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Sydney Harbour Bridge from Observatory Hill at night

Dusk cityscape showing a bridge over a street with buildings illuminated by soft evening light.

Observatory Hill is one of my favourite places to photograph the Sydney Harbour Bridge from. This iconic view is looking along Lower Fort Street. It is a busy image with a lot going on but these layers to the photograph makes it for me. In the foreground there are a few red and white light trails from cars. Obviously the harbour bridge is the focal point. Off to the left on the other side of the harbour is Luna Park. If you look closely your can see the glowing purple light of the Ferris wheel. This photograph was captured a few years back now. It was at this same location on the same night someone walked in front of my camera with a sparkler. This created an even more striking image. See Sydney Harbour Bridge from Observatory. I prefer the slightly earlier and less chaotic photograph above.



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Dave’s Diner at Queen Victoria Market

Dave’s Diner at Queen Victoria Market

Walking into the Queen Victoria Market Dave’s Diner was the first thing I came across. The iconic polished aluminium of the Airstream trailer really caught my eye. Dave’s menu includes with soups served in a bread bowl, plus a host of desserts including Portuguese tarts, tiramisu, banana fritters, sticky date pudding and more. In the background are some of the massive skyscrapers of central Melbourne. The watermelons and oranges in the foreground also added some much need colour and contrast. Whilst we had a great coffee from here, they had only just opened so weren’t able to try their food this time.

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Forum Theatre – Melbourne

Forum Theatre - Melbourne

Opened in 1929 as the State Theatre this is one of the most historic theatres in Australia. It stands at the corner of Flinders Street and Russell Street in the centre of Melbourne. It is currently used for concerts and other performances. I didn’t go inside but will try to on my next visit to this part of the city. There was a bright red sports car in front of the building which was quite distracting. Rather than try and use Photoshop to remove it. I simply make the photograph black and white. Buildings, especially on cloudy days like this, often look quite good without colour. For those wondering the forum theatre is a sandstone colour.

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Train leaving Federation Square station

Train leaving Federation Square station

At the end of Russell Street if you cross Flinders Street there is a short road next to The Ian Potter Centre called Russell Street Extension. It doesn’t look worth walking down but it gives this great view west over the train tracks coming out of Flinders Street Railway Station. I would be interested to know where this train was heading, I’d guess and say easterly towards Hawthorn but I could be wrong about that. In the background are the many buildings of the central business district on the north side of Flinders Street. This would be a cool location to practice some light trails at dusk with a number of trains going in and out of central Melbourne. Maybe something for next time.