Pembroke Street by judithg

Pembroke Street

The buildings on the right are actually university departments rather than colleges. Visitors to the city often ask to be directed to 'The University'. This always causes some difficulty as the buildings are spread all over town. These buildings are parts of Biological Anthropology - the same department as the building with Darwin's writings on the window but a different street. Running all along the left hand side is Pembroke College. It's rare to see the street this quiet as it's often busy with cars and in term time, between lectures, you can't cross for hundreds of bikes. I took it yesterday as I didn't want to risk my camera in today's torrential rain.
Like your street scene. Blimey I thought for a minute you'd escaped the rain. You really won't take your camera out in it?
April 25th, 2012  
I love the way the eye is drawn down the road to the corner....!
Great shot!
April 25th, 2012  
great shot - need a special camera umbrella I reckon!!
April 25th, 2012  
Aha, you took it yesterday! That explains things - my (near) Cambridge daughter got completely soaked today (and fell in the mud in her chicken run into the bargain ....) Nice to remember what dry looks like ...
April 25th, 2012  
Such lovely buildings... I'd like to walk down that street!
April 25th, 2012  
Fab looking building and love the perspective
April 25th, 2012  
This is a lovely shot & I can't help but admire how all your props eg. bicycles, people are all in an aesthetically pleasing place & well balanced. More stunning buildings & a lovely curve at the end leaving us wanting to know what is round the bend !
April 25th, 2012  
You do such a great job of delicately processing and enriching the mood of your environments. I love the curve taking my eye out to ...where? and the people strolling
April 25th, 2012  
Gorgeous shot. I love the architecture. Lovely to see the street car free xx
April 25th, 2012  
yes - a great shot, I agree about the car-free street too!
April 25th, 2012  
@fueast Well it was a shocker and my camera bag lets the damp in. And Monty was pulling yesterday and my poorly shoulder has been getting worse and worse. Obviously I could have done an indoor shot if I'd had any gumption at all.
April 25th, 2012  
clear details, great photo
April 25th, 2012  
@judithg I'm not feeling the love at the moment either, if i'd had anyone else to walk the dog today it would have been filler city. Actually not that I have any decent fillers left...
April 25th, 2012  
Love the tones in this and the repeating arches.
April 25th, 2012  
Great shot!!
April 25th, 2012  
Beautiful architecture and a lovely shot!
April 25th, 2012  
Quite fascinating way faculties are located in streets. We saw the same in Utrecht. Here universities all contained within large planned campuses. It must be nice to be part of town, not apart
April 26th, 2012  
You certainly brought out the lovely architecture!
April 26th, 2012  
Much better without cars. I love the colour of the stones the buildings on the right are made of.
April 26th, 2012  
another great shot of your lovely city, Patrick bought me a 'raincoat' for my slr a few years ago, and i have never used it. as it looked too bulky.
April 26th, 2012  
Such solid buildings!
April 26th, 2012  
Love this!
April 26th, 2012  
Interesting muted colours. Nice processing.
April 28th, 2012  
Love those vintage tones!
May 1st, 2012  
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