'Going nowhere', a photo from Suffolk, England

Photographer's Note

I continue trawling through my archives with a series of pictures this time from the small town of Southwold in Suffolk, United Kingdom.

Some words about the town from Wikipedia:

Southwold is a small town on the English North Sea coast in the Waveney district of Suffolk. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is about 11 miles (18 km) south of Lowestoft, 29 miles (47 kilometres) north-east of Ipswich and 97 miles (156 kilometres). The "All Usual Residents" 2011 Census figure gives a total of 1,098 persons for the town.

Southwold was mentioned in Domesday Book (1086) as a fishing port, and after the "capricious River Blyth withdrew from Dunwich in 1328, bringing trade to Southwold in the 15th century", it received its town charter from Henry VII in 1489. Over the following centuries, however, a shingle bar built up across the harbour mouth, preventing the town from becoming a major Early Modern port.

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emka (158860) 2017-12-07 0:08

hello Stephen, Going nowhere but how picturesque. Beautiful composition with this old wooden structure. Nice symmetry, beautiful colours.

Kind regrads Malgo

ChrisJ (172436) 2017-12-07 0:30

Hi Stephen

I wonder what happened to all the deck planks? Were they destroyed in a storm or used for a beach bonfire at night? Anyway, good color contrasts, perspective & sharpness. Tfs!

dta (98848) 2017-12-07 0:42

Hello Stephen ,
Très bonne image que la vue de cette structure en bois superbement éclairé par une chaude lumière matinale (ou du soir) .
Amicalement

Silvio1953 (222959) 2017-12-07 0:56

Ciao Stephen, lovely composition with beautiful perspective, superb sky, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Lidka (527) 2017-12-07 0:57

Dear Stephen!
Superb title and superb composition.
Very fine vertical shot.
Excellent light and bright, excellent colours.
Ideal POV and DOF.
Sophisticated effect.
Well done!

Nicou (193814) 2017-12-07 1:26

Hello

Merveilleuse vue quels pieux et iamge quel bois et ocmpo splendide image et captage avec la vue la perspective droite et l'horizon sueprbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

Fis2 (171961) 2017-12-07 1:39

Witaj Stephen!
Interesting place, "pier" makes impression.
Excellent frame, colors and light.
Photo has atmosphere.
Well done.
Nice day.

Royaldevon (86480) 2017-12-07 2:01

Hello Stephen,

I really like this!
The ruined jetty makes a superb feature that guides, provides a sense of perspective and delivers excellent textures and colours. The green mould and the rusty screws are classic!
The light and the sense of depth have been very well handled.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-12-07 2:36

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Je suppose qu'il s'agit d'un ancien ponton ayant rendu l'âme par le flot des vagues rageuses venant se jeter avec force contre cette avancée !
L'image est très belle avec une superbe lumière.
Amitiés.
Philippe

pajaran (117077) 2017-12-07 2:53

Dobar dan.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa talasima i oblacima koji dolaze sa kisom.
Lep stari, drveni mol i talasi.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
Interesting and beautiful view, good text ...
beautifully shown, good perspective and contrast, beautiful colors, beautifully captured moment with waves and clouds that come with rain.
Nice old, wooden mole and waves.
I wish you a nice day, all the best.

abmdsudi (95869) 2017-12-07 5:24

Hi Stephen
An appropriate vertical format and I like the peaceful mood you have captured with excellent leading lines and the connection of the wooden jetty between water and sky makes for a very interesting visual. Excellent capture, Congrats
Best wishes

pierrefonds (115572) 2017-12-07 5:42

Hi Stephen,

The distance between the structure and the horizon is creating depth. The point of view is showing the details of the wooden structure. You have captured well the power of the waves. Have a nice day.

Pierre

dkmurphys (79209) 2017-12-07 6:29

Hello,
Nice artistic capture from the sea side. I like the idea for this image and the good quality of your work. Well done.

Daniel

Sergiom (117241) 2017-12-07 6:48

Bonjour Stephen,

J'aime beaucoup ton nouveau style. Tu joues très bien avec les couleurs et la lumière.Ici, tu as cherché la symétrie et la profondeur et c'est très réussi.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (72187) 2017-12-07 8:57

A very attractive subject, fantastic light and perfect composition, I guess for years the sea destroyed this scenic pier, but your photo is a good documentation
regards Ryszard

cornejo (61504) 2017-12-07 10:58

Hello Stephen, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting composition with the remains of the pier, very well captured in this beautiful image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Best wishes from the south of Spain.
Angel.

ric50 (769) 2017-12-07 11:03

Hi Stephen,
A lovely composition capturing so much detail of the remains of this pier. Beautiful light.

Richard

carlo62 (81265) 2017-12-07 15:57

Ciao Stephen
pochi elementi ben disposti, una bellissima luce e il gioco è fatto, anzi, la foto è fatta.
Mi sembra tutto perfetto, complimenti.
Saluti
Carlo

Tue (93458) 2017-12-07 23:04

Hello Stephen,
Great photo of this old pier. You placed it so well in the immediate foreground and it invites us further into the composition and towards the wide view of the sea. The contrast between the brown and green tones of the wood and the blue water is most attractive, especially in this warm sunlight.
Lars

ikeharel (114629) 2017-12-08 6:21

Thanks Stephen for the supporting critique.
Here we see a simple wooden pier, but beautifully shine that given a wonderful golden touch.
DOF and clarity, superbly collected.
Good afternoon,
Ike

Cricri (176) 2017-12-08 11:24

Hello Stephen
Superbe le cadrage de la structure baignée par une très belle lumière, la prise des vagues, ça sent bon l'air marin :-)
Belle soirée
cricri

PiotrF (56042) 2017-12-11 15:13

Hello Stephen,
Interesting view of this wooden structure.
I like wonderful light here, nice warm colours and beautiful perspective.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piot

Didi (61589) 2017-12-19 22:10

Hi Stephen
Interesting perspective of the wooden pier
Very difficult to walk there
Nice colour ambiance
Best regards

mcmtanyel (69255) 2017-12-27 21:33

Hello Stephen,
This is a nice view of the ruins of a pier. The ruins are going somewhere, into the sea but with all that sea moss on them, you couldn't go anywhere.
Happy Holidays,
MT