Monday, July 12, 2010

Queensland trip (Gold coast: the coast)#1

After two weeks at Melbourne, I headed Brisbane to find my brother to get my MacBook Pro. I stay 1 leisure week at my brother's place. During the weekend, we head to the Australia's famous Gold Coast. It takes about 45mins to reach Gold Coast.
Starting to see high rise building when entering Gold Coast.
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more and more high rise residential building, we get to the right place for sure
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cloudy sky but it's in sunshine coast!
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At last, the coast~ was abit disappointed of the popularity because it's winter now.
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air activities
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lovely couples having a sun bath.
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candid shots with my 400mm on people
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from far, the wind blow the sand and dust to the coast. After i see this pictures I was stop changing lens to prevent the corrosive salt water and dust.
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400mm quite handy during the strong daylight
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the locals
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another sexy sun bath
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a group of cheerleader came by the coast for their lunch break.
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even it's winter season but still have a few bikini hotties to cold their body
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some just look after their friends' belongings
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some street performer perform at surfers paradise street.
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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Holiday trip to Melbourne (dawn and night of the city) #3

After my friend's final was finish, we going around the city for entertainment, we went to dockland for a walk along the river and the harbour.
New ANZ building.
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the river city
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buildings with water reflection
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another similar shots after few minutes
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We went further out to snap the dawn
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wider view without building
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snap back the building with pedestrian view
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wider building view, quite a dynamic expression for the view from the building within the pedestrian space.
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the huge pedestrian bridge connect within the city
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the whole ANZ building at dawn
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organic form bridge with repetition patterns
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more repetition patterns at another side of the brigde.
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trying some art of lighting at the bridge
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like travel through time
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stream of life
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sequence of patterns
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snap the exhibition center while on the way going to the city
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another structural pedestrian bridge.
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handheld to snap the night city.
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Monday, July 5, 2010

Holiday trip to Melbourne (visit the city) #2

This time hang around the city to explorer and observe. I didn't go much places because most of the city looks the same with city planning design. The difference between city to city is to see some of the unique architecture building which spice up the atmosphere. I was surprise the city full of ASIAN including 'Hongkie', chinese, korean, japanese and as well as malaysian.
The Melbourne street,
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right middle of the street between the road for the car and the tram.
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Melbourne central.
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One of the RMIT building under renovation
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Later we took a train to Dockland, a harbour town. One of the tourist spot
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dockland, the harbour town shopping center
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for me more like shops with a large pedestrian walkway
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It's a double storey shoptlot, there are few tourist at weekdays~
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wooden bridge to connect shops, the semi cylinder shape quite attractive between the shops.
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Take a shot before leaving this harbour town with it's sign
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the full glaze building near the seaport. I bet the from inside view through outside sure tremendous.
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a small gathering area at the seaport with luxurious residential building.
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it's a fake grass field. The space surrounded by shops and residential building.
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the space can be use as kind of event and function, during that time have a movie fiesta and World Cup~
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huge walkway at the seaport
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Lots of luxurious residential building facing the seaport with nice looking design.
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a closer look without flare, those building shows their own rich colorful patterns.
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The restaurant, those food definitely including the charges of the view.
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larger penthouse type at below and apartment type on the top
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some art sculpture at the path way.
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the luxurious harbour town view to Melbourne city
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some stall floating on the port
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Yup, besides western food, they have asian food as well
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From far view, those residential building represent their own unique design
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the road where we came from the city
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Later we take a tram to a city park
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even though it's winter now, but still have remain trees later season
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hidden from the shadow of the tree.
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looks like autumn.
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The leaves
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nice effect from hiding in tree's shadow
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this view more look like end of autumn.
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the nature forest and the concrete forest
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we pass by the cathedral
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Even though i didn't go to Europe to see those magnificence architecture history, but this pretty close to it.
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Huge and tall gothic cathedral
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large glass and craved stone use in this huge gothic cathedral.
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Spotted another historical building, Princess theatre.Another well preserved building.
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the parliament building
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layered building
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street view again
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quite a number of graffiti street in the city
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a small classical street hidden inside the city
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anyone wanna high tea!?
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gangsta street!?
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plenty of small shops inside
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Centre place, a narrow alley within the building
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This alley located at the center of the city and it's a hot spot for teenager.
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The small city library not far from the centre place.
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