Pete_W
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Following on from @Travis Butler 's recent thread A Walk Down Main Street:
...here are some photos I took on my walk around downtown Sydney yesterday.
Corner of Pitt & Hay Streets looking north. I processed this one using DxO FilmPack's digital N-Dream film to give the image a nostalgic look.
S5II + LUMIX S 24-105/F4 41mm ƒ/10 1/160s ISO100
Pitt Street looking north at Hay Street by Peter Watters, on Flickr
St Andrews Cathedral. This is actually the back of the church on George Street so not the best angle. And I was quite close so I used a wide-angle lens and straightened it up with DxO. I discovered with this shot and a few others that the 14-28mm is quite prone to purple fringing (and of course green flare).
S5II + LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6 14mm ƒ/5.6 1/100s ISO100
St Andrews Cathedral, Sydney by Peter Watters, on Flickr
The Queen Victoria Building (a.k.a. The QVB), a Romanesque building opened in 1898. It was originally designed as a marketplace although had a number of other uses over the decades. It was restored to its original retail purpose in the 1980s and now houses boutique shops and cafes. Photo taken on the corner of York & Market Streets.
S5II + LUMIX S 24-105/F4 25mm ƒ/5.6 1/125s ISO100
QVB from the corner of York & Market Streets by Peter Watters, on Flickr
Queen Victoria herself, sitting outside the QVB. She's been there for years.
S5II + LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6 28mm ƒ/5.6 1/160s ISO100
Queen Victoria outside the QVB by Peter Watters, on Flickr
QVB Level 3. You can see all four levels in this shot.
SSII + LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6 14mm ƒ/5.6 1/60s ISO1600
QVB Level 3 by Peter Watters, on Flickr
QVB stained glass window facing George Street. The building has many nice architectural features.
S5II + LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6 20mm ƒ/5.6 1/60s ISO320
QVB (George St side) by Peter Watters, on Flickr
George Street in Sydney was a major north-south thoroughfare and always jammed full of cars. It was closed to traffic a few years ago and now only sees trams and pedestrians.
S5II + LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6 28mm ƒ/5.6 1/320s ISO100
George Street outside the QVB by Peter Watters, on Flickr
I have some more photos to add later, including my favourite photographic subject, trains!
Now that that's done... I'd love to see what everyone here can do with their downtown areas. Hoping to spark some good photo walks! What kind of cool buildings and areas do you have in your city?
...here are some photos I took on my walk around downtown Sydney yesterday.
Corner of Pitt & Hay Streets looking north. I processed this one using DxO FilmPack's digital N-Dream film to give the image a nostalgic look.
S5II + LUMIX S 24-105/F4 41mm ƒ/10 1/160s ISO100
Pitt Street looking north at Hay Street by Peter Watters, on Flickr
St Andrews Cathedral. This is actually the back of the church on George Street so not the best angle. And I was quite close so I used a wide-angle lens and straightened it up with DxO. I discovered with this shot and a few others that the 14-28mm is quite prone to purple fringing (and of course green flare).
S5II + LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6 14mm ƒ/5.6 1/100s ISO100
St Andrews Cathedral, Sydney by Peter Watters, on Flickr
The Queen Victoria Building (a.k.a. The QVB), a Romanesque building opened in 1898. It was originally designed as a marketplace although had a number of other uses over the decades. It was restored to its original retail purpose in the 1980s and now houses boutique shops and cafes. Photo taken on the corner of York & Market Streets.
S5II + LUMIX S 24-105/F4 25mm ƒ/5.6 1/125s ISO100
QVB from the corner of York & Market Streets by Peter Watters, on Flickr
Queen Victoria herself, sitting outside the QVB. She's been there for years.
S5II + LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6 28mm ƒ/5.6 1/160s ISO100
Queen Victoria outside the QVB by Peter Watters, on Flickr
QVB Level 3. You can see all four levels in this shot.
SSII + LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6 14mm ƒ/5.6 1/60s ISO1600
QVB Level 3 by Peter Watters, on Flickr
QVB stained glass window facing George Street. The building has many nice architectural features.
S5II + LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6 20mm ƒ/5.6 1/60s ISO320
QVB (George St side) by Peter Watters, on Flickr
George Street in Sydney was a major north-south thoroughfare and always jammed full of cars. It was closed to traffic a few years ago and now only sees trams and pedestrians.
S5II + LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6 28mm ƒ/5.6 1/320s ISO100
George Street outside the QVB by Peter Watters, on Flickr
I have some more photos to add later, including my favourite photographic subject, trains!