[ 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

Chim Chim Cher-ee! from duncmc via flickr.

I took a short walk up from St Andrew’s Quay towards the old go-kart track. I thought it would be a challenge to stick with the 135mm prime, but nothing really inspired me. This was taken looking south across the river. Mostly processed using Photomatix. With a long lens on the camera the long shots are just too obvious – more effort required to see things differently.

Rubber Rings from duncmc via flickr.

Another from the former go-kart track on St. Andrew’s Quay in Hull. It is now derelcit and overgrown, and place with an incredible atmosphere. These tyres were used as track markers and they make for some intriguing sculptural forms.

A Thorny Issue from duncmc via flickr.

A corner of the derelict go-kart trak at St. Andrews Quay, Hull. The river lies just beyond the wall.

Two Fifths Sky (40%) from duncmc via flickr.

Here’s another photo taken from St. Andrew’s Quay in Hull a couple of weeks ago. I tried to take the same view as in this picture which is currently showing in the Three Quarters Sky Exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery. The exhibition is being run in conjunction with BBC Humber. Tonight the missus and I went to the official award reception. I must say I was impressed with the standard of work on display, although of the 49 works there were only five photographic exhibits, one of which was by fellow flickrite eyeseethings.

I didn’t win an award by the way, but the free buffet was gratification enough.

My Planet Sweet from duncmc via flickr.

A shot I took a couple of weeks ago from St. Andrew’s Quay (East) in Hull, looking out over the Humber. The day was calm, the river was still and the clouds were spectacular. A good combination.

You Can Do It from duncmc via flickr.

The B&Q Warehouse on St Andrews Quay in Hull. The Canon EF-S 10-22mm is a very wide lens, but on this occasion it wasn’t quite wide enoough. To achieve the effect I was after the top left hand corner was tweaked just a little in Photoshop to square it up with the edge of the frame.

Blue Badge Holders from duncmc via flickr.

Parking spaces reserved for blue badge holders outside B&Q Warehouse on St Andrews Quay in Hull.

The complementary colours caught my eye, along with the various geometric forms.

Purple Orange Dome from duncmc via flickr.

The Pod on St Andrews Quay (West) in Hull. Carphone Warehouse this side, Jessops on t’other and Starbucks upstairs. It used to have a climbing wall inside, but I’m not sure if that’s still open.

Seafish from duncmc via flickr.

The sun sets behind the Seafish Industry Authority’s offices on St. Andrew’s Quay (East) in Hull. The north tower of the Humber bridge is just visible in the distance to the right of the building, above the derelict lock gates in the foreground.

The lock gates are at the entrance to the now silted-up St. Andrew’s Dock, which was the main trawler dock in Hull until it was decommissioned in 1975. This must once have been one of the busiest parts of the city, but most of the dockside buidings here are now decaying and overgrown. The site is now earmarked for regeneration.

I took this picture in December 2006 and it featured in the BBC Humber Photo Galleries for that month.