Melbourne Candid Series #1044 Swanston St

 

On Swanston Street, a scene unfolds,
A man with ear pods, a story untold,
Nibbling banquette, with focus keen,
A modern dance, where tech meets cuisine.

Two young men stroll with ease in tow,
Ear pods snug, as the world flows,
Lost in their rhythm, with nothing to say,
Just the pulse of the city, guiding their way.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

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Melbourne Candid Series #1042 Swanston St

 

Amid the rush on Swanston Street,
Where countless footsteps rise and meet,
A thousand faces glance and stray,
All chasing time, then swept away.

But through the tide of shifting heads,
Two walkers move like silver threads.
Their gaze is fixed, their posture proud,
Alone in focus, through the crowd.

No screens, no signs to draw their eyes,
They walk beneath the Melbourne skies,
As if they see a distant shore,
A quiet truth, a something more.

While city hums in scattered thought,
Their silent stride says all it ought—
In chaos, calm; in drift, direction,
Two souls in step with introspection.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

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Melbourne Candid Series #1039 Swanston St

 

I can't believe she bought a book—

From Dymocks, of all places! Look—

I thought that shop had long since died,

Its lights gone out, its shelves denied.

Yet there she stood, with quiet pride,

A paperback tucked at her side.

While near her, on Swanston Street,

A gentleman, composed and neat,

Wore a hat—so bold, so fine—

Like jazz notes dancing on a line.

Two scenes at once, a city’s hum,

Where past and present softly drum.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

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Melbourne Candid Series #1035 Balmoral Ave

 

On Balmoral Ave, beneath the sky,
A man with a beanie, walking by.
His eyes are forward, his steps are sure,
While by his side, his wife’s gaze is pure.

She looks away, a thought in mind,
A quiet moment, a heart entwined.
They walk together, yet apart in pace,
Her eyes adrift, his face a steady grace.

In Springvale’s hum, they find their way,
Two souls who wander, yet words may stray.

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

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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

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Melbourne Candid Series #1000 Melbourne Central

 

Two young men talked to each other in Melbourne Central 

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

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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 989 Lonsdale St

 

Indeed, I had not directed my focus upon them until their reaction drew my attention. I then decided to capture an image. My endeavor at that moment was to hone the technique of panning with moving automobiles.

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #988 Lonsdale St

 

Persons of diverse ethnic backgrounds stand in anticipation, awaiting the traffic signals to grant them passage by turning green.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #969 Box Hill Central

 

Two gentlemen ambled side by side, their presence exuding an aura of profound melancholy, as they traversed the expanse of Box Hill Central.

Sony A7RV

Sigma 24mm f3.5

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Melbourne Candid Series #965 Box Hill Central

 

This style of photography, wherein the head is cleft in twain, is esteemed within the genre. I require further practice in this art.

Sony A7RV

Sigma 24mm f3.5 

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Melbourne Candid Series #964 Box Hill Central

 

A mother and her two children, adorned in the traditional black garments so emblematic of Melbourne, strolled through Box Hill Central

Sony 
A7RV

Sigma 24mm f3.5 

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Melbourne Candid Series #961 Box Hill Central

 

Box Hill Central has a lot of bubble tea shops

Sony A7RV

Sigma 24mm f3.5 

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Melbourne Candid Series #959 Box Hill Central - Main St

 

It is most puzzling why one would choose to position oneself in such proximity to the refuse receptacle

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #954 Box Hill Central

 

Through the bustling avenues of time, an Oriental gentleman, in trousers checkered with dots confined, Strolled with an Oriental maiden, wind coat aflutter behind, Their steps, a graceful dance, in rhythm with life's chime. 

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #912 Melbourne Central

 

I love this spot watching people pass by

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

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Melbourne Candid Series #911 Melbourne Central

 

That is a long strap for the bag

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 G

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Melbourne Candid Series #858 De Graves St

 

My favorite corridor 

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #837 Swanston St

More mobile phone gait 

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

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Melbourne Candid Series #836 Collins St

 

A memorable frame 

Sony A7RV

FE 35mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 587