Took a trial to see if I liked the Leica M EV1. Read my review here
Author: davidislip
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Coalhouse Fort
Coalhouse Fort – located in East Tilbury, Coalhouse Fort has seen a number of generations!
Currently no access inside due to safety issues ( I would be happy to take the risk!) however there are some great features seen on the outside. The main purpose of the visit was for my project featuring WW2 structures.
For thos interested – Camera Leica M11-P with 21 & 35mm lenses. Processing in Adobe Lightroom.
Minefield Control Tower 
Radar Tower 
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Protect the people
How things change – built to protect the people but now needs to be protected from the people!
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Layer Marney Tower
Having photographed many weddings at Layer Marney Tower it was a delight to attend as a visitor with family and to capture some images that would not have occurred at a wedding!
#layermarneytower #leicaQ3
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Castle Acre Priory
A recent visit to English Heritage Castle Acre Priory.
Easy to see why this ruin has been inspirational for many artists.
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Improve your photographs without using photoshop
Here is a great example how a tiny piece of thought can vastly improve your photographs without using photoshop. This is Wat Tylers house at Pitsea, Essex.
No thought – pylons, cables, playground, bins, signs. 
Better view excluding most of the distractions and using the bushes to hide the bins. Simply walking around your subject can make a huge difference!
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Headshot
Paul has used our services numerous times previously for his wedding, family pictures and for business headshots. This was a ‘bonus’ picture shot with available light on Leica M11-P and 90mm lens.
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Family History
Retirement brings a little time to work on projects, one of which is creating books for my Father and Mothers histories. Challenging but fun!
This is George Islip who joined the Tank Corps when it was created and took place in some of the first action where Tanks were used. He went on to be a Salesman but never married.
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Where are we going in 2026
Now we are retired from most professional work we hope to travel a little more and do more work on ongoing local personal photography projects in 2026. So much to do, so little time!
Editing and and writing projects especially for Leica eg. Leica M as a landscape camera
