I really like the textures here. With the proliferation of consumer digicams & horrible flash-blasted snapshots, there's really something to be said for a good black & white these days. (sorry, i work in a photo lab). This is refreshing!

I'm not sure if I like what's going on with blackpool tower fading into nothing, but otherwise a great shot.

Love it.

I think the textures and colours are great, but overall i don't particularly like the photo. I love the first one though.

Nice start to your new career. Good Luck.
I think I could spend a solid month under that pier monkeying around with a bag of lenses.
How does the old 17-40 perform on the 5D? At some point I would love to hear your impressions of the 5D vs the 20D. Other than wider angles I don't see a lot of difference in the quality of your shots from platform to platform. Do you?

Yet another great shot of the pier! There seems to be so much for the eye to look at with the criss-crossing of the stucture. I see hundreds of images eveyday as I too am a Photo Lab worker! So it's always good to get home from work in the morning and check out the mastery displayed here!

Very cool capture.. I almost get confused looking at the pier, but I mean this in a good way :-) I like the b/w, which fits the image I think. Makes me want to take a trip to the beach the coming weekend. Best regards!

A calm and striking scene, beautifully captured in lens.. amazing!

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I like this picture. Light is beautiful. It gives a very strange atmospher to the scene...

Superbe lines. I love it.

As you know I'm not normally a fan of HDR - however this is wonderful - I think B&W HDR looks less 'cheesy' (if you get my drift)!

Wow. I agree with the statement above about B&W HDR images being far more easy on the eye. I think this shot is brilliant. I has a sense of 'sci-fi film set' to it. I am very envious of your new career move, looking forward to seeing the new stuf, good luck!

Guess whos back! back again... daveys back! great shot dave, i love the lighting under the wooden slats. beautiful

Perfect use of the angle, gives interesting lines and perspective.

Very beautiful prospect. One feel crushed by this wood mass. Beautiful effect! cheers

love the perspective of your shot here... nicely done...

Great processing, impressive picture with all these lines and contrast... That is simply stunning!

Awesome... looks post apocalyptic to me. Love the tones

Fantastic lines and perspective. Great shot!

Fantastic shot, I love the effect of the tower fading out in the background. Check out my blog, I'm a beginner, go easy on me!

this one is great dave! awsome texture and and quite cold feel to it! great!

Thanks everyone.

Great tonality and I like the 2 shafts of light as the pier recedes.

This is great shot! The B&W conversion is good, and the composition and textures are even better!

BrutAL !!

Wow. I love the angle and all the lines in the structure. Interesting lighting as well. Very engaging photo.

Very cool shot.
I like the way the HDR-treatment brings out detail in the pier.
- Martin