A reworked photograph of Blackpool beach from a short stay there in 2010 which, if you’ve read that post on our time in the town, we couldn’t stand.
This is not to say that Blackpool didn’t have some nice elements. It’s by the sea, and we like the sea. This photo’s taken from along the pier, and we like piers. We went up the famous tower and into the ballroom, and had a lovely time there.
It’s just Blackpool itself. It was awful. We like faded glory to an extent. It felt more like faded misery.
The original photo on that post was a highly-processed one, and not the sort of thing I typically post in travel write-ups these days. This is more of a conventional edit with simple adjustments for the lens distortion and straightening, removal of sensor dirt, then reduction of noise from the older camera. Exposure corrected and shadows brightened for detail, then a little bit of saturation boost to make it slightly less dreary.