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Testing, testing, 1-2-3

At Kitten’s suggestion, I headed over the border to Suffolk to test the new camera.

The village of Dunwich was, at one time, the largest settlement in East Anglia but the vast majority of it is now beneath the North Sea, having succombed to the coastal erosion that is rife along the east coast of the region. As proof of the ever-present danger (if proof were needed), during the past 10 weeks the shingle bar between Dunwich and Walberswich was breached by the sea on the 1st of this month, making the whole of the (formerly freshwater) Dingle Marshes nature reserve tidal. According to the warning notices that had been posted hurriedly at both DUnwich and Walberswick, 1.5 kilometres of shingle was wiped away - that’s quite a breach! I’m not sure how this is going to affect the wildlife - I was pleased to hear a bittern booming out from deep in the reedbed in view of the Guardian’s article on the breach - but it does mean that it’s no longer possible to walk between the two villages.

Related winks: Dunwich, Walberswick

Now for those photographs …

The middle and right shots above were taken to compare the extremes of the Canon lens - 18mm in the centre, 55mm on the right.

The last five shots below were taken to test the Tamron 70-300mm lens (it was half price if bought at the same time as an SLR). Once again, the middle and right hand shots below were taken to compare the extremities, both having taken from the same position.

Finally I had a play with depth of field - that’s Southwold’s lighthouse in the background.

One important lesson learnt - use the tripod when I’ve got the Tamron lens attached!

[Later] Oh, and I’d just like to mention that if you click on a photo then on its enlarged version, the 1200×800 version you see is less that 10% of the size of the original, which is 3888 x 2592 pixels. Blimey.