Flinders Street Station

This is the beautiful architecture of Flinders Street Station in Melbourne.

Hobsons Bay

I went for a long walk this evening, all the way to Port Melbourne South of the CBD. I took quite a few pictures, this was one of the last, the view of Hobsons Bay.

The White Pier

I took this picture one night in Sydney...

Night Eucalyptus

I went for a long walk in Sydney one evening and walked past this beautiful Eucalyptus tree that reflected the orange light coming from the street lights and the opposite building. I tried to identify it but with so many varieties of these trees I couldn't be 100% sure, I think it may be the Scribbly Gum.

Happiness Sparkles

This is Nadia, celebrating the new year while waiting for the fireworks show to begin...

Welcoming 2013 !!

Seeing out 2012 and welcoming 2013. We went to the Broadbeach fireworks display, one of the many fireworks displays on the Gold Coast last night. Not nearly as spectacular as Sydney or Melbourne, but beautiful just the same (and LOT less people and traffic to deal with!).

These are two of the 250-odd shots that I took - I get a little over-excited sometimes :)

Pacific Moon

This is a night shot that I attempted of the moon rising over the pacific ocean, as seen from Surfer's Paradise on the Gold Coast. Even though the moon was almost full it was still quite dark and resulted in a shutter speed of about 10 seconds, so the sea and clouds appear to be a little blurred. I'll try it again at some time with a higher ISO setting, but here is my first attempt in the mean time.

Dining Amongst The Lights

Lighting The Skies

Green Trees

Two rows of trees beautifully lit up along St Kilda Road in Melbourne

Ships At Sea

Laying anchored while night enfolds the world...

Bridge Over Quiet Waters

This is the St Kilda Road bridge over the Yarra river in Melbourne, taken from the Capital City Trail in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Christmas

The festivities of Christmas, as seen in our living room tonight.

The Blue Fountain

Walking back to my hotel room on St Kilda road late one evening I passed this beautiful fountain in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

AAMI Stadium From The Air

A while back I took a picture of the AAMI stadium in Melbourne showing the interesting architecture of this structure. Last night I went up the Eureka Tower in Melbourne and photographed the AAMI stadium at night from the 88th floor with 300mm zoom. This is the result.

The Needle

This is a night shot of the Melbourne State Theatre.

Flying High

I was walking along the Yarra river bank in Melbourne tonight when I notices a flock of seagulls  (I think) circling above the radio masts of one of the skyscrapers. There were a few other  buildings close by, but for some reason they only circles around this one. With these light levels I was never going to get a clear shot of them, but I think it makes for an interesting picture none the less.

Christmas in Sydney

Christmas in Sydney

All I want for Christmas...

Mustard Seed

This is the Mustard Seed Uniting Church in Sydney, with beautiful Christmas decorations on a cool evening.