Three bridges
This is the story of a long walk along London’s Chelsea Embankment by the River Thames.
It’s a winter’s evening and dusk begins to fall early, while the weather is comfortably mild. Perfect conditions to watch darkness rapidly fall and see three bridges take on their night-time guise.
Click to enlarge the imagesChelsea Bridge at dusk. It subtly twinkles but doesn’t want to impress too much. A charred stump of Battersea Power Station looms large on the right.
Further along the embankment, and the dark has taken hold. This is when Albert Bridge shines majestically, truly showing off against the sky. In the background, the full might of Battersea Power Station can be seen.
And to Battersea Bridge, which is barely illuminated. A long exposure is needed to tease out the gold of its graceful arches. The pagoda-like tower of exclusive Chelsea Harbour looks like it sits on the third bridge.
Spectacular. The Albert bridge images are absolute gems.
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Thank you very much, James. It can be quite hard to beat a nicely illuminated bridge after dark… they do much of the work for you.
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These have worked well – makes me want to make the effort to get to London.
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Thank you very much, Diana, and pleased to hear the photographs evoke the allure of this great city!
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Beautiful shots, Mike… Great colours and not a hint of the orange glow I ended up with in my shots! :D
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Thank you Richard :-) Oh dear, that sounds like artificial light pollution which can be very hard to avoid.
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Wow … simply stunning !
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Much appreciated, Luke. Your support and interest is much appreciated, especially since you are primarily a writer, a man of words :-)
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We often admire most the arts in which we are least accomplished … or so I have found !
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Wise words as usual :-)
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You are so sweet, Mike … you are quite, quite wonderful.
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Too kind! I hope the same goes for my trusty camera and what he does.
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Indeed … honor where honor is due.
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Thank you kind sir :-)
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