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The pier is the transition between land and sea .. the border between confusion and contemplation
Il molo rappresenta la transizione tra la terra e il mare.. il confine tra la confusione e la contemplazione
Ein Jahr danach mal wieder an einem meiner Lieblingsorte. Dieses Mal mit neuer Kamera und neuem Objektiv, die frostigen Temperaturen waren aber die gleichen. Der Umgang mit 24mm auf Vollformat eröffnet neue Horizonte, wenn es auch eine Kunst ist, den Horizont gerade auszurichten und alles ansprechend im Sucher zu arrangieren.
Another library shot for today’s post this is the pier at Aberdour. Shot looking north-west into what was supposed to be a nice setting sun. You cannot rely on the Scottish weather so instead we have yet another grungy grey shot. Ah well, you need variety in your life!
I haven’t put a bench, nor fence, photograph on Flickr for ages. So here are a lot of benches, forming a robust fence, to make up for it. Or maybe it’s one very long bench! It’s Cromer pier late at night, on one of those very still, very quiet, very peaceful moments when I feel like I’m in a different universe. In the background are restaurants, hotels and houses in Cromer.
An update on the pier, since this photo was taken early 2024, there was a very, very heavy storm in late November with gale force 9 or so. Most timbers were shuttered by the waves. Sadly there are no announced plans to effect repairs.
Clearing the backlog, a Clevedon sunset from mid-September. The setting sun lighting up the pier under some fantastic cloud shapes. A 16:9 format.
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Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. Total Pier Length is 265m (870 ft.). About 200m (640 ft.) shown. Privately owned. Damaged by Hurricanes but always re-built. Looking south.
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Under the San Clemente Pier at night. The orange light comes from the lights up on the pier shining down on the water. This long exposure gave an eerie look to the bottom of the pier.
The remains of the old steamer pier at Port Bannatyne lit by the last of the sun before it dropped below the island behind me
The demise of the multiple carnival-type piers at Old Orchard has taken place over 120 years. All renditions started out grand and were humbled by Mother Nature. The first was built of steel by Berlin Iron Bridge Co in 1898 and considered a “global cultural icon.” At 1,825 ft (556m), it was the longest in the world.
“The Pier Casino” sat on its ocean end, an elaborate ballroom that held 5000 people. (I have verified that with several sources, but wonder. Since I wasn't around in 1898, I'll go with it, even though 500 seems much more likely.)
In 1908 after multiple storms, the pier was shortened to 700 ft (210m) and the casino was scaled down. Its heyday was between World Wars I and II when big names like Guy Lombardo, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Xavier Cugat, and Frank Sinatra were regular acts.
After consistent storm damage, the casino was demolished in 1970. A blizzard in '78 destroyed the entire pier. Today it is the 500 ft (150 m) 1980s tacky structure you see here with a wooden walkway, souvenir shops, junk food, and a beach bar at the end. 😊
(The tiny figure on the shore has a guitar and is serenading the sunrise.)
NO FISHING. Penarth Pier in the mist, another from 2021, part of a series I took back in September.
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Conditions were nice last evening ... a very low tide, no wind, and nice light at sunset allowing me to get under this pier.
If you look on the other pier you can see my daughter was there taking some photos too on this pretty winter evening.
I did get picture sitting on the bench out there as well ... that will follow most likely on Bench Monday :))
Sometimes morning hours don't turn out as planned. However, we must remember to make the best of it.
Another edit of the old pier at Swanage in Dorset taken back in December. I've given it a different crop and colour edit than my previous shot. I don't really go over old images that often but been a bit slack with the camera this week so having a play around in Lightroom just to keep me occupied.
It was a bit murky but had a quick trip to Penarth. A 79 second exposure.
Penarth Pier, Wales, UK.
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The sinking sun shines through the railings on Brighton's Palace Pier, casting shadows across the wooden planking.
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Sunrise at 50 Point Conservation
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Something always draws me to this old pier. I don't actually think I will ever get a shot I am happy with.
The Ventura Pier was originally built in 1872. The pier in its current form is 1,958 feet long and is believed to be one of the longest standing piers in California
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In April 1865 The Eastbourne Pier Company was formed with a working capital of £15,000. Work began in April 1866; Four years later Lord Edward Cavendish opened the pier although it wasn’t completed until 1872.
The pier is 300 meters long and built on stilts, which rest in cups on the seabed allowing the whole structure to move during rough weather.
The piers entrance was originally built on the lower promenade but due to the rough storms in 1877 it was swept away; it was then rebuilt at a higher level. In 1888 a 400-seater domed pavilion was built and just two years later a 1000-seater theatre, Bar, Camera Obscura and Office Suite replaced it, that same year two saloons were built in the midway.
During the Second World War decking was removed to host machine guns to provide a useful advantage point to repel enemy landings. In December 1942, an exploding mine caused considerable damage to the pier and nearby hotels; it had been tied to the stanchions by the local police, who were under the mistaken impression that it was fitted with a safety device
Information by Eastbourne.com
Texture's & Effect's by William Walton & Topaz.