Southend Beach
Hope to see similar subjects once the fog lifts !
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A trip down the pier every school holiday - walk down and the train back .
The shingle beach
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Firstly want to say that Southend is much more interesting photographically on a day like this than in the sunshine.
Gareth, hello and thanks for the work you done on my pics. Not sure that I agree they all look better in mono but interesting to see the results. I will definately check my sensor!

The last one of the pier is my favourite too, I see now from Gareths version that it did need straightening.
Glasgow to Southend was a long way to go for a day out wasn't it?



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I was never given a trip on the Steamers from the pier though - weren't they the Royal Daffodil and the Albert [ both names just jumped out of my memory - may not be accurate ] but they did cruises from the end of the Pier I think.
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You are talking to someone - born in Yorkshire moved to Essex in 1947 !! Left there in 1964 for Birmingham , then Glasgow the following year hence I have curious memories of varying areas in my long forgotten youth .
I was never given a trip on the Steamers from the pier though - weren't they the Royal Daffodil and the Albert [ both names just jumped out of my memory - may not be accurate ] but they did cruises from the end of the Pier I think.
Been around a bit then



I was never lucky enough to go on the steamers either. Living in London at the time a day to Southend was a real treat.We do sometimes still get a visit from the Waverley, which I believe was an old Clyde steamer.
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A decent set given the terrible light

Thanks Tim,I have boosted up the exposue contrast etc. on these but wanted to try and retain the mood of the day so didn't want to overdo it, but judging by yours and the other comments I have underdone it!

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Russ.
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Been around a bit then



I was never lucky enough to go on the steamers either. Living in London at the time a day to Southend was a real treat.We do sometimes still get a visit from the Waverley, which I believe was an old Clyde steamer.
Russ - now now - be nice about the Waverley - last sea going paddle steamer I believe

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I prefer the colour versions to the monochrome. Odd, as I almost always prefer b&w to colour.
I particularly like the blue boat. It's the colour that makes the shot. It has a nice pastelly, impressionistic, look.
Long ago, there was an 800ASA slide film made by Scotch, that gave a very similar result, and was particularly suited to scenes like these.
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I hate to think what kind of accent you have, after all that moving about!

Perhaps something like:
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