Snowy marshes

No ‘new’ images as it were from the last week due to the appalling weather so here are some from a couple of weeks ago.  All taken over a course of a few hours.  Once again, I had little to no expectations of there being decent weather.  I left my home in cloud but 15 minutes later on the marshes, things were very different.  Complete white-out one minute and sun the next.  No time to set up a tripod as the light was changing so rapidly so shot away, often using a beanbag on the car’s roof or simply setting the camera to iso 200 and shutter priority of 1/30 sec or so letting the camera decide upon the aperture.  This way I was sure there wouldn’t be any camera shake.  I don’t often work like this as I much prefer to use a tripod but there are occasions when you have no choice.  If I were rich enough to own a D3s I could have set the camera to iso 800 or higher, resulting in a faster shutter speed and smaller aperture, but I’m not, so you do the best with what you’ve got!

No sooner it stopped, it would start again.

It won’t be long now until the wigeon move northwards to their breeding grounds.  With their high-pitched whistling call, the North Kent Marshes will be a quieter place.

The marsh was sodden with the mix of rain and snow melt which made the going hard at times, but the conditions that evening were fantastic.  There are few places I enjoy more than this remote corner of north Kent, especially in winter

Tags: north kent marshes, oak, sheep, snow, wigeon