Queens

Eastbourne Pier, Sussex, UK, another fantastic structure, in really good condition this one compared to the derelict one at Hastings, shot during 'blue hour' on a very cloudy evening that worked nicely.

I'm just getting around to some of these shots that I had forgotten about, I really need to work in order as there is seemingly lots I have missed that I'm now finding.

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Long exposure photo taken on an overcast and dull morning, May 2019. 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 pier’s 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. The 1000 seat theatre was then destroyed by a fire in 1970 and was replaced with an evening entertainment venue that has since become home to Atlantis Nightclub and The Waterfront Cafe/Bar. In 2014 the pier caught fire again, this time destroying the large arcade and saloons in the midway. After this the buildings were then dismantled and it was created into an open deck area. Mr Sheikh Abid Gulzar a local hotelier brought the pier in November 2015 and has since renovated it.

Information taken from www.eastbournepier.com

Midtown Manhattan, NY at dusk. This was taken from Brooklyn side of Hudson river, on the evening of the Pope's visit to NYC, during which he...

Long exposure photo taken on an overcast and dull morning, May 2019. 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 pier’s 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. The 1000 seat theatre was then destroyed by a fire in 1970 and was replaced with an evening entertainment venue that has since become home to Atlantis Nightclub and The Waterfront Cafe/Bar. In 2014 the pier caught fire again, this time destroying the large arcade and saloons in the midway. After this the buildings were then dismantled and it was created into an open deck area. Mr Sheikh Abid Gulzar a local hotelier brought the pier in November 2015 and has since renovated it.

Information taken from www.eastbournepier.com

100 Megapixel Panorama of Midtown Manhattan during Dawn.