Merry Xmas decoration in Town Hall and Hosier Lane Mural for Mural Monday

 

Every year, this looks same. I really want to go to Yarra River for the river lights installation, but I am scared to mix in the crazy crowd on Xmas Eve. 

An elf looking lost 

Joel and I headed out to a lovely beach near Tenby Point. He told me about a new gimbal camera that is coming onto the market by DJ mini. It would be a universal mount camera with a very low register distance. So it can take any lenses from any major brands. How exciting! 

Linking Mural Monday

Greta Thunberg portrait for Mural Monday

 

Found in ACDC lane. 

She seems to be in troubles lately. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4

Linking Mural Monday

Hosier Lane Fox Mural for Mural Monday

 

I remembered there were times that the academic circle treated foxes as local pests. Eradication was encouraged. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4

Linking Mural Monday

Boat House Restaurant in Kew for Sunday Best

 

Doing drone shots with Joel in Kew Garden. Then we spot this nice restaurant being reflected in the water.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Sunday Best

Murals of two portraits in Brunswick, Melbourne

 

Love this pair of murals

Sunshine Lane, Brunswick

Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Mural Monday

Mural At AC/DC Lane, Melbourne for Mural Monday

 

It is the usual Mural Monday

In AC/DC lane as I recall. Looks like a monster from Pokémon 

Panasonic G9 

Leica 15mm f1.8 

More Hosier Lane mural art for Mural Monday

 

This is Van Gough style mural art in the same lane that I used to come for graffiti documentation. 

In the window reflection, there is my buddy and myself. We knew each other for 32 years now. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 15mm f1.8 

Linking Mural Monday

Night light up at Sorrento Melbourne for Tom's Treasure Tuesday

 

I always wanted to do this shot with a puddle reflection, but I never got around to it. however, mission half accomplished when I drove through the Sorrento on the weekend.

Glad that I stopped nearby and took this shot.

Sony A7RV 

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Tom's Treasure Tuesday

Hosier Lane Mural for Mural Monday

 

Hosier Lane again, Melbourne. This is from archive. The good old day

My brother tells me that he feels like he works so hard, but the bank account balance is not going up. Yet, he lives a frugal life. I somehow feel similar.

Gonna get back to working mode again.

Panasonic G9

Leica 17mm f1.2

Not sure Samy is back from blogging or not

Linking Mural Monday

Mural at Hoiser Lane for Mural Monday

 

Oriental style Mural at Hosier Lane

Panasonic G9

Leica 15mm f1.8

Linking Mural Monday

Travancore Monash Freeway Entrance

 

Travancor Entrance of Monash Freeway

Nice to see a reflection and a sunset 

Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6

Linking Sunday Best

Mural Monday Event - around little Latrobe Lane

 

This was one of the older mural arts in CBD. Not easy to find. They looked like the comics I learnt in Japan. 

Sony A7RIV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM

This is linking Mural Monday

Shoes hung up high in laneway, Melbourne CBD

 

I love shallow depth of field at one stage. It was what a lens geek would do. I have tons of shots on the shoes hung up in the laneway of Melbourne. I never quite understood why this was done first place.

My pals tell me it was a way to mark the sales point for weeds. Or it was a mysterious way to play a game. 

Olympus 150mm f2

This is linking Bokeh shots

Mural Monday - Richmond Station Mural in Melbourne

 

This is more like a scratch book style mural. However, I find it striking somehow.

Canon 6D

EF 24mm f1.4 L 

This is linking Mural Monday

Mural Monday - Mondayitis happening

 

This is a well-known mural in Melbourne CBD. A fitting message actually. Some people even do lots of reflection photo of this mural in the puddle too. 

Panasonic G9 

Leica15mm f1.8 

This is in participation for Monday Mural Meme - Monday Mural Link

Princess Pier in Melbourne

 

That is my buddy that we go out taking photographs of the places I research earlier in the week. I am the God Father for his kids even though we are not religious. Not sure how that works out lol.

Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6

His earlier photos were in a post 9 years ago today ---> Joel

Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne

 

Pulpit rock is a basalt type formed by cooling lava. This is a popular location for angling fishing and photographers. Few get hurled out into the sea every year according to the statistics. During high tide, one would be standing at the sea floor scuba diving. 

Coming here is always a challenge. Photographers are like a pack of wolves here. We gonna get our spots like a prized possession. I often browse for stock market news on my phone, squatting on these uneven rock surfaces. 

Did I mention that there were more tourists than the fish in the ocean here?

Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Cape Schanck Mornington Peninsula

Sandridge Pier, Melbourne, Australia

 

Sandridge pier is the classic location to take a sunrise shots of Melbourne skyline

The pier is an easy access. I arrived at 4 am with a significant sleep deprivation. Well, anything for a photo. I did need quite a few more cups of coffee after this. 

Sony A7RIV

FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM

Sunrise

South Bank Melbourne

 

This is the classic view at South Bank 

This location is the subject to trillion of instagram shots for the cityscape lovers if no drone photography. 

Sony A7RIV 

FE 24mm f1.4 GM

Melbourne Gallery

Pirate Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne

 

It has been a project over the past few years that I try to find these esoteric sea caves which were often immersed in sea during high tides. They are not easy to access but it has become an adventure since pandemic happens. 

The good thing about these sea caves is that no tourists come visit at all. But the bad thing is if anything happen to me, no one would know about it. Sometimes rogue waves would cover the sea cave opening and wash me down the cave into an abyss. The very thought does scare me from time to time. This is why I have stopped photographing sea caves now. Time to do something cheaper and safer. 

Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6 

Sea Cave shots