Day in Blackpool. 4. Final Shots of the Day

We decided to leave our tripods in the car so just a few handheld images at 1/8th second to give the feel of the gentle light on the beach in contrast to the vibrant atmosphere on the Prom.

Day in Blackpool 2. On the Pier

I walked along all the three piers but my 'favourite' (or the opposite!) for noise and colour is the Central Pier. I used my 8mm Samyang Fisheye lens (1 comparison image of the Wheel shot from the Prom)

Day in Blackpool 1. On the Prom

On Saturday, we spent the day in Blackpool, along with a lot of other people! As it was coming up to high tide, we were confined to the promenade for a few hours so walked from North Pier to South Pier. Looking into the sun gave some opportunities for shadow play.

 

Tram Extension Works at Blackpool

The first image is an artist's impression of the finished £22 million Blackpool Tramway extension, which joins the route along the promenade to Blackpool North Railway Station from North Pier. It’s expected to be completed and opened in 2019. We enjoyed watching the cement being poured from the overhead boom, spread by rakes and vibrated by the electric probe and a digger shovel.

Blackpool 6. The End of the Day

Final images from our day in Blackpool. I last visited in 2010 and have very few images from that visit as that was the year that I lost all my images due to a lightning strike on the house and backup disk failure. I do remember they were very busy rebuilding the promenade and that the starlings that time roosted on the Big Wheel but it was December so the Fair was not operating.