The Death Of The Mentone Pier by blinkings
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This is just my local beach, but every year countless photographers stop here to preserve a memory. The memory of a once proud pier, the Mentone Pier. They shoot it at night, during the early morning, with slow shutters and with fast. After withstanding over 100 years of pounding waves, it finally now seems like it is in it's death throws. Every year people try to conserve it. Newspapers do stories on it, usually with the headline 'The Death Of The Mentone Pier'. Photo sharing sites feature photos of it, with people all over the world lamenting it's sad demise.
The only problem is that Mentone doesn't have a pier. This isn't 100 years old, nor is it 50. It's about 30 years old at the most because I watched it being built! And it isn't a pier, but a sand groyne. It looked basically the same when it was built, and has never had a top on it to allow people to promenade on!!!!!! It's purpose is to stop sand from washing from the beach.
So I thought I would add one more page to the story and take it's photo this afternoon. As I was setting up my tripod, a man said to me 'Get a photo before it washes away mate'!!!!!!!!!!
ZOOOOMING IS A MUST to see it in all it's glory............... before it's gone. ;)
Comments (20)
netot
OMG! This is quite a history!I wonder who initiated it!Excellent photo too!!
ms.jenne
Nice story and it's a shame they just leave these things to decay. Thinking upon technology now, I can't imagine the toil and trouble they would have encountered during those olden days with manual labour building all these lovely and very solid constructions. Glad you caught it for posterity.
Crabbycabby
Fantastic story. I'll catch the next flight down under to get my shot :)
whaleman
Ha ha, what a great story!
durleybeachbum
How funny! We have groynes like this every couple of hundred yards right along the whole 9 miles of beach. They were replaced some years ago and each has a number below the lantern on the end.
jayfar
A story to tell your 'peers' Andrew. This is a crackingly clear shot.
PSDuck
Good shot! Funny, the truth is often far more interesting than dull. Thanks for setting us right. Maybe it was a pier for the wee fae folk?
Debwhosmiles
Loved the story! lol You would think "reporters" would do better research for newspaper articles. ;) Goes to show, words are only as good as the person behind them. Lovely clear image of wonderful water-ey ways~ =D
Faemike55
Great story and wonderful photo Thanks for sharing
Isabelle711
Wonderful story and I love the guy saying get a photo before it washes away. :)))) Most beautiful image. :))))))) Excellent capture. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
watapki66
One great story and photo!
Richardphotos
seems people try to romance things that really desires no attention, while worthy subjects goes unnoticed.that is the prerogative of the person behind the camera. never the less an excellent shot
Chipka
Oh, I love the idea of trying to preserve historical continuity that isn't there yet! I also think that we should build things, specifically so that they can be washed away and allow hordes of photographers to capture the process, which would begin to take on its own historical significance. I'm weird like that. This is, definitely, a zoomer of a shot. The waves and the seaform, the wood and everything else is simply rich in detail.
kbrog
Excellent capture, great movement in this! :)
ysvry
great foto.
m_j_s
Wonderful shot of this non pier, lol, love it:)!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
cfulton
Rugged beauty! Clive
danapommet
Great shot of the death of a long standing fable. It is funny how these stories get started. Nice shot!
bmac62
Can I still get a picture of it if I rush right on over? These groynes are a great idea. For some reason that I've never fully understood...our east coast beaches with all the lovely white sand don't have groynes...storms come and go and beaches erode and towns and counties spend more money on replacing sand...year after year. I really like this image...particularly the thrashing waves and the sea foam gently rolling up on the gritty sand at your feet.