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May 2024 Landscape Photography Review

May 2024 was a month of diverse photography adventures, beginning with early morning excursions to the High Weald in East Sussex to capture the fleeting beauty of woodland garlic. The white blooms blanketed the forest floor, creating scenes reminiscent of a fresh snowfall. Despite multiple visits to capture the perfect light and mist, the desired compositions remained elusive, underscoring the patience required in landscape photography.

Mid-month, a bout of illness kept me indoors just as the Aurora Borealis made a rare appearance in Southeast England. Determined not to miss the next display, I ventured to Firle Beacon and Birling Gap, experimenting with night photography to capture the ethereal lights. Though conditions and timing proved challenging, these outings offered invaluable learning experiences. Later explorations included overcast hikes on the South Downs, moonrise attempts at Newhaven lighthouse, and sunset scouting at Camber Castle, each presenting unique compositional challenges and opportunities for growth. May’s blend of early spring and summer landscapes provided a rich tapestry of scenes and lessons to carry forward into June.

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May Landscape Photography East Sussex

Lockdown continued into May but the restrictions were eased from the middle of the month onward. May has been extremely warm and dry in East Sussex, another record breaker, like mid summer at times. What follows is a compilation of landscape photography during May around East Sussex.

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Along the river Medway Kent

I do enjoy a walk along the riverside and often you can find good subjects for some landscape photography and if you are lucky some wildlife too.  Iv done a few rivers while living in east Sussex like Cuckmere and the Ouse.   Wanting to explore more of Kent today I would head to the river Medway near west Farleigh.
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Mount Caburn Lewes Downs East Sussex

A nice sunny Sunday morning in May and decided to drive west from my base in Bexhill to return to mount Caburn on the Lewes Downs in east Sussex.
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Abbey Dore Quintessential Herefordshire

It was my last weekend in the West Midlands and I fancied my last trip into Herefordshire.  I chose Abbey Dore as the AA guide said it was quintessential Herefordshire, I had fallen in love with Herefordshire, so time to take one walk and some of my last landscape photographs around Abbey Dore.
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Hergest Ridge Herefordshire

The day before visiting Hergest Ridge in Herefordshire I had actually aborted mission in the Frome Valley.  Reason being, first I had forgotten my quick release clamp, without that could not use my tripod.  Ok, lets improvise I will just take handheld shots, a mile into the journey my memory card was full and not brought a spare and then I started to get lost using the AA guide.
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