Woodside Green, Hatfield Forest, Essex, winter sunlight, old oak, frosty morning

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I first photographed this decaying oak stump over 35 years ago, when it looked rather different. It changes every year. Back then I did it in Kodachrome on an ageing 35mm film camera. How times have changed, and yet maybe not ...

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Woodside Green, Hatfield Forest, Essex
Photo credit: © Michael Howes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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