Parallel Pier Parking
A side view of Weston-super-Mare’s Grand Pier at dusk and at low tide, showing the symmetry of the building, the pier’s pillars and some parked cars, with the glow of the setting sun reflected in the wet sand.
I took this photo in February 2008 prior to the July 2008 fire. The burnt-out remains of this fine old pier are already being cleared away and the plans for our new pier have been approved. The pillars and supports are made from tough and sturdy cast-iron so they survived the fire with almost no damage.
Weston-super-Mare is in the lovely county of North Somerset in the South West of England.
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Huge thanks to the Piers And Jetties Group and to the Treasured UK Structures Group for featuring this photograph
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sticky
Lovin all the symetry and rflections….............. a quirky little shot. I like it x
Colin S Pearson replied
Thank you sticky :-)
dimsim
what a great image! awestruck :-o
Colin S Pearson replied
Many thanks dimsim, and thanks too for favouriting so many of my photos. Very encouraging!
phil decocco
colin
what a great combination of colors, lines, and simple, but attractive motif!~
phil
Colin S Pearson replied
Thank you Phil. The curved shoreline and an almost parallel roadway plus a longish lens allowed, me to get square-on to this part of the pier. The seaside in February can be a bit dull, but “yet another red sunset” gave me this opportunity :-)
phil decocco
well, you took advantage of everything it seems, your sense of the scene, the lighting, and the composition, all yours!
phil
dimsim
“yet another red sunset” ... ah yes, that is what makes it! wow! so subtle
Sally Green
congrats on the feature mate!! and a very well done on coming first with this photo in the ‘judges forum’ at the Club meeting last week too!!! love, sal x
Colin S Pearson replied
Thanks Sally :-)
Colin X
newbeltane
Colin, glad to see this excellent image got a feature!
Steve ;-)
Colin S Pearson replied
Many thanks Steve.
(And by the way, I readily accept that this photo didn’t quite meet the criteria for the Britain’s Coastline Group.)
Best wishes, Colin
micmac
SO SPECIAL!!! Brillliant shot and great eye you have.
Colin S Pearson replied
Thank you micmac [blush]!
Mark Hughes
Thank you for submitting your work, you have been featured in Treasured UK Structures Group
Colin S Pearson replied
Thanks Mark. (So sorry I didn’t fully acknowledge this Group feature prior to my long hiatus.)
Bluesrose
Brilliant composition, so well seen!
Beautiful
Colin S Pearson replied
Thank you Maris.
Richard Veal
Awesome capture and reflections Colin.
Colin S Pearson replied
Many thanks Richard.
stickelsimages
Well done Colin, lots of lovely lines, shapes & colours.
Very well spotted & put together!!!
Cheers Lee
Colin S Pearson replied
Thank you Lee. This was one of those times where I didn’t have my tripod with me, so I balanced my camera on a rough stone sea-wall with my pen under the lens-hood and a couple of coins at the base to ‘level’ things up!
anne reeskamp
Extraordinarily beautiful, Colin …I keep on looking at this image….:-))
Colin S Pearson replied
Thanks for your compliment Anne :-)
trueblvr
oh YES, wonderful…....I think you can tell already that I like lines and reflections…...But this has great golden color too
Colin S Pearson replied
Thanks trublvr. Yes, that lovely sunset with all that symmetry has made this a winning picture for me :0)
Scott d'Almeida
wonderful image,
Colin S Pearson replied
Many thanks for your visits and comments Scott.
Jason Connolly
Superb shot, well done.
Colin S Pearson replied
Thank you Jason.