A few shots taken today on a crowded Brighton Beach. It was a beautiful sunny day, and the beach was crowded. Not a good time for photographing wildlife (which apart from the gulls tends to give the beach a wide berth at this time of year), but a welcome change after all the poor weather which, thankfully, is behind us.
A view to the west.
The wreck of the West Pier is in the distance in this next shot. I can remember when the pier was just beginning to collapse into the sea back in the 1970s. Some 40 years on, the sea and the occasional fire has done for most of the rest of it. All that remains is the skeletal metal frame.
For me the West Pier remains the most iconic image of Brighton. 
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.
derWandersmann
24 Jul 2012An interesting change of pace, Words.
Thanks.
gdare
24 Jul 2012Actually, I like the first photo :yes:
SittingFox
24 Jul 2012It does look crowded. Then again, I have spent eight weeks in Saskatchewan of late so any gathering of humanity looks like a crowd :whistle:
I guess it is summer. Roll on the cool breezes of autumn 😉
Words
25 Jul 2012dW, it's the holiday season so yes the focus is shifted a little as you'll probably notice over the next couple of weeks.
Words
25 Jul 2012Darko, it makes a change to have people in my photos as I generally do everything I can to keep them out of shot. 🙂
Words
26 Jul 2012Adele, even more crowded today. The cooler weather may be back as early as next week.
53north
28 Jul 2012aye, I managed to get a tan doing a bicycle marathon – back to rain they're sayin'…
Words
29 Jul 201253north, the weather's breaking, but hopefully not actually going back to how it was. That would be too depressing.
53north
30 Jul 2012Hmmm, Iceland nearly blew at New Moon – Jan Mayen had 3 moderate tremors. If Katla goes up, it'll be cold and dim for 2 years or more..
Words
1 Aug 201253north, reminds me of the aftermath of Mt Helena some years back.