Ightham Mote, Ivy Hatch

This was shot on a family day out to the wonderful Ightham Mote. This fantastic 14th Century moated manor mouse is situated in Ivy Hatch, just to the East of Sevenoaks in Kent and according to Pevsner, it is 'the most complete small medieval manor house in the country. Dating back to either around about 1320 or 1340 (the date is unclear), this fantastic building has been owned by "medieval knights, courtiers to Henry VIII and high society Victorians". and would have been built during the reign of either Edward II who was notable for a defeat in Scotland by Robert The Bruce and the Battle of Bannockburn (considered the worst defeat for the English since the Battle of Hastings in 1066) or Edward III who was notable for introducing significant legislation, including the Statute of Labourers of of 1351 which helped address the problem of a dire lack of workers as a result of the Black Death. In 1521, Sir Richard Clement bought the house for £400 (approx. £141,832 as of 2005).

£400 in the 1520s could have bought you:

Abandoned boats, Dungeness

Dungeness is one seriously weird place. It's fantastic shingle beach is one of the largest in the world, and it has two nuclear power stations with one still active. Not just that but it's beach is pebbled with abandoned boats, beech huts, narrow-gauge railway tracks and the odd house crafted from old railway carriages. Not to mention the strange concrete "listening ears" - a precursor to modern day RADAR.

Dusk Seaside, Minster Leas, Isle of Sheppey

Photograph Details: Nikon D40, focal length 18mm, ISO-200, exp: 1/20sec, f-stop 3.5

Wide Angle Warping

Demonstration of the warping effect of the wide angle lens

Photograph details: Nikon D40, Digital King Wide Angle Lens Converter 0.7x magnification. Focal Length: 19mm, ISO-800, exposure 1/6 sec, F-stop f/3.5

River Seine

Looking West over the Seine, Paris. Taken on the 21st November, 2008.

Photograph details: Nikon D40, Digital King Wide Angle Converter 0.7x magnification. Focal length 18mm, ISO-800, exposure 1/4 sec, F-stop f/3.5

Clacket Lane

Taken at the University of Kent on 5th November, 08.

The band's called Clacket Lane and consist of Ben on lead guitar/vocals, Lenny on bass guitar, Mick on drums, and Paul on keyboards. A Kentish band, they have supported Bowling for Soup and have played many venues around England including venues in Camden Town & Leicester Square.

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Firework

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I can think of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!