Hmm I wonder what's missing after you converted to sepia. The playfulness seems a little warped with this partciular toning. Very interesting photo nonetheless with people of all ages and their particular style of recreation =]

I like how the line of people follow the curve of the wave (only natural I guess).

:D did you count..?

Anvi: the colours in the original were rather flat/harsh so I decided to tone this one.

PIXEL VIKING: yes, sadly ;-)

Evocative shot & great tones, Dave. Have you been in the Grundy Gallery recently? There's a current exhibition of work by John Gay taken in Blackpool dating back to the late 40's: this shot would serve as an interesting contemporary comparison.

I like the sepia; gives it a classic feel .

Love the tones, body positions, scale, looks like a model village..

Super shot.

This is gorgeous. I think it's perfect with the sepia toning.

+u or without u
anyhow lovely shot
;)

Thats really great! I like everything in this picture.

simply magnificent :_)

Stunning David, best shot in a while IMHO. I REALLY love this!

Yet another fantastic monochrome. You captured what appears to be a fun day at the beach quite well.

This is one of my favorite shots (for the last couple of weeks at any rate). The toning and overall composition are very much reminiscent of a bygone photographic era - but the processing is a very fresh update of sorts. Great work as always.

Lowry's mill-workers' annual summer excursion...(when no-one's looking at the paintings they're in).

(Comment prompted mostly by that couple half way down, walking into the left frame)

Haha! I started to count when I saw the photo and the title. I trust your counting!

a lot of things going on in the shot but the diagonal brings it together. i like the running kid with the ball.

This feels a bit like a very old photo to me, Good choice to keep some detail in the shadows and stop short of blacks!

I look at this beach and then I look at this beach and realise the problems to a to high population.

Great shot! The toning, which i like a lot, gives it a timeless feel. This could be from yesterday or from 50 years ago.

I love the width and mood of this shot. I haven't commented in many moons, but I find this shot to be a priceless moment.

very well done. love the tones and shades. keep it coming!

nice pic - creates an interesting emphasis on the 'direction' of all the activity going on

Beach life :-) The beaches around here have also been crowded these past few day because of the great weather. Hope it lasts until my vacation! :-) But very nice photo.

A tranquil monochromatic shot. i think it's the silhouette figures that make the picture work. It'd look great on the wall of a cafe, by the way.

I love it.

It's like a photographic Lowry!

David, did you use a tripod?

Cheers!

You've captured an image that represents the recent heatwave nicely. Great shot.

cool one!

A lovely image and it could be from any era. I was looking at your post for weeklyshot.org

They are what I consider quintessential Chromasia. As is this image.

absolutely love this!

this reminds me of an artist who drew scenes with lots of people(basic stick-ish figures.) in them...i remember scenes of playgrounds and industrial scenes,

i cannot remember the artist though :(

Some things never change. No matter what decade or century. People are having a good time! Nice photo!

That´s interesting... you can watch people and you´ll see everybody is doing something different.
I like the tone.

Thanks everyone.

lee: you're thinking of Lowry.

lovely! cool processed for b/w style

somehow and I don't know why this reminds me of the film Rita, Sue and Bob to.

This is a great shot. The tone is great; it could have been taken any time.

This is a really beautiful composition and image.

Again, it comes down to a singular gesture in a wide frame with a lot to look at that anchors a picture. the little boy lower right makes the photo. Without it'd be much less interesting to me. Good balance across the picture but the toning does seem a little weird.