Arial view of two tree island to southend Essex

Discover Britain through walking with the Royal Geographical society with IBG

Explore the history, nature and views your Country has to offer by walking. And it couldn’t be easier since the Royal Geographical Society has done all the hard work for you – all you have to do is download all the information you need from their website http://www.discoveringbritain.org get your walking boots on, and get moving… And what better time to be thinking about walking than in February. We all need to blow the cobwebs off that the winter entangles us in, and if you, like me, need to lose a few pounds but cannot do it by dieting, then getting moving is the answer. It can also help with the lack of energy we can feel by the short days of winter and lack of sunlight that we suffer.

Not only that, these walks can be done anytime, Winter or Summer, and at your own pace. Perhaps take a friend or family and enjoy the sights together. Take a camera, send photos to magazines or your local newspaper – all good fun!

You can travel to these walks or find one near your home – and be amazed at what natural delights are on your doorstep and they are not strenuous walks, giving more people the chance to walk them from 2 mile City or Town walks, to 2-6 mile countryside or seaside walks.

The website is easy to use, and you can choose walks by region, setting or landscape. You can see route maps for the walks, with points of interest shown with photos and information, reviews from people who have tried the walk, links to relevant external websites if you would like to find out even more and a complete photo gallery. Downloads include audio commentary, a children’s activity sheet to get them involved along the walk, a complete walking route, a route script so you can read all about what you are seeing along the walk, and a walk summary.

See my local Essex walk here: http://www.discoveringbritain.org/walks/region/east-of-england/essex-estuary.html which takes you from Benfleet to Leigh on sea. I am also pleased to say that I supplied the aerial photo of Two Tree Island for this walk.

About RGS-IBG

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is an educational charity and the learned society and professional body for geography and geographers.

The Society was founded in 1830 and has had a long and distinguished history in scientific research and exploration and in sharing new knowledge with a wide range of audiences. Today the Society is a leading world centre for geography and geographical learning – supporting research, education, expeditions and fieldwork, public enjoyment of geography and the transfer of knowledge to policy.

Members support the Society’s work through their subscriptions, have access to a wide range of activities and receive the Geographical Magazine. Membership is open to everyone who has an interest in the world around them (www.rgs.org/joinus).

So, do something new today and get moving!

Sandra

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I have now supplied to South Woodham Ferrers (Essex) Council for their website here: http://www.southwoodhamferrerstc.gov.uk/aerial-photograph  . Also, The Royal Geographical Society bought one for their new project ‘Discovering Britain’ which is a series of walks that will help people to explore and discover the beauty, wildlife and landscapes of Britain. I supplied to them a photo of Two tree Island, Essex.  The website is in progress so my photo and the walks are not on there yet, but do check it out soon and maybe you can discover Britain too! http://www.discoveringbritain.org

Yorkshire Life and Essex Life magazine have printed various photos and on top of that, I have sold Essex, Yorkshire and Orkney Scotland aerial photos to various private buyers, who wanted to give them as presents to loved ones. It’s a great idea as a present, birthday, Christmas or otherwise and I have supplied photos through the postal service as well as emailing j-pegs directly

I have aerial photos of many areas of Britain and my prices are well under other peoples, so if you think I might have a photo to suit, don’t hesitate to ask me.

info@notjustanessexgirl.com

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Southend on sea carnival on the seafront 2011

All by accident, I stumbled upon the Southend on sea carnival on Saturday night (20th August 2011).  I was having dinner overlooking Eastern Esplanade, when we heard it coming along. 

So glad we did too, as there was a huge effort clearly involved in the dress, activities, music and vehicles this year. 

From ‘Cotton eye Joe’ to dance music, the parade had something for everyone and seemed particularly lively.  I had no idea it started in Chalkwell, so it is a long parade and is on every year.  I have seen it before, but it seemed like there were many more floats this year to me. 

A great effort for everyone involved!

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My Mum and Linda Henry aka Shirley in Eastenders in Southend on sea Essex

Well, we all know that Southend on sea is known for its visitors from the East End, as it’s a popular beach and day trip spot, but this week the cast of ‘Eastenders’ were in town, filming clips to be aired over the August bank holiday weekend, I was told.

I saw them today (Saturday) as they filmed for most of the day along Westcliff Parade, by the Westcliff Hotel – Eastenders characters Whitney, Fatboy, Shirley and Heather were there.   It just goes to show how hard they all have to work, as they had to repeat shots/scenses time and time again.

