adelaide at night
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Last minute decision last night to head up to a lookout and shoot what looked like a promising sunset over Adelaide city. I left the house in such a rush I forgot to take any filters - so this is a bit blown out, shooting nearly directly into the sun, but the sunrays through Adelaide's city centre were a treat.
This discreet Art Deco style office block was the first building in London to use a steel frame construction which was later widely adopted for skyscrapers around the world.
Architects - Sir John Burnet and Thomas S. Tait
Adelaide once had an extensive tram network, but as in Sydney, the network was shut down and replaced with buses. These days, Adelaide has a useful tram service that operates through the city centre and inner suburbs. Trams are free to ride in the city centre of Adelaide, the trams are modern and new; what's not to like.
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Adelaide Arcade
The elegant Adelaide Arcade is a beautiful and intriguing example of South Australia’s living history. Opened in December 1885 to widespread acclaim, its distinctive domes, ornate details, and architectural grandeur had never before been seen in Adelaide.
It took 200 workers an unprecedented five months to complete Adelaide Arcade and the adjoining Gay’s Arcade. Considered extremely progressive at the time, new building materials and techniques were used, and it was one of the very first buildings in Adelaide to have electric lights. Featuring Carrara marble floors, glass-panelled ceilings, and extra-wide promenades, the Adelaide Arcade was a place of opulence.
The official opening reflected this grandeur, with street closures, crowds of onlookers, a visit from the Governor, and an orchestra playing ‘The Adelaide Arcade Polka’, especially composed for the occasion.
At the time of its opening, the Arcade housed 50 shops. Store owners would retail their wares from the ground floor, while their workrooms, accessed via an internal staircase, were located above on the first floor. The addition of a balcony level in 1968 doubled the number of stores in the Adelaide Arcade and provided the beautiful aesthetic we still enjoy inside the Arcade to this day.
In a life spanning three centuries, Adelaide Arcade has been home to many interesting tenants. One of the most exotic was the Turkish Baths, where you had your choice of warm baths for a shilling or Turkish baths for four shillings. Beneath the main floor was an underground chamber where patrons could enjoy refreshments. While the entrance was closed for many years, the tea rooms are now visible through a glass floor that has been built over the original ironwork staircase.
The uniqueness of the Adelaide Arcade doesn’t reside solely with the retailers. Did you know the Arcade has its own Coat of Arms, visible beneath the domes? Or that the fountain at the Rundle Mall entrance moved homes many times before finally coming to rest in its current location? The Balconette at the Grenfell Street end was designed as an orchestral gallery where bands played, and grand balls were held in Gay’s Arcade. The Arcade also saw the unfortunate and gruesome death of the resident caretaker in 1887… rumour has it his ghost still walks the promenade at night.
The Arcade has seen many changes through the years, from the addition of central trading booths in the thirties, the introduction of the balcony level in the sixties, and a major fire in the eighties. Over the years, however, the Arcade has been lovingly restored to its nineteenth-century glory and maintains its position as the luxurious heart of Adelaide’s central retail precinct.
The Adelaide to Melbourne rail line makes a scenic and controversial route through the Adelaide Hills. This section is at Heathfield just east of Mt Lofty Station.
Parking spot at an underground carpark for someone with a pram, needing a bit extra space for getting their baby in/out of the car.
Adelaide, city - later afternoon.
I've photographed this wall and tree before. The light in the afternoon is so often very beautiful with the shadowcast.
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute / Южно-австралийский Институт здравоохранения и медицинских исследований
Marker for Adelaide's loop walking trail of over 100km that takes in the coast, waterways and hills.
Nice blue hour in Adelaide on this particular night. The water was near still, allowing for a decent reflection.
Twilight over Adelaide through the trunk of the sole tree at the top of Brown Hill
Trying to get the tree in focus is almost impossible. I made a decent effort using f10.
Sunday morning taken from the hills. Adelaide looking like SimCity 2000.
Its usualy pretty hazy over the city but some sunlight poked out from the clouds and brielfy illuminated the city's taller buildings.
Walking the bridge along the way from my apartment to Central Business District, I have to cross a pedestrian walk way over the bridge so I took on every occasion my handheld Olympus infrared camera waiting for the right skyline to take a shot of the view from the bridge. A beautiful area to begin with, the bridge host an entry to a hiking and cycling trails that span from Adelaide Hills to Henley Beach, about 26K stretch. It is a super scenic trail for anyone visiting this area and it was a home for me and my wife to do 16K walking every weekend, I will miss this place when I leave here.
The Adelaides ~Country To Country ~ The O2 ~ London ~ England ~ Saturday March 9th 2019.
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So I had a great day at the Country Music festival at the O2 in London yesterday when I attended Country To Country, firstly I got to see & meet the new country group The Adelaides, who were as awesome as always, more to follow..:)
Have a great Hump Day Wednesday Y'all