Category: Sydney

Weekly Photo Challenge : Perspective

Beside the tracks, near Gordon Station

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From the distance, I just saw graffiti. Close up, it could be a tribute to emergency service workers.

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The bus appears to be waiting for passengers from the next train. Maybe the driver just stopped for a coffee!

In the Gordon Centre

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The pathology laboratory collection centre has tables? No, The February Café next door has the tables. I wonder if pumpkin soup is on the menu!

This week’s challenge asked us to post a photo which doesn’t necessarily reflect what it really shows. It was suggested that this could be achieved by cropping, which is what I have attempted with my first two examples. In the third, I have used cropping to show the lady’s coat, and a different angle to show the correct context. Many more examples of people’s interpretation of this week’s challenge can be found at The Daily Post

[For those not familiar with Sydney, the suburb Gordon is approximately 16km from the CBD.  Sydney, is the capital of the state of New South Wales.]

Weekly Photo Challenge : Three (II)

[The weekly photo challenge this week provided the following guidelines. “In a nutshell, a three-picture story is a way to help you think about storytelling with images. To create a three-picture story, gather:

  1. An establishing shot: a broad photo of your subject.
  2. A relationship: two elements interacting with one another.
  3. A detail: a close-up of one part of your subject.”

I believe this second entry really meets those criteria. I had been looking for an excuse to use these photos for several months.  This challenge has given me the excuse!]

We spotted this rather unusual Pandorea Pandorana “Ruby Belle” in a nursery and snapped it up. Commonly known as the Wonga Wonga vine, this species is found in, but not unique to, Australia. Now about three years old, it flowers prolifically in early spring. It has merged, and coexists with, a long established Pandorea Jasminoides, which flowers from November to May.

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Camera : Canon Powershot SX50HS (1) f4.0, 1/100, ISO 160, focal length 7.8mm (2) f4.0, 1/80, ISO 160, 8.5mm (3) 1/1000, f7.1, ISO 3200, 4.3mm

Weekly Photo Challenge : Threes

Grevillea “Moonlight”, is a hybridised Australian Native which attracts many of our native birds. One of the most frequent visitors is the Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala), a member of the honeyeater family, and appropriately named for constant tweeting!

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Camera : Canon Powershot SX50HS, f6.5, ISO 800, exp. 1/160 to 1/500, focal length 215mm, the last photo at x4 digital zoom. Photos taken from an elevated position approximately 20 metres from the tree.