Tag Archive for: Sydney

Blue Rhodes by Leanne LindsayBlue Rhodes by Leanne Lindsay

Blue Rhodes by Leanne Lindsay

I never tire of this magnificent view. Rhodes just comes to life around sunset and the way the sun hits the building at sunset is just magnificent, making them appear to be made of gold. This photograph was taken right on sunset when the blue light was at its best, but the last hues of golden light were still visible on the buildings. If you are lucky, this lasts for a couple of minutes. on this evening, it lasted about 30 seconds before it was gone.
Not Reading Poetry by Leanne LindsayNot Reading Poetry by Leanne Lindsay

Not Reading Poetry by Leanne Lindsay

This day I dedicated to taking some street photographs and one of my favourite places to go to watch people is the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. I found an installation I was intrigued with and placed myself as inconspicuously as possible, in the corner, watching people and waiting for something interesting to happen. I waited patiently for a while - maybe 1/2 an hour but nothing was happening. While waiting, I decided on a different approach and, not wanting to take a boring photo, decided to take a photo where the art installation was in focus but the people walking past were blurred. I set up my camera to take the shot I envisioned. I noticed this couple walking around, not really paying attention to the art and decided that if they walked past this artwork, I would take the photo. After some time, they walked past the art installation and as I had predicted, they didn't stop to contemplate the artwork, but walked straight past it. That's when I took the shot. It came out exactly as I had envisioned.
Purple by Leanne LindsayPurple by Leanne Lindsay

Purple by Leanne Lindsay

I don't know what these flowers are and despite all my research, I wasn't able to find out. The shape and texture of the flowers just fascinated me. This photograph was taken in Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden in Sydney. If you asked around, you would find that many people have heard of Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden, and some would have already been there and connected with it. It is not really a secret. It is actually one of the worst kept secrets in Sydney – it has been talked about on the radio, written about in the newspapers, viewed on countless web pages, featured on television, and it gets numerous visitors from all over Australia and the World. Wendy and her renowned artist husband, the late Brett Whiteley, set up their family home in Lavender Bay in 1970 and lived there together for two decades. Brett painted many of his iconic Sydney Harbour pictures in the house. In the weeks that followed Brett’s death in 1992, Wendy’s grief-stricken need to regain some control in her life, to clean up a mess that she could clean up, found her obsessively attacking the piles of overgrown rubbish on the large land filled valley of unused railway land at the foot of her house. Wendy hurled herself into the forlorn site, hacking away at lantana, blackberry vines and privet, clearing up dumped bottles, rusty refrigerators, rotting mattresses, labouring till she was too exhausted to think or feel, then collapsing into sleep each night. Then doing the same, the next day and the next. Wendy never asked any authorities for permission, and no one told her to stop, so she kept going. It's a fascinating place to visit.
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