Here is a list of all our articles, reviews, photos of the day, arranged in descending order of date posted.
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Black faced cuckoo shrike 
A cuckoo shrike is neither a cuckoo, nor a shrike.
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Allan Bridge The Allan Bridge, located between Glenbawn and Segenhoe, is the most significant heritage bridge in the Upper Hunter Shire
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Under watchful eyes A series of surveillance cameras on Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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A lonely road A rerouted Hickron Rd snakes through the middle of construction of the upcoming Barangaroo Sydney Metro station.
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Reflected art Where does the artwork begin, and where does it end?
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Apollo's spray The newly refurbished Archibald Memorial fountain at Hyde Park.
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Stairway to ... Stairway at the new North Building extension of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, overlooking the art garden.
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A Black monolith A black monolith in the backgrounds looks ominous against a field of flowers.
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Sailing past the Opera House Four different marine vessels cruising past the iconic building.
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The largest bathtub A man swimming in Parsley Bay, as seen from the bridge.
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Draining Sydney Harbour This optical illusion makes it seem as if Sydney Harbour is slowly draining away into a tiny outlet.
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Green space on the edge of the city centre 
Prickly Balancing Act A mynah bird balancing on a bush.
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Purple Beauty Also known as 'houseleek' or sempervivum, this is a succulent plant that tends to grow in clusters, with a beautiful yellow flower.
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Cat on a cold tin roof I noticed this cat staring at me from a tin roof somewhere near Callan Park.
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Ready to serve A dish under the heater lamp, ready to be served at The Grounds of Alexandria.
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Budding A micro flower blooms at the end of a stalk at Mt Annan Botanic Garden.
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Birds This scene of birds perched up on a tree near St. John's Anglican Church in Parramatta eerily reminds me of Alfred Hitchcock's film 'Birds.'
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Butterfly at a distance The brightly coloured butterfly in this shot is Ornithoptera priamus (common green birdwing)
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How much difference does a 2x teleconverter make? To two or not to two...
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Shooting through glass with the sun at a low angle in the sky 
Tree-top dining When you are this tall, you have to look down on the world.
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The dark side of the rhino Making a meal of some ribs
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Warmly furred waterbuck Making a meal of some ribs
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Vivid 2022: contact Internationally celebrated light artist Sam Whiteside will take over the entrance of Carriageworks with his immersive lighting installation titled 'contact'.
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Ready for my closeup Making a meal of some ribs
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Vivid 2022: Wild Lights Wild Lights features a set of light installations and projection at Taronga Zoo.
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Ribs for breakfast Making a meal of some ribs
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Vivid 2022: Resonance Resonance is created by Studio John Fish from Australia and feature an array of convex mirrors.
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Vivid 2022: Bump in the Night Bump in the Night is created by James Dive from Australia and feature a peaceful campsite, or is it?
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Vivid 2022: A Mirrored City A Mirrored City is created by WITCH+GHOST from Australia and feature a set of illuminated sculptures depicting various aspects of Sydney.
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Vivid 2022: Chronoharp Chronoharp is created by Amigo & Amigo in collaboration with Otis Studios from Australia.
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What kind of music does this wallaby like? A rock wallaby at rest
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Vivid 2022: Celestial Celestial is created by Studio John Fish from Australia. It resembles a planet with rings around it.
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Vivid 2022: Ephemeral Oceanic Ephemeral Oceanic is created by Atelier Sisu from Australia and feature a set of illuminated spheres floating on Walsh Bay between Piers 1 and 2/3.
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Vivid 2022 at Circular Quay 2022 will see both sides of Sydney Harbour Bridge emblazoned with hundreds of colour changing lights. In a ribbon of light, colours pulse from the northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge across its world-famous span, through The Rocks, around Circular Quay and onto the Sydney Opera House forecourt.
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Series: Vivid 2022 Vivid Sydney is an annual festival that celebrated its 12th year in 2022, Vivid Sydney fuses art, innovation and technology and features a set of light installations scattered around the city.
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Spilling Dams We tried to capture four of Sydney's dams spilling due to recent heavy rain.
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Black and white on colour To balance a girls-only tree-house we must show a boys-only one.
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Hello Human This kangaroo and her joey were very interested in us, and hopped to check us out. Captured in the morning at the former deer park at University of New England.
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Kangaroo Pilates This kangaroo appears to be doing her morning exercises, but the joey doesn't quite know what to do.
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Mum, can I go to bed? A young joey tries to climb into the mother's pouch, captured at Mt Stromlo Observatory.
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An eland posing An eland posing at the top of a hill
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A Telescope Darkly Remnants of the telescope housed in a dome at Mt Stromlo Observatory, destroyed by a firestorm in 2003.
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Balloon Spectacular A giant balloon, launched as part of Canberra's Ballooon Festival, touches on on Lake Burley Griffin near the National Museum of Australia.
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A single luftballon A solitary balloon, launched as part of Canberra's Ballooon Festival,can be seen in the distance, the the city centre below.
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Canberra Early Dawn A view of Fyshwyck, Canberra Airport and Queanbeyan taken during the first light from Mt Ainslie Lookout.
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Griffin's Night Vision Canberra in the early morning pre-dawn, showing the Parliament House, the Parliamentary Triangle and Lake Burley Griffin.
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Moonlight Shadow The trees that whisper in the evening, carried away by a moonlight shadow.
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Lake George View of Lake George with the wind turbines in the horizon.
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Five Dams in a Day It is possible to visit 5 dams in the south east of Sydney in one day, with careful planning and an early start.
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Cows A group of cows wandered up a country road and prevented our car from passing through.
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Barraba Silo Art Barraba Silo Art by Fintan Magee is part of a series of art works painted on silos located around Australia, and is located on the outskirts of the town of Barraba in New South Wales.
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Liddell Power Station Liddell Power Station, as seen across Lake Liddell, expected to close sometime in 2023.
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Nakagin Capsule Tower With sadness, I recently discovered the infamous Nakagin Capsule Tower is scheduled to be demolished.
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The new boy in town A new male lion stalks the back range at Werribee as he waits out quarantine.
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 28 mm/1:2.0 Ultron Vintage Line VM This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer Ultron Vintage Line 28mm f2 M-mount (VM) lens with the Leica M10. This is a refreshed design from the previous Ultron 28mm featuring better lens performance in a smaller and lighter body.
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Boys only in this tree-house! To balance a girls-only tree-house we must show a boys-only one.
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 50 mm/1:1.5 Heliar Classic M-Mount This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5 M-mount (VM) lens with the Leica M10. This is a unique lens featuring intentional chromatic and spherical aberrations wide open.
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That rock is moving! Sometimes a tortoise just has to get somewhere.
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Queen Victoria Building with the Voigtländer Ultron Vintage 28mm/1:2 and Leica M10 This is part of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Ultron Vintage Line 28mm/1:2. These pictures were taken around Queen Victoria Building with the lens aperture mostly wide open (f2).
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Queen Victoria Building with the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5 and Leica M10 This is part of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5. These pictures were taken around Queen Victoria Building with the lens at f1.5 (maximum aperture).
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Melbourne Museum's Monster Revisited! The newest exhibit at Melbourne Museum is huge, but so cool - the most complete dinosaur skeleton uncovered so far.
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Sydney Harbour with the Voigtländer Ultron Vintage 28mm/1:2 and Leica M10 This is part of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Ultron Vintage Line 28mm/1:2. These pictures were taken around Sydney Harbour at Campbell Cove and Dawes Point.
