Arcades aren’t usually something I would photograph, but when in Blackpool I find myself drawn to the signage. I never went inside the Happy Dayz arcade, for all I can remember it could have been closed. I did think that the contrast between the traditional columns and architectural detailing around the windows compared to the happy sun character made it worth capturing a photo.

Another sunset from the North West coast, this time a little further north than Crosby beach and as much as I like the outline of the pier and the reflection at the very bottom of the frame, it isn’t quite as special for me as the Another Place / Crosby Beach Sunset image I published a few days ago. That said I really love the rays of light that are beaming down onto the water.

The bright lights and neon colours of the English seaside resort of Blackpool are often very appealing to photograph. Especially when the sky is blue as it was when this was taken. However the lights weren’t on as the above photograph was taken in the daytime and the whole scene was very much void of colour. This made me think it would make an interesting and moody monochrome or black and white photograph.

Driving into Blackpool I noticed some very interesting illuminations towards the Cleveleys end of the promenade, so after an abandoned attempt to walk back there, I got in the car and drove up. Obviously the above photograph was taken with my camera on a tripod, but I found the use of long exposures impractical, as the cat’s head was moving from side to side. This meant that a long exposure rendered the head really blurred, so I had to up the ISO (camera sensitivity) and the shutter speed to compensate.