Blackpool
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View across the sea towards Central Pier Blackpool UK, shot from the North Pier when the storm was breaking and the light was striking the water. The ferris wheel is mounted on the pier and the Pepsi Max Big One roller Coaster, once the highest in the world can be seen in the distance at Blackpool Pleasure beach. One of a sequence that has had no manipulation in colour. This is how the shot came back from the printers…….(loss of) colour due to leaving the film on the dashboard of the car in full sunlight prior to developing. Canon EOS 100 Jessops 200 ASA scanned neg Blackpool – My Birthplace
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I know that I have a couple of similar pics but this one seems to bring you closer to the action with the wave being so close. Typical late spring weather when the cold, light South Easterlies give way to warmer, strong Westerlies, coupled with large spring tides. The trams are often unable to run along the length of the promenade due to the size of the waves, and only the very brave or foolish step forward of the rows of stores along the promenade. Canon EOS 100 28-80 Jessops 200 ASA Blackpool – My Birthplace
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This old man was enjying looking at the birds and the sea just by the central pier in Blackpool, UK.
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Went to Blackpoool tower this thursday gone and grabbed a few HDr’s of the the tower ballroom, this is one of the teashop and bar at the rear of the ballroom.. / Shot with a Nikon D70s and 18-70mm lens
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2 Posters sold Jan 2009 / / World Famous for it’s ballroom dancing and Wurlitzer organ not to mention the beauty of this dancing hall. / HDR 3 shot. / Blackpool tower ballroom in the seaside resort of Blackpool.. / To me this ballroom is such a magic place, I could sit in here for ages watch the poeple dance away… / Shot with a Nikon D70s DSLR and 18-70mm lens
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Famous for it’s ballroom dancing, Wurlitzer organ and fine victorian architecture. / Blackpool tower ballroom. / Shot at the seaside resort of Blackpool, Lancashire. / Here’s some info on the ballroom, courtesy of Wikipedia: / The original ballroom, the Tower Pavilion opened in August 1894. It was smaller than the present ballroom and occupied the front of the tower complex. The Tower Ballroom was built between 1897 and 1898 to the designs of Frank Matcham who also designed Blackpool Grand Theatre and it opened in 1899. It was commissioned by the Tower company in response to the opening of the Empress Ballroom in the Winter Gardens. The ballroom floor is 120ft x 120ft and is made up of 30,602 blocks of mahogany, oak and walnut. Above the stage is the inscription, “Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear” from the poem Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare. Each crystal chandelier in the ballroom can be lowered to the floor to be cleaned which takes over a week. / From 1930 until his retirement in 1970 the resident organist was Reginald Dixon, known affectionately as “Mr. Blackpool”. The first Wurlitzer organ was installed in 1929, but it was replaced in 1935 by one designed by Reginald Dixon. The current resident organist is Phil Kelsall who has been playing the organ at the Tower since 1975 when he started in the circus. / The ballroom was damaged by fire in December 1956, and the dance floor was destroyed along with the restaurant underneath the ballroom. Restoration took two years and cost £500,000, with many of the former designers and builders coming out of retirement to assist, the resturant then became the Tower Lounge. / The BBC series Come Dancing was televised from the Tower Ballroom for many years and it has also hosted shows from Strictly Come Dancing including the grand final of the second series on 11 December 2004. / The Blackpool Junior Dance Festival (“Open to the World”) has been held each year in the ballroom since 1964. / Dancing was not originally allowed on Sundays; instead, sacred music was played. The ballroom also originally had very strict rules including: / “Gentlemen may not dance unless with a Lady” and / “Disorderly conduct means immediate expulsion”. / The ballroom has had a number of resident dance bands including Bertini and his band, and Charlie Barlow. Other smaller dance bands have also appeared as residents including the Eric Delaney Band and the Mike James Band. / Under the management of Leisure Parcs,and the direction of bandleader Greg Francis, the Blackpool Tower Big Band was reformed in 2001 after an absence of 25 years. The New Squadronaires, The Memphis Belle Swing Orchestra and The Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra also performed. Themed nights were also introduced along with the sixteen piece orchestra, with resident singers, including Robert Young, Tony Benedict, Lynn Kennedy, and Mark Porter.[citation needed] In 2005 the Empress Orchestra became resident in the ballroom alongside the specially created and smaller Empress Dance Band. / Shot with a Nikon D70s and 18-70mm lens /
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Shot from within St Thomas Church in Blackpool Lancashire England. /
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Sold a Canvas print August 31st 2009 / Featured in Too Bright September 2009 / Shot last night 26th september 08 at sunset at North pier Blackpool Lancashire England.. / Shot with a Nikon D70s and 18-70mm lens / HDR Tonemapped image /
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Canon 400D, Sigma 17-70 lens @ 28mm , F11, 10 second exposure Just shuffling around a few more shots, I took this one freezing winters evening several months ago. In the shot you can see Blackpool Tower in the distance and the big wheel on the pier Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. Lying along the coast of the Irish Sea, it has a population of 142,900, making it the fourth-largest settlement in North West England behind Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington. It lies 40 miles (64 km) north-west of the city of Manchester, and less than 30 miles north of Liverpool City centre. Blackpool rose to prominence as a major centre of tourism during the 19th century, particularly for the inhabitants of northern mill towns. Please view large
