I just love walking through the busy street of Swanston St - easy to snap photos while walking
Watching people do whatever is sometimes addictive
Sony A7RIV
FE 14mm f1.8 GM
Check out Candid 248 and FACE OFF
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #397 Uncle Tetsu Cheese Cake
This was a popular cheesecake shop imported from Japan. The original one in Osaka was really soft and tender to taste, melting in the mouth immediately. Not sure about this one though
Swanston St, Melbourne
Sony A7RIV
FE 24mm f1.4 GM
Check out Candid 240
Monday, July 24, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #396 Swanston St Melbourne
I actually start wearing headphones when I take a photowalk. Quite fun to do so.
Sony A7RIV
FE 14mm f1.8 GM
Check out Candid 239
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #395 The causeway Melbourne CBD
This alley is always a wonderful spot to observe people.
Sony A7RIV
FE 24mm f1.4 GM
Check out Candid 238
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #394 Collins Arcade
Collins arcade is always lovely to walk through
No faces in this frame
Sony A7RIV
FE 24mm f1.4 GM
Check out Candid 237
Friday, July 21, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #393 Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 421 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892
Outside this family eatery
When the Hopetoun Tea Rooms opens in its new home on the
corner of Bourke and McKillop Streets later this year, it will continue a
128-year legacy.
After more than a century in the Block Arcade – where
generations of Melburnians have queued for a pot of tea, a slice of cake and a
piece of history – the institution announced in 2020 that it would be moving to
a new CBD site after a change of ownership.
The local treasure will reopen this summer in the grand
163-year-old Bourke Street building that was formerly home to Kozminsky
jewellery, under the stewardship of new owner Vikram Singh. But before then,
Hopetoun’s sought-after cakes, pastries and house-blended teas are available at
its new shop.
Hopetoun Bakeshop – located at the new site – is a “modern
take on a traditional English bakery”, says Singh, with heritage-green walls,
marble counters and gold trimmings, as well as shelves lined with loose-leaf
teas, house-made jams and relishes, and a collection of teaware.
A display case is crammed with spongy gateaux, delicate
biscuits, seasonal fruit tarts and savoury sandwiches, pies and pasties geared
towards the grab-and-go crowd. But those dining in can watch the pastry chefs
at work in their new kitchen, which will also function as the “engine room” for
the tea rooms.
“We were in a very small space in the Block Arcade,” says
Singh, who was a Hopetoun customer before saving the stalwart from closure when
it went into administration in 2020.
“People knew the brand because it had been running in the
same space for such a long time. But it was constrained, especially the
kitchen,” says Singh. “It was set up to prepare scones and sandwiches, but
people’s eating habits have changed – they want more variety, and, at the same
time, really good quality … the art of pastry has evolved so much. We couldn’t
have taken the brand to the next level in that place.”
When the tea rooms reopen in December, the building will
house a ground-floor dining room, afternoon tea service on level one, and on
the top floor, a function space for bridal parties, baby showers and so on.
“It was important we remain in a heritage building that has
a bit of history,” says Singh. “Melbourne is well-known for its food expertise,
so how do we differentiate ourselves? We’re offering people a piece of history.
When Singh and the team landed on the former Kozminsky
building, they also found a surprise connection to Hopetoun. “Lady Hopetoun
[the wife of the Governor of Victoria from 1889 to 1895, and the shop’s
namesake] was a customer of Kozminsky jewellers, and we’ve got some photos
where she actually modelled in a newspaper wearing Kozminsky jewellery.”
History and heritage are inextricably tied to the Hopetoun brand, and Singh has no intention of changing that. “Our customer base – some of whom have been going to Hopetoun for 60 years – have been telling us beautiful stories of how they went with their grandmother and now they’d like to take their granddaughter. We don’t want to change.”
“I come from a tea-loving nation, India,” says Singh. “So the tea part really excited me. I want to promote good-quality tea drinking, which is what’s lacking in Australia. People still see tea as the humble teabag.”
A signature of the tea rooms is its traditional afternoon
tea service featuring dainty sandwiches, pastries and scones. While that’s on
hold until the new space opens, the bake shop is offering a Devonshire tea,
including those scones topped with house-made berry jam and Gippsland Jersey
clotted cream.
The tea rooms will open in late 2023 at 421 Bourke Street, Melbourne.
