PhotoGRAPHy 101: Week 2

Round-up of week 2 of this challenge and more of my temporary abode. Wi-fi has been in short supply this week mostly due to the corrupt practice that large corporate hotel-chains have of charging exorbitant rates for a connection. Even though we paid for 24 hours in the room, that was restricted to one, yes you read that correctly, one device.  I was able to have an hour free in the lobby with a weak connection. My best connection was in the Customs House library, a lovely place close to the Circular Quays, which was not only free, but also not time restricted.  And, if you are wondering, you also get 45 mins or 300 Mb on the ferries. All of which leads into the first theme of the week:

Connect

It seemed appropriate to post an image of Sydney Harbour Bridge aka ‘The Coathanger’ because of its arch-based design, as this iconic bridge connects the north shore and the CBD.

connect

More connections are made at the aforementioned Customs House Library and a rather lovely connection has been made  with a fellow blogger, the irascible ( 😉 )Margaret Rose Stringer who very kindly provided me with a lovely lunch and a good old chin-wag on one of the hottest days in Sydney so far. Arriving hot, sweaty and red in the face she must have thought I was going to expire on her doorstep – blame it on the Pyrmont Bridge I say, which provides no shade whatsoever!

The lovely M-R
Connecting in the library

Landmark

Photographed from various angles I hope you like my perspectives of this instantly recognizable landmark in Sydney.

Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House

The Natural World

A trip up to the Blue Mountains has provided the material for this theme, though I could have used any number of photos from this trip so far. As those of you who kindly read this blog will know, I love to play with angles, perspectives and composition as well as seeking out shapes, textures and strong horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. I have some super city shots that will find themselves in a post at some stage. Meanwhile here is the natural world.

Silver bark
View towards Echo Point
A winding path
Some kind of asteraceae
The Three Sisters

More images of the flora in Australia can be found on my Earth Laughs in Flowers blog where I am challenging my Aussie pals to identify the wonderful varieties they have there.

 Warmth

Today we are asked to consider how photographers ‘draw with light’.  Leaving Shelly Beach in Manly the early evening light cast a warm glow on these sea kayakers.

warmthAnd I can’t resist a photo of another Eastern Water Dragon basking in the warmth of the sun on a rock in the Chinese Friendship Garden.

warmth 2

Mystery

And finally I leave you with a mysterious art installation in the centre of the CBD.

mystery

Hopefully next week I will have a more constant connection and be able to post and comment a bit more, in between finding new subjects to photograph, naturally 🙂

 

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Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

69 thoughts on “PhotoGRAPHy 101: Week 2”

  1. Terrific way to show us your views on Sydney. Lovely idea combining with photo 101. Those bird cages are so different, it seems not many Aussies, including me, have come across them.. How much longer are you here?

    1. 2 weeks in Oz and 10 days in NZ then a couple of days back in Sydney. Don’t want to go back to the cold, dark winter brrrr…

      1. You must come again that is way too short a visit Jude. But you will have lots of photos to play with and remind you of the sunshine when you get back to the UK

  2. J enjoyed the variety here 🙂 and lunch w/ M-R – super cool! 🙂 – oh and I like how the bird cages was the ending pic – kind of a nice floating feel to end the post. 🙂

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