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Nothing in focus? Sometimes the details are important!
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Sydney Harbour with the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5 and Leica M10 This is part of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5. These pictures were taken around Sydney Harbour at Campbell Cove and Dawes Point.
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No boys allowed in this tree-house! A lion's tree-house is girls only for a little bit longer.
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Photos at Chatswood Train Station with the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5 and Leica M10 This is part of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5. These pictures were taken at Chatswood station and show the performance of the lens wide open (f1.5) vs f4.
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Initial Impression: Voigtländer 50 mm/1:1.5 Heliar Classic VM The Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm behaves more like a 'toy lens' with intentional chromatic and spherical aberrations wide open, and yet deliver a relatively good and distortion free image when stopped down to f4 and above.
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Initial Impression: Voigtländer 28 mm/1:2.0 Ultron VM Voigtländer has updated their 28 mm/1:2.0 Ultron VM lens by making it smaller and lighter.
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Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear I thought this broken car side mirror on the street was perhaps an example of someone who did not heed the advice on the mirror.
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To Another World The horizontal escalator connecting Hyde Park to the Domain Car Park always make me feel as if I am travelling to another world.
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Ladies Powder Room Two years after Covid-19, the Ladies Powder Room on the third level (normally bustling with people pre Covid) is still empty.
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Three Reflections This is Apple Store in Sydney, with 3 convex mirrors that reflect the street scene in front of the store.
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Entering the Future This is the entrance to Wynyard Walk from Barangaroo. For some reason, this part of Sydney always seemed futuristic to me.
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Space Warp This is part of Wynyard Walk which connects Wynyard Station to Barangaroo. Captured on a quiet day with no one around.
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Real Life Review: Sony Alpha 1 camera The Sony Alpha 1 is the first in a new line of Sony cameras. After using this camera for a year, I'm ready to summarise my experiences with it.
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Melbourne Museum's Monster! The newest exhibit at Melbourne Museum is huge, but so cool - the most complete dinosaur skeleton uncovered so far.
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What can you do with a whole bunch of images from a burst? What can you do with a burst of images?
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A water dragon, not a lemur This is not what you expect to find in the lemur enclosure.
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A bit too much glass for the shot A wedge tail eagle looks dangerous, even when she is scruffy!
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Australia's apex aerial predator still has to moult A wedge tail eagle looks dangerous, even when she is scruffy!
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Go, go, goanna! A goanna may be a lizard, but a lot bigger than most lizards.
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Gorilla's breakfast answering "how sharp is it?" Does this photograph of a gorilla's breakfast show how sharp this lens can be?
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The wild dogs of Werribee Giving the African wild dogs at Werribee Open Range Zoo some time in the sun
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Melbourne Zoo on New Year's Eve New Year's Eve at Melbourne Zoo was hot, but the otter's enclosure is well shaded.
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Cape Don The Cape Don decorated with Christmas lights, located off the Coal Loader.
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Melbourne Zoo on Christmas Day Christmas at Melbourne Zoo is a time to get some beautiful photographs on our friends.
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Coal Loader Jetty The derelict jetty at the Coal Loader, captured during last light.
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Food Truck This food truck, captured during last light, has an interesting mural on the side.
Read article Avon Dam Avon Dam was the third and largest of the four dams constructed to collect water from the Illawarra Plateau. Created by damming the Avon River and completed in 1927, Avon Dam's main role today is to supply water to the Illawarra region.
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Get a room These two flowers almost look as if they are tenderly touching and caressing each other.
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Playing with water This ibis drinks from water on top of a sculpture at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.
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Lunch Stop This bee makes a brief stop on a blue flower as part of its journey.
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A Bee Forever Foraging This bee was making its away around the centre of a massiv sunflower, seemingly on an endless quest.
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Galactic Centre They say the Galactic Centre contains many stars, all revolving around a supermassive black hole, surrounded by interstellar dust and molecular gas. Some stars explode and become supernovae, generating relativistic jets (beams of ionised matter).
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Why I was asking myself this question when I saw this eclectic collection of books and plants on an alley near Reservoir St Surry Hills.
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Portal This feels like a steampunk portal into a different universe or dimension. It is actually a children's playground, part of the Albert Sloss Reserve.
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Wynyard Station This is the new entrance to Wynyard Station from George St, Sydney, after refurbishment. The building containing this entrance has been renamed Brookfield Place.
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Forgotten Songs This is an installation of 110 empty birdcages in 2009 by artist Michael Thomas Hill.
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A barking owl in flight - straight at me! I'm ready for my close-up Mr de Mille.
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Sydney Hospital A runner in front of the Sydney Hospital on Macquarie St, Sydney.
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Watch for Cyclists I found this brightly painted car parking entrance with lots of warnings about cyclists. I wonder if this is a response to a prior incident.
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Cyclist vs Light Rail Delivery cyclist overtakes Light Rail on George St Sydney.
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Centrepoint Black and white photo of Sydney Tower (formerly called Centrepoint Tower) flanked between the Myer and Gowings buildings, taken from the Queen Victoria Building.
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Tree of Life Woman about to walk past chalk drawing of tree with Climate Jobs Guarantee supporters in the background.
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Initial Impression: Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II 
Flower Boxes This set of flower boxes are located in front of the Sydney Town Hall and faces into the light rail at George St, Sydney.
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Emden Gun Located in the south-east corner of Hyde Park facing Whitlam Square, this mounted, four-inch gun was recovered from the German ship SMS Emden.
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Patterned shadows The sun passes through the awnings of the Surry Hills hotel and creates an interesting set of shadows on the footpath.
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Royal Exhibition Hotel This is the Light Rail track running past the historic Royal Exhibition Hotel in Sydney, located next to Prince Alfred Park and Central Station.
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Rainbow walk This is the 90m rainbow path in Prince Alfred Park located next to Equality Green. The path commemorates the November 2017 decision to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia.
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Masonic temple What rituals have been held here? Who were the members? This building is located on Regent St next to the Mortuary Station.
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Memories of a fishing pole I have no doubt that one day the fisherman will return and wonder what has been caught.
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Shared Zone This shared road seems to be bisected into two by the strong shadow running across it.
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Bebeah Bebeah is a 5 hectare garden at Mt Wilson featuring an extensive strolling path featuring many varieties of flowering plants, and a semi formal Italianate design including a lake.
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Interleaved The branches of these pine trees at Yengo intersect and interleave to form a lattice that reaches up to the sky.
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Start of a Journey The Road goes ever on. Will you be my companion?
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Waterfall Reflection If you look at the picture, you can see the blue sky reflected in the water amongst the leaves which are behind the waterfall.
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Yengo Sculpture Garden Yengo is a garden at Mt Wilson featuring sculptures by English sculptors Judith Holmes Drewry and Lloyd le Blanc.
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My image getting the wrong kind of exposure! Over-exposed, but with a certain charm
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Self portrait Reflection Captured near the Philosopher's Walk in Kyoto, Japan.
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T Reflection Captured near the Philosopher's Walk in Kyoto, Japan.
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Twin Reflection Captured at a narrow intersection in Tomonoura, Japan.
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Side Mirror Reflection Captured in Kyoto, Japan.
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Rickshaw The driver of this rickshaw carrying two girls looked up at me just when I took the photo.
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Start of a Journey This path is part of the remains of the Karesansui garden at Ginkaku-Ji in Kyoto, Japan.
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Dried River Bed I captured this near the remains of the Karesansui garden at Ginkaku-Ji in Kyoto, Japan.
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Japan: Ginkakuji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion) Ginkaku-ji, or Temple of the Silver Pavilion, is officially named Jishō-ji and built for a Shogun who became a Buddhist monk.
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Japan: Canon Digital House Osaka Canon has 3 camera showrooms and service centres in Japan. This is the one in Osaka, located in Umeda near Herbis Plaza in 2017.
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Japan: Tomonoura Tomonoura is a small fishing village famous as the location for several films: notably Ponyo and Wolverine.
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Cat in the Hat I saw this cute cat sitting in a hat in a shop at the Ekinishi area near Hiroshima Station.
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Japan: Hiroshima at Night (Ekinishi) Ekinishi ("west of station") is a small neighbourhood just west of Hiroshima Station that is full of trendy bars and restaurants and really comes alive at night.
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Hotel High Up This hotel almost seems like it could have been in a James Bond film starring Roger Moore.
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Japan: Hiroshima (Peace Park and Museum) The Hiroshima Peace Park is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack.
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Japan: Atomic Bomb Dome The Genbaku Dome (aka Hiroshima Peace Memorial, or the Atomic Bomb Dome) is a former exhibition hall that somehow still stands as a ruin.
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Japan: Miyajima Miyajima (Shrine Island), is an island famous for the O-Torii gate seemingly surrounded by water.
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Japan: Kurashiki Kurashiki has a preserved canal area that dates back to the Edo Period, when the city served as an important rice distribution center. In fact, “Kurashiki” roughly translates to “town of storehouses” in reference to the rice storehouses.
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Japan: Himeji Castle Himeji Castle is the only castle we visited in Japan is a "real" castle, ie. it is the original castle (with some restoration work) and not a reconstruction.
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Japan: Hiroshima Castle Hiroshima Castle was destroyed by the atomic bomb in 1945 but has been reconstructed (in 1958) and now serves as a museum of Hiroshima history pre World War II.
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Japan: Okayama Castle and Korakuen Okayama Castle is another reconstructed castle (the original was destroyed in World War II by air raids). Nearby is Korakuen which is regarded as one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.
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Japan: Osaka Castle Osaka Castle was destroyed (several times over the course of history), and the present building is a concrete reconstruction.
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Japan: Huis Ten Bosch Huis Ten Bosch is a gigantic theme park in Sasebo (near Nagasaki) that is intended to be a mini version of Netherlands, including famous buildings such as the Huis Ten Bosch palace, Stadhuis and the Domtoren.
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Japan: Universal Studios Japan Universal Studios Japan was the third theme park opened after the original Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Studios Orlando. It was the first park in the franchise to open outside the US.
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Japan: DisneySea DisneySea is a unique theme park, intended as a nautical counterpart to Disneyland.
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Japan: Sanrio Puroland Sanrio Puroland (サンリオピューロランド) is an indoor theme park in Tama City
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Japan: Ghibli Museum The Ghibli Museum is a unique museum showcasing the work of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli. It is located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka.
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Japan: Nara Nara is considered a small city today, but was once the capital of Japan and the seat of the Emperor.
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Japan: Kinkakuji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) Kinkakuji, or Temple of the Golden Pavilion, is one of the must see places in Kyoto. Most of the temple is covered in gold leaf, and it's set next to pond and therefore extremely photogenic.
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Japan: Nijo Castle Nijo Castle is a "flat" castle containing Ninomaru and Honmaru Palaces. It is established in Kyoto by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of Japan.
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Wassup? This dog seems to be asking me if I have seen its owner. Captured near Kamakura station in Japan.
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Power Ranger We captured a worker doing some maintenance on a power line in Kamakura, Japan.
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Japan: Sasuke Inari Shrine We discovered the Sasuke Inari Shrine by accident while walking around in Kamakura. A set of bright red torii gates lead up a hill into a shrine full of statues of foxes and fox dwellings with families.
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A fraction of a second How a raptor makes a capture
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Japan: Kamakura Kamakura is a small town popular with tourists because of attractions such as the Hasedera temple located on a hill with great views of the town, the Great Buddha bronze statue and other temples and shrines.
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A barking owl - don't duck! When a barking owl is flying overhead, don't duck!
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Japan: Yurikamome Yurikamome (Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Waterfront Line) is a automated guideway transit service travels across the Rainbow Bridge into the artificial island of Odaiba into a futuristic Tokyo.
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A black-breasted buzzard Showing off her distinctive plumage, this black-breasted buzzard is naturally alliterative.
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Japan: Shibuya Shibuya is a major commercial and retail hub, but also famous for 3 things: Shibuya crossing (the world's busiest pedestrian crossing), Hachiko the loyal dog, and Shibuya 109 (a fashion mecca for young girls).
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Eyes on target: black kite Head horizontal, no matter what angle his body and wings are at
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Japan: Akihabara In recent years, Akihabara has become infamous not only as a place where you can buy cheap electronic goods but an epicentre for Japanese otaku culture.
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Eagle eyes - what is she looking at? This eagle really can see things that you can't.
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Japan: Nikko Nikko is a small town about 2 hours from Tokyo that is famous for the UNESCO World Heritage site consisting of a complex of shrines, temples and shogun mausoleums.
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Japan: Hamarikyu Garden Hamarikyu Gardens is a special garden with a tidal pond and a chequered history, located at the mouth of the Sumida River as it enters Tokyo Bay.
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A wedge-tail eagle in flight The largest eagle in Australia is the wedge-tail eagle.
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Japan: Trains Mention Japan, and a lot of people will associate it with Shinkansen (bullet trains). Trains of various kinds are a major mode of transport both within and across cities.
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A nankeen kestrel in flight Small and fast, this is a hard bird to photograph!
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A nankeen kestrel can hover! A nankeen kestrel can hover above prey.
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Dallas 2007 My most recent trip to the USA is to Dallas in 2007 to attend conference. For some reason I bought my camera with me, primarily because I remember all the episodes of Dallas my mum watched in the 1970s.
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Chicago from the Air These images were taken from window seat of an aircraft descending into Chicago using one of the earliest digital cameras, the Kodak DC220 with a 1.2 megapixel resolution.
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Mulholland Drive on a Mustang We rented a Mustang and took it to Mulholland Drive in Hollywood Hills, ending overlooking Hollywood Bowl.
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Empire State Building (New York The ending of the film Sleepless in Seattle was set in the observation deck of the Empire State Building. From here, it's possible to get 360° views of Manhattan Island.
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Gorilla Gorilla How would you feel if you were having a bad hair day, and it was on your forearms?
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New York, NY I've always loved New York, from perusing coffee table photographic books about the city (I think those books made me want to be a photographer) as a child.
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Did you know that lions climb trees? When chased by a lion, don't expect climbing a tree to save you
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Niagara Falls A famous tourist attraction and spectacular sight, Niagara Falls are actually a group of falls straddling the border between the USA and Canada.
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Profusely petalled palest pink A pale pink rose with a profusion of petals
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National Mall As tourists, we visited the National Mall at Washington, DC, in 1997. Recent events have of course heightened security here, so these photographs are a homage to a more innocent decade.
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Yes, it's a rose This is a rose, albeit it a less common variety
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Winchester House For years, I have mentioned the Winchester House in my talks and presentations, as an analogy of what happens when an organisation does not have a cohesive strategy, so of course I have visited the actual house many times.
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Pale yellow How would you name this subtle beautiful shade of yellow?
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Dayton, OH I visited Dayton for a quick business trip in 1994.
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Definition of Scarlet There are many shades of red, but this rose is most definitely scarlet.
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Twin Peaks (San Francisco) Twin Peaks offers the best views of San Francisco, probably the most beautiful city in the USA.
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White. Just pure white. Pure white will never go out of fashion.
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San Francisco, CA San Francisco is probably my favourite city in the USA. I don't know why, but I feel really at home here, and for some reason most people there think I'm a local so obviously there's a connection.
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Magenta and yellow A multicoloured rose in magenta with yellow accents
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Pacific Coast Highway We drove the famous Pacific Coast Highway, or State Route 1, from Los Angeles to San Francisco, in 1997 as part of our USA vacation.
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A Hippo Approaches the Water Never get between a hippo and the water!
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Disneyland 1997 This is a nostalgic look at the original Disneyland in Anaheim, built by Walt Disney himself, in the late 1990s before it was expanded and an additional theme park (Disney California Adventure Park) was built on the original carpark.
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A quick burst of activity A quick burst of speed from a focussed predator
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Mauve and white Roses come in a few unusual colours, like mauve.
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Sherman Oaks Galleria We visited this iconic shopping mall, one of the birthplaces of "Valley" culture and used in several films, several months before it was severely damaged by the Northridge earthquake and it's eventual decline.
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Blood and tears Hope in something so fleeting as raindrops on a blood red rose
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Long Beach and Queen Mary On my first visit to the Los Angeles in 1993 (business trip), we used to drive along the coast on the weekends. One weekend we stopped by at Long Beach to visit Queen Mary.
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Pastel pink perfection! Why would I need to change anything about this pastel pink rose? It is already adorned with raindrops.
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Relax, the cheetah is a long way off! Kulinda the cheetah can reach 120km/hour if she wants to.
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Visiting a Data Centre in the 1990s They sure don't build "Big Iron" computers like they used to. This is a data centre located in Los Angeles in the 1990s.
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The bright yellow rose Daffodills are not the only intensely yellow flowers
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Universal Studios Hollywood Universal Studios Hollywood is a unique theme park in the 1990s in that it was based on a real film studio backlot, and the Backlot Studio Tour actually started in 1915.
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White roses can be tough to photograph White roses can make difficult subjects
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Star Trek Adventure Beam aboard the bridge of the Starship ENTERPRISE. Your mission? To explore the limits of your imagination with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. To battle Klingons, space creatures and alien superbeings! To boldly go where no man has gone before.
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Pink! Emphatically pink! This is one rose which is not shy about being pink.
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Rodent of Unusual Size This is a capybara, a giant rodent native to South America, and the largest type of rodent in the world.
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Series: USA Film Retrospective This is a series of articles featuring photographs mainly taken in 1990s using a variety of film cameras, ranging from compact cameras such as the Canon Sure Shot to SLRs such as the Pentax PZ-70.
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Apricot is a fruit? A rose in an unconventional colour should smell as sweet?
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Waiting Photo of a young wallaby in a tunnel, with a pensive looking face looking like it is expecting something.
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Roses are red? Sometimes even the most trite of poetry can be true
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Wait, Is This Food This is a photo of a kangaroo looking up amongst a mob of feeding kangaroos, almost questioning the quality of what it is eating.
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The palest of pinks against an overcast sky A pink so pale you'd think it was white
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Are We There Yet This is a picture of a mother kangaroo preparing to hop whilst the joey (baby kangaroo) pops its head out, seemingly to check where she is going.
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A Rose among the thorns Even in winter you can see a rose among the thorns
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The Alien Invasion is coming This is a dramatic shot of a sunset and seems to imply the beginning of an alien invasion.
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Meerkat security guard A juvenile meerkat practicing his security guard pose.
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The Butterfly is Landing A butterfly lands on a flower in a meadow at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
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Zola the Zebra Foal Zola the Zebra at almost 4 months old
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An Ibis Looks Up An Ibis Looks Up after foraging in a garden bed.
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Koalas have two thumbs A koala can give four thumbs up when they are really impressed.
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Social Distancing This group of ibis appear to be practicing social distancing rules, on a bench.
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Major Mitchell is happy and up-beat A Major Mitchell cockatoo swivels feathers on the up-beat.
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Window Reflection The Dr. Chau Chak Wing Building in the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) houses the UTS Business School, and is the first building in Australia designed by Canadian American architect Frank Gehry.
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Rock-wallaby on the grass Rock-wallabies don't have to be standing on solid rock.
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UTS A wander through the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) campus in Ultimo.
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Kestrel keeping kool The nankeen kestrel is small, fast, and agile in the air. They are one of the few raptors who can hover.
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Alexander Arriving This is the Sydney Ferry Alexander arriving at Pyrmont Bay wharf, against a backdrop of the Sydney skyline
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 17.5 mm/1:0.95 Heliar Nokton MFT This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer 50mm f3.5 M-mount (VM) lens with the Leica M10. This is a unique lens featuring a classic or vintage look but a modern lens design.
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Walsh Bay A quiet afternoon walking from Ives Steps (where there are normally a few fisherman trying to catch something from the harbour) with a beautiful view of the Western side of Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Chatswood Lights 2021 - Home This is a light installation and projection that forms part of Chatswood Nights
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QVB Staircase This is the grand staircase at Queen Victoria Building, but captured at an angle that reminds me of M. C. Escher's famous lithograph 'Relativity' (1953).
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Bush Stone-curlew sleeping on one leg A bush stone-curlew on one leg
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Star Reflection This is the atrium at the casino entrance to The Star, harbour facing side. The 'rays' of the star structure is reflected multiple times in the glass of the atrium roof creating an interesting effect.
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Osprey soaring A Major Mitchell cockatoo swivels feathers on the up-beat.
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Escalator Reflection This image was captured at the escalators in Westfield Sydney close to the corner of Elizabeth and Market streets,and offers a tantalising glimpse of what's behind, as well as the street outside.
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Koala caught with eyes not shut! A koala with eyes not entirely shut
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Chatswood Lights 2021 - Nature This is a light installation and projection that forms part of Chatswood Nights
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Super moon before eclipse This is the brightest the full moon can be, because the moon is at its closest to Earth
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Green Reflection The green hedge at the back of this fountain and pool is captured nicely as a reflection.
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Major Mitchell Demonstrates Flare on Landing A Major Mitchell cockatoo demonstrates flare on landing.
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Lake Reflection Windyridge Garden, in Mt Wilson - the lake in the evening.
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Shallowth of field of the 135 GM A tiny bird in focus, and nothing else
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Series: Reflections This is a series of articles that feature reflections, or sometimes the absence of reflection.
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Heavy Hippo Hurdling? Hardly! The hippo's legs seem so out of proportion to its body. It is a coffee table among dining tables.
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Autumn Colours at Home Sometimes, the best autumn colours are found very close to home.
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Sony Alpha 1 camera - after thirty two thousand frames The Sony Alpha 1 is the first in a new line of Sony cameras. This is my impressions of this new camera after 32 000 frames.
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Cactus Garden Cactus Garden was a light art installation at the Chatswood Concourse from 24 April 2021 to 15 May 2021.
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See me wet, see me dry Three young otters. Two dry, one wet - they are always one or the otter...
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Manly Dam Manly Dam is a heritage-listed former dam that now is a reserve and war memorial.
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Sony Alpha 1 camera - mid-high ISO impact on images of a black kite The Sony Alpha 1 is going to be used at high ISO. This post compares some mid-high ISO values, and their impact on image quality.
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Wingecarribee Reservoir Wingecarribee Reservoir is about 10 kilometres south-east of Bowral on the Wingecarribee River.
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The Wonder of the Wedge-tailed Eagle Magra the wedge-tailed eagle is wonderful in flight, as long as you aren't her prey.
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Tallowa Dam Tallowa Dam is unique for its massive mechanical fish lift which transports fish over the dam wall.
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Voigtländer 35mm f2 APO Lanthar (E mount) - Raindrops on Roses! My first excursion with Voigtländer 35mm f2 APO Lanthar was to the State Rose Garden.
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Woronora Dam Woronora Dam is the fifth dam built as part of Sydney's water supply network, and the final one to be built before World War II.
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Sugar glider in the dark A sugar glider (a marsupial flying possum who eats sap and nectar) photographed in extremely low light.
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Prospect Reservoir Prospect Reservoir was the centrepiece of the Upper Nepean scheme to secure Sydney's water supply,
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Initial Impression: Voigtländer 35mm f2 APO Lanthar (E mount) The Voigtländer 35mm f2 APO Lanthar is the next APO Lanthar released for E mount. Here are my first impressions of the lens.
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Nepean Dam Nepean Dam was the last and smallest of the four dams constructed as part of the Upper Nepean Scheme.
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Cordeaux Dam Cordeaux Dam is the second of four dams constructed as part of the Upper Nepean Scheme to collect water from the Illawarra Plateau.
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Melbourne in the dawn's early light Melbourne's CBD skyline over the Yarra river in the early light of dawn
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Cataract Dam Cataract Dam is one of the oldest and most picturesque dams in Sydney.
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Cheetah prowling - the A1 at work This article shows a series of images shot in a single burst using the Sony A1 and the Sony 135mm GM.
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Bridge Reflection Bluestone Bridge, Water Garden, Mayfield captured in autumn.
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Warragamba Dam Located about 65 kilometres west of Sydney in a narrow gorge on the Warragamba River, Warragamba Dam is one of the largest domestic water supply dams in the world.
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A Kilo of Kite Skiting in Flight A kite in flight, showing off how good he looks in the bright sunshine.
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Series: The Dams of Greater Sydney This is a series of articles exploring the network of dams that provide water to Sydney.
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Sun star from the 135 GM - a dreadful example Showing that the Sony 135mm f1.8 GM can shoot sun stars. It has 11 aperture blades, so we get 22 points on our sun stars.
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Spotted-tail Quoll - "I was framed!" This spotted-tail quoll is eager for brunch. We can see hand-like paws.
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Tree Reflection The magnificent Water Garden at Mayfield in NSW, captured in autumn. On the left is the red Japanese inspired bridge, on the right the Bluestone bridge and waterfall.
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Boss Baboon's Magnificent Mane and Mantle Mean no Mistaking him The adult male hamadryas baboon has a distinctive hairdo - he's the original big-haired boss
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Pool Reflection An illusion built into the design of this pool makes it seem the pool is actually part of a larger lake (situated below this pool).
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She's so cute, and easy to train - humans can learn quite quickly With a serval in charge, a human can learn all sorts of tricks!
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Initial Impression: Sony Alpha 1 camera The Sony Alpha 1 is the first in a new line of Sony cameras. This is my first impressions of this new camera.
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Red Roo Rained-on and Rumpled After morning rain, this red kangaroo can't do a thing with his fur. Still, it shows up his red colouring better than when he is dry.
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Black kite in flight This article shows a series of images shot in a single burst using the Sony A1 and the Sony 135mm GM. This combination is very effective when photographing birds which are not too far away.
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Catching a Contented Koala between Catnaps Photographing koalas is easy. Unless you want to see their eyes open... Koalas sleep 18 to 22 hours a day.
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Autumn Bloom This could be mistaken for a spring photo, but it's actually taken in early autumn in the Southern Highlands at a garden in Bundanoon.
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Fastest Feline having Fun in Flight A cheetah running because she can. There is no point in being the fastest land animal if you don't get to run for fun!
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Black-and-white Bandicoot Because of Bedtime This bandicoot is shown in black and white because this was shot in the darkness of the nocturnal animals exhibit, and the only light was a dark red.
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Kayaking in Kenya complication Hippos are extremely territorial, and have a powerful bite.
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The Cheshire cat's body began to fade from view The Cheshire cat began to fade, starting with its tail, with his brilliant eyes and smile the last to go.
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Willow? I thought you said "pillow" Even a hard dead tree can serve as a pillow for a big cat.
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Keen-eyed Kite Keeping Black Beautiful The black kite soars, swerves and swoops, owning the air.
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Eagle-owl Eager to Escape into Evening Eagle-owl is ready to return to quarters to wait for nighttime.
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Mischievous Monkey Mocking Me? Monkey mockery more mischief than malice
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Ostrich Openly Ostracising Onlookers That's a lot of bird to have ignoring you.
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Robust Rhino Resting but Risking Reaction? That's a big rhino and really close.
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Charming Cheetah is Cheerful A cheery cheetah sitting in morning sunshine with a big smile.
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Sensitive Serval Sneers in Surreptitious Snapshot This serval has clearly heard the photographer deciding to take a photograph.
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Fleet Feline Focussed on Fancied Food A cheetah gazing at her neighbours as she prowls the edge of her domain.
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Small Snow-Leopards Sniffing Suspicious Scents Snow leopard cubs investigating smells.
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Laid-back Lion Lounging at Leisure Relaxing in bright sunlight, a lion soaks up the warmth.
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Camouflaged Cat Concealed in Chiaroscuro A tiger strolls by
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Perched Pussy Poised to Pounce When a serval is ready to pounce, you do not want to be prey!
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Going Places Have bike will travel, but where?
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Flowers in the pavement Captured at Bourke St near Foley St crossing.
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Ye Olde Photo of Circular Quay A view of Circular Quay with two ferries and Harbour Bridge in the background, treated to look like an old photo.
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The Road Goes Ever On The Road goes ever on and on
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Stare Me Down This bush turkey was intensely curious about me and my camera and wasn't afraid to venture really close and personal. Taken on a 50mm lens.
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The Face in the Stone If you have a good imagination, you will find a face staring back at you (helps if you enjoy Picasso). Taken at the Mueller Track at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden.
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Resting This rock is casually resting on a pile of rocks at Cape Banks.
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The Middle Finger This clump of Banksia flowers captured at Castlecrag kind of reminds me of the fingers of a human hand.
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Northbridge Baths This is a secluded netted bathing area complete with a small beach along the Middle Harbour foreshore. I love how the wide angle perspective exaggerates the curves in the perspective view of the bath.
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Into the dungeon Modern day carparks can be quite scary places to navigate. This one seems to promise dangers as well as opportunities.
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Near the mouth of Scotts Creek Scotts Creek starts around Chatswood in Sydney and terminates at Middle Harbour between Castle Cove and Middle Cove. It is part of Willoughby's stormwater catchment and sewerage flow, but major attempts have been made in recent years to clean it. We walked along the North Arm track, and ventured onto an unofficial track along the mangrove swamp towards the mouth.
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Sit Down Men and Wear Armani The University of Sydney motto "Sidere Mens Eadem Mutato" roughly translates from Latin as "Though the stars may be different, all remain the same", which is an allusion to the hope that the university is as good as Cambridge or Oxford even though it is located in the Southern Hemisphere. When I was a student, we used to jokingly paraphrase it as "Sit down men and eat potato." Here the university motto is juxtaposed with an advertisement for Emporio Armani at Martin Place in Sydney.
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Look - Self Portrait A shot of me taking a photo of the Dobell Memorial Sculpture at the intersection of Pitt and Spring streets in Sydney, with a pedestrian crossing with a 'Look' sign reflected by the mirror-like finish of the sculpture.
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White Tree of Gondor In the Lord of the Rings, the White Tree of Gondor is located next to the White Tower of Ecthelion and symbolises the realm of Gondor and the motif of it's flag. This tree is located on Regimental Square in Sydney and this perspective is taken from Angel Place.
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Guardian of the Galaxy This dog is exploring the shores of Berrys Bay, and looks like the lord and commander of all that she surveys.
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Morning Glory Fresh crisp morning at Fullers Park. These are wild, growing in a field
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What Lies Ahead I wander through these tracks, chasing the memory of a rainbow. What lies ahead beyond the curve?
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Eclectic, not Electric Sparks of energy, motivated by an creative potential, arcs across the filaments.
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Receiving or Issuing Life is a balance between giving and receiving.
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Yin and Yang Shadows and light across many doors in time and space.
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Crossroads Which path to choose? Or is it already predetermined? What lies ahead?
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Decision Which path to choose? Or is it already predetermined? What lies ahead?
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Swain Gardens This is a "secret" garden not known to many except locals as it is not visible from the street so you have to know where to go, and we have visited this garden many times over the years and taken many interesting photos there.
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Flat Rock Gully We started on Wilksch's Walk, named in honour of local resident Eric Wilksch for his efforts in lobbying Council to retain bushland in Flat Rock Gully. This takes us to Tunk's Park and Cammeray Bridge.
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Cordia Way The Artarmon Link Path (Cordia Way) is a wide, gently undulating pedestrian/cycle path that runs from Shepherd Road to Artarmon Reserve, following the original path of the creek (which is now underneath the concrete).
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Artarmon Reserve Starting from a pedestrian tunnel underneath the rail line close to Artarmon Station, which is decorated with colourful murals, a short walk through a pleasantly wooded corridor next to the train line leads us to the oval. There are some sculptures of acorns near the oval.
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Our Lady of Dolours This is the Chatswood Catholic Parish Church, located quite close to the Chatswood Chase Shopping Centre. I have always admired this building and love taking photos of it at night.
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North Willoughby Heritage Plaque walk This is a tour through various Civic Heritage Commemorative Plaques that have been installed in order to commemorate the heritage of Willoughby.
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Creatures of Roseville This is a special article featuring animals and wildlife I have encountered in the suburb I live in.
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Little Digger Track I discovered this by accident whilst walking around Roseville.
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The Churches of Roseville Roseville has 4 churches that I know about - St Andrews, St. Barnabas, the Uniting Church and Luke's Presbyterian.
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Ferndale Park Ferndale Park is a long and narrow 9.8 hectare remnant bushland reserve that is surrounded by residential properties, located within the Lane Cove River catchment, Chatswood.
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Beauchamp Park Beauchamp Park is our local park, situated in the upper park of the Scotts Creek sub-catchment.
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Harold Reid Reserve The Harold Reid reserve consists of a sandstone hill called The Sugarloaf located on a headland, sandwiched between Crag Cove and Castle Cove and facing into Sugarloaf Bay and then onto Middle Harbour.
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Down the Street This is a quick walk down the street to the industrial area close to Roseville Chase.
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Blue Gum Reserve This is the closest walking track to our house, a mere block away in Chatswood West.
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Roseville We start our 5km bubble exploration simply by walking around the suburb we live in.
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Series: Floriade 2020 In 2020, Floriade has been reimagined (due to COVID-19) with the celebration moving from its traditional home in Commonwealth Park to bloom across Canberra.
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National Museum of Australia The Floriade boxes are contains bulbs and annuals blooming under the museum’s signature entry sculpture, and complements the Garden of Australian Dreams.
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Street Art We found a fascinating lane called Tocumwal Lane in Canberra that leads into a square that is full of street art.
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Canberra We explored the Canberra city centre on our last day visiting Floriade.
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Mt Ainslie The Mount Ainslie tourist outlook, one of Canberra's most popular, provides excellent views of central Canberra and Red Hill to the south and Black Mountain to the west especially towards sunset.
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Australian War Memorial The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia, and some conflicts involving personnel from the Australian colonies prior to Federation.
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Parliament House Gardens The gardens are certainly a well kept secret, as there are no signs pointing the way, but they are worth it for the fantastic parterre and cherry blossoms.
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Parliament House The new Parliament House was constructed beginning from 1981 with an original budget of A$220 million and was supposed to be opened on Australia Day 1988.
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Museum of Australian Democracy The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House is a living museum of social and political history, located in a nationally listed heritage building in Parkes, Canberra.
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Parliamentary Zone We parked near the National Library, and explored the Peace Park, Water's Edge, the National Rose Garden, the old Parliament House and the Treasury building.
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National Capital Exhibition The National Capital Exhibition tells the Story of Canberra as the capital city of Australia.
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Parkes Way From the National Carillon, we skirted our way back to Commonwealth Park via Kings Park through a set of paths parallel to Parkes Way.
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National Carillon The National Carillon is a gift from the British Government to the people of Australia to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the national capital, Canberra.
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Kings Park Kings Park also lies on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin adjacent to Commonwealth Park and is normally considered to be the area east of Anzac Parade.
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Blundells Cottage Blundells Cottage is a heritage-listed six-roomed stone cottage located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin.
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Regatta Point The RG Menzies walk swings from underneath the Commonwealth Avenue bridge past Regatta Point, Commonwealth Park and into Kings Park.
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Commonwealth Park The traditional home of Floriade hasn't completely missed out. There is a glorious flower bed on the back of Stage 88 along with a gnome and a Floriade mural.
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Kingston Foreshore This area contains lots of luxury apartments, a marina and a retail precinct.
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Black Mountain This is famous because of the old Telecom Tower, then renamed Telstra Tower that forms a symbolic landmark of Canberra.
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Lake Burley Griffin We explored the Lake Burley Griffin foreshore near Yarralumla Bay.
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Calthorpes House This is a historic house built in 1927 by Harry Calthorpe in a Spanish Mission style and remains relatively unchanged.
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Red Hill This is one of the three lookout points for Canberra (the other two being Black Mountain and Ainslie Hill), and the one closest to Parliament House.
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Royal Australian Mint Not many flowers here, except in some tulips in a garden bed next to the entrance ramp, and a bed of mostly yellow/green flowers near the entrance ramp.
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St Thomas the Apostle This is a rather imposing Catholic church with an attached primary school.
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Kambah Village Sheep The Floriade display at the entrance sign to the shopping centre features a gnome amongst sheep grazing on 196 square metres of Floriade bulbs and annuals.
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Kambah Community Garden The Kambah Community Garden is located near the Kambah District Park which also has remnants of the old Kambah homestead.
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Tuggeranong Uniting Church Tuggeranong Uniting Church Erindale has four garden beds at the upper end of Comrie Street associated with the Erindale Neighbourhood Centre and the Erindale Neighbourhood Garden.
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Holy Family Church The garden is planted under a magnificent old Gum Tree in a raised garden bed with 2500 mixed tulip bulbs spaced throughout the garden.
