Blustery Bognor

I had a couple of hours to while away between appointments in Bognor Regis this afternoon so I decided to bring my camera and take a stroll along the seafront. It was fairly mild but quite blustery and it certainly wasn’t ideal photographic weather. However, looking west, towards the pier, the setting sun was just trying to peep through between the clouds, creating some atmospheric lighting above the head of the solitary chap who was fishing from the pier. My second shot was taken as I headed eastwards. This chap was standing with his bicycle, apparently studying a sign about beach safety. It seemed such an odd thing to be doing in these conditions that I took a few shots before he realised I was there. As I walked further along I realised he wasn’t looking at the sign at all but talking to someone on the beach below who wasn’t visible from my original vantage point! I converted this shot to monochrome as it seemed to emphasise the bleakness of the scene.