A brief stroll as night descends upon the city of Cambridge.
Above are the chimneys, pinnacles and lanterns of King's College.
The last rays of wintry sun illuminate
the south wall of King's College Chapel
as they have done (English weather permitting) since the fifteenth century.
The view from Silver Street bridge.
Near Laundress Green,
where in summer there are picnics and punting parties.
The Mill pub is dwarfed by
the University Graduate Centre
(the "Grad Pad")
Reflected lights
and the business end of three punts.
King's Chapel in the twilight.
The path leading to Clare College.
Wet pavement and cobbles,
Senate House Passage.
Outside King's.
Time to cross King's Parade and
make my way to the railway station.
Passing the Indigo Cafe and
the Haunted Bookshop
in St Edward's Passage.
Workers are finishing for the day
in one of the new office buildings in Station Road.
(which I must show you in daylight sometime).
Take care.
A wonderful take on the city seeing it at twilight. Some great photos
ReplyDeleteMy favourite has to be 'Reflected lights on the water' but so many lovely photos.
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Evocative shots. It's a lovely city to wander at twilight. I especially like the first pic as my daughter studied there and will have, no doubt, seen a similar sight.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you took this walk at night and showed us pictures from a perspective we don't often see.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! I have happy memories of visits to Cambridge and I've loved all your photos especially the reflected light on the water and the darkening well lit streets:)
ReplyDeleteI love the way you captured light in these photos, John. Spectacular!
ReplyDeleteI really liked this set, from lingering light along water and facades of buildings, to the glow of light as you walked to the station. I've never been there, but this gave me a good glimpse of what it must be like.
ReplyDeleteYou have captured the atmosphere perfectly. I am there with you.
ReplyDeleteLovely sunset photos and transitioning so beautifully into night. I love how you see your world.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots, especially by night.
ReplyDeleteThey are picture postcards John. Wonderful!
ReplyDeletedécalage entre la ville historique et la vie quotidienne * merci pour cette promenade nocturne à Cambridge
ReplyDeleteLovely. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, absolutely picture perfect.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series telling the story of nightfall on a city.
ReplyDeleteI so loved these, but #2 and #6 are my favorites...I think. I really like them all a lot. I love night scenes...
ReplyDeleteEven though this is not now my favourite time of year, you have shown just how lovely it can actually be if you just take the time to look around and appreciate the silhouettes, reflections and the lights.
ReplyDeleteThere is something comforting in the glow of light from windows in the dusk. I am always intrigued by gthem when traveling. You captured so many different scenes here! And Haunted Bookshop?? How have I missed this when I was over there?
ReplyDeleteIt's just off King's Parade, Sue, so you've been very close to it. It was so-named by the previous owner who saw an old man in the basement and was kept the same by the present owner who followed a customer upstairs only for them to vanish into thin air. The shop has a lot of old children's books but you could find anything in there. Last time I went inside it looked as though it had been visited by a particularly untidy poltergeist!
DeleteExcellent photos, well done! Great evening shots!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos but I am left wondering what time they would have been taken. It looks quite late and yet the workers were only just about to finish for the day.
ReplyDeleteSunset at this time of year is not long after 4 in the afternoon and these photos were all taken before my 17:57 train.
DeleteBeautiful night shots John.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images, John. They might encourage me to go out in the evening to try my hand at images like these.
ReplyDeleteAnother post full of beautiful scenes. The light is lovely and provided some photos which really capture the atmosphere.
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