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My take on Canberra

Postby Big V on Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:51 am

From a recent trip to our nations capitol..
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:37 am

interesting composition for the 2nd! great stuff as usual
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Postby Killakoala on Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:54 am

Wonderful perspectives and colours and contrasts.
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Postby Big V on Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:58 pm

The afternoon light of Canberra is amazing this time of year.
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Postby TonyH on Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:17 pm

Great shots. I particularly like no 3.
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Postby christiand on Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:34 pm

Hi Big V,

cool photos :D
What did you think of the domes on Mt Stromlo ?
Are they models of observatories ?

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Postby daniel_r on Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:47 pm

You've got some really nice light happening in #3 and #4. It's brought these images to life.

christiand wrote:Hi Big V,
What did you think of the domes on Mt Stromlo ?
Are they models of observatories ?


Christian, I think the domes on the site of the old workshops have smaller telescopes in them - so basic astronomy / research can continue while the larger facilities are being rebuilt. (however, nothing will replace what was lost at Stromlo...)
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Postby Big V on Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:05 pm

CD, the smaller domes are part of the outreach program that they run. There is a meade 12 inch in one, a celestron 11 inch in the middle one and in the last one is one of the oldest refractors in Australia. I was there as part of Australian Inrternational Space School. Here are some pics of some of the damage from the fire.
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Postby christiand on Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:14 pm

Thanks for the info Big V.

I had a close look at these little domes and could not figure out how somebody would be able to enter them and or operate them.
They looked as if they were bolted tight and I thought they were models.

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Postby virgal_tracy on Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:50 pm

I love the angles that all of the straight lines in number 2 creates.

also enjoyed the pictures of the remnants of Mt Stromlo. Are these previous pictures or what they have left as a reminder of the fires?
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Postby sunnylass on Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:51 pm

Seeing pics of my home town make me homesick sometimes. I still have photos taken directly after the fires, in the suburb my youngest sister lives in, Duffy. I think the heart was ripped out of Canberra the day those fires came through.
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Postby Matt. K on Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:50 pm

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They are excellent! Good composition.
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Postby stubbsy on Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:06 pm

These are wonderfully strong images showing great use of the sharp angles and all those leading lines in all but the last. Very impressive and great use of colour too
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