Sony A7RIV + FE 14mm f1.8 GM
Check out Candid 234
and FACE OFF
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #390 Runner on South Bank
Before my conference on South Bank, the runner is doing his deeds
Sony A7RIV
FE 14mm f1.8 GM
Check out Candid 232
Monday, July 17, 2023
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Friday, July 14, 2023
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #385 Drinking Kool aid
I was thinking of that phrase when I saw him drinking something
Sony A7RV
FE 24mm f1.4 GM
Check out Candid 227
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #384 Elizabeth St Flinders Station
Underground walk stroll
I like the vibe from this potentially dangerous corridor
Sony A7RV
FE 24mm f1.4 GM
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Monday, July 10, 2023
Sunday, July 9, 2023
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Friday, July 7, 2023
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #376 Posing for a photo at Alowyn Gardens
He was posing for his young wife. Somehow, he had an unusual statue.
Yarra Glen
Sony A7RIV
FE 135mm f1.8 GM
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Monday, July 3, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #375 Lillydale Melbourne
I was walking passing by this little cafe where the patron was enjoying a lovely breakie
Maroondah Hwy
Sony A7RIV
FE 135mm f1.8 GM
Check out Candid 216
and Face OFF
Sunday, July 2, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #374 King St Melbourne
Another group meet up
As I get older, there are less people I still keep in touch...
Panasonic G9
Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4
Check out Candid 230
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Friday, June 30, 2023
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #370 Fast food truck
It is pretty cheap so the queue is long.
Victoria parade
Sony A7RIV
FE 135mm f1.8 GM
Check out Candid 221 and FACE OFF
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Monday, June 26, 2023
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Friday, June 23, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #365 Lygon Street Carlton
Lygon Street pub corner
Rather bustling atmosphere in this dying part of town
Sony A7RV
FE 14mm f1.8 GM
I come across this argument in a local street photography forum "Edit or no edit"
"If you
post process, it doesn't mean that you haven't learned the equipment or your
style. In fact some who post process know their equipment intimately knowing
very well the bounds of the tools available to them.
Also, post
processing predates digital by a long way. Are those who dodged and burned in
the darkroom not real photographers, or photographers with extra skill sets?
If you
take what you can get out of in camera jpeg as a strict constraint, that means
that you have accepted the choices your camera's engineers made for
prioritising highlights, shadows, saturation etc. Even if you're a 100% manual
shooter, you have accepted that you're going to let the camera make a lot of
decisions on processing for you.
If you
shoot raw and post process, you are no less of a photographer because of it. If
you choose an in camera preset or film sim, again you have accepted someone
else's choices for final processing.
If you
have files from 2008 in low light, they look noisy because digital cameras
sucked at low light in 2008. If you feed those old photos into software in 2023
that can recognise sensor noise and correct it with a high degree of accuracy,
it doesn't mean that you didn't know how to use a camera in 2008. You may have
just accepted noise as a trade-off for a reasonable exposure.
If you
have a camera released this year and push iso in a difficult situation to get
the shot rather than not, knowing that software in 2023 can correct sensor
noise really well, it doesn't mean that you didn't learn your equipment. It
could just mean that you know enough to get the shot rather than not."
Check out Candid 216 and FACE OFF
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #362 Queen Vic Market
It is a good location for street snaps!
Directional lighting always helps with mood
Sony A7RV
FE 135mm f1.8 GM
Check out Candid 215
Monday, June 19, 2023
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #360 Elizebath St, Melbourne
I attempted 135mm fixed focal length to do a trial candid shoot in street. Quite a different perspective. The folks in camera club often told me not to use telephoto lenses in street photography.
Sony A7RV
FE 135mm f1.8 GM
Check out Candid 213
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Friday, June 16, 2023
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #355 Mural and person
Along the Sunshine Ave walk, this place is dangerous to visit at night
Sony A7RV
FE 14mm f1.8 GM
Check out Candid 210
Monday, June 12, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #354 Fitzroy Street, Melbourne
Another delivery driver in the dying business
Fitzroy Street, Melbourne
Sony A7RV
FE 14mm f1.8 GM
Check out Candid 209
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #352 Fitzroy St
I used to love sharp images. As I grow older, I don't mind motion blur that much anymore. After all, I don't sell the photos anyway.
Sony A7RIV
FE 24mm f1.4 GM
Check out Candid 206
Friday, June 9, 2023
Melbourne Candid Series #351Fitzroy St, Melbourne
It seems mother and daughter going on shopping.
Fitzroy
Sony A7RIV
FE 24mm f1.4 GM
Check out Candid 205
and FACE OFF
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