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Good Shepherd Community Church The garden bed at Good Shepherd Community Church is a circular bed divided into eight wedges – four wedges of bulbs and four wedges of annuals.
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Lake Tuggeranong Lake Tuggeranong, an artificial lake sourced by the confluence of Tuggeranong Creek and stormwater discharge from urban and rural areas.
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Anketell St This floral display is located on Tuggeranong's busy shopping street.
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St Mary in the Valley This special shaped garden bed represents the Celtic Cross that sits high on the spire of the St Mary in the Valley Church.
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Lanyon Marketplace Lanyon Marketplace was opened in November 1997.
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City Hill and London Circuit City Hill is a park located in Canberra, Australia on one of the points of the Parliamentary Triangle, a feature of Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the city. It is surrounded by London Circuit, which is a hexagonal road that encircles the hill.
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Glebe Park Glebe Park is a remnant of a hundred acres (40 hectares) of land allocated to the Anglican Church in the early 1840s for use as a glebe, an area of land whose revenues contribute towards parish expenses.
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Mayfield Garden Mayfield was established in 1984 by the Hawkins family, initially as a sheep farm.
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Iconic NSW spring It doesn't get as #iconic as this as a depiction of NSW #spring, #chickenwirefence, #sheep, #pond, #treelinedroad, #rapeseed (#canola), rolling #hills.
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Rapeseed fields near Mayfield, NSW A sure sign of spring in regional NSW is the golden yellow rapeseed fields that can dominate the countryside for hectares.
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Part 4: Pentax K10D (2007-2010) This is part 4 of series of articles celebrating a selection of photographs taken in the last 21 years, from the very first digital camera we purchased in 1999 to the current portfolio of cameras that we use daily. In this article, we focus on photos taken on the second generation flagship Digital SLR camera from Pentax - the K10D.
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Part 3: Pentax *ist D (2005-2008) This is part 3 of series of articles celebrating a selection of photographs taken in the last 21 years, from the very first digital camera we purchased in 1999 to the current portfolio of cameras that we use daily. In this article, we focus on photos taken on the earliest Digital SLR cameras - the Pentax *ist D.
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Part 2: Nikon Coolpix 5700 (2003-2008) This is part 2 of series of articles celebrating a selection of photographs taken in the last 21 years, from the very first digital camera we purchased in 1999 (a Kodak DC-220) to the current portfolio of cameras that we use daily. In this article, we reminisce on photos taken on the earliest compact super-zoom cameras - the Nikon Coolpix 5700.
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Retrospective: Kodak DC-220 My very first digital camera, bought in 1999
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How much detail can you capture with the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 and a Sony A7R IV? This is an extra article in a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0. This post shows the amount of detail this combination can capture.
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 50 mm/1:2 APO-Lanthar lens This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer 50mm f2 lens with the Sony A7R IV. This lens is apochromatic and extremely sharp, making it very well suited to the A7R IV.
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Queen Victoria Building I wandered through an almost empty QVB in the heart of Sydney.
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Outside the comfort zone with the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 and Sony A7R IV This is another in a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0. These images demonstrate capabilities of this combination, and the detail that appears, even in a deep crop, when shooting birds in flight and at high ISO.
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Sydney Town Hall The steps in front of Sydney Town Hall is normally packed full of people as it is a popular meeting spot and rendezvous point.
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Shooting a sequence on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 and Sony A7R IV This is another of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0. This time we look at a series of images from this combination shot continuously.
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St. Andrew's Cathedral St Andrew's Cathedral and Town Hall Square is normally packed full of people on a Friday lunch, but it feels like a ghost town
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Chatswood Station Chatswood Station, normally the fifth busiest station in Sydney.
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Depth of field when using the Voigtländer 50mm 1:2.0 APO-Lanthar on the Sony A7R IV The Voigtländer 50mm APO-Lanthar 1:2.0 lens is a manual focus lens for Sony Alpha mirrorless cameras. It can produce shallow depth of field, but that doesn't always produce the best images.
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The clarity of a full frame on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 and Sony A7R IV This is another in a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0. These show off full frames from this combination.
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Two Birds on a Motorcycle I saw these two #birds perched on a #motorcycle at #tanjongtokongbeach (near the #avatarsecretgarden) in the early morning just after dawn #bw
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Deep crops with the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 and Sony A7R IV This is the first of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0. These pictures were taken around Melbourne and demonstrate the ability to crop images from this combination heavily.
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Penang Cat i found this #cat in a #bicycle #basket on #LorongStewart #penang #malaysia. It was intensely curious about me, so I took a photo
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"Video Works" with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at Westfield Sydney (formerly Centrepoint Shopping Centre).
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Penang shared path #Penang I love this photo showing a shared bike/pedestrian path along #lebuhcarnarvon with the #woman juxtaposed with a #streetart that implores you to take a snap with it
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Westfield Sydney with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at Westfield Sydney (formerly Centrepoint Shopping Centre).
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Radiant Flux with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at Carriageworks during Sydney Festival 2020 and features the Radiant Flux installation by Rebecca Baumann.
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St. Mary's Cathedral with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at St. Mary’s Cathedral and gives an overview of how the lens performs in low light.
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Queen Victoria Building with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken inside the beautiful restored Queen Victoria Building located at the heart of Sydney.
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St. Andrew's Cathedral with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken inside the beautiful St. Andrew's Cathedral in the heart of Sydney next to the Town Hall.
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Newtown Street Art with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures of street art and graffiti were taken around Newtown side streets.
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Camperdown Cemetery with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at historic Camperdown Cemetery near Newtown.
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Newtown Record Fair with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at the Newtown Record Fair at the Bank Hotel.
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Sydney with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken around the Chinatown and Haymarket area.
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Sydney Trades Hall with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at the heritage-listed Sydney Trades Hall, and showcases the lens ability to capture murals and indoor details, often at relatively low light.
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Mitchell Library with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at the heritage Michell Library (also known as State Library of New South Wales), the oldest library in Australia and showcases the lens' low light capture abilities as well as the absence of perspective distortions when capturing large architectural spaces.
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Woolloomooloo to Sydney walk with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken on a walk from Cowpers Bay Wharf at Woolloomoolloo to Sydney's Central Business District. It showcases the lens as a general purpose standard lens that you may take on a photowalk, or when you are a tourist discovering a city for the first time.
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The Rocks with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken around The Rocks Area and showcases the lens as a general purpose standard lens that you may take on a photowalk, or when you are a tourist discovering a city for the first time.
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Initial Impression: Voigtländer 17.5 mm/1:0.95 Nokton MFT The Nokton 17.5mm lens is part of a series of Voigtländer lenses for the Micro Four-Thirds system, and all lenses in the series has an amazingly large aperture (f0.95).
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 50 mm/1:3.5 Heliar Vintage M-Mount This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer 50mm f3.5 M-mount (VM) lens with the Leica M10. This is a unique lens featuring a classic or vintage look but a modern lens design.
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Initial Impression: Voigtländer 50 mm/1:3.5 Heliar Vintage VM This is probably the most quirky currently-in-production lens for the M-mount, looking more like a mini Dalek from Dr. Who than a boring camera lens.
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 40 mm/1:1.2 Nokton E-Mount This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer 40mm f1.2 E-mount lens with the Sony A7r body. This is a really versatile lens capable of shooting a range of subjects and compositions ranging from close ups of flowers, art/sculpture, portraits/street shooting, to landscapes and architecture.
