MY LIFE IN IMAGES

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.

Between the end of May and early June, Sydney held it’s first Vivid Light Festival. A number of light installations were featured in and around Circular Quay and The Rocks areas of the city near the harbour. The Opera House was a focal point with ever-changing images projected on to both sides of the sails. On the final night of the festival I wandered round with hundreds of others to view the installations before they remove. I’ve added a selection of images showing the hjighlights of the festival which includes a number of projections on to the facade of the Museum of Contemporary Art:

A couple of weeks ago I headed up Sydney Tower for the first time in years and took a few shots of the city at night. The images are quite abstract and you have to look closely to work out the landmarks. Locals will spot the Queen Victoria Building in this picture. It’s the only public place in Sydney where you can get this sort of city view. Visit the full set on Flickr.

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!