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Light trails under Argyle Bridge

Cars parked on both sides of the road with red and white lines from moving cars lights traveling through a dark tunnel under a bridge.

The Rocks is my favourite place to stay in Sydney. It has a lot of history and you’re very close to the top tourist attractions. This photograph is taken from Cumberland Street looking west along Argyle Street. The Argyle Bridge on the CBD side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Out of frame above this was 8 lanes of traffic. This photograph was a 30 second long exposure. Argyle Street doesn’t get much traffic and I wanted to capture cars driving both ways for the red and white light trails.

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Agrostemma flower

A single purple flower stands prominently in front of lush green plants, highlighting its striking contrast in colours.

Walking around the gardens at Blarney Castle, it is full of colourful surprises and delights. From sculptures to amazing flower beds. My favourite was the herbaceous border that seemed to go on forever. This Agrostemma flower was growing nearby to the Blarney House. It is an annual plant also known as the common corncockle and is a native of Europe. It was the bright purple that caught my eye with the dark green plants behind.

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Blarney House Cork

A grand castle stands majestically, surrounded by a lush garden filled with vibrant flowers and greenery in the foreground.

Most well known for Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone, the Blarney Estate has much more to see if you have time for a walk around the grounds. This is Blarney House. A Scottish baronial style mansion built in 1874. It was build by John Lanyon of Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon architects. The Colthurst family still lives in this house so we weren’t able to go inside. The gardens surrounding the house are well worth seeing, especially in summer when the flowers are all the colours of the rainbow.

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110 The Queen’s Walk London

Modern curved glass 10 floor office building with Tower Bridge behind at dusk under a clear blue sky.

Formally known as City Hall this curved glass 10 floor office building is 110 The Queen’s Walk. Seen here at dawn. The red light in the lower right of the frame is a light trail from a cyclist’s light. This curve nicely matches the blue lights from The Scoop. The iconic Tower Bridge is off to the left. Complete with the pink and blue of the clear dawn sky I don’t know why I didn’t share this photo 7 years ago when I took it in 2019. Over the years I have photographed this building a number of times. First when it was City Hall in 2007. A year later I was lucky enough to get access to the inside which has an amazing staircase. One of my best shots of Tower Bridge was taken from the 9th floor balcony which was made into a jigsaw.