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  Last weekend I went on a two day work shop based near Cambridge looking at 'Fens at Risk'. On both days we had a lecture in the morning, and on the Saturday we were let loose in the Fens to do a little photography. We went to Adventurer's Fen, an area owned by the National Trust close to Burwell. The area didn't look 'at risk', although, with global warming and rising sea levels I am sure it is. I took some pictures to try and illustrate the landscape. The Fens is an area heavily formed by man and a very important agricultural producer at a time where we are trying to be more self sufficient. The loss of this land by inundation would be very serious and also threaten major conurbations such as Cambridge and Peterborough. The above picture shows the National Trust area with Highland cows grazing and a large solar array in the background. The Fens are festooned with pylons and those carrying power away from the array just add to the existing ones. Burwell Lode B...

In early March I went on a visit to Stonehenge arranged by the RPS. We were on an early morning (6.30) trip which English Heritage put on to allow direct access to the stones. Needless to say it was absolutely tipping down with rain.  There were some non photographers on the trip and it was difficult to get shots without people in the frame so I decided to go with the flow and include them in a more positive manner. Then to try and get something a little different I used a Holga lens. The trip had finished by 9.30 so I had some breakfast and then drove up to Silbury Hill and Avebury to continue along the same lines. The rain stopped and the people came out. However Avebury seemed a lot more atmospheric than Stonehenge. Here are the pictures from Stonehenge and Silbury Hill, Avebury to follow.