Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]:-) It's been like that for a long time though, my wife tells stories of when the whole of Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Wakefield etc etc used to decamp to Scarborough, Skegness and so on. She and her family always went to Filey. Strangely the many of the accents on the beach in my shot also came from the Midlands. Peter Douglas Sharp wrote: > Oh to have been on Peter's lovely, uncrowded beach... > > It seems most of the British holidaymakers were in Scarborough - when > it's hot the promenade there has a prevading smell of sweaty armpits and > used chip fat (frying oil). Shot with a moderate wide-angle (24mm) so > it really is that packed. Scarborough used to be a wonderful spa resort > (so healthy that one of the Bronte sisters died in a hotel there) but is > now the target of busloads of chip gorging shell-suit wearers (OMG, I'm > getting a touch intolerant in my old age :-) ) who now put up tents on > the sands - whatever happened to the old-fashioned stripy canvas > windbreaks? > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/101609-1/20070809-_MG_6502-Edit.jpg > Cheers > Douglas > > Peter Dzwig wrote: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PAW+2007/SwanagewithSunbathersinDeckchairs.jpg.html >> >> >> Leica M3 9cm Kodak BW400CN CV Apo-Lanthar 1/500th f16. >> >> Your comments and constructive criticisms are as always welcome, >> >> Thanks for taking the time to look. >> >> Peter Dzwig >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >