Sydney Candid Series #1476 Luna Park

 

Above the crowd, he stands so tall,
The grandest showman of them all,
With top hat high and eyes aglow,
He orchestrates the midnight show.

On wooden stilts, he strides with pride
As fairground lights flash side by side,
While passing strangers stop to stare
At this colossus of the fair.

With joyful shout and outstretched hands,
He rules across these festive lands,
A giant in the shadows cast,
Where childhood memories live at last.

Sony A7RV

FE 16mm f1.8 G

Check out Candid 1154

Sydney Candid Series #1474 Sydney CBD

 

The city breathes beneath the night,
Where iron tracks catch silver light.
A mother walks with hurried grace,
Shielding her child in this busy place.

The crowd drifts by like shifting smoke,
Wrapped tight against the evening cloak.
A quiet world within the rush,
Bound by a mother’s tender hush.

Sony A7RV

FE 16mm f1.8 G

Check Candid 1152

Sydney Candid Series #1469 Sydney CBD

 

Behind the counter’s stainless sheen,
The busy hands move sharp and clean.
The steam ascends in silver lines,
Where hurried preparation twines.

The patrons gather, wait, and look,
To catch a glance of what they cook.
A quiet rush, a steady stride,
Of life that stirs and flows inside.

Across the pass, the dishes gleam,
Like modern clockwork in a dream.
While out beyond the kitchen wall,
The shadows shift and softly fall.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

Check out Candid 1147 and FACE OFF

Brisbane Candid Series #1468 Brisbane CBD

 

The tiled floor stretches down the hall,
Where heavy, modern shadows fall.
A patient queue begins to form,
Away from midday's rising warmth.

Each person waits within the line,
A quiet pause in structured time.
With weary steps and shifting feet,
They seek a cool, refreshing treat.

No words are shared, no voices rise,
Beneath the bright and sterile skies.
A simple scene of daily grace,
Within this crowded, narrow space.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

Check out Candid 1146

Brisbane Candid Series #1467 Brisbane CBD

 

Shadows stretch across the stone,
Where a traveler sits alone.
Underneath the vaulted beam,
Silent moments cast a dream.

Through the doorway, dim and deep,
Guarded secrets safely keep.
By the window, clear and bright,
Daily commerce meets the light.

Time stands frozen in the shade,
While the shifting patterns fade.
A fleeting pause, a quiet grace,
Captured in this solemn place.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

Check out Candid 1145

Brisbane Candid Series #1466 Brisbane CBD

 

Beneath the shade, the day grows still,
While quiet conversations flow;
The sun climbs softly o’er the hill,
And shadows lengthen down below.

A moment rests in summer’s light,
Unhurried, ordinary, free
And in that calm, a fleeting sight
Becomes a small eternity.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

Check out Candid 1144

Brisbane Candid Series #1464 Brisbane CBD

 

A quiet square beneath the urban height,
Where modern towers touch the fading light,
She sits alone upon the concrete stone,
Engrossed within the glowing of her phone.

The bustling world moves on in shadows cast,
A fleeting moment in a cityscape vast,
While silent thoughts inside her mind reside,
An island in the crowd's continuous tide.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

Check out Candid 1142

Brisbane Candid Series #1461 Brisbane CBD

 

Upon the paved and modern street,
Where fleeting shadows cast their stride,
Two rusted forms of iron meet
The rushing town, yet still abide.

With gears for joints and steel for spine,
The scrap-made creatures silently
Recall a wilder, older line
Amidst the cold geometry.

While hurried footsteps pass them by
And towers climb toward the gray,
The metal phantoms softly sigh
For fields of gold and yesterday.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

Check out Candid 1139 and FACE OFF

Brisbane Candid Series #1457 Brisbane CBD

 

Beneath the glass, the city streams,
Where sunlight falls on stone;
Each passerby pursues their dreams,
Yet none of them alone.

The old façades keep watch above,
While strangers pause and meet
A fleeting scene of urban love,
Alive along the street.

Sony A7RV

FE 16mm f1.8 

Check out Candid 1336

Brisbane Candid Series #1454 Brisbane CBD

 

A structured square of stone and modern grace,
Where shifting shadows meet a central square,
A quiet rest within a hurried place,
As passing strangers breathe the evening air.

The tiers of life extend from low to high,
With stories shared beneath a concrete bower,
While leafy vines climb upward to the sky,
Reclaiming nature in a fleeting hour.

Sony A7RV

FE 16mm f1.8 G

Check out Candid 1333

Brisbane Candid Series #1435 Brisbane CBD

 

Beneath the boughs where shadows play,
The winding path invites the day;
Through leaves and light, through green and shade,
A quiet world by nature made.

The slender arches rise above,
Entwined with branches, leaves, and love;
And footsteps wander, soft and slow,
Where dappled beams of sunlight flow.

A solitary figure strays
Along the garden’s secret ways;
While all around, the leaves impart
The ancient stillness of the heart.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

Check out Candid 1314

Brisbane Candid Series #1434 Brisbane CBD

 

Stone holds the weight of years,
Columns stand beneath the sky;
Flags whisper through the morning air,
While shadows quietly pass by.

A traveller pauses, lost in thought,
Before the grandeur, stern and bright
The old house keeps its silent watch,
A monument of time and light.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 

Check out Candid 1313

Brisbane Candid Series #1430 Brisbane CBD

 

The shadows stretch across the stone,
Where passing strangers sit alone.
Beneath the shelter of the tree,
They rest amid the bustling street.

A moment paused, the world moves by,
Underneath a city sky.
Each lost within a quiet thought,
In fleeting light and shadows caught.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 1309 and FACE OFF

Melbourne Candid Series #399 De Graves St

 

Always busy and hustling here.

Sony A7RIV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 242

Melbourne Candid Series #312 Collins St

 

Originally, I thought this was a heist going on 

Sony A7RIV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 195

Melbourne Candid Series #233 Hoiser Lane Pedestrian

 

Hoiser Lane was once groovy and special. Now it is a shelter for homeless and drug addicts. It is still safe in the day time though. 

Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6

Check out Candid 96

Melbourne Candid Series #228 Bourke Street Mall

 

Bourke St Mall, Melbourne

Fujifilm XPro2

Fujiinon 16-55mm f2.8

Check out Candid 89

Melbourne Candid Series #227 Waiting at De Graves St

 

De Graves St, Melbourne CBD

Sony A7RIV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 88

Melbourne Candid Series #124

 

Who doesn't want to look pretty?

Latrobe St

Pentax K20D 

FA 43mm f1.9 limited

Pentax 43mm f1.9 limited and Face Off Event

Melbourne Candid Series #114

 

A glow by the afternoon sun in front of state library 

Swanston St

Pentax K20D

FA 43mm limited f1.9 

Swanston St