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On the 20th October, 2023, the Sydney Opera House celebrated its 50th birthday since the formal opening in 1973 by QEII. This Kodachrome image is one I made in late 1968, if I recall correctly. I didn’t comprehend at that time what a symbol it would become in, and for, Australia, and architecturally how significant it was to be, worldwide, becoming a 20th Century ‘Wonder’.
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Sydney Opera House
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in 1973 I was a young Architectural student working in a studio that was part of the consortium formed after Utzon and the NSW Govt parted ways. In 1973 before the official opening a " live sound test" was required - so all the construction workers consultants etc were invited to the first live performance in the Concert Hall. At the time I never appreciated the importance of that moment. There was much going on the end of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War (American War if you are Vietnamese) a change of government - free University Education !! .. So far I have done over 100 ( 112 to be approximately precise) sketches of this building and i will continue to sketch it.
Happy 50th !!
The city of Sydney from the Harbour is very spectacular and the Sydney Opera House adds to the drama of the foreshore.
A beautifully fiery sunset on Sydney Harbour capturing the bridge, opera house and the city sky scrappers.
So there I am up in the helicopter on Saturday morning snapping away with the sun shining through on a beautiful morning ......and reflecting in so much detail my red and white striped t-shirt off the glass onto the water of most of the shots I took !!!! ;)))). Quelle horreur my fine flickr friends - or in plain english what an idiot I was to never think about that !! .
So I am sitting there looking at this shot and thinking what to do now - and I start channelling our esteemed friend Ansel Adams thinking what would Mr. A do here...as I read somewhere once that he had come home after a day in Yosemite with a lot of shots and none were very good so he spent days turning them around in the darkroom leading to those famous words from him - you don't take a good shot - you make a good shot. And as it was Mr. A I was channelling there was only one track I could do down..and that was the Black and white track. I trot on in to Ms. Silverefex and voila my stripes had turned in to inky black and The Opera House was now The White House ...which I actually prefer to the colour which was a bit picture postcardey :).
Sydney, AUSTRÀLIA 2023
L'Òpera de Sydney és una obra mestra de l'arquitectura del segle XX i un dels edificis més famosos del món. Dissenyada per l'arquitecte danès Jørn Utzon, la seva construcció va començar el 1959 i es va inaugurar el 1973. El seu disseny icònic, amb les seves característiques "petxines" blanques, evoca les veles d'un vaixell al port de Sydney. Des de la seva inauguració, l'edifici s'ha convertit en un important centre d'arts escèniques, amb múltiples teatres i sales de concerts. L'Òpera de Sydney és un símbol de la ciutat i un lloc de trobada per a la cultura.
These rays are horizontal coming from a projector above me on the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney.
This is 2 shots blended together. The rays and foreground is a 60 second exposure and the Opera House itself is 30 seconds. This is my first attempt at merging images together, although it's far from perfect I'm still pretty happy with it.
When the Sydney Opera House was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzon became only the second person to have received such recognition for one of his works during his lifetime, after Oscar Niemeyer. Other noteworthy works include Bagsværd Church near Copenhagen and the National Assembly Building in Kuwait. He also made important contributions to housing design, especially with his Kingo Houses near Helsingør.
A submission to Sliders Sunday, where over-processing is encouraged. Sydney Opera House on a sunny morning.
A trip from Darling Harbour to the Sydney Opera House.
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Sydney Opera House was officially opened on 20th October 1973 by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
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Why Does It Always Rain On Me
Travis
I can't sleep tonight
Everybody's saying everything is alright
Still I can't close my eyes
I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all of these lights
Sunny days, where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining I can't avoid the lightning
I can't stand myself
I'm being held up by invisible men
Still life on a shelf when
I've got my mind on something else
Sunny days, oh, where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining I can't avoid the lightning
Went into the city this morning to shoot the storm that was predicted. Was really hoping for some fork lightning, but only got blanket lightning instead.
Thank God for Jeffrey St Wharf and the cover it provided.
My first time getting waterfalls coming off the Harbour Bridge though, so gotta be happy with that.
This is also my official first image with my new Sony A7r5, so again, thank you to Sony Australia for that.
Hope you like "Why Does It Always Rain On Me"
Cheers, Mike