Interesting places in Circular Quay:

Circular Quay Bus Terminal		The Rocks
The Cahill Expressway		The Toaster
Overseas Terminal		Hotel Old Sydney Holiday Inn
Wharf 2 MANLY FERRY		First Fleet Park
Circular Quay Ferry Wharfs		Old Sydney Holiday Inn
Landing		Coca Cola Amatil
Cadman s Cottage		Dendy Cinemas
Pancakes on the Rocks		The Settlers
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the Circular Quay is part of Sydney Cove .
Interesting places in Circular Quay:

Circular Quay Station		The Toaster
Circular Quay Ferry Wharf

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His another side; The Rocks...
Made by Soleil is me.
I stood under The Rocks and captured:)) Enjoyable of relaxation. Culture of The Rocks Rocks Market The close proximity to Circular Quay and the views of the iconic Harbour Bridge, as well as the historic nature of many of the buildings, mean that the Rocks is very popular with tourists. It features a variety of souvenir and craft shops, and many themed and historic pubs. The Rocks Market operates each weekend, with around 100 stalls. During the week, shopping options include galleries exhibiting Australian artists, such as Ken Done and Ken Duncan, as well as Australian clothing, such as R M Williams, and Australian opal shops, including Opal Minded, Flame Opals and Rockhounds. There are numerous historic walks through the area, visiting historical buildings such as Cadmans Cottage and Sydney Observatory, and the Dawes Point Battery, which was the first fortified position in New South Wales. Two separate pubs in The Rocks claim to be Sydney's oldest surviving pubs: the Fortune of War and the Lord Nelson. Others in the area include the Observer, the Orient, the Mercantile, the Palisade and the Hero of Waterloo. A passenger boat terminal and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney is also situated beside the Rocks area. The precinct can also be accessed by rail, as it is within walking distance of Circular Quay station. Captured by Nikon D90, edited by Aperture. Thank you for all warm welcome:) My Stream: www.darckr.com/username?username=11569107%40N06


Sydney Opera House - Iconic Architecture
Made by Heaven`s Gate (John)
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre on Bennelong Point in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, who in 2003 received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour. The citation stated “ There is no doubt that the Sydney Opera House is his masterpiece. It is one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th century, an image of great beauty that has become known throughout the world – a symbol for not only a city, but a whole country and continent. ” The Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007.[2] It is one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings, and one of the most famous performing arts centers in the world. The Sydney Opera House is situated close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It sits at the north-eastern tip of the Sydney central business district (the CBD), surrounded on three sides by the harbour (Sydney Cove and Farm Cove), and neighboured by the Royal Botanic Gardens. Contrary to its name, the building houses several separate venues rather than a single opera theatre, the two main venues, the Opera Theatre and the Concert Hall, being housed in the two larger sets of shells. The Sydney Opera House is a major presenting venue for Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony, as well as hosting many touring productions in a variety of performance genres, and is a major tourist attraction.


The multi-coloured coat hanger
Made by Rich007
Sydney Harbour Bridge, affectionately known as the 'Coat hanger,' linking the north and south harbour shores of the city. Construction of the 'All Australian Bridge' began in 1924, by which time the local ferries were carrying 40-million passengers a year. The design came from British firm Dorman, Long & Co, but Australian steel, stone, sand and labour was used to construct it. The project involved 1400 workers, 16 of whom died during the job, and and took eight years. The bridge finally opened in 1932. The ceremony was interrupted by a lone horseman - disaffected Irishman Francis de Groot - who slashed the ribbon with his sword in the name of The King and all the decent citizens of New South Wales. His paramilitary organisation, the New Guard, resented the fact that a representative of the British King hadn't been asked to open the bridge, the Labour Premier of New South Wales, Jack Lang, performing the duties instead. The ribbon was hastily retied, the ceremony continued, and de Groot was later fined the grand total of £5. However, he's much better remembered than Jack Lang though, as a result of his actions. The bridge stands 134 metres (440 feet) high and stretches 1149 metres (3770 feet) in length, making it the largest single-span bridge in the world when it was constructed. And it doesn't half look good at night too! Taken from Bennelong Point, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on August 23, 2008.


