4am in Digbeth
Written by Nicky Getgood on Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: 4amproject, bridpop, doddyod, Kebablog, prem moti, Scphoto, snowblind, steve nicholls
Last Sunday 17th October myself and Carl headed to Birmingham Coach Station at the ungodly hour of 3.45am, where we were very pleased to be met with a group of eager photographers counting down the minutes to the 4am project, ‘to gather a collection of photos from around the world at the magical time of 4am.’
Once the clock struck four we were off, walking through the coach station and around the back onto Bradford Street – the High Street was filling up with drum ‘n’ bass fans spilling out of the HMV Institute so wasn’t as tempting.
On Bradford Street the expedition took on a slight 28 Days Later feel. We ventured into the old warehouse that’s now a never-used carpark on the corner of Bradford Street/Rea Street, where our bright flashes disturbed a homeless man’s sleep.
We wandered further up the street, snapping at street art along the way, until we found a gap in the fence surrounding the building site next to the White Swan on the corner of Bradford Street/Birchall Street. We went through it and were soon taking photos of what lies behind the attractive old ‘Park Works’ building facade.
As 5am approached we headed towards the Custard Factory, where the still pool water got us all in a reflective mood.
Other sets of photos (far superior to mine) from people who came are:
- Scphoto (AKA Kebablog) – some lovely, long-exposure shots of the warehouse/carpark, which resulted in his profuse apologies to the sleeping man he tripped over!
- Our Carl as Snowshot.
- DoddyOD, who loves playing with light.
- Brid Rose, who seems to prefer the dark in every sense!
- Prem has posted his photos on Facebook, they don’t seem to be on Flickr yet.
- Steve Nicholls’ Flickr account is full, so he’s twitpic’d his shots.
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