[ d u n g c a r t d o t c o m ]A place for the stuff that leaks out of my head

There Must Be Some Way Out Of Here from duncmc via flickr.

Another from the Hull flickr photowalk on Wednesday. This is again shot from the walkway alongside the River Hull at the back of High Street. That’s Myton Street bridge, with the tidal barrier behind and to the right. If you know what to look for you can see The Deep beyond that, perched on Sammy’s Point where the River Hull flows out into the Humber.

Down To The River from duncmc via flickr.

Last’s night’s Hull Flickr meet was a reasonable success, despite a few battery issues. This was taken from the timber staithes at the back of High Street, looking down at the river bed.

But That’s All It Was And Ever Will Be from duncmc via flickr.

Another of last night’s spectacular sunset – one of those that just keeps getting better as the sun goes down. I ended up taking about 65 pictures of maybe just three slightly different views.

Deep & Distant from duncmc via flickr.

Shot from Island Wharf in Hull looking across the entrance to the Humber Dock basin (which leads to Hull Marina), with Victoria Pier beyond and the Deep looming in the distance. That’s the River Humber to the right.

Rolling Down The River from duncmc via flickr.

A view I have taken before but under different conditions. Once again the recent weather has made for some spectacular cloud formations (with a little help in the digital darkroom).

Face To Face With A Ragged Truth from duncmc via flickr.

A shot across Brough Haven looking west into the distant storm. This was taken on the same occasion as my previous post, but looking in the opposite direction. The play of the light on the water was captivating, constantly shifting with the cloud formations.

Facing The Future from duncmc via flickr.

I generally try to avoid taking pictures with people in them, but on this occasion I think the figure adds something. I spent half an hour down at the river last Sunday, and the cloud formations were fantastic. I got a few decent pictures, some of which I will put up over the next few days, but this one jumped out as my favourite.

This was taken looking east along the Humber bank at Brough foreshore, East Yorkshire. There was a breeze blowing off the river. The post-processing included a tone-mapped (HDR) layer which I used to bring out the detail in the leaves and grasses, and the texture in the wall.

Open All Hours from duncmc via flickr.

Scott Street bridge over the River Hull. The bridge was built in 1901, and was awarded listed status in 1994. Shortly afterwards the structure was assessed and found to be unsafe for vehicles. The bridge was fixed in the open position to allow free passage to river traffic.

The cost to restore the bridge would be around £5M, whereas demolition has been estimated at £100K - £125K. It currently costs £500 a year to maintain. Part of the hydraulic mechanism is below the high tide level, making it prone to operational problems and corrosion. As the bridge is not considered to be of particular significance, or a particularly good example of its type (a double leaf bascule bridge) then I expect its days are numbered.

Looking For Life from duncmc via flickr.

I’m drawn down to the river again by the setting sun, but with nothing particular to take a picture of. I took a few of the sun going down but this was the only one I took looking in the other direction, and it turned out the best. Once again I used a tonemapped HDR layer to pull out detail in the mud and the rocks.

What Lies Beneath from duncmc via flickr.

Walk upriver along the Humber bank for about a mile from Brough Haven and in the tidal zone there is a series of pools where water collects. This is one of them. Despite how clear the water looks, the bed of the pool is very soft and very muddy (and is easily disturbed by stick-throwing children just as the shutter is about to be released).