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Lens-Artists Challenge: Landmarks
Posted on October 26, 2026
This week’s challenge, set by the mighty Johnbo, is to post images of landmarks and/or monuments.
I suppose the real challenge here is to come up with something that doesn’t just looks like a record shot (‘been there, seen that’) or a tourist postcard.
Almost everyone will be familiar with the iconic Sydney Opera House, of course and naturally enough it was on our must-see list when we were on holiday in Australia a few years ago. Equally naturally, we went on a Harbour Cruise while we were there, and that was when I captured this image of the famous building framed by some of the boat’s rigging.
I think it adds some interest to an otherwise regulation photo.
Rear View
Posted on July 25, 2020
Taking the ferry from Circular Quay in Sydney to Manley offers some spectacular views.
And this….
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Trip
Posted on May 2, 2018
Frank wanted an image on the theme of ‘trip’ for this week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge. As he noted, this is open to various interpretations, although not not all of them are photogenic (and/or legal).
Geographically, the longest trip I’ve ever taken – apart from the time I measured my length on an unforgiving pavement in Confolens while in search of doors to photograph – is to Australia, over Christmas and New Year, quite a few years ago now.
Even though I’d been to Sydney on business a few times previously, this was the first time I was able to take a more considered view of my exotic surroundings. Imagine going all that way and then also having the opportunity to take a further trip on one of these fancy-looking boats moored in Sydney Harbour.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Layered
Posted on September 21, 2017
This brightly painted mooring post was spotted in one of the many inlets of Sydney Harbour.
Ropes and Rigging
Posted on November 21, 2016
I’m participating for the first time in the ‘Mundane Monday’ challenge hosted by PhoTrablogger. There are two aspects to the challenge: to find beauty in mundane objects and/or to place the mundane in a beautiful or interesting frame.
This image takes the second option. It was captured while on a late afternoon boat trip on Sydney Harbour a few years ago. The canoe at the centre of the photograph is a fairly mundane object in itself (although it was nice of it to be orange against the blue water). However, the rigging in which it is framed provides the real interest and – literally – focus.
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