Durham Lumiere

I had a great time last night wandering around Durham for the Lumiere festival.

It was a great opportunity to practice shooting manual with my camera as well.

View of the cathedral and the river from the bridge below St. John's.

Views of the cathedral from the river path.

The flying fish in the Market Square.

Unfortunately they were not up while I was out.  I saw them the night before but didn't have my camera.

I couldn't get a good shot of this installation but it is a projection of a whale on the River Weir.

It reminded me of Disney's World of Colors.

Another installation over the river on the other side of the city center.

The streets of the market.

In a show of respect and solidarity for France, the colors of the French flag were projected on the cathedral and castle between shows.

Here is a gif of the light show on the cathedral.

I may have taken a video if I had a tripod...and remembered how to do so on my camera.

No judging.

I also FINALLY was able to take pictures in the cathedral.

Usually it is prohibited but because of the light show on the ceiling, pictures were allowed.

The lighting wasn't great but I tried my best.

The lack of lighting inside made the architecture gloriously creepy.

My manual settings vs. my camera's automatic no-flash settings.

I like the manual better for the light and the auto settings better for the architecture.

One day I may master both.

:)

Non-light show pictures of the cathedral interior (manual settings).

This installation was made from recycled plastic bottles and was in the courtyard of the cathedral (where scenes from Harry Potter were filmed).

The Palace Green in the rain.

I was pretty soaked by the end.

Final installation before I walk into my front door.

Awesome night overall!