Friday 27 November 2009

Sydney Park, chimneys, sunset

The silhouettes of the old brickworks chimneys at Sydney Park, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria, against a fiery sunset. The same chimneys from a slightly different angle can be seen here.

84 comments:

  1. Stunning photos with glorious colours - it's a joy just looking at them.
    Melbourne Daily Photo

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  2. Extraordinary sunset skywatch photos! Bravo!

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  3. amazingly fiery! the photo is blazing hot literally and figuratively.

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  4. Magnificent captures! The colors are indeed glorious!! What a way to end a day!

    Have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  5. Good techical work here, Jim. You have squeezed the light just perfectly to get a good silhouette and a perfectly blazing sky.

    Exceptional!

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  6. Simply put...AWESOME !!!
    Great with the old stacks against a firey sky.


    Eaglesbrother

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  7. They look like fire is behind them! Amazing capture. Love the colour in the Dolphin point image :)

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  8. WOW! Fantastic shots, I love the silhouettes of the chimneys and the fiery colours behind them.

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  9. The colour of the sky is fabulous! Terrific photos.

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  10. Amazing colors, your sunset photos are wonderful.

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  11. Wow! So beautiful, and amazing colours. Great photos :)

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  12. beautiful sunset and great silhouette. perfectly captured!

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  13. So wonderful and strong colours! They even make the chimneys beautiful! :)

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  14. Amazing colors! I like how you framed the tree between the two chimneys in the first shot.

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  15. Very nice shot. I love the photos of sun and sand and good weather - we lack that in the north this time of year. I have a similar shot to yours, which I may post next week. Thanks for visiting and commenting on my photoblog too.

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  16. Stunning colours in your sky this week and all the more interesting to be viewed from the brickworks.

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  17. Amazing! The chimneys looks a bit disastrous in the glorious sunset.

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  18. Love this choice of photo. The colour is superb, Jim!

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  19. I love the composition and the great glowing colors.

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  20. What an amazing way to capture the sunset! It's a great idea to decorate the chimneys for Christmas too :o)

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  21. A fiery sky, and the chimneys are very striking decorated for Christmas.

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  22. Stunning sunset,it's beautiful:)
    Have a wonderful weekend.

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  23. Really good one!!!
    I have a question. How do you add your link to your comments without getting this:
    Your HTML cannot be accepted: Tag is not allowed: URL

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  24. koala, I have created an HTML link. If you google 'HTML links', you can find an article that explains how to create one.

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  25. Absolutely beautiful. They work so well as silhouttes against that intense sunset.

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  26. The chimneys added a nice touch to an already fantasic sunset. They look neat decorated for Christmas as well.

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  27. whoah! there is no other words to explain this! amazing! i love it! wow!

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  28. There is something compelling about towering objects set against a blistering sunset. You've captured the mystery, the awe of it. Beautiful.

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  29. The orange glow of the sky is amazing The chimney in the foreground give the pictures a nice feel.

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  30. Nice shot. The dark chimney and the glowing sky form an excellent view.

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  31. impressive shots! the sunset is gorgeous!

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  32. Great capture, the silhouette and the colors are well balanced. Thanks for sharing

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  33. A beautiful setting to place. I like the rich orange background of the skies, complimented well with the silhouette of 3 pilers.

    Have a good weekend.

    Alexander
    Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

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  34. Gorgeous oranges!
    I find it kind of strange to hear of chimneys in a park, but I'm sure they must have an historical significance.

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  35. Extra good photo well spotted so firey. Also good when decorated for Christmas.

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  36. Fantastic warmth, wonderful moments to come to Germany via the www.greetings Manuela

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  37. Yes, Hilda, the old brickworks were demolished or filled in to create the park. Four chimneys in one corner of the park were preserved for their heritage value.

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  38. great idea for a shot, well taken. beautiful xo

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  39. love those silhouettes!

    leethroughthelens.blogspot.com

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  40. Wonderful!
    Beautiful colors and lines.
    I like it a lot.
    Great! :)

    Happy weekend!

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  41. Excellent! Great color...unusual silhouettes. Thanks for sharing.

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  42. Beautiful,great, and fantastic photos.
    Have a nice weekend
    Gunilla in Sweden

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  43. I like the way these chimneys are decorated for day time viewing and Christmas. Great as silhoettes today - like my view can be. Thanks for visiting.

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  44. Beautiful! Great photo! The chimneys provide an erie feeling to the photo.

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  45. Great photos and they look pretty neat decorated.Neat comparison

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  46. J Bar: Those are stunning captures, thanks for sharing with SWF.

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  47. Incredible colors behind the interesting silhouette. Great pictures.

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  48. I am never going to complain about "interference" from technological artifacts again, Jim. These are great--and so is the sequence on the other blog from last week. Thanks for sharing skies from down under!

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  49. So simple and so elegant. The sky is absolutely glorious too.

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  50. Kewelopolis! I adore the composition of this photograph with the columns and the sky.
    Joyce-Illinois

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  51. Beautiful pictures from your beautiful part of the world. Thank you taking time to visit my blog.

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  52. Beautiful colors in the sky. Great photos!

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  53. The fiery colors are amazing! The tree looks like it's on fire. What a great sunset shot! Beautiful!

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