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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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Bridge of Remembrance Christchurch

A bridge spans a river at night with trees lining the banks and city buildings illuminated in the background.

The Bridge of Remembrance is a war memorial dedicated to those who died in World War I. It’s actually the large archway to the right of the bridge over the River Avon. The archway was built over the east end of the Cashel Street bridge that links Oxford and Cambridge Terraces. Spending a weekend in central Christchurch I was very keen to finally capture some photographs at night. Walking up and down the river this was the best I captured that evening. It was mid November when I took this photograph so a large Christmas tree and lights were just behind the arch. A large tree blocked the view of them from this angle.

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Red Chinese footbridge

A vibrant red bridge crosses a clear stream in a serene park setting with greenery all around.

This red wooden footbridge crosses over Oamaru Creek in Oamaru Botanical Gardens in the South Island of New Zealand. It is just down the path from a very lovely Chinese Garden that is well worth visiting. This was New Zealand’s first Chinese garden opened in 1995. I previously shared a fantastic ceramic mural of a colourful red dragon. The curve of this bridge reminded me of the very famous Monet painting of the Water Lily Pond, even though Monet’s bridge isn’t red.

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Millennium Bridge across River Liffey Dublin

A bridge spans a river, with urban buildings visible in the background under a bright sky.

Central Dublin is split by the River Liffey and there are over 20 bridges that cross it. This was taken looking west along the river from the most famous Ha’penny Bridge. It was a still early evening so I was able to capture some reflections on the calm water. The bridge in the foreground is the Millennium footbridge. In the background is Grattan Bridge. On the far left of the photograph is The Clarence Hotel. There is a green copper dome in front of a construction crane. That’s the top of the Church of the Immaculate Conception – Adam and Eve’s. The tower a with round copper dome in the centre of the skyline is St. Patrick’s Tower. On the far right of the photograph behind the trees and covered in scaffolding is the Four Courts courthouse.