Project 52 - Weekly Photos from Geoff F

[Geoff F]

Week 08 - Dull day at Andrews Wood. We have recently had a spell of drab gloomy weather which was totally unsuitable for outdoor photography. Some sunshine was promised for today so I went to Andrews Wood in order to begin cleaning the bird boxes. But the drabness continued. However, I had a go at a few subjects anyway.

All are a merge of two bracketed exposures.



7D with Canon 24-105 lens 1/500 F8 Iso 640



1/160 F8 Iso 640

A muddy path with a bridge



1/125 F8 Iso 640

[Geoff F]

I was also looking for some fungi but all I found were a few clumps of rather scruffy looking Scarlet Elf cups.



1/50 f8 Iso 640

[Geoff F]

Week 09 - Aveton Gifford Tidal Road. Nice day for a change so I tried this location to see if there was any interesting bird life; but not much happening, so I had a go at the landscape instead.



7D with Canon 24-105 lens. 1/320 F10 Iso 400. Merge of two bracketed exposures.



And the creek beside the tidal road.



1/100 F11 Iso 320

[LenR]

Geoff, I am curious about the structure just above the water level about a third in from the left side in your last image.
Appears to be concrete - perhaps a remnant from WW2?

[Geoff F]

Older than that, Len. It is an old lime kiln. They were built from stone blocks and can be found around all the local estuaries.

Limestone would be brought here by boats and unloaded, which was often simply a case of throwing it overboard near the shore. It would then be carried to the top of the kiln by horse and cart using a nearby track. Limestone and firewood were placed into the kiln and set alight. The eventual product was used to improve acidic soil for increased agricultural production.

[LenR]

Geoff, cheers for that. Most interesting. I would imagine these date back to the 1800's.....

[Geoff F]

Yes but actual dates are uncertain. However, it appears that farmers were increasingly using lime as long ago as the late 18th or early 19th centuries.

There are 27 known lime kilns around the Salcombe/Kingsbridge estuary.