The Corkscrew was one of the first double inverting roller coasters in the world, and this is the signature piece of track from the now retired ride which now froms a piece of artwork at the entrance of Alton Towers.
Whilst I have ridden this roller coaster many times, it is it's sister ride that was quite unexpectedly and somewhat bizarrely built in Whitley Bay's Spanish City funfair that is close to my heart.
Hailing as I do from the North East, the Spanish City was a magical place to me as a kid (immortalised in Dire Straits Tunnel of Love), and just when I might be starting to wise up to the fact that actually it was pretty average, they pulled a masterstroke and put a Corkscrew in it. In the summer holidays, I would cycle the 16 miles from home to Whitley Bay (I liked my cycling) and ride the Corkscrew a couple of times, and ride back again. I must have ridden it 30 or 40 times.
The Spanish City's closed now, but I believe there's a plan to re-develop and re-open it - I hope so.
This is an unashamed HDR version - because this is how I remember it looking when I went through it for real...
Kev, you know what I'd say about this processing at work. I'll leave that for then... I love the composition, so entertaining that I didn't initially notice its not a full ride anymore!
This is a really good use of HDR. I went to a Yankees ball game once and I distinctly remember how blue the seats were and how green the grass was. Your memory reminds me of mine. Great photo.
April 6th, 2013
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You've given the image a real 3D view, eye ball popping colours there, nice one.