Blue Hour: Plymouth Barbican + Have a Romantic Weekend!




























The old harbour sparkles at sunset as night descends over Plymouth Barbican. While in Plymouth nothing had brought me so much pleasure than walking around and taking pictures of the old harbour area of Plymouth, Devon, England...
marvelling (marveling) at the tranquility and the stars above.
It wasn't nighttime, but the view was still magical and romantic.
May night had fallen soft and warm, enwrapping with its grape-bloom colour and its scents the billion caprices, intrigues, passions, longings, and the regrets of men and women.

John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga.

Hope you have a happy weekend, my lovelies! xx

Plus a Cut and Dry post about Plymouth Barbican  and Barbican photos you may have missed.

79 comments:

MadSnapper said...

awesome shots all of them, love number one, like a beautiful painting, true art and 3 and 4 up from the bottom get a WOW

Sahildeki Ev said...

LOVE photos..Great work..

Anonymous said...

WOW!!!

Have a great weekend!:)

tinajo said...

Beautiful, I do love the ocean! :-)

The Nature Jotter said...

The last photo has wonderful coulors! Compliments! :)

Kaipiroska said...

My favorite is photo number 4. The sky has a great bright color in this shot. Have a nice weekend :)

Nevine Sultan said...

Dearest Betty, your photos are just magical! I love the way the light plays with all the brilliant colors. What a feast of a post! I usually attribute the beauty of photos to how much pleasure the one who shot them was having doing so! ;-)

I wish you a beautiful weekend, filled with joy!

Big hugs,
Nevine

Bob Bushell said...

You can make it sound very nice. Brilliant photos.

Unknown said...

A beautiful port town to visit Betty and your photographs compliment it.
Have a beautiful romantic weekend too.
Costas

Felicity Grace Terry said...

Such beautiful images, I always find the sea romantic and especially so when it is stormy and the waves are crashing over the rocks. Have a great weekend Betty.

shirley said...

Absolutely beautiful! Blue hour photography seems daunting to me... now I want to go out and do it - thanks for the inspiration.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Nancy said...

A romantic weekend? Yes! Now that I've viewed your inspiring photos, Betty! xoxo

Linda said...

Simply stunning! As usual, you delight the eyes with your photography. Thanks - its good to see your post this morning!

Sylvia K said...

Such a lovely place and your photos are superb as always! I love your colorful captures, beautiful skies and water! I would love to visit there! Wonderful post for the day, Betty, as always! Wishing you a beautiful weekend!

Sylvia

It's me said...

Have a romantic weekend darlinf..with lots of love in the air....xxx..

TexWisGirl said...

just truly beautiful! the light in these is wonderful! :)

Anonymous said...

Dear Betty,
thank you for these wonderful pictures.
Have a nice and romantic weekend too, my dear ♥
moni

Craver Vii said...

You skillfully captured the romance in these landscapes, Betty. We're going to be looking at a different scene here this weekend, though. Things will be exceptionally cold and snowy in the Chicago area. So, for the next couple of days, the most pleasant thought for me, will be looking at a nice mug of hot cocoa.

Lynn said...

The photo with the light coming out of it is phenomenal. Lovely.

magda said...

Πωπωωωωω Μπέττυ μου αγαπημένη
Τι υπέροχες, καλλιτεχνικές, φανταστικές φωτογραφίες!!!
Ονειρεμένο Σαββατοκύριακο!
Πολλά φιλάκια

barbara l. hale said...

Beautiful photos! Have a good weekend yourself!

Bobbi said...

I love these photos, so beautiful!!

yummychunklet said...

I love the views!

Chatty Crone said...

I love the shots at the blue hour - I have to learn to do that!
Hugs, sandie

Crissi said...

Soooooo wonderful photos, I like the blue color!Super!
Have a great weekend!
♥Crissi♥

Nicholas Garcia (Nick) said...

Nice pics Betty.

Naqvee said...

BETTY I MISS YOU SO MUCH.. THIS PICTURES ARE SOOO B'FUL... HOW ARE YOU DOING? HAPPY WEEKEND TO YOU TOO

NAQVEE

Leovi said...

Yes, lovely photos with a friendly atmosphere and excellent light for nightfall. Happy weekend. Hugs.

esra said...

How gorgeous! These blue hour photos are amazing!
Have a great weekend!

Ms. A said...

I'm trying to think if I have a memory of what romantic means. It's not coming to me at the moment.

FANTASTIC IMAGES!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Liz Mays said...

Absolutely spectacular!

Unknown said...

Beautiful shots, Betty! I wanted to fall into each one.

Ricardo Miñana said...

Hello Betty, wonderful photos.
have a good weekend.
a hug.

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Very nice pictures today !

Kelly said...

