Showing posts with label Elizabeth St. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elizabeth St. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Melbourne Candid Series #1092 Elizabeth St

 


Off Elizabeth, where neon hums
and tram-line dreams in silence come,
a storefront glows with muted grace,
its glass a veil, its light a face.

Inside, a stillness thick and bare—
few figures sit in twilight's care.
By tiled wall and table’s end,
they dine in hush, like time’s own friends.

Their shadows lean with gentle weight,
as if they’ve paused the hands of fate.
Steam curls soft from bowls held near,
warmth the only sound to hear.

No words disturb the breathing light,
just silhouettes against the night—
their stories hinted, not yet told,
in Melbourne’s chill, in silence bold.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 848






Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Melbourne Candid Series #1071 GPO Building (Elizabeth St)

 


A man lies still on marble cold,
Beneath the arches proud and old,
Where GPO in grandeur sleeps
And history its silence keeps.

Beside him, dumped without a name,
A cabinet, once prized, now shame—
Discarded wood, a hollow frame,
Much like the system, just the same.

The papers speak of growth and gain,
Of votes cast high for migrant trains,
To feed the beast, the market’s call,
That builds the towers, lets men fall.

For what is worth in gilded land,
When empty palms outstretch a hand?
And under stone, in shadow’s keep,
A nation buys, but will not weep.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 827





Thursday, May 8, 2025

Melbourne Candid Series #1059 Elizabeth St

 


Three youths stroll down Elizabeth Street,
City’s pulse beneath their feet.
Eyes like stars, dreams in flight,
Skyscrapers gleam in midday light.

In Melbourne's heart, so vast, so free,
Asian roots weave silently.
Forty percent and rising still,
A city shaped by every will.

Cultures blend like evening haze,
Languages ripple through alleyways.
Each step a story, proud and bold,
In streets where histories unfold.

So let them walk, and let it be—
A portrait of diversity.
In every face, a world to see,
Melbourne hums in harmony.


Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 815



Friday, April 25, 2025

Melbourne Candid Series #1046 Elizabeth St

 


Down Elizabeth Street he strides alone,
a slender thread in the city’s tone,
jacket sharp in the autumn breeze,
moving swift with elegant ease.

Fancy ear pods crown his ears,
drowning out the city's cheers—
lost in rhythm, thought, or beat,
a silent world beneath his feet.

Glass and tramlights dance on skin,
as day and noise blur deep within.
He walks a line both near and far,
tethered to sound like a distant star.

Melbourne hums its morning tune,
but he moves on, immune, immune—
a figure drawn in motion's ink,
on city streets that barely blink.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

Check out Candid 802 and FACE OFF




Monday, April 7, 2025

Melbourne Candid Series #1028 Elizabeth St

 


I was always advised that one should own several suits before embarking on a professional career. However, for the past twenty years, I have worn the same suit, now so worn that even the sleeves bear holes.


Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM


Check out Candid 784


Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Melbourne Candid Series #1023 Elizabeth St

 

Oh, joyous is the soul who stands mid-tier,
Yet roams the streets when noon draws near.


Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM

Check out Candid 779

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Melbourne Candid Series #827 Elizabeth St

 


Deep in thoughts

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 528





Sunday, December 24, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #550 Elizabeth St

 



The regular scene at night near Elizabeth Station

Sony A7RIV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 315

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Friday, November 24, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #520 Elizabeth St

 


He must be feeling sad that no one appreciates his music

Sony A7RIV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 286



Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #425 Elizabeth St

 


I need to walk this street more. Though very bustling. 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM


Check out Candid 262



Thursday, August 17, 2023

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #419 Elizabeth St

 


After testing out most focal lengths for street photography, I still prefer 24mm the best. Ideally it would be 35mm that does the best in the past experiences. I just have not invested in a 35mm prime anymore. 


Sony A7RIV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM


Check out Candid 253



Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Monday, August 7, 2023

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #402 Elizabeth St Melbourne

 


Looks like shadows of figures lurking


Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM


Check out Candid 245



Friday, July 28, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #400 Elizabeth St Melbourne

 


This is called waddling gait suggestive of pelvic muscle wasting


Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM


Check out Candid 243