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Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:36 pm**

Ok so I know it's not quite winter yet but in Melbourne it may as well be! Rain / hail / wind / cold, yep beautiful one day crapy the next.

Winter in Melbourne can be a somber experience.. enough to send anyone into hibernation. So I just thougt I'd post a few images to keep me sane in the knowledge that warmth can be found just about anywhere.

I love Melbourne!

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Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:48 pm**

I love Melbourne toooo....

Yummy lollies and love the mood for #1, very warm

Cheers
Mak

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:57 pm**

the last photo (phone wtf??) makes me feel like i need glasses, like i have double vision. i like the shot though, must of been through 2 different panes of glass??
nice work though.

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:08 pm**

*Looks out window*
Sunny and 27C in Sydney

Nice series, I like the first shot in particular, very well exposed.

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:48 pm**

Beautiful series, I particularly like #1, #3 and #5. The colours and tonal balance in the first image is excellent.

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:04 pm**

Lovely series, and it's easy to see why people love Melbourne.

#3 does remind me a bit of a Paris street scene. I also like the last one.

Well done.

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:30 pm**

Thanks for the kind comments everyone!

In #1 I was trying to offset the cold colours in the background with the warm colours in the foreground. I really liked the seperation between the two. And the 'Early Cheer' made me laugh

My grandad painted a number of pictures of Melbourne, one being of Collins St at 5:00pm... just as everyone was crawling home from work. There was a seperation between the forground and the background that really captured the escence of city life and despite my best efforts I've never been able to capture it in a photo. I think I see things differently to him. I'll just stick to flowers and lollies instead! :roll:

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:30 pm**

Nice series of pics. :wink:

For some reason I like staring at the jar of lollies in your second shot.

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:34 pm**

Yeah, makes me feel like a kid again. Hmm, mental note: drop by and pick up jar of lollies on way home :wink:

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:13 pm**

very nice series of pics

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:39 pm**

Should I remove the light on the left side from pic 3 or leave it in? I'm not sure if it adds or detracts from the scene.

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:47 pm**

#1, #2 (love the OOF and colour vibrance) and #4 (composition and perspective- elements work well together) are terrific captures.
cheers
marco

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Melbourne winter warmth. Oxymoron? - D/U beware

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