A rainy return visit to Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex.
The vast salt marshes are protected from erosion by old Thames Barges and wooden stakes (or "groynes") in the mud - adding to the bleak atmosphere.
![Salt Marshes in Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,1600,3435/0-0-0/20a9123e-859e-477b-9427-4e08f5e96a68/1/1/bradwell-on-sea-2-salt.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=e9416b8f624f3b0cd3869c66002be54cececca2438a63ec55deb1bb6fe2afa3b)
![Wooden sticks in the mud flats at Bradwell-on-Sea](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2428,3643,1200/0-0-0/99ef8050-a230-4e36-9517-dffd5ab2f5a8/1/1/bradwell-on-sea-2-beach.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=e0c0974262ee36febf1af5e524f020cbe6fe5ba2e95ea4c88be3fee734806bff)
![Abandoned beach hut at Bradwell-on-Sea](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/e7cbaca3-ce37-4aea-907c-8da020b16ad6/1/1/bradwell-on-sea-2-rain.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=a5ce92274b1bff124e50f786981533a1d4a88528782115d611b2f6fd468cfd81)
Shoeburyness at dusk.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 mk II; 45mm f1.8; 8 seconds at f/11; ISO 200
![Boats in sea at dusk at Thames Estuary - Olympus OM-D E-M1 mkii 45mm f1.8](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/da508e71-9bf1-4ca3-822d-a80b3112064e/1/1/shoeburyness_boats_at_dusk.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
Chiltern Hills, Hertfordshire.
![Tree in cloudy stormy sky in Chiltern Hills monochrome](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/8ba20eb4-9dc4-49e4-ae62-e417fbeea60c/1/1/chiltern_trees_mono.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=16347c72d9c4e3573037545d0743d6f564cf3731236bbac846fea20ecf548304)
![Black and white image of Red Kite bird of prey soaring over Hertfordshire countryside landscape](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/7faeafa2-8cc4-49d2-bac0-0d3fe7c4ea9b/1/1/ivinghoe_beacon_kite.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
![Landscape with fields and clear sky in Hertfordshire](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/c97707d4-f92e-49ad-beaa-481636eb8d75/1/1/chiltern_hills_sky.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
![Rolling hills Chilterns in Autumn](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/3b14cab4-285a-4940-b426-b63efa2b1ca7/1/1/chilterns_1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
![Couple walking in evening fields under bare tree](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/724c9c91-3a62-4d30-ba31-7eb81752d738/1/1/chilterns_couple_v2_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
![Three trees on Autumn hillside, Hertfordshire](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/073920a6-2318-4fb0-9707-8cb3dd235f43/1/1/trees_on_hill.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=a5ce92274b1bff124e50f786981533a1d4a88528782115d611b2f6fd468cfd81)
Coastal erosion is rapidly changing the ancient, iconic white cliffs on Britain's Sussex coast. These pictures are from Cuckmere Haven, Birling Gap and Seven Sisters, where storms and rising tides at this wild part of the English coastline have made their mark. Homes have been demolished and the steps at Birling Gap that were expected to last over ten years when replaced in 2013, have been closed in the last few weeks for repositioning.
![beach and cliffs at Cuckmere, Sussex](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/66bb8c14-aaeb-4588-adf5-27f3dc58410f/1/1/cuckmere_beach.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=a5ce92274b1bff124e50f786981533a1d4a88528782115d611b2f6fd468cfd81)
![View across from Birling Gap](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/6d547690-c681-4eb8-8e71-b0ccb4c19387/1/1/cuckmere_wild_sea.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=a5ce92274b1bff124e50f786981533a1d4a88528782115d611b2f6fd468cfd81)
![path to steps at cuckmere showing seven sisters cliffs](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,1600,3435/0-0-0/8f1c3ee0-81d5-43b8-9a92-ba8526e401ec/1/1/cuckmere_cliffs.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=e9416b8f624f3b0cd3869c66002be54cececca2438a63ec55deb1bb6fe2afa3b)
![the eroding cliffs and steps to the beach](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,2974,2974,1600,2974/0-0-0/1dc8ce63-a955-49b5-b52d-64873ddb9316/1/1/birling_gap_steps.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=0d18909bd15e9c4a1de6c7e9847800301eba7297a4164a922ed56e0fc5e8ef07)
![people hiking to old lighthouse at Beachy Head](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,2974,2974,1600,2974/0-0-0/26dea9d7-2c5d-4bd6-843a-3b4287173eb9/1/1/beachy_head.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=0d18909bd15e9c4a1de6c7e9847800301eba7297a4164a922ed56e0fc5e8ef07)
Out of my comfort zone - my first steps in landscape photography, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex.
![sun shining through clouds onto beach - black and white at Bradwell-on-Sea](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/5d8286af-7c11-4d4f-a80b-bc81129871d3/1/1/bradwell-on-sea-bw.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
![Silhouette of beach hut with sun coming through clouds](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/a37bbf32-3185-47d9-8074-80fbea7465a1/1/1/bradwell-on-sea-essex.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
![St Peter on the Wall ancient church in Essex](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,1600,3435/0-0-0/2090fc35-a243-4ea4-8fbc-3273054e9c84/1/1/st-peter-on-the-wall.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=e9416b8f624f3b0cd3869c66002be54cececca2438a63ec55deb1bb6fe2afa3b)
Out of my comfort zone - my first steps in landscape photography, trying to capture something of the area and bleak atmosphere at Dungeness, Kent.
![rusted rails lead to weathered shack on shingle beach](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/80a64872-d518-4ecf-ac5c-d985bcceebb8/1/1/P9140003.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
![isolated houses cut into horizon across bleak shingle beach](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/7afa9225-4a2a-4bdf-abe8-3c108324605b/1/1/P9140007.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
![old boat against sky](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3247,2725,3247,1200/0-0-0/ce8c25b3-f44c-4d04-b8e8-90e196531ea1/1/1/P9140010.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=e01f69a1b75a7a3df3e83c99e75675e49853be1f204724c0a99bfed7a7adcc20)
![three blocks, shingle, sea, sky](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/54467378-7b97-4def-9762-43a52b84de16/1/1/P9140018.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
![wide paved road leading to house on horizon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/734cf315-8f95-4173-a206-7ce160552622/1/1/P9140022.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)
Long exposure at Winchelsea, Sussex.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 25mm f/1.8
Lee ND filters
4 minutes at f/4
![Long exposure of wooden sticks in the sea](https://format.creatorcdn.com/19f1bc13-d559-48d1-95b9-604dcc2cb4a2/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/0102f5de-e713-4eb7-b0c0-538135236a47/1/1/P9140033.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037519623~hmac=69faa73e14b9e61d06a4af17300accf0b3942d355517b0e7439ef5c8cf24bd8b)