Roll With It
Made by Sil Parng Yull
Fifty Three: For those that have been following my pics, this project was originally a 52 week thing where I put up one pic a week. It seems I beat that goal quite comfortably as I got to experiment with so many ideas inspired from all you great flickr people! Here's the latest: this is my dad's old Yashica Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) camera. That camera has taken a lot of priceless memories of our childhood on good ol' 120 roll film. For those who don't know, 120 roll film was used prior to 35mm film. It was used by a lot of pro photographers for magazine shoots etc because the size of the film was big (ie. quality of pic when enlarged was great!) It was either shot as a 6x6, 6x7 or 6x4.5 size negative depending on the camera used. Hasselblad, Mamiya, Rolleiflex, Pentax were some of the manufacturers that made such cameras. It'd be interesting to know what was the earliest camera others used! So, if you have 2 seconds, drop a one liner below! Strobist info: Canon EOS 7D, f8 at 1/125s, ISO 100, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro USM, 1x Canon 580 EX II on camera right into 42 inch shoot through umbrella - 1/4 power at 50mm zoom, triggered with Pocketwizard Plus IIs


Fred Tomaselli
Made by L Plater
Fred Tomaselli is celebrated for seductive and highly detailed works that incorporate collage, found elements, drugs and pharmaceutical objects embedded in resin. His upbringing in California has had a significant influence, and being raised in what he described as an artificial, immersive, theme park reality informed the creation of a visual style that combines allegorical, mythological and alchemical figures with images from nature in a hyper-decorative, ecstatic, gothic-punk aesthetic. Tomaselli is fascinated by the creation of patterns, rather like Tibetan mandalas, in his paintings, but he is also obsessed with music - from the kind of folk music collected by Harry Smith to contemporary acid, feminist and hillbilly music........[MCA information board] Tomaselli was one of the guest speakers at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the 17th Biennale of Sydney. MCA, Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia (Wednesday 12 May 2010 @ 1:54pm). ISO400 | f/4 | 1/30sec | 70-200mm @ 200mm x 1.6 | AWB | raw Click on image for an Artist's look


Circular Quay Shapes {Explored}
Made by Eustaquio Santimano
Thanks for helping make it to Explore :) Circular Quay is a locality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the northern edge of the Sydney central business district on Sydney Cove, between Bennelong Point and The Rocks. It is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Circular Quay is made up of walkways, pedestrian malls, parks and restaurants. It hosts a number of ferry quays and a train station. Circular Quay is a major Sydney transport hub, with a large ferry, rail and bus interchange. The Cahill Expressway is a prominent feature of the quay, running from the east, over the elevated railway station to join the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the west. Circular Quay is a focal point for community celebrations, due to its central Sydney location between the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is one of the main congregation points for the New Year's Eve and Australia Day fireworks displays. Circular Quay is also the home of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art and the City of Sydney Library in the heritage-listed Customs House.


Image of him...
Made by Soleil is me.
The Rocks Sydney; IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK: Australian poet Henry Lawson left Sydney for Western Australia in 1892. Henry had been living with his mother, feminist Louisa Lawson, at 26 Jamieson Street, on the edge of he Rocks. It was here that Louisa published her women's newspaper, The Dawn, as well as other feminist literature for the Womenhood Suffrage League. Henry had met and courted Mary Cameron (later poet Dame Mary Gimore, commemorated on the Australian $10 note), who was at the time lodging with Louisa. Louisa opposed the match and ensured the subsequent engagement was broken. Henry Lawson had escorted Mary around The Rocks, showing her 'the low wage workers, the Chinamen working at treadle-saws in underground cellars lit only by a grating in the street, the huddled houses in the old Argyle Cut'. I love his scenery appearance so much, the strong artwork, captured by Nikon D90. Thank you for all praise encourage:) My stream: www.darckr.com/username?username=11569107%40N06


Neuron 2010
Made by L Plater
Neuron 2010 by Roxy Paine, a 44-year old New York artist, is for exhibition in The 17th Biennale of Sydney (12 May - 1 Aug 2010). The exhibition, directed by David Elliott, and titled The Beauty of Distance: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age will showcase new and recent works by Sydney and international artists at Sydney's leading cultural institutions, contemporary art spaces and heritage sites. Roxy Paine had made a series of large structures based on the forms of trees with their roots exposed that have been handmade out of industrial stainless steel pipe. These works are generically called Dendroids. Neuron 2010 continues this idea, focusing even more on dandrites and synapses, the means by which information, knowledge and experience are electronically transmitted through a body........[excerpts from information board] Neuron 2010, MCA, Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia (Tuesday 4 May 2010 @ 8:51am). ISO100 | f/8 | 1/100sec | 24-70mm @ 26mm | AWB | raw Click on image for a Precarious look


