The Other Cambridge

 A few photos taken on Sunday of areas of Cambridge that don't attract tourists but offered a challenge on Sunday with the low light, bland skies and, for Hobson's Passage, perspective. The passage dates from much earlier but was redeveloped when the Central Cinema, Cambridge, opened in Hobson Street in 1921 with an Egyptian art deco style bright white facade. It later became a bingo hall, but closed in 2009. Council proposals to demolish the building to make way for shops, offices and a community space have been refused as the building is "iconic and rare" Unfortunately, the Council is correct in its comment that   "And a massive clean-up of Hobsons Passage which is currently Cambridge's largest open-air toilet and litter bin is required." but so far no progress on this one. Burleigh Street is another area that is destined for redevelopment and would be part of the Grafton Centre plan if it ever goes ahead. So sad to see the present state of this  previously thriving part of Cambridge. 

Walk King's Cross to Pall Mall

On Sunday, I walked from Kings Cross Station to Pall Mall enjoying the diversity that is London, here represented by shots from Manette Street in Soho. It has such a variety of building - new and old,  underconstruction and ready for demolition, open and locked and colourful and monochromatic. the Chapel of St Barnabus in Soho is firmly padlocked but a sprig of flowers has escaped. With all this in one street, it is a wonder I made my destination in time to photograph an event.

 

Wide-Angle View of Ely

We had a CCC meet up in Ely plus the added bonus of a Photohunt set by Barry and Sue. I used mostly a wide-angle attachment for my Fuji compact which focuses close though it does then distort at the edges. Here a selection of images - all single exposures except the very last image with is a multiexposure.

Nature Takes Over, Cambridge

 We took an early evening stroll round the University Sidgwick Site in Cambridge, which has not seen students now for over 18 months. The cobwebs, thistles and ivy are beginning to take over. The sun was just setting as we left throwing some lovely colours on the buildings

New Year Walk at Barton

We took a walk round the fields at Barton hoping to photograph a Hare or two. We briefly saw one retreating so here a miscellany from the morning. Several very smart -looking Reed Butings. There are a couple of very strange scarecrows - the one with dolls' heads is enough to scare anyone let alone a Crow.