Take an English seaside town on a holiday weekend. The gods are smiling and the sun is shining. In fact, it’s blazing hot. Broadstairs on the Kent coast has all the traditional elements – commanding Victorian buildings, sandy bays filled with deck chairs and windbreaks, a plethora of beach huts. Throw in a fish and chip lunch at a pub, an ice-cream sundae at an old-fashioned cafe and a touch of sunburn, and you have a day of memories. It was the same for the throngs who joined us that day, bringing so many people into this pen portrait of British life by the sea.
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Beautiful white windmills on a blue canvas.
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Kind of Dutch? I was pleased to capture them. They’re quite far out to sea and hard to see.
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I love the ton-sur-ton of the photo. Great job, Mike!
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Thanks Koos! I was just lucky with the weather that day – and a lens that can stretch :)
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Don’t underestimate the man behind the camera ;)
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Love this story of the beach. I like the sixties-washed-out look which is a great way to deal with mid-day shots. I’ve never been in the UK in summer…
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Thank you so much for your comments, Bunty. Yes, there was a lot of blaring colour on a hot summer’s day, while this worked well for the monochrome conversions too. Well we don’t get such good weather all the time, but I’d recommend a seasonal visit.
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I do like Broadstairs – not been there in ages! If I am honest, some of the colours are a little on the brash side for me, but again, a great summary of a seaside town. I REALLY like Miss You… Great find! :)
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Ah, it was a fantastically sunny day… you’d expect nothing less from our English coast! I’m fairly sure ‘miss u’ is no longer there… and much missed. I couldn’t help myself with ‘dickhead’… :)
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