Friday, May 30, 2008

Skywatch Friday: Blackpool North Pier


This week's picture is a sunset at the North Pier in Blackpool.

A sunset at the South Pier can be viewed on Sithenah.

To check out other Skywatch Friday posts visit Wigger's World.

40 comments:

  1. This is a nice shot, Gerald, and the name sounds like it came from a motion picture. Blackpool North Pier. Perfect shot for Sky Watch Friday.

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  2. This is a perfect sunset!

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  3. Thank you for taking the trouble to leave some words.
    Yes, sometimes Blogger does that nasty thing ... it also happened to me at Michele ...

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  4. I always love the composision in your pictures !! This one as well...

    Nice weekend to you, from Anne in the middle of Norway.

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  5. Sunsets don't get better than this. Great scene also.

    Our sky is heating up.
    Come visit,
    Troy and Martha

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  6. Just this wonderful photo, very beautiful. Congratulations

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  7. Sunset is terrific in this composition as it gives a wonderful silhouette to all that sits in the photo... very nice!
    Rocky Mountain Retreat

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  8. Fantastic Gerald, Blackpool here we come.

    Pop and see my Water features

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  9. Stunning capture, I'm glad to see Blackppol looking so nice

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  10. This is a great sunset shot, Gerald!
    Lovely perspective too. Well done.

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  11. Lucky you, who was there watching!
    Beautiful!

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  12. I always enjoy sunsets over water. This one is very, very nice.

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  13. Very excellent photo. I love the mood of the photo.

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  14. I love how the sun's warmth has crept across the wood in hue!

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  15. Snapped at just the right time to catch both the light and the darkness of the pier silhouette. Lovely!

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  16. Beautiful sunset,and It lookes like a wonderful place to take a walk!

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  17. I like the lighting in this scene. Well captured.

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  18. I lived in Blackpool for 10 years, and yes sometimes you got a rare old sunset. This is a beauty that would surprise a lot of folk that way.

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  19. a beautiful scenery. wonderful light

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  20. Gorgeous shot! Congratulations! By the way, Anish Kapoor is English. I'll bet that sculpture you mentioned in Blackpool really is his. I'll look forward to seeing it someday on your blog.

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  21. That warm sunset invites a stroll out to the end of the pier....lovely shot, Gerald!

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  22. Like it a lot. Great shot! :)

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  23. Love this photo. It's stunning,
    and so peaceful11

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  24. WOW! I seem to be repeating myself on this blog but the word seems most appropriate again and again...

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  25. This is a beaut, you have captured such a brooding but promising atmosphere in this shot.

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  26. So peaceful, beautiful and calm. Where have all the people gone?

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  27. A beautiful sunset at Blackpool North Pier. We have piers all along the Atlantic Ocean in Brooklyn and I love going there... :D

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