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More of the pier, this time using a small aperture and let the sun peak through the railing to create the star effect. A touch of added saturation to enhance the golden effect on the reflection on the water.

Shooting with friend Ryan during a cold weekend morning @ Cleethorpe beach.

I've finally managed to get out of Accident and Emergency and explore my new abode that is Grimsby and the nearby Cleethorpe. More photos to come.

In the late 19th century Cleethorpes became a popular resort for the large industrial towns of nearby Yorkshire and Lancashire. The Cleethorpes Promenade Pier originally cost £8,000, which was largely financed by railway companies serving the cities of Sheffield and Manchester and the county of Lincolnshire. It was officially opened on August Bank Holiday Monday 1873.

To be honest, I don't think it has changed much since!

P.S. Anyone got a good IPS monitors to recommend? My laptop has the worst screen in history!

The Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, England, is a 2,220 m (7,283 ft) single-span suspension bridge, the fifth-largest of its type in the world. It spans the Humber (the estuary formed by the rivers Trent and Ouse) between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. The bridge carries an average of 120,000 vehicles per week.

Plans for a bridge were originally drawn up in the 1930s, and were revised in 1955, but work did not begin until 26 July 1972.
Dismay at the long wait for a crossing led to the writing by Christopher Rowe of a protest song entitled The Humber Bridge.
The bridge opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. It was opened officially by Elizabeth II on 17 July 1981.
With a centre span of 1,410 metres (4,626 ft) and a total length of 2,220 metres (7,283 ft), the Humber Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world for 16 years.