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13-Dec-2008 AKMC

081213_143609_2824 Pathway to Rhapsody's Bow

Circular Quay, Sydney

Here we see a zig-zag path leading into the bow of the cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas (described in earlier shots), which in turn points the way to the two AMP buildings and the elevated Circular Quay railway station. (Which was built in the 1950's, and ever since then people have been screaming "Bury it! Bury it!!!")

My original comments read "I have to admit that I had never seen the need for filters on digital cameras. However since I've started playing around with a circular polariser, I have to admit that it can sometimes make for some interesting effects such as the sky here. OK, well *I* find it interesting..."

However as I've mentioned in a past shot, lens filters of any sort (except perhaps UV filters which are as much for lens protection as anything) are less functional with the sort of mirrorless cameras that I use now (2023) than they were with standard mirrored cameras as I used then.

Another thing to note is the two AMP buildings in the background, though the shorter one is mostly hidden behind the ship's bow. The taller, fully visible one behind (the former AMP Centre, now known as Quay Quarter Tower) has been extensively rebuilt and now looks NOTHING like that. The shorter one at the front is also being refurbished in 2023, and will look quite a bit different to how it did in 2008 when the wrapping comes off later this year.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/50s f/18.0 at 24.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Mike Dunbar05-Mar-2010 18:53
Effective way to portray scale of the ship. Don't know if this will be taken as a compliment or an insult but I can easily see this as a postcard in a rack. Like the CP too. Also would work as a tighter crop removing some paving and the crane at stage right with the verticals straightened just a tad. Keep going!
Guest 19-Dec-2008 23:29
Looks fantastic with the white ship...
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