Ferry in orange

The Princess of Norway

DFDS ferry moored on the River Tyne at North Shields and photographed from South Shields, she looks as though she is ready to sail into the sunset. However, this was taken early evening about an hour before she sails to Amsterdam and The Princess of Norway will be turned to face the other way before she sails.

Camera details: Konica Minolta Dimage Z3, 300mm lens, 1/750 f8, iso 100

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The blue of the night

The Dunes

The Dunes is an entertainment/gaming complex attached to the Ocean Beach Pleasure Park on the sea front at South Shields, it incorporates a ten pin bowling alley and a pub/restaurant too. Shortly a new extension at the rear will house a huge indoor play facility for children, just what we need when it rains!

It’s typical seaside lighting helps it to stand out in the dark.

Camera details: Pentax K100D, 28mm lens, 6 seconds, f27, iso 200, Velbon tripod

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Switchback switched off

Ocean Beach Amusement Park

It’s winter, it’s night, it’s one degree celsius, so don’t expect to find the funfair open in South Shields!

This is how a lonely roller coaster looks when all is quiet, with the trails of a car’s headlamps going past. However, the park will be open this weekend  as the owners will be sponsoring the public firework display for Guy Fawkes’ night which will take place on the beach behind the funfair.

Camera details: Pentax K100D, 30mm lens, 30 seconds, f27, iso 200, Velbon tripod

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Reconstructions

Arbeia Roman Fort

Main background picture is part of the reconstructed West Gate of the Arbeia Roman Fort in South Shields, top left is the exterior of the reconstructed Commandant’s house and barracks, and botton right is the interior of the Commandant’s H.Q.

The template was made with Photoshop.

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Plastic wrapped

The Gasometer

Looking more like an ancient monument, such as Rome’s Colliseum, or a modern day art installation, this familiar landmark in South Shields town centre is undergoing something of a transformation.

The old gasometer in Oyston Street installed in the early 1900s to store to store coal/town gas has grown grimy and rusty over the decades and is now being prepared for a brand new coat of paint, with much of the work going on behind the protective covering.

Camera details; Pentax K100D, 30mm lens, 1/1000 second, f16, iso 200

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