Hythe Tank Tops

Hythe Marina Number of views as of 22nd June 2017 = 670. The Marina Village at Hythe. Hythe is a village on the edge of the New Forest, Hampshire, England overlooking Southampton Water. Date: 28th July 2012. Click here to view my Nautical gallery. Click here to view other work featuring Hampshire & the Isle of Wight.

The Royal Military Canal was built between 1804 and 1809 for strategic defence against invasion in the Napoleonic Wars between England and France (1793-1815). It runs for 28 miles (45km) from Seabrook (near Folkstone) to Cliff End (near Hastings) England. This shot shows The Royal Military Road, which was built parallel to the Canal. It was built with an earth parapet 13 feet (4 metres) high and "kinks" covered by field guns every 600 yards (549 metres), they together formed an impressive defensive structure. Canon 5D MKiii Canon 24-105 f4L @ 47mm 1/40s f16 ISO 200 processed in Photoshop and Nik Software

A view across the rooftops towards the sea front from St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7100 with Tamron 18-55 zoom.

These are skulls on shelving in a crypt in St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7100 with Tamron 18-55 zoom.

A skull at St Leonard's Church in Hythe, Kent. In the crypt there is a large collection of bones from different eras. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D60 with Tamron 18-55 zoom.

Cottages at the top of the church yard at St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7100 with Tamron 18-55 zoom.

A carpet of Spring Bluebells in woodland near Seabrook, Kent.

Bluebells growing in local woodland

A ragged petaled green flower, Scabiosa columbaria

A fine looking black horse in wooded grassland.

A Martello Tower on Hythe Ranges at sunset taken from Fisherman’s Beach

A sunset taken from Fisherman’s Beach, Hythe, Kent, looking towards Dymchurch.

A sunset taken from Hythe Beach, Kent. Canon 5D Mk3, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM, 58mm, f9 @1/2000th, 100 ISO

Impressions of Dungeness The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway was constructed during the 1920’s and opened on July 16th 1927. It was the dream of millionaire racing drivers Captain J.E.P. Howey and Count Louis Zborowski. The 15 in/381 mm gauge light railway is 13 ½ miles (22 km) long, running from Cinque Port in Hythe via Dymchurch, St Mary’s Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands to Dungeness. Dungeness is formed mostly of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. Cuspate forelands are also known as cuspate barriers or Nesses. They extend outwards from the shoreline in a triangular shape and in the case of Dungeness are stabilized by vegetation forming a unique eco system. Dungeness is served by the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch m...

A golden sunset taken from Hythe beach, Kent.

Sunrise at the Hythe, Maldon, Essex

Martello Tower 14 on Hythe Ranges, Kent

The barge "George Smeed" moored on the River Blackwater at Hythe Quay, Maldon, on a January afternoon.

Waves courtesy of storm Eunice, February 2022

Spring Croci growing on a canal bank in Hythe, Kent.

A yellow flower in grassland.

Independence on the Pier? Number of views as of 21st May 2018 = 1150. As cruise ships leave Southampton docks heading for the English Channel, something of an optical illusion is created as they pass Hythe Pier. Hythe Pier was built in 1879 and is the 7th longest in the UK. A light railway links the pier head to a passenger ferry terminal at the far end of the pier. Weighing in at 154,407 tons, the Independence of the Seas is the pride of the Royal Caribbean fleet. Date: 28th July 2012. Click here to see a cruise ship panorama!

Macro shot of red flower. Canon 5D Mk3, EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM, f13 @1/250th, 400 ISO

Pretty white spring blossoms

Cruise Ship Pano Number of views as of 18th May 2019 = 430. Cruise ships Grand Princess and Independence of the Seas, departing Southampton water for warmer climes. Date: 28th July 2012. Click here to see another shot of the Independence!

Pretty white spring blossoms

Paddle boarders on The Royal Military Canal in Hythe, Kent on a sunny autumnal day

The crypt of St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent. It contains the remains of over a thousand individuals. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7100 with Tamron 18-55 zoom.

A profile carving of military figures

The crypt of St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent. It contains the remains of over a thousand individuals. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7100 with Tamron 18-55 zoom.

The view from North Road in Hythe, Kent past St Leonard's Church towards the sea. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7100 with Tamron 18-270 zoom.

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George Smeed barge at Hythe Quay.

Fresh spring snowdrops in a local meadow