The English Riviera!

The English Riviera:

Tourists have vanished

Subtropical ambiance evaporated

The English Riviera, Paignton, UK

Tags: Autumn, Black and White, Photography, Promenade deserted, Tourists gone, UK, weather

20 thoughts on “The English Riviera!”

PC Silva on December 6, 2015 at 14:30 said:

nice framing! I like the sky and the hard contrasts!

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Simon Howlett on December 5, 2015 at 11:00 said:

Wonderful image Paula, love the composition. Sorry to hear the tree has bitten the dust. Here in Cumbria Storm Desmond is trying its best to bring the trees down!

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FlyTrapMan on December 4, 2015 at 17:15 said:

Nice contrast! The leaves look like blades — the angle and composition creates an interesting illusion of the tree reaching beyond the height of the buildings (and straight into the sky). If you look at the image just right (and long enough) — the tree appears to have truly gargantuan proportions!

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- paula graham on December 4, 2015 at 17:19 said:
  
  Ha, ha..your imagination is creating havoc again! Sadly the tree has given up in the recent storm..you can see a week point and that is where it snapped and now it has been cut down completely as the resort has to look tidy. At least it has been immortalized by this shot!!
  
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Roland Theys on December 3, 2015 at 17:10 said:

Very much photo!

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Adrian Lewis on December 3, 2015 at 15:44 said:

Very much a picture of two parts, on the one hand the guest houses, and on the other “what you’ve done”(!) to the sky and the treetop. I like it – maybe the elements and the vegetable just can’t stand the gentility and respectability of it all any more! A

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- paula graham on December 3, 2015 at 19:26 said:
  
  Ha, ha, the vegetable you are referring to is a palm tree, backlit and I have not ‘done’ anything, not quite sure what you mean, of course I converted it to mono in PS xxx.
  
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  - Adrian Lewis on December 4, 2015 at 06:47 said:
    
    Its the backlighting I think, it makes the upper parts of the palm (I knew it is a palm! 🙂 ) look quite surreal – very space monster-like! xx
    
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joshi daniel on December 3, 2015 at 07:00 said:

very dramatic and loved the tones 🙂

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(b)ananartista SBUFF on December 2, 2015 at 09:10 said:

incredible blog, I’m following

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- paula graham on December 2, 2015 at 17:12 said:
  
  So pleased, thank you
  
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  - (b)ananartista SBUFF on December 2, 2015 at 18:21 said:
    
    deep and creative
    
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Cornelis Verwaal on December 2, 2015 at 00:36 said:

Excellent composition with that tree. Lovely mysterious atmosphere in black and white. Could be the scene of an English murder mystery.

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- paula graham on December 2, 2015 at 09:38 said:
  
  Ha, ha..hope Paignton town councillors do not see this post!!!
  
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Malin Ellisdotter H on December 1, 2015 at 11:15 said:

Fantastic image, Paula. I really love the tones and the composition.

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Otto von Münchow on December 1, 2015 at 09:02 said:

Looks so quiet and peacefully. A lovely photograph with beautiful gray tones.

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themofman on December 1, 2015 at 03:59 said:

Look at that tree!

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Tommy on November 30, 2015 at 22:00 said:

Top shot, Paula. Love it.

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BRH on November 30, 2015 at 21:36 said:

That tree is amazing!!! It almost looks cartoon-like as it reaches for the sky!

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bbylois on November 30, 2015 at 20:32 said:

Although vanished tourist ,they truly are , ambiance is stil present as if tourist , they do not need to be present.

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