My family recently migrated to Australia, and while i'm the only one left (stuck) here, I still get to visit them regularly. Thought I'd share a few shots from my two recent trips to Sydney.

Peeps down under, feel free to share your photogenic Australia shots too :)


Pyrmont Bridge at night

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whale watching galore

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york apartments

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Nice shots! Like the first one the most, interesting pinkish color. :)

Chewy, is that a humpback whale? :) NICE!

earl - yeah! we were lucky that day... the weather was bad, the seas were rolling and my tummy was about to go topsy-turvy, but when we got to the whale watching area, we were blessed to have 2 frolicking whales! big splashes abound!

here's another one:

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fidel - i think I put it on "fluorescent" white balance by mistake, but i think it did the scene justice. :) thanks!

Very nice series. I've seen the other whale before but this last post is a crackling good capture. Well done chewy.

Hey chewy, is the Pyrmont bridge the one in Darling Harbor?
I like that whale shot. That's my frustration, a whale shot. I always wanted to shoot a whale.

I envy you Chewy. :) I hope I can do this in the near future. :) Thanks... It must really be such a sight to behold.

hi!

yeah, the pyrmont bridge is the one that cuts across the darling harbour. my folks rented a place there so I was walking across that footbridge everyday for 2 weeks :)

@earl - the guide told us that we were lucky to find two whales that did flips and flops. out of the 100 odd tours that she's guided, only 2 or 3 were as spectacular as the display that we were able to witness. i guess whales would want to play in stormy weather...?

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@ Chewy,

Nice sets bro...btw wilson called up baka maka kuha tayo...fingers crossed :Dum:

just saw this thread... very cool series. i love the colors.

and the whale!!!! argh.. nice!!

would love to visit australia someday... pretty nice sunset btw.:)

Impressive set! I like the night shots most of all.

thanks levi and ed! :)

might go back there towards the end of next month. i hope I get to visit places outside sydney.

i'm baaaak here in pyrmont. just for a week this time though...

flying business class has it's perks:

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early evening stroll

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golden silhouette

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Chewy, that must have been quite an experience, seeing a humback in the open water. I will jump in the sea if allowed to... =B)

That first night shot is a keeper -- very good composition and DOF.

Regards,
Norman

Great photos Chewy, I love the third pic.. just exact for the theme this december, "cityscapes" hehe

O, and I envy your whale shots.. well captured :)

Nice set! :) I wish i could visit Aus someday.

I love the first one and the harbour shot :)

great shot man, these are nice travel photos!

thanks everyone! here are a few more:

we visited the newly opened Sydney Wildlife World zoo

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we also went on the hunter valley tour

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wine-tasting meal

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and ended up with these:

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i live the shot on the bridge

i dug up this old gem from my April trip:

moon over sydney

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love the first pic on your first post, i remember taking the monorail and making a round trip to see the city, and Sydney aquarium is just on the other side.
nice whale shots, taken from Gold Coast?.

just around sydney actually. it was a nauseating ride. hehehe.

nice set chewy...i was in sydney last year and it really is a beautiful city...very picturesque