Posts Tagged ‘fireworks’

Photo of the Day, Tuesday September 6, 2011

Rye bonfire night

Rye bonfire night

Photo of the Day, Tuesday February 22, 2011

Rye bonfire night

Rye bonfire night

Photo of the Day, Saturday February 19, 2011

Blackheath fireworks

Blackheath fireworks

Photo of the Day, Tuesday November 16, 2010

Rye bonfire night

Rye bonfire night

Photo of the Day, Wednesday October 27, 2010

Blackheath fireworks

Blackheath fireworks

Photo of the Day, Friday August 7, 2009

Rye bonfire night

Rye bonfire night

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Photo of the Day, Thursday August 6, 2009

Fireworks

Fireworks

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Who needs fireworks?

It’s not that dislike fireworks. Just that most photographs of fireworks always look a little too similar to me. When making plans for last weekend, I briefly toyed with the idea of going to a big display, or perhaps finding a vantage point that looked out across London. I decided against, and headed out of town instead.

My reward was a pair of stunning sunsets, much more pleasing than any man-made spectacle. And probably better for the environment too; though it might be that all the smoke being blasted into the sky added to the richness of the colours.

Saturday at Capel Fleet and Sunday on Brighton beach

Capel Fleet sunset

Brighton beach

I don’t know whether Saturday’s sunset was isolated to that particular corner of Kent. But I’ve seen several pictures that show a lot of south-east England enjoyed Sunday’s spectacle.

Who needs fireworks when you can enjoy sights like those…


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