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Hopetoun Falls - a wonderful place to relax and reflect, the Otways , such a beautiful part of the world.
a massive thank you to Josh Beames and Sarah Hatton for hosting the Nikon Workshop at Port Campbell. Great day and a fantastic way to improve your photography.
This is one of the images from that day.
This is another capture on my photography tour of pristine and spectacular Whisky Bay. The colours of the water and the beauty of the contrast in the rocks is mesmerising.
Adelaida, AUSTRÀLIA 2023
The Royalty theatre is a part of Adelaide's history and has been serving the community for a very long time. It is a cosy venue which seats up to 620 people over 2 levels comfortably.
The theatre is currently owned and managed by the Calisthenic Association of South Australia
Theatre hosts a variety of performers - from comedy shows during the Adelaide Fringe Festival, to local dance productions, school performances.
Adelaida, AUSTRÀLIA 2023
The General Post Office is a colonial-era building situated on 141 King William Street on the north-west corner of King William Street and Victoria Square. It is the former General Post Office for South Australia. Postal services operated from the building between 6 May 1872 and 11 October 2019.
A 14-story hotel was built behind the historic structure, starting in 2021. It opened as the Adelaide Marriott Hotel in 2024.
History
General Post Office
The original building was constructed in the period 1867–1872, and was the most expensive building constructed to that time by the colonial government in South Australia. It was constructed from Glen Osmond and Glen Ewin stone, and ornamented with Bath limestone.
A competition was held in March 1866 for the design of the building, with the winning design submitted by Edmund Wright in collaboration with Edward Hamilton. They were at the time in practice with Edward John Woods, and Robert G. Thomas may have had a hand in the design.
Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh, was involved in laying the foundation stone, who also officially named the clock tower Victoria Tower on 1 November 1867. The capstone was put in place at a ceremony on 25 May 1870. The height of the tower was put at 154 feet (46.9 m), a little taller than the Albert Tower of the Town Hall on the other side of King William Street. The original plans had the tower somewhat taller, but R. G. Thomas was obliged to redesign it, as a cost-saving measure.
The building was extended in 1891-92.
There was also an office tower addition to the original post office in the 1920s.
Hotel
On 14 October 2019, Adelaide's GPO was relocated to the adjacent GPO Exchange tower at 10 Franklin Street. Plans were announced for the original building to have with a Westin hotel built atop it.
In April 2021, South Australian premier Steven Marshall attended a sod-turning ceremony, to mark the beginning of construction on the hotel. The hotel was estimated to cost A$200, with property developer Greaton handling the construction. Designed by local architects Baukultur, the tower, on the site of the 1920s addition, will retain the entire original GPO building, with some sections incorporated into the new hotel. Upgrades to the structure as well as additional seismic retrofit have been added, to ensure the structural integrity of both the old and new buildings. The topping out ceremony took place in October 2023, and included an Aboriginal smoking ceremony by traditional owner representatives Kuma Kaaru.
The 285-room, 14-story hotel opened as the Adelaide Marriott Hotel on 22 August 2024.
Wikipedia
Long exposure of the sea stacks at Gibsons Steps on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Taken on my Nikon D750, ISO 100, 16-35mm lens, f/13 @ 30 secs.
Sometimes persistence pays off.
Waiting for a sunset at Dog Rocks, Batesford, near Geelong, when I was rewarded with a wonderful display by Mother Nature.
I had the opportunity to get away for a couple of days and explore areas that I had never taken images of before. This location is now easily one of my favourites. There wasn't much detail in the sky but it didn’t matter because nothing could have taken my focus off the textures of these amazing rock formations.
Part of my Surfcoast /Great Ocean Road trip. Landed in Torquay and the weather had been ordinary for a couple of days, luckily this particular morning the weather was kind and gave me a chance to take a few shots.
The Split Point lighthouse at Aireys Inlet is always a wonderful subject to photograph from different perspectives. This image was taken just before a storm hit the area, luckily made it back to the car just before it pelted down.
Never a dull moment at Cradle Mountain, we spent 3 days there.
Day 1 = Sun
Day 2 = Rain
Day 3 = Snow
This is an area that I would like to return to and spend more time exploring and doing the different hikes.
Cropped in 16:9 and my latest background image for my desktop is this shot from Port Fairy. Such a beautiful town, one which I really enjoy visiting, not just for taking photos but for all the wonderful restaurants, cafe’s and pubs and activities on offer. Tried to limit the movements in the boats, although still get a nice reflections in the water with this long exposure.