Melbourne Candid Series #1219 Little Flinders Lane

 

Off Little Flinders Lane,
they walk three abreast 
mother, son, and older brother 
wrapped in the black and white breath
of Collingwood.

The scarves sway like banners
in the thin October wind,
threads whispering
of victories, losses,
and Saturday roars from the ‘G’.

The boy’s grin gleams under his cap,
his brother taller, already
half a man,
and their mum keeps pace,
steady and proud,
her laughter folding
into the hum of the city.

Around them, trams sigh,
coffee steams,
laneway murals flare and fade 
but their colours stay true,
black and white,
heart and tribe,
Collingwood forever.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 973

Melbourne Candid Series #1216 Swanston St

The couple sat on stools that day,
by a café on Little Lonsdale’s way
no hurry in their gentle gaze,
just sunlight caught in Melbourne haze.

Both wore straw hats, soft and wide,
their brims like halos side by side;
steam rose lazy from their cups,
while city life kept filling up.

People passed in hurried streams,
heels clicking through their weekday dreams;
but in that lane, time bent and stayed
a still life softly overlaid.

Two straw hats, a quiet grace,
the world went on—they kept their place.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 970

Melbourne Candid Series #1205 Little Flinders Lane

 

Two children tumbled, lost in play,
While father’s gaze drifted far away.
An old hack horse with weary eye,
Fixed on the lens as folk passed by.

Beyond, a queue in patient line,
Waited outside the café’s sign.
On Little Flinders, life flowed slow,
A street of stories, soft and low.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Candid 960

Melbourne Candid Series #1204 Little Flinders Lane

 

On Little Flinders, narrow, bright,
The lane is stirred with life and light.
Young voices rise, with laughter proud,
They blend among the bustling crowd.

Adults wander, side by side,
Through cafés warm and shops that hide.
Together weaving, slow or spry,
Beneath the city’s watchful sky.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 959

Melbourne Candid Series #1190 Little Flinders Lane

 

Graffiti clings
to silver walls,
an alphabet of passing hands.

Shadows break
shoes cross the street,
each step a fragment of the city’s hum.

Packets of colour
glimmer in glass,
quiet offerings to hungry eyes.

And through it all,
the lane exhales
a rhythm stitched of strangers.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 945

Melbourne Candid Series #1156 Little Flinders Lane

 

The chap with a cap on Little Flinders Lane,
Stands in the slant of a morning refrain.
With a cup in hand, he quietly sips,
A smoothie swirling at his lips.

Berry or mango—who’s to say?
His gaze drifts slow with the start of day.
Tram bells ring and footsteps pass,
While time runs thin through café glass.

No rush, no fuss, just city hum,
And fruit-blent calm where thinkers come.
A cap, a cup, and quiet poise
A moment soft in Melbourne noise.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 910

Melbourne Candid Series #1152 Little Flinders Lane

 

A young dude walks with easy flow,
A cap pulled low, a steady go,
Up Little Flinders’ quiet rise,
Beneath the pale and brooding skies.

His sneakers tap the cobbled way,
As morning hums in muted grey,
The city stirs, its heart still slow,
While shadows stretch and breezes blow.

No rush in stride, no heavy aim,
Just rhythm, step, and street-side frame
A soul in motion, calm and plain,
Ascending life on Flinders Lane.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 906

Melbourne Candid Series #1076 Little Flinders Lane - next to St Paul Cathedral

 

By St Paul’s shade, where spires climb high,
A hush beneath the bustling sky—
Two souls in pause, a fleeting scene,
Among the stones and city green.

One stands in shorts, knee-length and neat,
The other rests with crossed-up feet,
A coffee warm within her hand,
As traffic hums across the land.

They talk of nothing, maybe dreams,
While sunlight dances off the beams;
A pocket space the world walks past,
But here, the morning dares to last.

Just off the lane where few things stay,
Two people meet, then drift away.

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Check out Candid 832

Melbourne Candid Series #1062 Little Flinders Lane

 

Off Little Flinders, where shadows lean,
A laneway hums, soft and serene.
A café breathes its easy charm,
Far from the city's roaring harm.

A worker rests, boots thick with dust,
Helmet down, tools left in trust.
At a tall table, phone in hand,
He drifts beyond the workday’s land.

Messages flicker, the world slows down,
Steel and concrete lose their crown.
In Melbourne’s heart, beneath the sky,
A simple moment idles by.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 818

Melbourne Candid Series #1018 Little Flinders Lane

 

With steadfast voice, he made his plea,
"Come, take a photograph of me!"
Amidst his task, with letters tight,
He stood with pride in morning light.

From mail truck’s side, he cast a grin,
As duty’s course he walked within.
A fleeting pose, a moment bright,
Captured swift in lens’s sight.

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM

Check out Candid 775

Melbourne Candid Series #1011 Little Flinders Lane

 

A resounding thump echoed through the air, drawing the gaze of all present.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 769

Melbourne Candid Series #987 Little Flinders Lane

 

She is putting on her lipstick while listening to her pods 

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check Candid 746

Melbourne Candid Series #982 Little Flinders Lane

 

Capturing photographs through the panes of a glass window can yield quite astonishing results.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 741

Melbourne Candid Series #980 Little Flinders Lane

 

Famed for its exquisite pasta, one can observe the ladies savoring their dishes behind the glass.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 739

Melbourne Candid Series #923 Flinders Lane

 

A small conference off the street

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 683

Melbourne Candid Series #874 Little Flinders Lane

 

Repairing the signs

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 625

Melbourne Candid Series #854 Little Flinders Lane

 

Different pair of people walked the street

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 603