Wet and Wild Wetland

Wednesday 27th May 2015

Just over a week ago I paid a visit to my 'second home' (though my partner would argue it's my first!), a substantial area of marsh in north Kent less than ten minutes drive away. The forecast was for wind and rain with outbreaks of sunshine which, for photographers, is a dream combination since such dynamic conditions can yield a wide range of images. The ‘action’ was all encompassing where, no matter where I looked, dramatic rain-filled clouds filled the sky.

Below are a selection of images from that afternoon and evening. It certainly kept me on my toes!

There are times when you just have to put up with the curvature resulting from a fish-eye lens!

Shortly after the above image the heavens opened and from the sanctuary of my car took the image, below, through the windscreen as the rain battered down onto it. I deliberately focused on the windscreen and de-saturated In LR to emphasise the dire conditions.

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Oak and cow parsely
Oak and cow parsley

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Receding rain clouds and rainbow at sunset
Receding rain clouds and rainbow at sunset

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