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cactusmelba
28-12-2008, 05:42 PM
I know it's been done before, but I wanted to put my two penn'orth in please!

The old Thelson Marine Oils pier near Alexander Dock in Hull. Once used as a berthing spot for tankers to discharge straight onto trains, now in serious disrepair. the concrete walkway has subsided into the river in only the last year or so, angling the train lines like this. It probably will be entirely inaccessible in a short while. A rusting, rotting, dilapidated beauty. Thelson oils also distributed road maps in the thirties..

http://www.ianbyrne.free-online.co.uk/lubes-uk.htm

It's also known as "Dead Bod Jetty", and a well known landmark for navigators of the Humber!

anyways, here's the pics..

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr242/cactusmelba/Thelsons%20Oil%20jetty/deadbodjetty.jpg

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr242/cactusmelba/Thelsons%20Oil%20jetty/endoftheline.jpg

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr242/cactusmelba/Thelsons%20Oil%20jetty/mudvalley.jpg

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr242/cactusmelba/Thelsons%20Oil%20jetty/muddyhell.jpg

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr242/cactusmelba/Thelsons%20Oil%20jetty/offtherails.jpg

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr242/cactusmelba/Thelsons%20Oil%20jetty/thelsonsoilsign.jpg

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr242/cactusmelba/Thelsons%20Oil%20jetty/thelsonoilslandscape.jpg

BB
28-12-2008, 05:55 PM
Great scenic shots there mate! :thumb

mickeylove
28-12-2008, 06:01 PM
superb pics ,:thumbwell done

boxfrenzy
28-12-2008, 07:11 PM
I've been here, and love the runaway rollercoaster train tracks. I love the skies on your pictures and well done for braving the crossing. Second photo is very good.

Muse
28-12-2008, 07:46 PM
I love this place. The second shot is a stunner mate, probably the best I've seen of that view.

cactusmelba
28-12-2008, 09:00 PM
thanks folks, much appreciated...

yes, three exposures blended using photomatix.. I don't like HDR when it's overblown, but I do feel it can bring out the best when used subtly....

finally a shot I'm proud of!

KingElvis
29-12-2008, 12:54 PM
Yep, very nice :-)

converse1
31-12-2008, 12:47 PM
Very nice fella, but the pictures are HUGE! about 640px wide is enough. :thumb

cactusmelba
31-12-2008, 07:43 PM
yeh , sorry about that folks, I'll get the hang of this photobucket thingy eventually!

cactusmelba
10-01-2009, 07:01 PM
R.I.P Thelsons Marine oils, a.k.a. Dead Bod Jetty..