For an update on the plot and filming, please CLICK HERE for my newest article.  It is about time  Eastenders came to Southend as many of the residents agreed.  As they left at the end of the day, I was so pleased that a very smiley Linda Henry (aka Shirley) stopped to sign a picture of herself and Cheryl Ferguson (Heather) we had in the Echo – as my Mum is a big fan.  She also posed for a lovely photo with my Mum.  Very nice too.  Unfortunately, Cheryl was in a rush so didn’t stop but the whole thing had a good atmosphere, with plenty of ‘extra’s’ happy to talk to us as well as some of the crew.  Their day can start by getting out of bed at 5am and finishing at 9pm, so the job is far from glamourous and that was easy to understand watching them today.

They will be coming back to the area to film for another couple of days, but that’s all for this week as they have been in Southend all week, staying at the Westcliff Hotel, the Roslin Hotel and others.

Some photos from the day…  please click on the photos to view them, and use your back button on your browser to come back to this page…

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essex life aerial promotion sandra m dean

I now have a huge selection of Essex Aerial photos (as promoted by the Editor of Essex Life as seen in the photo) taken from the air at varying heights – view them HERE 

I also have a range of photos from other places, such as Kent, Orkenys, Scotland and Yorkshire (plus more to come soon) on my other website www.sandramdean.co.uk which are all for sale now.

My photographs can be bought either as J-pegs (high quality) from just £40 to £55 (payment by paypal, cheque or bank transfer and delivery only made upon payment)

I can also arrange for processing of:

• Prints - everything from a standard photo size to A4 prints, enlargements, frames and much more
• Cards and Stationary - greetings cards, invitations, notebooks, postcards and more
• Clothing - ladies, men’s and children’s t-shirts
• Photo books - tailor made photo books in soft or hard back – many designs
• Calendars and diaries – desk calendars, wall calendars, diaries – all with your unique photos singular or collage
• Accessories - Bags, wash bags, make up bags…
• Wall prints - canvas framed wall prints, acrylic wall mounts and more
• Various home gifs – Mugs, keyrings, placemats, coasters, mouse mats, cushions, paperweights, stickers, jigsaws and much more 

My basic processing fee is £10 administration, plus costs, from as little as 18p per photo!

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small Hadleigh castle aerial photograph copyright Sandra M Dean

I am now pleased to present my high resolution aerial photo listing for sights, towns and villages in Essex. (as seen in Essex life magazine) Please see the list below in alphabetical order to see which places I have.

Each place has varied photos from different directions and there are far too many to list on this site at the moment, however, if you are interested, then I can send low resolution selections by email for purchase. Purchases can be made for low resolution, high resolution, for private only use or for commercial use and the prices will vary, so please email me at: info@notjustanessexgirl.com  with your query.

All photos are available in high resolution and most have been taken with a Canon 10 Megapixel camera with varied lenses and are top quality images…

To see a large range of samples of my aerial photos from around Essex, see my page here: http://notjustanessexgirl.com/aerial-photography-essex/

(Please see my website at www.sandramdean.co.uk  to view and purchase aerial photographs of Yorkshire, Scotland, Orkneys and some towns in Europe).

These aerial photos might be useful for:

• A gift:

o calendar of Essex from the air

o a framed photo of Essex or larger print of Essex

o a keepsake of your village/town

o a keepsake of your house or business

• business purposes such as brochures or PR materials

• mouse mats, postcards, calendars, posters

• residential and commercial properties

• tourism/leisure

• Estate agents

• Events companies

• panoramas

• media companies

• schools and colleges

• Marinas

• Railways

• caravan parks

• golf clubs

• marketing companies

• nature and wildlife

These aerial photos might be useful for:

• A gift:

o calendar of Essex from the air

o a framed photo of Essex or larger print of Essex

o a keepsake of your village/town

o a keepsake of your house or business

• business purposes such as brochures or PR materials

• mouse mats, postcards, calendars, posters

• residential and commercial properties

• tourism/leisure

• Estate agents

• Events companies

• panoramas

• media companies

• schools and colleges

• Marinas

• Railways

• caravan parks

• golf clubs

• marketing companies

• nature and wildlife

1. Basildon
2. Billericay
3. Braintree
4. Brentwood
5. Brightlingsea
6. Burnham on crouch
7. Chalkwell on Sea
8. Chelmsford
9. Clacton
10. Colchester
11. Coryton
12. Elm park
13. Epping
14. Frinton
15. Great Notley
16. Hadleigh castle
17. Hobbs cross golf centre
18. Hornchurch
19. Horsey Island/Hamford water
20. Hullbridge
21. Ingrave
22. Laindon
23. Leigh on sea
24. Lexden
25. North wield airfield
26. Pitsea
27. Point clear
28. Queen Elizabeth bridge
29. River crouch
30. Romford
31. Southend on sea
32. South Woodham Ferrers
33. Thorpe le Soken
34. Tilbury
35. Two tree island
36. Upminster
37. Wallasea Island
38. Walton on the Naze
39. Westcliff on Sea
40. West Mersea
41. Witham

Please see my website at www.sandramdean.co.uk  to view and purchase aerial photographs of Yorkshire, Scotland, Orkneys and some towns in Europe.

Some of the sights and businesses avaialble are:

1. Witham industrial area
2. Witham train line
3. Dunton caravan park
4. Southfields business park
5. Burnt mills industrial estate
6. Ford motor company brentwood
7. Warley park golf range
8. Chelmsford Argos
9. Chelmsford prison
10. Chelmsford golf club
11. Clacton wind farm
12. Clacton golf club
13. Colchester railway line – cowdray avenue
14. Asda Colchester
15. Fitness first Colchester
16. Tollgate centre Colchester
17. Sainsburys stanway, Colchester
18. Allotments epping
19. Epping golf club
20. Council offices epping
21. St johns CE secondary school
22. Theydon bois golf club
23. Monk wood epping
24. Epping railway line
25. Hobbs cross golf course epping
26. St abbs school Hornchurch
27. Emerson park Hornchurch
28. Scotts primary school Hornchurch
29. Sanders draper school Hornchurch
30. Campion school
31. Hornchurch stadium
32. Lexdebwood golf centre
33. Tollgate centre
34. North wield airfield
35. Pitseahall fleet/wat tyler park
36. Queen Elizabeth bridge
37. The optimist tavern Romford/Hornchurch
38. Mulberry harbour southend
39. Southend on sea pier
40. Southend on sea railway
41. Two tree island
42. Cranston park Upminster
43. Russels lake and coys lake
44. Coopers company and coborn school
45. Essex boatyards wallasea island
46. Burnham on crouch lifeboat station
47. Thorn fleet and mersea fleet
48. West mersea yahgt club and marine store wyatts
49. Witham industrial park

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Aerial Clacton on sea pier Sandra M Dean

Essex Life magazine have a special tribute to the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain this month (September 2010 issue out on 11th August 2010) and in rememberence, I wanted to take some aerial shots for the magazine of Essex today.  (I will upload them to this page shortly)

You can see six pages of my images in this months magazine, and I am currently working on my new website for my photography and writing portfolio www.sandramdean.co.uk so please visit that site in a few weeks, to view much more of my work.   Some can be seen now at my gallery CLICK HERE and Southend’s airshow 2009 CLICK HERE

I have had photos/writing published in:

• Essex Life
• BBC wildlife magazine
• Wanderlust’s Weird World photography book
• Echo newspapers
• Real Travel magazine
• Woman’s Own
• Leigh Times newspaper
• Yorkshire Life
• Pilot magazine

Many of these published articles can be viewed by CLICKING HERE

The photos published in Essex Life can be viewed BY CLICKING HERE

Please click on the photos and use your back button to come back to this page.

Although I photograph and write about many topics, including Essex, Wildlife, Travel, restaurants, and of course Save the Orangutan, I have a huge selection of Aerial shots and as we fly often, I am always adding to my portfolio.

If you have any queries, please email me at info@notjustanessexgirl.com or telephone 07748 842360

Thanks,

Sandra M Dean

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Essex life Sandra M Dean photo article May 2010

Essex Life requested some of my photos for a double page article on my photography experience in their ‘Beautiful Essex’ section of the May 2010 edition….

Also, look out for me in the ‘Questionnaire’ on the back page next month!

The main photo is an aerial view of a boat in the Estuary with Southend on Sea, Essex, in the background.  The sun was just right that day, casting shadows across the sails.

The other two photos show and aerial view of Two Tree Island, with Leigh on Sea to the left, and an aerial view of the River Crouch.  The colours are enhanced by the rape fields, giving a vibrant yellow and green effect.

Essex life Sandra M Dean photo May 2010

Essex life Sandra M Dean photo article May 2010

See more about the Essex Life magazine by visiting their website: http://essex.greatbritishlife.co.uk

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red-arrows-at-southend-air-show-sandra-m-dean

It has taken me ages to upload my photos and I am gradually doing so.  I have just added the Southend on Sea Festival of the Air Show 2009.  I went on Sunday 24th May, and it was sooooooo busy, but I got some lovely photos. 

See the PHOTOS by CLICKING HERE

Did you go?  Did you have fun?  Let me know……

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