The "Titan Floating Crane" lifting the ferry Karrabee at Circular Quay, Sydney Australia.
Made by express000
The Titan Floating Crane lifting the ferry Karrabee at Circular Quay, Sydney Australia. A few days prior to this, the ferry Karrabee had been a competitor in the Annual Ferry Boat Race. Up to about eight Sydney ferries compete and members of the public can particpate by travelling on board. In 1984 at the end of the race the ferries returned their passengers to the wharves allotted and all had disembarked. A few minutes after the ferry had been unloaded, the vessel sank. It remained on the bottom for a few days until arrangements could be put in place to refloat it. One of the largest floating cranes I believe in the world was eventually obtained and the vessel was lifted from the bottom using pumps to eject the water and the crane. From recollection the ferry went in for a refit and was then returned to service. However the ferry did not last much longer and was retired in the 1980s. Sadly the Titan Crane was also lost as attempts were made to tow it across the high seas to Asia and it sank before arriving at its destination.


Sydney Harbour Bridge - Rooftop view
Made by Heaven`s Gate (John)
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australia's most well known and photographed landmarks. It is the world's largest (but not the longest) steel arch bridge with the top of the bridge standing 134 metres above the harbour. The Tyne Bridge in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England is a much smaller version of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, its length measuring 397 metres and the main span 161 metres. There is much controversy surrounding the two bridges and which one may have been a model for the other. Although the Tyne Bridge was opened in 1928 - four years before the Harbour Bridge was opened - the tender was submitted and contract signed for the Sydney Harbour Bridge in March 1924. The designs for the Harbour Bridge were put forward by Dr. J C Bradfield before this date. The tender for the Tyne Bridge was accepted and contract signed later that year in December 1924 - however the steel used in the construction of BOTH bridges came from Dorman Long in North East England !


Cahill Expressway Sydney Night
Made by pablo808
View large The Cahill Expressway is the first true freeway constructed in Sydney, Australia. It starts from the Eastern Distributor and Cross City Tunnel in Woolloomooloo, and runs through a series of sunken cuttings and tunnels between the Royal Botanical Gardens and The Domain. It then runs on an elevated section across the northern edge of the Sydney CBD at Circular Quay, and then across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to North Sydney. It connects there to the Warringah Freeway. It is named after the then NSW Premier Joseph Cahill, who also approved construction of the Sydney Opera House. While being a vital link in the Sydney road system, it is generally not well loved by Sydneysiders, who dislike its ugly appearance and its division of the city from its waterfront. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahill_Expressway


Ball of Light - Just a Quickie in Sydney
Made by biskitboy
THE BALL OF LIGHT MOVIE IS HERE! : www.denissmith.com.au/about/ball-of-light-movie/ Boy oh Boy what a week! The response we have had to the Ball of Light short film has been incredibly humbling, really exciting, and a little overwhelming. In the middle of it all I have had to spend a couple of nights in Sydney. I managed to get out for a little while last night. The Ball of Light seems to be attracted to pretty buildings. And I think this could be the start of the Ball of Light in front of beautiful international landmarks. Again, a massive thanks for all the great feedback, and kind words this week. Have fun, and Be Strong! (The only adjustments to this image are minor brightness and saturation tweaks. NO PIXELS ARE ADDED OR REMOVED. It is taken in a SINGLE EXPOSURE, with no use of mechanical devices.


Sydney Harbour Bridge
Made by Heaven`s Gate (John)
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of both Sydney and Australia. The bridge is locally nicknamed The Coathanger because of its arch-based design. The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd, Middlesbrough Teesside and Cleveland Bridge, Darlington, County Durham and opened in 1932. According to Guinness World Records, it is the world's widest long-span bridge and it is the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 metres (429.6 ft) from top to water level.[citation needed] It is also the fifth-longest spanning-arch bridge in the world.


