This is a folio of high dynamic range pictures taken of Dengie Peninsula, Essex UK shortly after dawn.
The folio starts with shots of St. Peter-ad-Murum, which is one of the most astonishing survivals in England. It stands in a remote spot by the North Sea at Bradwell-juxta-Mare, on the Dengie peninsula in Essex, where it has stood since about 650 AD.
St. Cedd was sent from Lindisfarne to evangelise the East Saxons, and built himself a church on the site of the Roman fort of Othona. It was built across the walls of the fort, thus acquiring its name, sometimes Anglicised as St. Peter-on-the-Wall. This is the church that still stands today, which could fairly be described as England's oldest cathedral still in existence.
St. Peter's drifted out of common knowledge, serving a number of purposes, including that of a lighthouse, and was for many years used by local farmers as a barn. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that it was recognised as being an extraordinarily ancient church. It was reconsecrated in 1920, and has regular services, being also the destination for an annual pilgrimage on the first Saturday in July.
The folio then goes on to present shots of the bird sanctuary and estuary at low tide - remnants of the oyster beds can be clearly seen. In some shots the kent flats wind farm can be seen in the far distance.
I hope you enjoy this folio - I enjoyed visiting the site, taking the shots and generating the images as high dynamic range pictures.