The view from the Sydney Opera House of Circular Quay at night.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 400
Tag: Sydney
Luna Park and the Harbour Bridge
The giant face at the entrance to Sydney’s Luna Park peeks out from under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.4
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 23.7mm
- ISO: 400
Sydney Ice Bar
After a busy day walking around Sydney, Susan enjoys refreshments in the Ice Bar Sydney.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.6
- Camera: PENTAX Optio S45
- Focal length: 5.8mm
- ISO: 100
Great Australian Clock – Queen Victoria Building
The other clock in Sydney’s QVB – the Great Australian Clock. When it was completed in 2000 this was the world’s largest turret clock. It weighs in a 4 tonnes, and measures ten metres tall. This clock tells the history of Australia from both an Indigenous and Western perspective with 27 paintings, animation and special lighting.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 400
Royal Clock – Queen Victoria Building
The Royal Clock in the Queen Victoria Building (QVB), Sydney. The side windows show six animated scenes from British royal history on the hour.
The plaque reads: “By appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Turret Clockmakers Thwaites & Reed Ltd Hastings England”.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 400
Hyde Park Barracks
The UNESCO World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney. Governor Macquarie ordered the barracks built to house convicts in an attempt the improve law and order. The design was the by convicted forger Francis Greenway, which earned him a pardon.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
Fountains and Bubbles
Multi-coloured bubbles being made in front of the Archibald Memorial Fountain, in Sydney’s Hyde Park. The fountain commemorates the relationship between Australia and France forged in the First World War.
- Aperture: ƒ/13.5
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 19.4mm
- ISO: 64
Sydney ANZAC Memorial
Looking across the Pool of Reflection to the Sydney ANZAC Memorial.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
Circular Quay Jacarandas
On a grey day in Sydney, the jacaranda trees around Circular Quay add a welcome splash of colour.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
Sydney Opera House and Fishburn
First Fleet Class Ferry Fishburn is seen here in front of the Sydney Opera House in Circular Quay.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.4
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 23.7mm
- ISO: 64
Sydney Harbour
The view of Sydney Harbour from Fort Denison. A wonderful spot to take in the sights – the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, and passing ferries.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge 2009
The view of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge from Fort Denison in the middle of the Harbour.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64