Here's another couple of pictures from the IoW...

Firstly, heavy snow falling on Seaview beach in April.

Secondly a sunset on the same beach later in the same week.

Your construtive comments are, as always welcome

Great contrasting images, Bob The first one has "bleak, stark and cold" stamped all over it; and although some would have removed the marker pole, I think it helps to emphasise the feeling of emptiness It also has a "painterly" look to it which enhances it as well

I like the second pic too, even though the light is slightly harsh there's still a warmth to it Clear skies close to sunset can have exposure problems, so maybe a slight crop would help with that It's also possible to add a different sky....

What a contrast I love the first one, it's not always easy to catch snowflakes falling and make them look as you see them, I like the way they look in this picture. Definitely don't move the marker pole, it gives your eye somewhere to rest and is part of the picture's story. The only distraction is the plainess of the bottom right hand corner, I wonder if you'd stood slightly more to your left and included less of it, it might serve as a framing rather than a distraction.

Second picture - great idea shooting into the sun, it is a challenge for any camera though and in the struggle to expose the picture correctly the sky lost out. I'm sure it was a good colour when you were there, I can see hints of pinky gold. I think the best thing would have been to wait until the sun was much lower and probably naturally filtered by that low bank of cloud. Or if you weren't able to wait, recompose the picture with the sun well out of the frame then there would be a better chance of getting the detail in the sky and the land.

Having said all that as a series of two pictures telling a story of a week of contrast I think they do a great job, thanks for showing them and your other IOW pictures Bob, hope you've got some more

Thanks to both of you for your comments - both images are cropped from the originals so I'm going to try them both again and see what happens

The first image, I took when the wind was gusting to 25mph with huge snowflakes; it hurt to stand above the sea wall  - it really was a 'point and shoot' photo and worry about it afterwards. Since taking the second one I have invested in some filters (thanks Jamie R for the advice ) so similar shots should be "easier" next time 

Thanks again for your feedback, it is much appreciated 

While both pictures do a superb job in showing how much the weather can change here in the UK, I love the snowfall picture, it does show the bleakness of it all. 
  As for the second picture, I have to agree with what's been said about the colour of the sky being washed out by the glare of the sun. It isn't at all easy to capture an actual sunset unless it's really hugging close to the horizon so that the sun is being heavily filtered by particulate in the atomsphere. Next time you find yourself in similar circumstances, take loads of pictures, some to one side of the sun, some towards the sun, fiddle about with the exposure and see what comes out, then you can choose the best one to show off.
  However, having said that, the shadows being cast off from the rocks do look good, and if anything, the picture does have that warm-staring-into-the-sunset kind of atmosphere. There's a dream-like quality about it so it's got a thumbs up from me.

EDIT: You know, I feel bad for being a bit nit picky after that lovely comment you have left in my "Folkestone Sunrise Shot" thread.

Great contrasting scenes. I love it when you get two season's weather in a week.

In the first one I agree that the sense of snow falling is very well captured but that the large foreground slabs unbalance the composition somewhat.

Second one is good framing but a grad ND filter could have balanced the exposure to great effect.

Thanks for the comments , it is much appreciated. Don't feel bad Ian, I'll get my own back one day

I'm going to try reworking the images this weekend (weather permitting )