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I shot this some while back now maybe a year or so ago in Blackpool tower ballroom in lancashire and forgot to upload with the others I shot.. / Shot at Blackpool Lancashire. / Shot with a Nikon D70s and 18-70mm lens Here are some historical details about the Tower ballroom from Wikipedia: The original ballroom, the Tower Pavilion opened in August 1894. It was smaller than the present ballroom and occupied the front of the tower complex.The Tower Ballroom was built between 1897 and 1898 to the designs of Frank Matcham who also designed Blackpool Grand Theatre and it opened in 1899. It was commissioned by the Tower company in response to the opening of the Empress Ballroom, in the Winter Gardens. The ballroom floor is 120ft x 120ft and is made up of 30,602 blocks of mahogany, oak and walnut. Above the stage is the inscription, “Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear” from the sonnet, Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare. Each crystal chandelier in the ballroom can be lowered to the floor to be cleaned which takes over a week. From 1930 until his retirement in 1970 the resident organist was Reginald Dixon, known as Mr Blackpool. The first Wurlitzer organ was installed in 1929, but it was replaced in 1935 by one designed by Reginald Dixon. The resident organist is Phil Kelsall who has been playing the organ at the Tower since 1975 when he started in the circus. The ballroom was damaged by fire in December 1956, and the dance floor was destroyed along with the restaurant underneath the ballroom. Restoration took two years and cost £500,000 with the restaurant becoming the Tower Lounge. The BBC televised the Come Dancing series from the Tower Ballroom for many years and it has also hosted shows from Strictly Come Dancing including the grand final of the second series on 11 December 2004. / The Blackpool Junior Dance festival has been held each year in the ballroom since 1964. / Dancing was not originally allowed on Sundays, instead sacred music was played. The ballroom also originally had very strict rules including – “Gentlemen may not dance unless with a Lady” and “Disorderly conduct means immediate expulsion”. The Tower Ballroom has been voted the most magnificent ballroom in the world
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Taken with a Canon 400D, Sigma 17-70 lens at 70mm, 2 second exposure, F11, ISO100, Edited in Photomatix and Photoshop. North Pier was officially opened on 21 May 1863 with a grand ceremony attended by over 20,000 visitors. It was the second of the fourteen piers designed by Eugenius Birch (the first being Margate Pier), and is now the oldest of the few remaining examples of his work still in use. It was also the first of Birch’s piers to be built by engineering firm Richard Laidlaw and Son of Glasgow.
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This was shot behind the Metropole hotel just by the North pier in Blackpool, Lancashire. / Shot last night 11th September 2009. The sunset seemed to last forever while I was waiting for the world fireworks championship competition to begin. / They wouldn’t start the display until the red sky had gone, keep it longer I was saying LOL. / This was shot with a Nikon D300 and Sigma 10-20mm lens / f10 / 19 sec shutterspeed / ISO 200 / focal length 10mm /
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Featured in ! # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE ! September 2009 / One of the shots I took looking out to North pier in Blackpool Lancashire during the 2009 world fireworks championships. / 11 th September 2009 / One of Irelands display / Shot with a Nikon D300 and Sigma 10-20mm lens. / Exposure mode : Manual / Shutter: bulb: 6 seconds / f11 / Tripod used with shutter release cord / World Fireworks Championships / The following words are taken form the Visit Lancashire.com website. Top firework companies from around the globe will be invited to stage pyrotechnical displays, bringing an International flavour to Central Promenade during the opening weeks of Blackpool’s World Famous Illuminations season. To out-shine their opponents, entrants must demonstrate cutting edge pyro-musical design with a display that represents the style or traditions of their country. Each competing company will launch fireworks particular to their homeland and showcase their own pyrotechnical expertise, to win the public vote. First Heat Sunday Sept 6 – FRANCE, Focus Pyro / Second Heat Friday Sept 11 – IRELAND, Rocket Pyrotechnic / Third Heat Friday Sept 18 – CHINA, Vulcan International / Fourth Heat Friday 25 – AUSTRIA, Lukasser Design Fireworks International / Final Friday Oct 2 – Celebration Display by Kimbolton Fireworks Build up will commence around 7.30pm Fireworks from approximately 8.30pm. All displays subject to suitable weather conditions.
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Featured in Shifting Sands October 2009 / Featured in Northern landscapes September 2009 / September 2009 / Shot on the Evening of Sunday 20th September on Blackpool beach, Lancashire. / This is North pier.. / Shot with a Nikon D300 and Sigma 10-20mm lens / f 22 / 1/3 sec / focal length 20mm / ISO 200 /
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October 2009 / Reflections from the beach of Blackpool tower and North pier, Lancashire, England / Shot with a Nikon D300 and Sigma 10-20mm lens with cpl fitted /
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October 2009 / Featured in Rustic October 2009 / Shot underneath North Pier in Blackpool,Lancashire just after sunset… / Shot with a Nikon D300 and Sigma 10-20mm lens /
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Featured in A View somewhere….. October 2009 / Shot at Blackpool, Lancashire by the North pier. / Shot with a Nikon d300 and Sigma 10-20mm lens. /
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A shot of Central pier and the tower in the background, shot on Blackpool sands, Lancashire, England. / Shot with a Nikon D300 and Sigma 10-20mm lens. /
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Feature in Digital Photography October 2009 / Featured in Dimensions October 2009 A shot of Blackpool, Lancashire from the seashore, taken near South Pier and the Pleasure beach. / Shot with a Nikon D300 and 18-70mm lens /
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October 2009 / A 5 shot HDR tonemapped image of South Pier in the Lancashire resort of Blackpool. / Tripod used / Shot with a Nikon D300 and 18-70mm lens /
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Taken with a Canon 50D, Sigma 17-70 lens at 53mm, F5.6, shutter speed 1/60 second, ISO100, tweaked in Photoshop Last night I experienced a wildlife spectacular I have always wanted to see. This shot is of thousands of Starling dancing in the sky before they settled down to roost in the reedbeds at Marton Mere (Blackpool, Lancashire). There were many more starlings than this at the end of the night maybe 40,000!!! Blackpool Tower is in the distance. Please view large
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