Seal in Rye Harbour

Look what I saw in Rye Harbour today! A beautiful sea heading up in to Rye. Video coming soon.

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SAS, SBS.... and SRS?

So, you've heard of the SAS (Special Air Service), and you've heard of the SBS (Special Boat Service). But have you heard of the SRS? They were in Rye last night...

Shame the trains weren't running, as this meant they had to come on the rail replacement bus instead...

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Frosty morning in the woods

Last weekend I went to the woods early on a morning, and found that for the first time this winter it was actually properly frosty there, with the ground rock hard! Although I was there to do a job, here's a few photos...

Another couple of photos that might be of interest are from the bottom of the hill in Sweep Wood. Here's one from a year ago, just after we finished coppicing - note how bare the ground is:

Here's the same place a couple of weeks ago:

And this is in January, with green leaves still showing after last summer's growth! I think it's going to look great this summer....

And finally, another sunrise timelapse, taken yesterday morning. I still want to do a couple more over the winter, as I'm in the process of figuring out the best camera settings to account for the huge change in light levels through the sequence.

Mike

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A couple of sunrise timelapse videos

Couple of videos from this morning, first one with my Nikon D60, and the second with my GoPro

I tried using manual settings on the Nikon this time, but still had to increase the shutter speed as the sun came up, so got some jumps in brightness. Must try a sunset some time so I can start at the bright end of the event!

Mike

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Wilderness First Responder course dates

Remember that great First Aid course we went on a couple of months ago, with all kinds of fake injuries to practice on? Well, it's running again in a woodland near Hastings, so if you want to go on it, contact Andy at ELST The cost is £130, and I think it's well worth it!

Mike

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