Sydney Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

Sydney City Skyline from Mrs Macquaire's Chair

Sydney city from the Sydney Botanic Gardens

Martin Place Sydney CBD

Sydney Harbour Bridge from Campbells Cove, the Rocks

Sydney Opera House from Campbells Cove, the Rocks

St Mary's Cathedral during the VIVID Festival

St James underground railway station

City lights in the early morning from Yurulbin Point in Birchgrove

Chiswick Point with Rivercat ferry

Dobroyd Point inIron Cove Sydney Harbour looking North East.

Captured at Whale Beach, a northern beachside suburb of Sydney

Wentworth Falls walk Blue Mountains, sydney

Upstream of Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains.

Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club at dawn

Sunrise from Clarkes Point Sydney Harbour

Wine Dog and Opera

If you have collected a modest number of wines, that you have managed not to drink yet. You might find cellaring software useful. I use a program on an old PC notebook still because after investing some time into learning all the vagaries of the software, I can't fine a cellaring program for the Mac that is compelling enough to make me shift (go figure). I use Uncorked Cellar, its been around since 1996, and has an integrated wine guide providing winery details, wine ratings, value guide, winemaker's notes, cellaring guide, and a visual rack display for wines in your cellar. Currently it includes information about over 329,000 wines. There is a video getting started guide here if you are interested. There are few others out there and mostly databases developed from the old PC days of the 90's and they mostly look like it and all take you on quite a bit of a learning curve. See Google here for some.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/25 sec

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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 16mm f2.8, 3 Sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 800, 35mm f2, 1/40 sec

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The Bay Walk

Walking along the dog friendly 'Bay Run' on the way to Cafe Bones this morning I took these images at Dobroyd Point in Iron Cove Sydney Harbour looking North East. Be sure to follow the underlined links as there is more information I have linked to at other sites.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/400 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/1600 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 900, 35mm f8, 1/60 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f8, 1/80 sec

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Sunrise, Old Timbers and Dog Fights

Sunrise from Clarkes Point Sydney Harbour today

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 13mm, 5 images various shutter speeds and exposure values compiled to a HDR by Photomatix Pro
A standard single exposure of the sun silhouetting the city and the harbour bridge.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 13mm, 1/5000 sec

Old timbers are part of the remains of ship repair workshops and a dry dock that were established here at Clarkes Point in 1884 by removing 20,000 tons of sandstone. When it opened it was the largest in Australia. The peak periods of activity were in the two World Wars, when up to 1,500 workers were employed here. It closed in 1959 and Clarkes Point became a public reserve in 1963.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 11mm, 5 images various shutter speeds and exposure values compiled to a HDR by Photomatix Pro
Then it was off to a park in Five Dock as Hermione is s little nervous around water and prefers land based sports. Like palm tree chewing.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, f2.0, 1/1000 sec

If you take her stuff she just might attack too, as she is shown doing below.

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After she was satisfied she had won it was time for a well deserved rest in the shade.

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Christmas At the Sydney QVB

The Queen Victoria Building at 455 George Street, Sydney known as 'the QVB' was designed by George McRae and completed in 1898 on the old Sydney markets site.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 16mm, 1/25 sec

This year they have a Swarovski Christmas tree adorned with thousands of Swarovksi crystals and over 60,000 lights reaches from its base on the ground level to level 3 and the dome.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 400, f2.8, 14mm, 1/50 sec

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 16mm, 1/60 sec

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 16mm, 1/60 sec

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 14mm, 1/25 sec
Looking down on the central staircase in the Eastern side / Middle of the QVB.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 16mm, 1/20 sec
Looking through the Romanesque arches East on level 2

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 16mm, 1/40 sec

Even the guide dog tin was a stunning wood carving antique!

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The Romanesque architecture was achieved by stonemasons, plasterers, and stained window artists and was originally used as a concert hall then city library and office spaces. This expand to boutique coffee shops, offices, showrooms, tailors, cloth traders, hairdressers and florists.

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A feature experience on level 5 aside from the many coffee shops, like above is the palatial Tea Room (follow link)

Stairs and antique lift well looking down.

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Looking up those same stairs.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 16mm, 1/10 sec
Some of the plaster moulding that adorns the arches.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 16mm, 1/15 sec

The dominant feature is the centre dome, consisting of an inner glass dome and an exterior copper sheathed dome. Stained glass windows and the Romanesque architecture is dominant throughout the building with the original 19th century staircase alongside the dome as well as arches, pillars, balustrades and the intricate tiled floors.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 16mm, 1/50 sec

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 16mm, 1/20 sec

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 16mm, 1/25 sec
The Country Road store.

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Looking down at the main entrance from level 3

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f2.8, 14mm, 1/60 sec

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ ISO 400, f2.8, 14mm, 1/50 sec
Besides the intricate stained glass work on the main facade, like this central panel, there is stained glass panels above each shop. Each level has its own distinct design that is the same all across that level for every shop.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, f2.0, 1/160 sec
This is the level 3 design

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This is the level 2 design

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This is the lower Ground design

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, f2.0, 1/200 sec

Outside the QVB, on Town Hall Place, facing The Town Hall are the Royal Wishing Well and Queen Victoria's statue. Source