One good thing with being on a road trip, staying in a hotel, you are more motivated to get outside rain or shine. The rain and clouds had returned with a vengeance, after a break of one day along the north downs. Based in Folkestone, I decided to take a trip inland to the Elham Valley.
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Best Month Landscape Photography 2017
I compiled my best landscape photography for each month for 2016 so here is a new compilation for 2017. In 2017 I was out each month with my camera and moved from Worcestershire to Dorset and then to East Sussex. Again, think of it like a calendar.
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River Brede Winchelsea Cock Marling
Sunday I knew I wanted to go for a walk and practice some more landscape photography, but where? I like to scout new places but I had picked all the low hanging fruit. Online I found east Sussex county councils circular walks and liked the look of Winchelsea to Cock Marling along the river Brede.
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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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Osmington Dorset
With the nice weather and not having to work I was getting out alot around Dorset for a walk and to practice my landscape photography. The next stop Osmington involved to hill walking inland but with great views over the Dorset coast.
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Great Witley Worcestershire
The weekend had come around again, the weather looked good, lots of sunshine and excellent visibility again. It was a toss up between Hergest Ridge in Herefordshire or Great Witley in Worcestershire, After much toing and froing I chose Great Witley.
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Golden Valley Herefordshire
The long Easter weekend was upon us and I was looking forward to getting out on some more long photo walks hopefully in the sunshine. I dont get my pleasure sat in front of the TV over indulging on Easter eggs. I wanted more of Herefordshire and the Golden Valley was in my sights.
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Woolhope Photo Walk Herefordshire
Around Woolhope
Sunday was going to be another lovely day for early April. I decided to return to Herefordshire and do the walk around Woolhope which included hills and had some great views, which are great for both walking and photography especially when the sun is shining.
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Black Hill Walk Herefordshire
A beautiful spring weekend was forecast and the decision was where to go for a photo walk. At quite some distance from my base in Pershore I really wanted to visit the Black Hill in Herefordshire and wanted good weather for this challenging walk.
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Forest of Dean Gloucestershire
Another cloudy weekend beckoned, with the sunlight diffused by clouds, forests and woodland can make good subject matter to photograph. Without diffused light there is too much contrast with the bright and dark areas. So this weekend decided to take my first trip to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
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