Melbourne Candid Series #1226 St Kilda Esplanade

 

A chap in a faded tee, long hair untamed,
leans on a bench where the sea is framed.
Phone to his ear, his laughter drifts,
between gull cries and the tramline’s shifts.

Opposite, the ice cream shop hums and gleams,
a melody of cones and seaside dreams.
Vanilla winds and ocean air entwine,
sweet and salt in the afternoon shine.

Behind him, the bay holds a silver hue,
and time, for a moment, forgets to move.
Only his voice, soft and far away,
threads through the heart of a Melbourne day.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #1201 De Graves St

 

On De Graves Street, the morning hums,
Young chaps gather where sunlight comes.
Brunch laid out on a bustling lane,
Laughter rising like soft champagne.

A curly head in bokeh sways,
Blurred behind their lively ways.
Forks click, cups clink, the chatter flows,
A fleeting warmth the city knows.

Shadows stretch, the street alive,
In fleeting moments, all thrives.
A simple brunch, yet worlds entwine,
In sunlight, scent, and coffee’s brine.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #1200 Little Collins St

 

In Little Collins Street, he hides,
Shadowed by brick and whispered tides.
Earbuds hum a private stream,
A world inside, a hidden dream.

Footsteps echo, brisk and small,
Neon flickers against the wall.
A melody or talk drifts near,
Only he can catch, only he can hear.

Smoke of the city curls around,
Steel and glass, a distant sound.
Alley folds him like a secret note,
Music or podcast, on him it floats.

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8

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Melbourne Candid Series #1198 De Graves St

 

A mural leans upon the wall,
its colours muted into grey.
The street is full
pedestrians flow like sardines,
pressed in rhythm,
their footsteps stitching the lane.

Beneath wide umbrellas,
waiter and patrons linger,
the clatter of plates
mingling with laughter and pause.
Degraves Street breathes—
a café theatre in monochrome,
every figure caught
between shadow and light.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #1126 Hosier Lane

 

In Hosier Lane where shadows dwell,
And cobbled streets their secrets tell,
A man and woman paused their stride
To gaze into the sky wide-eyed.

Graffiti flared on every wall,
Yet they saw past the painted sprawl—
Not colours bold or rebel scrawl,
But something vast beyond it all.

Their heads were tilted, side by side,
Their breath a mist the cold supplied.
In black and white the moment stayed,
Two figures caught in light and shade.

What did they seek above the stone?
A passing bird, a world unknown?
The clouds perhaps, or trailing plane,
Or simply wonder, pure, unfeigned.

No words were said, no need to speak,
The silent sky was wide and bleak.
But in that hush, as time slipped by,
They touched the edge of winter’s sky.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #1122 Bourke St Mall

 

On Bourke Street Mall where the city hums,
And midday light on pavement drums,
A young man stands with cap drawn low,
Beside an elder, moving slow.

She rests upon a striped bench, still,
Her hands upon the frame she fills—
A four-wheeled guide through time and pace,
While crowds pass by without a face.

He leans in close, a gentle grace,
Perhaps a word, perhaps embrace.
No need for praise or loud acclaim,
Just quiet care without a name.

Among the trams and hurried feet,
Two lives in stillness gently meet—
A moment soft, of silent art,
Drawn not in speech, but open heart.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #1079 Flinders Station

 

Three men strode down Flinders Street,
Their steps in time, their silence neat.
The city hummed, the trams rolled by,
As clouds hung low in Melbourne’s sky.

The middle bore a light-strewn beard,
A gentler face, composed, revered.
Each side, his mates were cleanly bare—
No bristle marked their chins with care.

A curious sight in modern age,
Where stubble speaks of style and stage.
Yet here they walked, a quiet band,
As if from some more tailored land.

No phones in hand, no hurried pace,
Just shadows shifting into place.
And Flinders watched, with windows wide,
As three men crossed from time to tide.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #1070 Flinders St

 

A man of broad and burdened frame
Did walk where trams and voices came;
His gaze was cast toward the stone,
As though the world were not his own.

Each step he took was slow, profound,
A rhythm lost in city sound;
Yet in his path, a silent grace—
A soul adrift, yet not erased.

The passers moved in hurried flight,
While he remained—a grounded sight;
No glance he raised, no word he said,
But bore the weight of thought instead.

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM

Check out Candid 826

Melbourne Candid Series #995 Swanston St

 

In front of the library, I observe an increasing number of individuals at ease, unburdened by devices in their hands.

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #993 Russell St

 

There appears to be an increased presence of delivery bicycles on the roads. According to recent news reports, the food delivery industry is experiencing a downturn in its business performance. 

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 751

Melbourne Candid Series #952 Acland St

 

Upon the bustling thoroughfare of Acland Street, St. Kilda, there stood two aged riders, their motorbikes gleaming like relics of a bygone era. Engaging in earnest conversation with a venerable elder, they cast shadows long and thoughtful in the afternoon sun. There, amidst the ebb and flow of modernity, history and wisdom interwove, as tales of the road were shared in the language of experience and time.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #923 Flinders Lane

 

A small conference off the street

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #908 Swanston St

 

Lovely chicken

Sony A7RV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #907 Taber Lane

 

Old fashion transport

Sony A7RV

20-70mm f4 G

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Melbourne Candid Series #899 Degraves St

 

Something caught their attention

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Linking Candid 650 and FACE OFF

Melbourne Candid Series #897 De Graves St

 

The beginning of this street is rather suburban like 

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

Check out Candid 648

Melbourne Candid Series #887 De Graves St

 

Breakfast is important

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 368

Melbourne Candid Series #886 De Graves St

 

Looks like a detective of some sort

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 367 and FACE OFF

Melbourne Candid Series #884 Swanston St

I would really want to try this place

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 635

 

Melbourne Candid Series #880 De Graves St

 

Looks like a great father and son afternoon

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Check out Candid 629