Photo Comp - July 2010 - 'Weight'

[defsdoor]

That looks like a nice beach ruined

[Zoot]

The Lifeboat despatch/retrieval arm at Berwick-Upon-Tweed.

Two minutes earlier and I would have had a couple of grey seals in teh pic, but there you go.....

[PFVA]

That looks like a nice beach ruined

Fortunately it's only a small portion of it. They have to reinforce that wall though if they want to keep the downtown. Things got a bit ugly during the winter, they even had to close the casino as the sea was almost knocking at its doors. The new areas can be built way further back but what's already built either they let the ocean take it over or they have to place some kind of protection. When they built the downtown in the XIX century people weren't think of the future so far down the line.

[PVB]

That looks like a nice beach ruined

That's nothing.

Here's the defences at Sheerness in Kent:

Old (Google says 1930s):
http://www.medwaypvb.pwp.blueyonder.co. ... s/sea1.jpg

Further along the promenade it's not quite as old (Google says >1953):
http://www.medwaypvb.pwp.blueyonder.co. ... s/sea2.jpg

Even further along it's more recent (Google says 1978):
http://www.medwaypvb.pwp.blueyonder.co. ... s/sea3.jpg

[PFVA]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the dune restoration system works and the perpendicular sea walls work otherwise sooner or later they will have to do that there too.

[ekendrick]

This is a tough one. Still looking for inspiration!

[matt303]

[RiK]

That's awesome Matt. Where was it taken?

[matt303]

Tate Britain, it's hung by the tail along with a upside down stripped and polished Jaguar, I'll put a flickr set up later.

[RiK]

Entries now closed. Waiting on Fil's shortlist..

[RiK]

Fil's shortlist:

RiK:


XStreme:


Goatform:


Geenius:


Matt303:

[ekendrick]

Great photos everyone! I really wanted to join in again this month but just couldn't find suitable inspiration. Must try harder.

Looking forward to the next one.

[TheGoodbyeGirl]

Ohhh we have a tie!

/me calls Fil and Rik, we can haz winnar yet?

TGG

[PFVA]

It seems there was a tie

[RiK]

Ohhh we have a tie!

/me calls Fil and Rik, we can haz winnar yet?

Only fair that Fil gets to call it I reckon..