Wow, the photo with the light beams streaming out is fantastic! Such beautiful shots, Betty.

Hilary said...

What a gorgeous harbour and such lovely night shots. That one of the light beams is just amazing!

Unknown said...

superb shots...those harbour shots are just awesome. n how did u get the shot of the rays coming out? its just amazing!

also betty, i'd really appreciate if you could contribute for Saturday Sareenity.

have a great weekend,
cheers!

Bethany said...

My husband and I visited Plymouth a couple of years ago for few days.
Can't remember all the places we went in town, but there was a good pub at Barbican on the left. (First picture.)
Thanks for this post.

Red Nomad OZ said...

The light's a lot harsher downunder - so I'm LOVING the blues! Have a great weekend!!

ritsa said...

I've never actually been there, but I'd love to go!

Have a great weekend!

RIZALENIO said...

Magical indeed. I enlarged every photo to see more its beauty. I love it. Happy weekend. :)

Rui Pires - Olhar d'Ouro said...

Fantástic pictures with amazing colors!

Have a great weekend.

Jesús Castellano said...

Bellas imágenes tomadas en esas hora "azul" donde ese equilibrio entre la escasa luz natural que queda y la luz artificial le dan mucha visualidad a las fotos.

Saludos.

ΑΘΗΝΑ said...

Nice place with magnificent schemes!Have a colourful weekend!

Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com said...

Amazing colors and images. You're a fabulous photographer.
Have a great weekend too, Betty.
xoRobyn

Gattina said...

What a beautiful landscape and pictures !

Marie Loerzel said...

Gorgeous photos! You are very talented.

Pat said...

Such beautiful photos! Really stunning, especially the one with the light bursting forth!

Christina Klas said...

Love those photos! I was gonna say I like the firs one the best just because it looks like a place I'd love to visit - but then the one with the light flare? Super cool. :)

imac said...

Wonderful really great - BUT - that one with the lights - soooooo gooooood.

Emm said...

Such incredible photos! I love that magical blue colour. Your photo is still the desktop of my PC at work!

Tiffany said...

So beautiful...love blue hour shots, magical!

Tiffany

Lenie-Ane-Moon said...

Lovely images warm moody colours too..the one with the beam lights also
Kind Regards from Holland
http://lenie-ane-moon.blogspot.com/

Cezar and Léia said...

wow brilliant set of pictures!
Thanks for this beautiful post, a romantic weekend for sure!
Léia

LadyFi said...

What gorgeous and romantic shots! Lovely.

Leovi said...

I love the photo of the limelight, no doubt magnificent photo. Un abrazo.

ritsa said...

Awesome photographs!

Keep it up!

Diane AZ said...

Gorgeous shots each and every one! Beautiful, magical lighting and reflections and wonderful "grape-bloom colour!"

George said...

Your photos at dusk and at night are truly magical and simply gorgeous. The details are sharp and the color is fantastic. Thanks for sharing the magic with us.

Full-On-Forward said...

STUNNING--in a Word- STUNNING!!!

Thanks,

J

michael said...

I love those Blue Hour pics! Awesome!!
Thank you:)

DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVE said...

Hello! What a beautiful photos!

StarTraci said...

Wow! That is stunning! You have been to so many beautiful places. I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend!

:-)
Traci

eileeninmd said...

Hi Betty, thank you for the lovely tour of Plymouth Barbican. The scenery and sky are both gorgeous. The last shot with the pretty colored reflection is one of my favorites. Have a great day!

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Great collection of shots, Betty. The light is some of them is extraordinary and I like the time warp effect that you have used in one of them...
Enjoy your new week ahead!

Χαιρετίσματα από τους Αντίποδες!

Just Be Real said...

Some of these pictures take my breath away. Awesome Betty. Blessings.

SandyCarlson said...

Gorgeous! What a place.

SquirrelQueen said...

Oh Betty, what gorgeous photos. The fourth from the bottom is amazing. Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Fernando Santos (Chana) said...

Excelentes foto nocturnas....
Cumprimentos

Marty said...

amazing colours, beautiful shots !
love blue so much
wish you a wonderful week

BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...

What a gorgeous place...Wow!

Fer said...

Preciosa la hora azul y como la sabes sacar excelente, saludos...

love lives in the kitchen said...

hi betty! is great to read your blog again! thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures and wish you a great day!!
justyna

Ryan said...

A beautiful part of the world

Karen @ Pieces of Contentment said...

Wonderful series of night photos, beautiful captures.

Gina Kleinworth said...

I really love that third one!

Jaymi said...

These are so beautiful! I really love the colors in the sky and the light in all of these!

Pat Tillett said...

B E A U T I F U L ! ! !

Unknown said...

such gorgeous photographs! I love the richness of the colors. I would love to visit this place.