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24-Mar-2010 AKMC

100324_130023_6579 As Opposed to What, Exactly? (Wed 24 Mar 10)

Pyrmont Bridge, Pyrmont, NSW

"Live Life!", commends the banners for NSW Seniors' Week which run down both sides of the Pyrmont Bridge.

OK, sure, but... given the alternative, exactly how much encouragement is needed there?

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Edit January 2024: I didn't think it worth mentioning at the time ("for will it not ALWAYS be there?", one may have thought) but that grey track running between the flags is the rail of the Sydney Monorail. It would "live life" until 30 June 2013, a bit over 3 years from this shot... at which time its life would be terminated and in due course that rail would be carted off for scrap. It's somewhat unfortunate since it's the only thing that provided anything like shelter from the searing summer sun and the beating winter rain, since the geniuses who run the bridge refuse to even consider the possibility of adding some kind of shelter for people crossing it.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/2000s f/4.0 at 105.0mm iso200 full exif

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Bill Reed27-Mar-2010 22:53
I like the color and all the parallel lines. I agree, I'm not sure what options you have.
Doug Cruden24-Mar-2010 18:30
Well, I dunno....you could always 'live the dream' which is another BS tag-line I'm particularly unfond of...
I like the perspective here Alan - it gives the photo depth, while the bold red is a good contrast to the rather bland sky behind...yep, I like this :o)
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