Circular Quay and Colourful Sydney Skyline at Night
Made by Craig Jewell Photography
Circular Quay and Colourful Sydney Skyline at Night ******************************************************************** Prints or licensing of this this image can be purchased here: www.craigjewellphotography.com/General/Urban/Cityscapes-1... ******************************************************************** This image is a 3 shot in- camera multiple exposure with manually bracketed exposure (2s, 4s, 8s IIRC) in order to get detail in both the sky, the buildings and the water. The only processing (from RAW was white balance adjustment, slight exposure correction and fill light, and then levels adjustment)


Take me to the place I love: The Bridge
Made by relatively.special
This is probably my favourite photo from our trip to Australia. I loved Sydney's harbour and it was my mission to take some photos of Australia's icons from different angles.. too bad I was too busy to upload them earlier this year. This was taken on the Circular Quay train platform. The view point was excellent, although I'm guessing many would not see it as an obvious photo. I knew straight away how I wanted the photo to look. The original is actually longer but it doesn't look so good on flickr and I've cropped it a little more. There is no way to describe how you feel whenever you turn your head you can get a glimpse of the bridge, the opera house and/or the harbour. Or maybe I'm just biased?!


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Made by Lil [Kristen Elsby]
This week I was extremely fortunate to be independently attached to high profile fashion designer, Alex Perry, and document the behind the scenes story of his Australian Fashion Week show, Hawaiian Princess. Perry is acclaimed for dressing Australian celebrities in his unique, glamorous style. I am currently working on a photo essay from the shoot. Pictured above is a model during the dress rehearsal run through to check sound and lighting. She is wearing one of the matching chinese-style robes supplied to all of the models before getting dressed. Circular Quay, Sydney, 2007


Destiny's Child
Made by L Plater
American singer Kelendria Trene Rowland, aka Kelly Rowland, made a fleeting trip to Sydney this week for a series of events to promote the iPhone4 handset for Optus. Kelly is the founding member of the R&B group Destiny's Child. The Writing's on the Wall was their break through album in 1999. Their single Independent Women Part 1 topped the US charts for 11 consecutive weeks. Kelly had gone solo since 2005. Customs House courtyard, Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia (Thursday 29 July 2010 @ 10:45am). ISO250 | f/4 | 1/160 sec | 70-200mm @ 200mm x 1.6 | AWB | raw Click on image for a look at destiny.


All Fogged Up
Made by L Plater
It was an eerie morning yesterday for commuters crossing the bridge with a thick fog blanketing the city skyline. The Bureau of Meteorology said a fog or mist hung over most of Sydney at some point in the morning. Although the low visibility was caused by moisture and a cool morning, Sydney will continue to enjoy a warm spell for the next few days........[Sydney Morning Herald] Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia (Wednesday 21 Apr 2010 @ 9:27am). ISO100 | f/8 | 1/250sec | +1/3 EV | 70-200mm @ 70mm x 1.6 | AWB | raw | CPL A Misty Look


Department of Government Transport AEC Regent IIIs 2354 and 2509 and the P and O Steam Ship Orcades at Circular Quay West, Sydney, Australia.
Made by express000
Photo taken on 10 November, 1970. Department of Government Transport AEC Regent IIIs 2354 and 2509 and the P and O Steam Ship Orcades at Circular Quay West, Sydney, Australia. There was a fleet of 359 AEC Regent III double deck buses placed into service between 1947 and 1952. Withdrawal of these buses commenced in the late 1960s but the last one survived in service until November 1976. Bus 2354 is set to do a Route 324 short working service to Double Bay The route will traverses the southern shore line of Sydney Harbour.. Taken on a Voigtlander Bessa II camera where the size of the negative produced is 2 and one quarter by 3 and one quarter inches.


Historic Sydney
Made by Harlz_
The oldest area of European settlement in Australia is The Rocks, Sydney (settled by the First Fleet in 1788). The area still retains much of its historic charm despite the many newer buildings. Vibrant markets take place every week (Farmer's Market on Friday, Weekend markets on Saturday and Sunday). HDR image from 3 exposures (0,-2,+2), tone-mapped in Photomatix and curves and cropped in Photoshop. I'm still not sure if I've cropped it in the best place. I would love to crop the car park out on the right but then I'd loose half the bridge :O Woops, I just realised my camera's time is still set for daylight savings, doh!