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“War Machine” – HMAS Vampire, Sydney

Darren Wise — Sat, 26 May 2012 23:05:43 +0000

This is a great close up photo of HMAS Vampire, which is currently on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour, Sydney. I could only capture this angle as the “NO Tripod” police were positioned on the other side. It was a little disappointing that HMAS Onslow which is an Oberon class submarine was not docked next to it as it sometimes is.

“Emerald Waters” – Darling Harbour, Sydney

Darren Wise — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:19:57 +0000

I think the wonderful and amazing thing about photography is that you can take a photo and have it capture your own feelings and perspective from the moment. I took this photo the other day at Darling Harbour in Sydney looking over towards the city….this is what I saw. I guess our minds are ultimately the same because we create our own reality and sense of perspective of every moment of our lives both good and bad. Where one person may see as beautiful, another may see as unattractive. Where one person may see opportunity, another person sees the difficulty. I guess the moral of the story is make every moment one of beauty, positivity, colour and start to look for opportunities in every difficulty in life…the choice is ultimately yours.

“Tunnel Vision” – Museum Station, Sydney

Darren Wise — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:05:24 +0000

It was a late Saturday night, and I just could not resist the temptation to capture a photo of an uncrowded Museum Railway Station. Museum is an underground station that began services in Sydney in December 1926; I guess that is old in Australian history terms. I actually think Museum is one of Sydney’s nicest railway stations with a genuine historic feel about it. I can tell you though; this station is nothing compared to the underground stations in Moscow, Russia. The underground railway stations in Moscow have to be really seen to be believed. I wonder how the Russian roaming security would go with me setting up my camera and tripod in their underground station?

“Battle Zone” – Darling Harbour, Sydney

Darren Wise — Sun, 20 May 2012 09:30:06 +0000

After an awesome afternoon at Darling Harbour in Sydney yesterday, I managed to take this photo of HMAS Vampire, which was a Daring class destroyer and was commissioned for service from 1956-1986. HMAS Vampire, Australia’s largest museum vessel which is currently on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, is the last of the country’s big gun ships. After this battleship, Australia’s fighting ships were equipped with missile weaponry. The Daring class were the largest destroyers built in Australia. These powerful, fast ships were designed principally for the machinery and weapons of war.

“Sky High” – Sydney Tower, Sydney

Darren Wise — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:04:48 +0000

In the middle of the concrete jungle in Sydney, it is hard not to miss the unique Sydney Tower rising high towards the clouds. I believe the height of Centre point is around 1,000 feet high, which is small in comparison to other tower structures around the world. I managed to take this photo just on the edge of Hyde Park looking back towards the west. What I did notice that day was the new JP Morgan building that has seemed to have sprung up next to Sydney Tower without too much notice. I hope JP Morgan can still afford the naming rights after their $2 billion dollar trading loss :0).

Queen Victoria Building – Sydney

Darren Wise — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:01 +0000

This photo is part of the “Stolen Moment” Queen Victoria Building photos. The photo came out also very good as a portrait photo. This photo certainly extends the depth of the photo and the detail in the QVB building.

“Enjoy Life” – Coke Sign – Kings Cross, Sydney

Darren Wise — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:00:47 +0000

It was a great night to be out taking a few photos last night. This has to be one of the most recognisable landmarks around the very lively Kings Cross district in Sydney. It was pretty early in the night, so all was pretty quiet on the western front. No doubt it livened up though as the evening wore on.

“Stolen Moment” – Queen Victoria Building

Darren Wise — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:44:35 +0000

Why is this a stolen moment?

Well, to capture a photo like this requires the use of a tripod as the light is low and multiple exposure photos are used in the post processing. Little did I know before I set up my equipment in front of the Queen Victoria Building clock on the 3^rd level that tripods were not allowed in the building to take photos.

Not too long after taking this photo, I was kindly asked by the security to take down my tripod which I kindly obliged. After seeing the results, it was worth the naivety :0)

“Sydney’s Crown” – Opera House

Darren Wise — Sun, 06 May 2012 09:30:32 +0000

This would have to be without a doubt, the most famous landmark in Australia.

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, opening in 1973 after a long gestation that had begun with his competition-winning design in 1957.

Photo was taken in front of the terminal building in the Rocks.

“Lone Ferry” – Sydney Harbour

Darren Wise — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:58:06 +0000

I took this photo just as a Sydney Harbour ferry stopped to adjust its direction to make its way into the dock. It was great opportunity to capture the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the North Sydney foreshore into the photo.