Camellias along Eastern Road.

Turramurra. Northern Sydney.

 

Well it's Winter time in Sydney!

And what does that mean?

It's Camellia time!!!

 

The whole city is ablaze with carpets of colour. Just about every street you encounter has a flowering camellia. It is a very glamorous season in Sydney.

 

Photographed today, Friday 9th June, 2023.

 

My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L lens.

 

Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.

 

A Legacy 'Candy' filter from the Flickr Photo Editor.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

 

"It's in the trees!

It's coming!"

 

When I was a child:

Running in the night,

Afraid of what might be

 

Hiding in the dark,

Hiding in the street,

And of what was following me...

 

Now hounds of love are hunting.

I've always been a coward,

And I don't know what's good for me.

 

Here I go!

It's coming for me through the trees.

Help me, someone!

Help me, please!

 

Take my shoes off,

And throw them in the lake,

And I'll be

Two steps on the water.

 

I found a fox

Caught by dogs.

He let me take him in my hands.

 

His little heart,

It beats so fast,

And I'm ashamed of running away

 

From nothing real--

I just can't deal with this,

But I'm still afraid to be there,

 

Among your hounds of love,

And feel your arms surround me.

I've always been a coward,

And never know what's good for me.

 

Oh, here I go!

Don't let me go!

Hold me down!

It's coming for me through the trees.

Help me, darling,

Help me, please!

 

Take my shoes off

And throw them in the lake,

And I'll be

Two steps on the water.

 

I don't know what's good for me.

I don't know what's good for me.

I need your love love love love love, yeah!

Your love!

 

Take your shoes off

And throw them in the lake!

 

Do you know what I really need?

Do you know what I really need?

I need love love love love love, yeah!

 

Been wanting to try a composite image for ages....So I Did! Took an image from last winter at Richmond, reworked it, came home from work today, begged my daughter to stand out in the garden in the rain in her Red Riding Hood outfit, took a shot, uploaded and had a play. Lots to learn, but for a first attempt, I'm happy.'Hope You Like "Hounds Of Love"....Cheers, Mike

    

Vivid Sydney 2017, The Rocks Sydney CBD

Sony a6300 long exposures in Newtown

Winter in north western Sydney has truly arrived with thick mist enveloping the streets.

Bondi, NSW, Australia. July 2017.

 

Near the start of the Bondi to Coogee walk, in the late afternoon.

Sony a6300 long exposure of a passing train at Newtown train station

Sony a6300 long exposure of a passing train at Newtown train station

Lightrail at Town Hall, Sony a6300 long exposure

Sony a6300 long exposure of the Harbour

Sony a6300 - July 2021

Sony a6300 long exposure of Sydney cityscape from Observatory Hill. Winter 2021

Super excited to finally get our fire going!

Sony a6300 24 megapixel reflection shot - winter of 2021

Sony a6300 long exposure - winter night during coronavirus lockdown

Sony a6300 long exposure - winter night during coronavirus lockdown

Sony a6300 - photos slightly edited in Lightroom

George Street Sydney - 120 coronavirus cases 22/07/21 - Sony a6300 mirrorless camera - in camera black and white

Lightrail at Town Hall, Sony a6300 long exposure

If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking foward to uncertainty or back to pain and regret. Live the moment !

Sony a6300 long exposures in Newtown

Long exposure at night of the cityscape of Sydney

Sony a6300 mirrorless camera - in camera black and white

Sony a6300 long exposure of the Harbour

Sony a6300 long exposures in Newtown

Sony a6300

Empty George Street, Sydney CBD, Sony a6300 in camera black and white - 24 megapixels

Sony a6300 - photos slightly edited in Lightroom

Sony a6300 - July 2021

In camera black and white, shot from inside a moving train at Circular Quay. As you can see the street is completely dead, almost like an apocalyptic film. Camera - Sony a6300

Sony a6300

Boots In hand, Enjoying the freedom of being a kid and playing in the puddles on the footpath

Sony a6300 - shot out of a moving car

Lightrail at Town Hall, Sony a6300 long exposure

Sony a6300 - winter afternoon on Observatory Hill

1/15 of a second, passing traffic in Sydney city on a winter night. Sony a6300

August 21, 2021 - lockdown times

Sony a6300 long exposure - winter night during coronavirus lockdown

Morning On Cooks River

Sony a6300 - shot from a moving boat passing the Sydney Opera House

...caching on the edge of Sydney.

Sony a6300 - puddle cityscape reflection, not edited

Observatory Hill Sydney - August 2021 lockdown

Winter sunset over Barangaroo in Sydney. Shot from Miller’s Point.