[Leica] Sydney 1

[Don Dory]

I think that you had fun shooting from the eagles vantage point.   I did
enjoy the view out of your patio.

On Mon, Feb 10, 2020, 10:27 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> Neela & I had gone to Australia last month on a relatively spur of the
> moment decision, and our first port of call was Sydney. I had booked a
> serviced apartment at a hotel on Circular Quay, and lucked out on the
> location big time (Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour - highly recommended,
> get a bridge view room). As soon as I checked in hurried to the sit out,
> and this is the view that greeted me:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200111-029.jpg.html
>
> We got down to Circular Quay, walked 60-70 yards, and this was the other
> view that greeted us:
>
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200111-043-Edit.jpg.html
>
> As the light faded, I did some sniping from our 5th floor apartment:
>
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200111-045.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200111-060.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200111-061.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200111-074.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200111-078.jpg.html
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> The next day was overcast and drizzly, and you could smell smoke in the air
> - incidentally this was the only day that we were ever aware, on our two
> week visit, that there were bush fires around. In the morning we did the
> obligatory tour of the Opera House. Here is some children's artwork
> exhibited inside:
>
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200112-184.jpg.html
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> Next, an abstract from the inside looking out:
>
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200112-215.jpg.html
>
> Finally, to end this set, a couple of studies of both the Sydney icons, the
> Bridge and the Opera House:
>
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200112-195.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200112-242.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE.
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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