MY LIFE IN IMAGES

Running a bit late as usual but here are what I think are the highlights of the 365:2010 project posted in April. Remember if you want to see more of 365:2010 you can visit the set on Flickr, if you have a Facebook account you can become a fan and get the latest photo posted daily to your news feed.

STEEL & HEELS
Quite cool what you can capture if you look down, given a nice effect using the Helga filter in Camera Bag.

UNDERGROUND
Funky light display on the walls of the Underground club in the basement of the Oxford Hotel, Oxford St.

100
I celebrated the one hundreth image this year by taking these 9 shots in the one day and creating the 100 montage.

FOGGY MORN
Fog descended on Sydney one morning, causing this overpass to disappear into the mist.

UP OR DOWN
Shoppers at the newly opened Mid City Centre in Sydney walk up and down the steps and escalators.

So that’s month number 3 finished and here are my favourite images from 365:2010 in March:

PINK STAR
Nice little graphic image painted on the front of a store in Surry Hills

SUNDAY MORNING SWIM
When I can on a Sunday morning I visit the Andrew (Boy) Charlton pool in the domain and do a few lengths. The image effect was created using the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone.

UFO
The Hipstamatic app transforms a light fitting at work into a flying saucer.

LUNA LIGHTS
Took this image after a work party over at Luna Park, used the Helga filter from the Camera Bag app to give it a flatter tonal quality and make the lights stand out.

SILVER SCULPTURE
Another image from a visit to Boy Charlton where this sculpture features on the harbour shoreline. Converted using the PSMobile app.

If you want to see more of 365:2010 you can visit the set on Flickr and if you have a Facebook account you can become a fan and get the latest photo posted daily to your news feed.

Last Sunday (26th October) was the Danks St Festival in Waterloo. Danks St is know for is furniture, art, design and cafes/restaurants. The general vibe is all the cool kids coming down for food and to hang out listening to the music on the main stage or down at the DJ stage. Street photography is always a difficult one and you’re relying mainly on having interesting people to take photos of. There were a few things that stood out including footwear, hair and designer sunnies. I also stumbled into a light shop with some very funky light fittings.

This evening Sydney switched off its’ lights between 8pm and 9pm for the second Earth Hour….well most of its’ lights, oh ok, maybe about 60%, you still need to be able to see where you’re going you know. Most significant were the switch offs at the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.

Sydney held the first Earth Hour last year and this year it has spread to over 370 locations including New Zealand, US, Canada, UK, Europe and the Middle East.

Is it really useful? Will it really help? Well I guess it’s all about raising awareness, though some people think the exercise is so pointless that they’ve created an anti Earth Hour petition encouraging people to turn everything on for the hour, doesn’t look like it was a big hit though with only 87 signatures. Critics from last year pointed out that the amount of energy saved would only be the equivalent of taking 6 standard cars off the road for a year.

Personally I was out taking those pics so no lights were on in my place, effectively I just saved the planet….yay, go me!