Looking south over Manhattan from the top of the Rockefeller building.
I couldn’t resist framing this vista of Manhattan’s skyscrapers through the iron arches along the top of the Rockefeller building. I loved the contrast of old and new.
I took this photo on the train going to work. The earring of the woman in front of me glittered and sparkled in the brilliant sunshine that streamed through the window to my right. I stealthily dug out my camera, adjusted the settings for the bright light, focused on the earring — and pressed the shutter button just as the train plunged into a tunnel. Oops! Despite being so underexposed, there’s something about this photo that I quite like. In a way, it reminds me of pop art from the 1960s.
The eye splice in these mooring lines form a loop that drops over the bollard. These two belong to ‘Lord Nelson’, seen in Galle, Sri Lanka.
I’ve gone for a nautical interpretation of this week’s eye theme.
An eye in a coil of rope.
ANZ building, Martin Place – steel skeleton
The ANZ building in Martin Place, Sydney, is undergoing a revamp — although “revamp” is an understatement in this case. The existing building was stripped back to nothing but the grid of its steel skeleton, then a new structure was built onto that. Unusually, it was not swathed in scaffolding and netting during the dismantling stage, which gave the public a rare insight into how such buildings are constructed. I walk past this building to get to and from work, and was fascinated to see more of the skeleton revealed each day. Now that it’s just one more shiny-sided glass office tower, however, I’ve lost my interest.
ANZ building, Martin Place – steel skeleton
Here it is during the Vivid light festival in May 2014, lit in rather lurid purples and magentas.
ANZ building, Martin Place and tree, Vivid 2014
Rainbow lorrikeet looking for food in a palm tree.
Rainbow lorrikeets can be a real pain when a flock of the screeching, squabbling little guys settle outside your bedroom window at 5am, but there’s no denying they are cheeky, colourful characters.
Rainbow lorrikeet looking for food in a palm tree.
Lizard in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans
I photographed this lizard this morning while on a walking tour of Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans. His sudden appearance on a family tomb had a few of us reaching for our cameras, and you can imagine my surprise when he displayed that vivid red and yellow throat flap!
The setting sun throws the engine cowling into harsh relief.
On 23 May I flew from Sydney to San Francisco, on the way to Toronto. I didn’t get much sleep over the Pacific, but the stunning sunset and sunrise at 33,000ft made up for it — almost. 😉
As the sky darkens, a single bright star is visible above the band of intense sunset colour.
Reflections in the engine cowling:
Sunrise:
The horizon is delicate shades of blue and pink, and the rising sun makes metal points on the wing glow as if they were lights.
