Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
Sculpture on Lily Pond This photo was taken at the City Botanic Gardens (Brisbane, Australia). The water was hidden by the proliferation of lily pads, but I like how the man’s posture reflects that of...
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Bridge Walk After spending months admiring it from the train window on my way to and from work, I finally got to spend an afternoon exploring the Sydney Harbour Bridge (Australia) with my camera. The...
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December 25, 2005 A Very Merry Christmas to You and Yours! Source: Google image. You find us still in Sydney, trying to get to grips with the concept of celebrating the ultimate winter festival in...
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January 1, 2006 Detail of one of the Towers.The bright colours give a warm and friendly atmosphere to the park.We saw the “Feelgood Festival” advertised and thought it would be a great opportunity to...
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July 30, 2005 I’m not good when it comes to watching horror films. The copious bloodletting and unexpected shocks are dismaying enough; but mostly I struggle with the concept of watching people die...
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April 15, 2005 It is always daunting meeting other people’s family. There you are, intent on making the right impression because you don’t want to cause offense (and not get invited back): so you try...
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Tactile Visions Back in 2005, I finally got to see the Sydney Opera House in person. Only to discover that it looked nothing like I’d understood it to look from photos and the TV. I was surprised by...
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Welcoming Face This is the face that greets you when you arrive at Luna Park in Sydney (Australia). It is a rather striking (if somewhat disconcerting) welcome to a very lively fun-park. Luna Park is...
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April 4, 2005 You know how there are some smells that you would recognise from 20 paces? Ones so distinctive that you wouldn’t be able to say how old you were when you first identified it, but...
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