...and my backyard before Freycinet. I miss this place - 6 months living there and I still couldn't get the cloud-free "post-card" shot of the mountain with the boatshed :)
These shots are awesome...don't be upset about the buildings falling apart, a small shift in perspective and you get to imagine the power of Mother Nature to gradually take apart what man perceives as so solid and put all of our puny efforts to naught just by doing nothing and being herself... ah the power of the female hehehe hahaha LOL Thanks for sharing the beauty of nature!:D
Hi anon. Haha. Thanks. I wasn't so much upset about it (I do have a thing for photos of ramshackle houses) as just plain bewildered! I've never seen so many houses in such a state of disrepair in one place before. Very strange.
* It has a lane named after rock band AC/DC and a swimming pool named after a Prime Minister who is believed to have drowned at sea
* Its vibrant multiculturalism
* Royal Botanic Gardens.
* Shady Caroline Street in South Yarra
* The disco balls hanging above Rankins Lane in the city
* The domed reading room of the State Library.
* The eucalyptus trees and old lamps beside the river near Fed Square.
* The huge mural spanning the length of the side wall of Dimmey's discount department store in Green Street Richmond
* The laneways, especially Degraves Street and Centre Place.
* The old terrace houses in the inner suburbs.
* The Royal and Block Arcades.
* The street art (commissioned and otherwise).
* The Victorian architecture, especially the interior of 333 Collins Street, the Olderfleet Building and the Melbourne Safe Deposit Building on Queen Street
* The view of the city at night from the Swan Street Bridge.
* The Windsor end of Chapel Street
* There's always a festival or major event happening.
...and my backyard before Freycinet. I miss this place - 6 months living there and I still couldn't get the cloud-free "post-card" shot of the mountain with the boatshed :)
ReplyDeleteThese shots are awesome...don't be upset about the buildings falling apart, a small shift in perspective and you get to imagine the power of Mother Nature to gradually take apart what man perceives as so solid and put all of our puny efforts to naught just by doing nothing and being herself... ah the power of the female hehehe hahaha LOL Thanks for sharing the beauty of nature!:D
ReplyDeleteHi anon. Haha. Thanks. I wasn't so much upset about it (I do have a thing for photos of ramshackle houses) as just plain bewildered! I've never seen so many houses in such a state of disrepair in one place before. Very strange.
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