Melbourne
January 23, 2012
As in many other cities contrasts meet in Melbourne. Old and new. Nature and culture. Warm and cold. Green and concrete. Joy and sadness. Life and death.
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and what a marvellous photo to illustrate those concepts.
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Thank you SO much, Sybil!
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Fantastic juxtaposition of the old and new.
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Composing contrasts is often powerful – and I think it succeeded well this time!
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Exceptional contrast. I love the way You framed Your bright photo.
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Thank you, Matti!
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Wonderful contrast!
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I like contrasts – and they are powerful – and wonderful 😉
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Agree with Sybil and Kala – your picture perfectly encapsulates what you have said. Beauuuutiful.
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Thank you very much, Reggie!
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very, very nice photo Truels, excellent!!
regards
xandi
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Thank you very, very much for your kind comment, Xandi!
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Awesome, – and I think I have a simular photo from my trip to Melbourne…
I wish you a Happy Thursday!
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I’m looking forward to see your Melbourne-photo – and all your other great shots, Hans!
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I agree with you about Melbourne, one of my favourite cities to visit. Not only for the culture and beauty, but because my lovely son lives there. I know exactly where you were when you took this photo and it is this amazing contrast of old and new architecture that is so intriguing. Did you know that until about 20 years ago, there were no high buildings at all.
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You must know this great city well, when your son lives there. I did not know, that it is only twenty year since they began building these high buildings.
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Melbourne is such a melting-pot of different cultures. Its architecture has preserved old and new together, this is an aspect I loved in this country. I simply love this picture, that so well describe the beauty of this city.
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I also think, that it is often a good idea to build new while preserving the best of the old. And in this way to highlight the best from both by putting new and old together as contrasts. Some years ago they constructed a new, high and very distinctive building with glass front right next to “Den Gamle By” where I work. If you look at the pictures from their website (see link in my sidebar) you can imagine the contrast now to this new building. I will later this year show photos from my workplace – and this contrast!
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A wonderful juxtaposition of the new and old! Well done!
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Thank you very much, Pavan!
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I do love the composition and the contrast of the old world charm and modern civilization. This image made me think of Manhattan (NYC).
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I’m glad you liked my photo! I hope I will be able to compare with Manhattan (I have never been in NY – or in the eastern USA) within a reasonable time 🙂
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