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Broadway walk with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 These pictures were taken at Broadway in two locations: the Blackfriars campus of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the TAFE NSW Ultimo Campus.
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Sample Photos: Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 lens Here are some sample shots taken with the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm lens on a Sony α7R. The photos are taken on a weekend in Sydney when Transport for NSW launched the new Light Rail service from Circular Quay to Randwick.
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Surry Hills walk with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 These pictures were taken around Surry Hills up Oxford and Riley streets and back down on Commonwealth Street.
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Circular Quay walk with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 These pictures were taken at a walk around the Circular Quay and Rocks areas of Sydney.
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St Mary's Cathedral with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 These pictures were taken at St. Mary's Cathedral and gives an overview of how the lens performs in low light.
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St James' Church with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 This is the second of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5. These pictures were taken at St. James and gives an overview of how the lens performs in low light.
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Sydney street photography with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 These pictures were taken around Sydney and showcases the amazing contrast and colour rendition of the lens.
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Series: Sydney Open Day 2019 Sydney Open is a weekend long celebration of architecture and exploring Sydney's most inspiring and significant buildings and spaces.
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Comparison: Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm to the Leica Summicron-M 50mm, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 55mm and the Sony FE 1.8/50 So, how does the new Voigtländer APO-Lanthat 50mm stack up against the venerable Leica Summicron 50mm, as well as the two Sony native lenses on a Sony full frame camera? Let's find out!
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Initial Impression: Voigtländer 50 mm/1:2.0 APO-Lanthar E-mount lens Voigtländer say that this is their 'best performance standard lens ever' and that's a pretty bold claim. It is a high performance manual focus standard lens optimised for the imaging sensors of Sony mirrorless cameras.
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Initial Impression: Voigtländer 40 mm/1:1.2 Nokton E-mount lens The Voigtländer 40 mm/1:1.2 Nokton is a fast, manual lens, intended as an all-rounder walkabout prime lens that can shoot a variety of subjects comfortably. It straddles the gap between two common focal lengths for standard/normal lenses: 35mm and 50mm.
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Gore Hill at Dusk I took the opportunity to take a few photos along the Gore Hill cycleway from Lane Cove to Pacific Highway.
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Matsuri Japan Festival 2019 Sydney Matsuri Festival Sydney is a Japanese festival held every year to celebrate Japanese culture and cross cultural friendship between the Japanese community and Local community.
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Leica SL2 Launch Leica Australia graciously invited me to the SL2 launch at Pix on Location on 22 November.
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Focus Photography Awards Dinner 2019 The Focus Awards are held annually to celebrate the best talent in the Focus Photographers Group.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: George Place The newly completed George Place, owned by ISPT, is a large shared space uniting three buildings – 363 George Street, 345 George Street and the heritage-listed 24 York Street.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Property Council House Built in 1848 by the renowned Sydney architect Henry Robertson, this sandstone building with its granite columns and marble balustrades was the site of the first Savings Bank of New South Wales, which later became the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Arup Global design and engineering practice Arup opens its new offices to Sydney Open for the second year in a row, this time inviting the public in for a rare glimpse at the specialty spaces inspiring them to redefine what is possible in the built environment.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Baker McKenzie at One International Towers Sydney The tallest of the three International Towers at Barangaroo, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Tower One stands at 217 metres, and its 48 floors house a growing business community of blue-chip tenants.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: 1 Shelley Street This striking commercial building in the King Street Wharf district is the purpose-designed home of the building’s sole tenant, Macquarie Group.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: KPMG at Tower Three International Towers Sydney Designed by globally renowned architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, International Towers Sydney at Barangaroo South were developed and are owned by Lendlease International Towers Sydney Trust.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Lendlease at Tower Three International Towers Sydney Lendlease’s international headquarters is located at Barangaroo South.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: The Bushell's Building The Bushells Building was built in 1924 as a seven-storey factory for Bushells Tea and designed by the prominent Sydney architecture firm Ross and Rowe.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Royal Naval House Royal Naval House was built in 1889–90, designed by architect Varney Parkes, and added to by NSW Government Architect Walter Liberty Vernon in 1907.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Grosvenor Place One of the most complex and celebrated works by architect Harry Seidler, Grosvenor Place was conceived as a civic sculpture, and a ‘camera to the view’.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Johnson's Building For any architecture practice, its studio is both a workplace and a calling card – embodying its design principles, and reflecting its creative culture to inspire both staff and clients.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: PTW Architects For any architecture practice, its studio is both a workplace and a calling card – embodying its design principles, and reflecting its creative culture to inspire both staff and clients.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Chief Secretary's Building From its imposing position facing Government House in Macquarie Street to the exquisite detail of its sandstone colonnaded facade, the Chief Secretary’s Building is, by design, a symbol of power and politics.
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Sculpture by the Sea with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R Sculpture by the Sea was established in 1997 as a free to the public arts event consisting of large scale outdoor sculptures installed along the famous Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk in Sydney.
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Leica Artist Talk & Exhibition with Craig Semetko Craig Semetko is an American photographer focusing on authentic human experience.
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Sydney EV Expo 2019 with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at the Sydney Electric Vehicle Expo at Sydney Olympic Park.
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Wollombi Sculpture in the Vineyards with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at the Wollombi Valley Scupture Festival called "Sculpture in the Vineyards".
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Artisan in the Gardens with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at a showcase of Australian artists and makers at the historic Lion Gate Lodge at the Royal Botanic Gardens called "Artisans in the Garden."
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Hello Koalas with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney during the "Hello Koalas" porcelain sculpture exhibition.
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Royal Botanic Gardens with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.
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THEN exhibition at the White Rabbit Gallery with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at the THEN exhibition at the White Rabbit Gallery.
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Sydney Architecture and Street Art with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken around various places around the Sydney central business district focusing on Darling Square.
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Roseville walk with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken around where I live, in the quiet leafy residential suburb of Roseville, close to Chatswood.
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Chatswood walk with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken around the suburb of Chatswood in Sydney. Chatswood is a retail, transportation and commercial hub.
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Sony Alpha Awards 2019 The Alpha Awards bring together the greatest images from across Australia and New Zealand, captured on Sony Alpha cameras and lenses. The Awards aim to drive creativity, reward professionals and enthusiasts alike and provide a platform to showcase the very best Alpha Photography work.
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 75 mm/1:1.5 Nokton VM This is a Real Life Review of the new Voigtländer 75mm f1.5 VM-mount lens with Leica M10 and Sony A7r bodies.
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Initial Impression: Voigtländer 75 mm/1:1.5 Nokton VM Voigtländer has just released their latest M-mount lens, the Nokton VM 75mm f1.5 fast portrait lens.
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 21 mm/1:1.4 Nokton E-mount lens This is a Real Life Review of the new Voigtländer 21mm f1.4 E-mount lens with a Sony A9 body, taken on a photowalk around Sydney's Barangaroo, Darling Harbour, the Star, and along several stations on the new Sydney Metro line.
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Initial Impression: Voigtländer 21 mm/1:1.4 Nokton E-mount lens Voigtländer's latest E-mount lens is an amazing super wide angle 21mm lens with a maximum aperture of f1.4!
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Leica Artist Talk & Exhibition with Alan Schaller Alan Schaller through his series 'Metropolis' examines the way in which we are dwarfed by the world around us, and how that can lead us to feel.
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Series: Events This is a series of articles featuring artistic and photography related events that we have attended.
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