Thurrock Gazette:

Kevin Jay took this stunning picture of Clacton Pier

GAZETTE Camera Club members showed lightning-fast reactions to take these stunning storm pictures.

While temperatures have soared in the daytime, the predicted bad weather duly arrived on Thursday night.

As you can see, they created some wonderful photo opportunities - and members of our club took full advantage.

Photographers captured some brilliant images looking out across the Tendring coast, including Kevin Jay and Jon Allard's particularly atmospheric shots of Clacton Pier.

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Thurrock Gazette:

Paul Mynors took this picture in Frinton

Thurrock Gazette:

This stunning picture was taken by Terry Spires, of Dovercourt

Thurrock Gazette:

The view from David Waterman's garden in Colchester

Thurrock Gazette:

An atmospheric picture of Clacton Pier, taken by Jon Allard

Thurrock Gazette:

The Dovercourt skyline, taken by Vicky Spires