The power station was scheduled for permanent closure by the end of the year. Frank had been offered an early retirement package that should have seen him ok. However, what they didn't know and his family didn't know was his gambling addiction was out of control and that he had re-financed the house several times over...
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A Richard Harvey Beach Still Life. The hat was found nearby and placed by me noting the sunlight to my left. Any resemblance in my story to a real person is of course entirely coincidental !
SOOC shot, no crop.
Stanford Wharf, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex UK
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SOOC take ⬇️
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(Monochrome and 10:8 crop)
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Gravel Hill Wood and farmland.
Thurrock, Essex UK
(SOOC shot, no crop)
It also occurred to me that a B&W edit of this could emphasise the light coming through the blossom. So why not...⬇️
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She's around here somewhere...
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The arrival of a Border Terrier and his "butler" prompts an immediate relocation. No drama, just somewhere far enough away until the darned fool goes home again...
Fobbing Marsh, Essex UK
Related to the previous shot ⬇️
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