Tynside
 

Headed over to the North East with relatives of my wife yesterday and stayed on the Quayside. Here are a couple of nightshots from he Quayside:

Pentax 645D FA 45 - 85 at 85mm and f/9.5 20 secs exposure ISO 100

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7822027746/]Tyne-Bridge[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Pentax 645D FA 120 macro at f/8 15 secs ISO 100

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7822026266/]The-Tyne-Bridges[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Edited to add - noticed I'd missed out the [B]e[/B] as it was posting. ARRRRGGHH

Spent much of the day in Newcastle before heading home to prepare for my second trip to Korea this year. Found so much choice of subjects. Newcastle is a great city for photography. It has everything - transport, architecture, water. It's also where I bought my very first DSLR - the Canon 400D. Of course, I hardly scratched the surface, but here are a few more:

Morning view down the Tyne:

Pentax 645D FA 45 - 85 at f/8 and 70mm 1/160 ISO 200

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7830483650/]Tyne-bridges-at-morning[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

One of the major venues in Newcastle is actually in Gateshead - The Sage:

Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/11 1/50 ISO 100

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7830116500/]The-Sage[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Tried some different angles on the Olympic rings on the Tyne Bridge:

Pentax 645D FA 45 - 85 at f/8 and 75mm 1/125 and ISO 100

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7830314966/]the-olympic-rings[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

same settings

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7830116010/]Tyne-Olympic-Hoops[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Around the corner from the bridge was the interestingly named Dog Leap Stairs:

Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/8 1/60 ISO 800 converted in Silver efex

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7830215272/]dog-leap stairs[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

I then walked to the high level bridge over the Tyne and took some shots of the Tyne bridges from behind:

Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/16 1/125 ISO 200

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7830696770/]Looking-full-size-from-the-High-Level-bridge[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Later made my way to the station for my journey to London King's Cross en route to Wales. This is looking towards the north end of the station and you can just make out the castle keep:

Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/11 1/60 ISO 200

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7830115552/]Newcastle-station[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

and the view through the electric wires at the end of the platform;

Pentax 645D FA 120 macro at f/11 1/200 ISO 200

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7830111778/]electric-castle-keep[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

I prefer the night photo's - I love night photography. The 1st is my favourite. WHat shutter speed did you use?

[QUOTE=DigiDiva;81805]I prefer the night photo's - I love night photography. The 1st is my favourite. WHat shutter speed did you use?[/QUOTE]

The exits are above the photo! ;) 20 secs, though

Here's another from the evening shoot. Ten minutes earlier, the Tyne was perfectly still. Still like this shot though!

Pentax 645D FA 45 - 85 at 85mm f/9.5 25 secs ISO 100

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/7837958652/]Night-Tyne-Bridges[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr