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A green shoots pushes its way through the join in a corrugated iron wall towards the light, and the pattern on the ageing metal provides some texture.



24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/125 at f/5.6. Matrix metering. ISO 400



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An English field

It's reportedly the hottest day of the year so far, and I believe them. With only wispy white cloud evident and little to no wind, I set off for a ride around the country lanes near a local airport in search of something summery to shoot.


24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/160 second at f/11. Matrix metering. ISO 160



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fishing.net

                                                             Fishing nets stored in a derelict hut, Dungeness.




24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/80 second at f/11. Matrix metering. ISO 250



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Black eyes

          Weathered wooden piles on the beach at The Warren, Folkestone. The bolt holes reminded me of eyes.



24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/160 second at f/11. Matrix metering. ISO 160



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Bindweed

Weeds: Just flowers out of place. That's how a gardener once described them to me, and of course, he was right. However, one man's vexation can be another man's photograph.



300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Nikkor. 1/100 second at f/8. Matrix metering. Tripod and remote release. ISO 160



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100 years ago...

                        1st July, 1916: The battle of the Somme. The poppy is for those that died on both sides.




300mm f/4 AF-S Nikkor. 1/1600 second at f/4. Matrix metering. - 0.67 EV compensation. Tripod and remote release. ISO 200



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