This view across Mosman Bay on Sydney Harbour to the Sydney skyline is from Taronga Zoo, in the north shore suburb of Mosman. The clouds rolled in over the city in the afternoon on an otherwise clear blue day.
Friday, 24 May 2013
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Mosman, Taronga Zoo
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Balgowlah Heights, Forty Baskets Beach, baths
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Glebe, post office
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Monday, 20 May 2013
Zetland, Nuffield Park
Nuffield Park is located in the inner city suburb of Zetland. These curious rusty iron sculptures separate the terraces stepping down from Ascot Avenue.
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Balgowlah, The Norwegian Seamen's Church (Theme Day: Norwegian Constitution Day)
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Sydney skyline, Australian National Maritime Museum
Friday, 17 May 2013
Sans Souci, marina, sunset
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Pitt Street Mall, Sydney Tower
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Botany, Sir Joseph Banks Park, sculpture
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Botany, Sir Joseph Banks Park, sculpture
Monday, 13 May 2013
Botany, Sir Joseph Banks Park, mosaic
Sunday, 12 May 2013
Saturday, 11 May 2013
Botanic Gardens, water lily pond
Friday, 10 May 2013
Sylvania, Georges River, sunset
These wispy scattered clouds sit above the Georges River, as the sun sets behind the southern suburb of Sylvania.
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Strand Arcade, yarn bombing
This artwork has been installed in the Strand Arcade to celebrate Wool Week. Textile artist Magda Sayeg has created an installation of two six-metre-tall fibreglass gumtrees and a lamp post wrapped in over 600 metres of colourful Australian Merino wool. This type of graffiti art which involves covering trees, lamp posts or other objects in knitting is known as "yarn bombing".
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Hyde Park, John Baptist Fountain
The John Baptist Fountain stands in Hyde Park North, near the corner of Park Street and Elizabeth Street. John Baptist established the Baptist Gardens in Redfern, the first pleasure gardens which attracted visitors in the days before public parks. This fountain was originally installed there in the 1860s and was donated to the trustees of Hyde Park in 1888. It was moved during construction of the underground railway in 1920 and restored as a working fountain in this location in 2012.
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Hyde Park, monument
This monument consisting of a 104-millimetre gun standing on a sandstone plinth is located at the south-eastern entrance of Hyde Park. It comes from the SMS Emden, a German light cruiser warship in World War I. It was a raider in the Indian Ocean and after engaging the HMAS Sydney at the Battle of Cocos Island it was run aground to prevent her from sinking. The monument stands near the corner of Liverpool Street and College Street and points towards the start of Oxford Street.
Monday, 6 May 2013
Darlinghurst, murals
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Strathfield, council chambers
The Strathfield Council Chambers building is located along Homebush Road in the inner west suburb of Strathfield. It was designed by John Sulman and built in 1887 but has undergone many additions including first floor additions in 1922 and town hall in 1923, designed by Harry Chambers Kent. A war memorial to World War 1 of a globe of the world erected on a granite pillar sits at the front and casts a shadow on the wall in the mornings.
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Pyrmont, Anzac Bridge
The view across Blackwattle Bay to Anzac Bridge at dusk is from the marina at the Sydney Fish Markets, in the inner city suburb of Pyrmont.
Friday, 3 May 2013
La Perouse, Frenchmans Bay
Frenchmans Bay is a small bay that opens up to the larger Botany Bay, in the eastern suburb of La Perouse. The Boatshed restaurant, off Anzac Parade, sits right on the beach. This view is from a lookout in Botany Bay National Park.
Thursday, 2 May 2013
La Perouse, museum
The Laperouse Museum is located in the Botany Bay National Park, in the eastern suburb of La Perouse. The museum opened in 1988 and tells the story of the expedition led by Jean-François de Galaup La Pérouse, its arrival in Botany Bay in 1788, the encounter with the First Fleet and eventual shipwreck in the Solomon Islands. It contains maps, scientific instruments and relics recovered from French explorers. This heritage listed building was designed by Colonial Architect James Barnett and built in 1882 as a Cable Station, It housed the operation of the first submarine telegraph communications cable laid between Australia and New Zealand and provided accommodation for staff.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Alexandria, The Grounds (Theme Day: Creative Artisan)
"The Grounds of Alexandria" is an artisan bakery, an in-house coffee roastery and café, located on the corner of Bourke Road and Huntley Street, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. It is located in a former pie factory from the early 1900s in the Alexandria Creative Park, which also contains the redeveloped factory, chimney and silo of a former linseed oil factory. This site also features a garden of organic herloom vegetables and fragrant herbs which supplies the kitchen. The truck loaded with hay bails acts creates a unique sign, with the logo painted on the side.
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
The Rocks, windmill
The Rocks Windmill has been installed in The Rocks Square from 12th April to 12th May. This four-storey windmill hosts events which explore the history and culture of The Rocks through art, science and imagination. It is a functioning wheat mill, providing hands-on experience for grinding wheat into flour. It is also an intimate venue for productions and events.
Monday, 29 April 2013
Paddington, The Captain Cook Hotel
Sunday, 28 April 2013
Woolloomooloo, railway line
This railway bridge carries the Eastern Suburbs Railway Line between Kings Cross and Martin Place, over the inner city suburb of Woolloomooloo. This Oscar train is about to enter the enter the tunnel below The Domain.
Saturday, 27 April 2013
Darling Harbour, Sydney skyline
Friday, 26 April 2013
Anzac Bridge, sunset
These spectacular sunset colours hanging above the inner west suburb of Annandale were viewed from the Anzac Bridge.
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Anzac Memorial, Sacrifice
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Circular Quay, ferry
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Kogarah, taxi (Theme Day: St George's Day)
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Monday, 22 April 2013
Darlinghurst, mural
This artwork is part of "We Are Here", a 15-metre-high, 75-metre-long mural lining the walls of buildings along Foley Street, a laneway in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. This giant artwork which was created by Australian street artists, illustrators and photographers, depicts some of the city’s most significant people and events using paint, collage, drawing, paste-ups, stencils and photography.
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