstable Downs being the gateway into the Chiltern Hills.
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Sundon Hills to Sharpenhoe Clappers

I had to drive into Luton that morning to attend one of those driver awareness courses due to speeding on the motorway.  After which I planned an afternoon walk from the Sundon Hills to Sharpenhoe Clappers.
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Bedford and Houghton House

One month into my new contract in the east of England and decided to take a wander around the town of Bedford with my compact camera and then took a trip to the ruins of Houghton House.
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Ivinghoe Hills Buckinghamshire

Heading out past Dunstable and the gateway to the Chiltern Hills to make my way into Buckinghamshire to walk and photograph the Ivinghoe Hills starting at the Ivinghoe Beacon and then into the Ashridge Estate.
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The Pegsdon Hills Chilterns Bedfordshire

On my way to the Barton Hills, I passed Deacon and the Pegsdon Hills and for my second weekend in the east of England decided to return to this part of the Chiltern Hills in Bedfordshire.
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The Barton Hills Bedfordshire

For the second time now I had left behind the beautiful land and seascapes of Dorset to start a new work contract.  This time I was moving to east England, Stevenage in Hertfordshire.
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Hengistbury Head Moon Sun Rise Set

It was that time of the month again, when the sun sets in the west the moon rises in the east and when the  sun rises in the east and the moon sets in the west.  I wanted to attempt to capture this spectacle from Hengistbury head near Bournemouth in Dorset.
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St Catherine’s Hill Winchester Hampshire

Another early morning rise, another McDonald’s, another sunrise on the Hampshire south downs.  This time,  I was heading for St Catherine’s hill which should have great views over Winchester Cathedral.
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Old Winchester Hill Hampshire South Downs

After the witnessing of a beautiful red dawn from Beacon hill on the Hampshire south downs, I was now making my way to Old Winchester Hill.
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Hampshire South Downs Beacon Hill

Living in east Dorset I was not far from the border of Hampshire.  The south downs in the south east of England is one of my favourite places to walk and take landscape photos.  Today was going to be my first venture into the Hampshire part of the South Downs starting at Beacon Hill and making my way to Old Winchester Hill.
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