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.

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Chelsea 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.

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Tags: Albert Bridge, architecture, Battersea Bridge, bridges, Chelsea Bridge, Chelsea Embankment, London, night bridges, photography, Thames

14 thoughts on “Three bridges”

Luke on December 7, 2013 at 03:25 said:

Wow … simply stunning !

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- mikeosbornphoto on December 7, 2013 at 19:39 said:
  
  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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  - Luke on December 7, 2013 at 21:57 said:
    
    We often admire most the arts in which we are least accomplished … or so I have found !
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on December 7, 2013 at 22:48 said:
      
      Wise words as usual :-)
      
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      - Luke on December 7, 2013 at 22:55 said:
        
        You are so sweet, Mike … you are quite, quite wonderful.
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on December 7, 2013 at 23:00 said:
        
        Too kind! I hope the same goes for my trusty camera and what he does.
        
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        Luke on December 7, 2013 at 23:03 said:
        
        Indeed … honor where honor is due.
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on December 7, 2013 at 23:10 said:
        
        Thank you kind sir :-)
        
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ckponderings on December 7, 2013 at 14:33 said:

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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- mikeosbornphoto on December 7, 2013 at 19:37 said:
  
  Thank you Richard :-) Oh dear, that sounds like artificial light pollution which can be very hard to avoid.
  
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dianaed2013 on December 7, 2013 at 22:30 said:

These have worked well – makes me want to make the effort to get to London.

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- mikeosbornphoto on December 7, 2013 at 22:50 said:
  
  Thank you very much, Diana, and pleased to hear the photographs evoke the allure of this great city!
  
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jdtphotography.co.uk on December 8, 2013 at 16:42 said:

Spectacular. The Albert bridge images are absolute gems.

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- mikeosbornphoto on December 8, 2013 at 18:37 said:
  
  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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