Veiled Urn

Mint Cemetery, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, May 14th

Flickrmeet occurred today. Twelve people turned up. I’d consider that a success, especially since this was the first one (last year was just a dry-run) and nobody really knew anyone else. We took this route through Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter over a couple of hours, then spent another couple of hours in the pub. Many photos were taken. Those tagged properly are here – 216 so far. The most interesting thing about these walks is seeing all the different perspectives on the same area. Here’s a few different sets all of the same route. Mine are here, though I’ve only processed 10 out of 28 with another 76 to work through. One of my best hit ratios for a while.

The Jewellery Quarter itself is bloody fascinating, which I knew from being told but for some reason I’d never been there before. Actually, I figured out why on the way – it’s a bitch to get into, being surrounded by a moat of dual carriage-ways and one way streets that keep spitting you in the wrong direction. It also has that Digbeth effect of making perfect sense on a map but being a maze when you’re in it. But once you make it in it’s wonderful, chock full of nooks and crannies that ooze history and the sort of decay that has a majesty to it. And on a Sunday really quiet. Today, while producing some good shots, was really just a scouting trip. I shall return, repeatedly.

The next Birmingham Flickrmeet is on Sunday June 11th, probably in Digbeth. Watch the group for details.