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    South-East England Coastal sunset locations

    The beach huts at whitstable and Tankerton slopes is a good place to start, especially at low tide as the reflection off the mud or water gives excellent light.
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    Olympic torch relay

    After reading the tips and advice on here I went out on a mission today and ended up watching the Torch go through Sandwich, Ramsgate, Margate and Canterbury. I found the best places were either on a quiet stretch of the route where there were less people to get in the way or somewhere up...
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    Interesting trains

    One website I use to see what's going on is http://uksteam.info/index.htm as it gives you information and timings for steam trains on the mainlines.
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    Railway event 2nd-10th June (National Railway Museum, York)

    I've just received the June copy of Practical Photography and noticed a full page advert for a railway event at the National Railway Museum in York. Railfest 2nd-10th June. The website is: www.nrm.org.uk/railfest2012 http://www.nrm.org.uk/~/media/Files/NRM/PDF/railfest2012.pdf...
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    blue bells locations please

    Take a at www.visitwoods.org.uk, you can search for woods and filter by bluebell woods.
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    Where To Photograph In North Kent

    Just outside chatham there is Riverside country park for some coastal shots, or Chatham historic dockyard. Rochester high street has some interesting building, again not far from Chatham.
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    Recommendation for camera bag for 550D + few accessories

    You might want to look at some of the lowepro bags, I've had two for a number of years for my cameras and cannot fault the build quality. Take a look at the lowepro website and it gives you an indication of what each one can hold based on exact camera models and lenses etc.
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    Richborough Power station, Kent - Demolition 11th March

    One of my images from just off the main road near the Airport. *Slightly tweeked in Picasa.
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    Richborough Power station, Kent - Demolition 11th March

    Managed to find a parking space near the airport on one of the side roads, couldn't believe the numbers of people there. I haven't got a DSLR at the moment so was using my 6MP Canon S3IS. Managed to get shots of the towers on mid fall (using continuous shot mode),almost missed the first...
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    Richborough Power station, Kent - Demolition 11th March

    I've had a look on a map either Richborough Castle or around Minster might have some options for long distance shots, I'm going to try and take a run down there before Sunday to check out some options. Reading the Kentnews website, it states: "There is no official location for people to...
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    Richborough Power station, Kent - Demolition 11th March

    My first post so be gentle. If your looking for a photo opportunity on Sunday Morning and you happen to be in East Kent, then you might want to pop down to Richborough Power Station as the towers are being blown up at 9am Sunday 11th. You can find more information here...
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