04 October, 2012

Thursday Thirteen # 17 - Shiny

Thursday Thirteen - Shiny...

Federation Square (Fed Square) in Melbourne has all of these eclectic shaped buildings, and here is just one of them, with its shiny, yet oddly shaped, glass facade...

Fed Square - Melb 
This little Fokker, with the sun shining off the First Officer's Window, was my first time on this type of aircraft...

My Fokker Ride to AMS
In Amsterdam, mainly around the airport to do some 'spotting' I hired this little, shiny new, Hyundai i10... Yes, it was LITTLE!

My Ride - AMS Hyundai i10
When I went to Floriade, Venlo The Netherlands, one of the displays was 'Dancing Tulips, which were glowing a shiny colour changing whilst they moved around.

Floriade 2012 Venlo, The Netherlands
Back in 2004, we visited Coventry, and into the old, and new, Cathedral. Here though, the sun is shining through the stained glass window.

Coventry Cathedral
These tea plates, all shiny and clean, were once blogged, many years ago before L died (she had a thing for eclectic cups & sauces...

Tea Plates
I really love the way that the light is shining off the water droplets on this Lilly leaf...

Bali Botanic Garden Lilly Leaf
 I always like this shot - i just love the way the light shines off L's cup of tea...


Cuppa Eye
Sydney, really has some great architecture, and here it is at its best, at night, shining off Farm Cove (which is part of Sydney harbour).


Sydney CBD at Night
Macc, although not technically allowed, often came with me to the cemetery where L is buried. Here he is, reflection of the shiny clean glass, looking towards where she is buried...


Macc looking for mum
L'incontro is a little cafe/restaurant in Melbourne, and they have a cute, shiny, little logo on the wall outside. Its a little copper man running with a plate and cup!


L'incontro
In 2009, the ITRC (International Turf Research Congress) was held in Santiago, Chile. Here, at the Grand Hyatt, the light is shining through the rooftop glass into the foyer area.


Grand Hyatt Santiago
Doha, Qatar, has two very different sections to its city, the old and the new. Here, is the new, City Mall, and the sun is shining through the rooftop glass, across 5 levels of shopping floors and down onto the ice-skating rink below.


City Center Mall


Hoo roo for now...
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20 comments:

  1. The Fed Square buildings look out of place next door to each other. I hope you didn't have lots of luggage or passengers in your car. The pictures of the Dancing Tulips and Sydney skyline are exquisite.

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    1. Shooting, in the dark, when things (Tulips) are moving, isn't an easy feat, but I managed it by pumping up the ISO to an EXTREME level, and then getting rid of the noise such an ISO gives... Of the joys of editing!

      Thanks AVCr8teur!

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  2. I loved the shot of the dancing tulips. Also, L would've loved a restaurant near Fussa, Japan called Sun Valley...one of the things they were known for were serving tea in eclectic cups & saucers. Boy, I miss that place! So many beautiful pictures, well done, Bernie!

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    1. Throughout the house, there is a lot of cups & sauces, with a side cake plate... Most of these are a trio, but they always got 'mixed up' when it came to tea time...

      Thanks Janet!!

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  3. I really like the plates and water droplets and the second to the last shot.

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    1. Thanks Colleen - the plates are fond memories of my late wife... I like them a lot!

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  4. I inherited my grandmother's eclectic cup and saucer collection and have begun adding to it. Ever watch Firefly? The word "Shiny" is used in it as a catch-all phrase that means "Cool!"

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    1. No, its a show I have never seen!! I would like to add more to the 'collection', but there is already a lot of 'things' in the house...

      Thanks for the visit though Journeywoman!

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  5. An original topic. I love stained glass in bright sunlight, and your perspective of the Grnad Hyatt foyer. My post

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    1. Carmi, a fellow blogger, has a 'Thematic Photographic' (TP) with a different subject each week, and this week, well, its 'shiny'! Thus the topic this week...

      Thanks for stopping by though Heather!!

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  6. Brilliant. Love that reflective cityscape.

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    1. Hey Ron, thanks for stopping by!!!

      I am spoiled by such a lovely backdrop hey!!

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  7. Some interesting shiny pictures - of course i love the Sydney CBD pic - where were you when you took it? I also really like the bali lily leaf because it is beautiful and a bit magical and the Grand Hyatt because of the amazing design! Thank you for visiting - pretty amazing that I photographed your place of work!!:))

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    1. Of course, we live in the BEST city hey!!!

      If you know Mrs Macquaries Point, and Fleet Steps, just north of the steps is a little 'cave' along the path on the 'Sea Wall'... But anywhere along this lower path, will get a good shot...

      The Lilly leaf, Bali '07, we went to the UN Climate Change Conference, and I paid a visit (separately) to the Botanic Gardens... Its a stunning Garden!!

      Next time your in the Gardens, pop in and say hi!!

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  8. I had to laugh at you saying how small that car was - I'm so used to tiny cars now, it just looks normal to me! :)

    Happy TT

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    1. With me being 6'3", it was small!!! I felt as though I had my knees around my ears whilst driving, and also with the steering wheel on the wrong side to normal, we sit/drive on the righthand side of the car here in Australia, it also felt weird...

      Thanks for popping by Kimberley!!

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  9. Cool pictures. I feel like I'm there with you. Thanks for sharing.

    http://otherworlddiner.blogspot.com/2012/10/waitingthirteen-thoughts-and-update.html

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  10. I like the tea plates and well all the pictures. They make me feel like I'm there with you. Thanks for sharing.

    http://otherworlddiner.blogspot.com/2012/10/waitingthirteen-thoughts-and-update.html

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  11. Gee...these are all such wonderful and interesting pictures! Places I've never seen and will not ever see....I enjoyed all of them very much. And I love the one of your doggie looking out of the car window....So Very Sweet!

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  12. Thats such a wonderful collection of shots you have here! Some are spectacular!

    Cheers

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