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These photos make it look a lot better than it actually was. It was eyecatching, yes, but the advertising for it claimed that the lights would recreate how the pier formerly looked... wheras all they actually did was just trace the outlines of the existing structure.
Still, it was free, and pretty beautiful to watch, just a bit of a let down...
Emma
2010-02-12 16:21:49

That is in fact the West Pier in Brighton. The Brighton Pier (or Palace Pier for the true Brightonians) is still very much intact. ;)
James
2010-02-12 19:38:14

@James - thanks for the Pier name info (post tweaked accordingly) - apologies for any pier confusion!
 Gavin Lucas
2010-02-12 21:54:39

I had photographed the West Pier during the week. Afterwards we discussed how it has never been lit up!
It was very subtle lighting at the start when the lighting drifted across and around the pier. It was bitterly cold. Still the event brought people out, and they got to see the terrific lighting on the newly refurbished Brighton Bandstand.
Bip Mistry
2010-02-13 20:09:12

Yes agree with Emma. It did not look like that on the night. Some pretty good photography on time lapse I feel!

Great idea though, just would have been amazing if it did look like the images above.
Sadie
2010-02-15 09:18:34

Love the first photo of the pier, time lapse does create some nice photo's. Although people say it wasn't as good as the photo's i would've still liked to gone and seen it!

Thanks for the post.
SJL Web Design
2010-02-15 11:17:38

Shame it was so crap. A live event should be just that - not something that will look good on a long exposure. It was at the bottom of my square and I lasted 5 minutes.

Now if they had done something like this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtuW1S0M7aY
Marc Woodhouse
2010-02-16 13:49:32

The photo's do make it look a little better than it was, but it still looked pretty amazing in my opinion...especially during the brief blizzard at the begining of the night! We were standing directly underneath the lasers whilst it was snowing and it looked awesome :D Great job Creatmosphere!
Natalie
2010-02-16 14:19:01

Just been to the Royal Photographic Societies 152nd Show, they had a really nice picture of Brighton's burnt out west pier in Snow, see it at the V&A in Bath.
Matt
2010-02-16 16:34:00

The first time i saw the Brighton burnt West pier ,i thought this was totally a useless structure.Now,that i have seen this beautiful laser effects created over it.I personally think it may be most ideal item for special works exhibitions for the beauty of Brighton and the local tourists especially for viewing during later hours when its dark.Amazing!
Patrice
2010-02-17 22:05:49

The first pic looks really good and the whole concept of it was a great idea. Shame I missed it as I would have really liked to see it in person. Would be good if they did it again soon.
Bristol Web Design
2010-07-16 10:42:50

Just been to the Royal Photographic Societies 152nd Show, they had a really nice picture of Brighton's burnt out west pier in Snow, see it at the V&A in Bath.
webdesign
2010-07-29 12:52:59

just been to the Royal Photographic Societies 152nd Show, they had a really nice picture of Brighton's burnt out west pier in Snow, see it at the V&A in Bath.

really great
webdesign twente
2010-11-29 22:44:00

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