Tinsley Towers demolition Sheffield

[ism123]

Was there last night. Great atmosphere. People didn't know whether to cheer or cry at the demolition of this local landmark.

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/ism123/tins...

[nick_bbb]

Wow that's a landmark I've not seen for a long time. Never will again now.

[Vipers]

On radio 2 today, they mentioned this landmark which has been seen from the M1 for over 60 years...........................

[J111]

ism123 said:

Was there last night. Great atmosphere. People didn't know whether to cheer or cry at the demolition of this local landmark.

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/ism123/tins...

Nice work

Where were you, obviously not Meadowhell ?

[kevin63]

Those photo's are brilliant, so clear for night photo's. here is what they used to look like when on the M1 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xj6vNy7-CSw

[ism123]

J111 said:

ism123 said:

Was there last night. Great atmosphere. People didn't know whether to cheer or cry at the demolition of this local landmark.

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/ism123/tins...

Nice work

Where were you, obviously not Meadowhell ?

Meadowhall Rd, parallel to Meadow Bank Rd, perched on someone's garden wall

[AndWhy]

Great shots. You must have ummed and ahhed over settings - think you struck the right balance.

Is that a bit of the second (nearer) tower left standing in the last shot?

[absolutely]

It is sad to see them go. I haven't driven down the M1 for maybe 9 months or more, they were always a landmark for me knowing I didn't have long to go on my journeys.

[Zad]

I took a couple of pics when we were passing last Monday. They aren't art, but I figured it would be the last time I saw them.

[absolutely]

Zad said:

I took a couple of pics when we were passing last Monday. They aren't art, but I figured it would be the last time I saw them.

You're driving the wrong way up the M1!

[Zad]

Failing that, I was on the back seat (I can't really recommend that).

[ism123]

AndWhy said:

Great shots. You must have ummed and ahhed over settings - think you struck the right balance.

Is that a bit of the second (nearer) tower left standing in the last shot?

It took a while to get the pics set up. I have an EOS400D but find that sometimes the pics as they appear on the lcd can still appear grainy when you get them on the pc, so a bit of luck as well. I shot them in AV mode at 0.3sec, f5.6, iso 800. I have a 18-85 IS lens which I think made the difference - a friend also took pics with a non-IS lens and couldn't get the clarity.

That is a bit of the tower remaining, which later fell.

Just to add: with about 1 minute to go to 3am it started to rain, hence the circles on the left. I was caught wondering whether to wipe the lens or risk losing the 1st blast! Decided not to risk it!

Edited by ism123 on Monday 25th August 08:48