Ian Cambourne
July 2026 - Above The Harbour
About the Image(s)
This is not a drone shot. It was captured from the public viewing platform at the top of the southern pilon of our harbour bridge. Quite some views from here. A number of images were taken mid afternoon, with different areas of view, focal lengths and numbers of ferries passing by. Details are: Nikon D810; 50mm lens; ISO 64; F6.3; 1/100 and hand held. It began and remains a colour image, processed in PS and LR, then converted to B&W in NIC.
8 comments posted
Hi Ian: Welcome to our little group. I love your image and by including the ferries give context to the Opera House's location. A dream of mine is to visit Australia one day and see this beautiful landscape. I suspect this image is dazzling in color as well. Well done. Posted: 07/04/2026 14:25:47
Thank you for your welcome and comments Ella. From this location, when the weather is right, it's really hard to get a bad image. Posted: 07/07/2026 10:40:34
Hi Ian
A very warm welcome to the group,as well as a fantastic vantage point I would imagine a good head for heights is required,you have captured a wonderful vista from your position the darkness of the water is a fantastic contrast to the ferries their wake trails and the stunning opera house and really makes them stand out,everything is so sharp from front to back and leaving the city as a backdrop adds so much information to the image.
I so look forward to seeing more of your work.
Posted: 07/05/2026 12:13:51
A very warm welcome to the group,as well as a fantastic vantage point I would imagine a good head for heights is required,you have captured a wonderful vista from your position the darkness of the water is a fantastic contrast to the ferries their wake trails and the stunning opera house and really makes them stand out,everything is so sharp from front to back and leaving the city as a backdrop adds so much information to the image.
I so look forward to seeing more of your work.
Posted: 07/05/2026 12:13:51
Thanks for your welcome and thoughts Ian. The climb up to this platform is all inside the pilon with no view outside until you get to the top. The sad part is, it's 165 steps up and another 165 back down. Even sadder, is the fact that I counted them. Posted: 07/07/2026 10:44:19
Ian,
Welcome to the group. I look forward to seeing more of your work. I have been to Sydney but my images of the opera house are far more traditional (mundane). Your viewpoint is outstanding and the boats in harbor are a plus. they give an otherwise static screen as sense of movement. Thank you for joining our group. Susan Posted: 07/17/2026 23:18:29
Welcome to the group. I look forward to seeing more of your work. I have been to Sydney but my images of the opera house are far more traditional (mundane). Your viewpoint is outstanding and the boats in harbor are a plus. they give an otherwise static screen as sense of movement. Thank you for joining our group. Susan Posted: 07/17/2026 23:18:29
Thanks for your welcome to the group Susan and for you comments. A friend and I like to go into the city once a week or fortnight and roam around the streets seeing what we can find. We like the challenge of photographing something that others have captured, but also in a way that might be different from the usual. Posted: 07/19/2026 04:06:18
Ian, A warm welcome to our little group.
It is good to have an Australian side to the group as it makes us even more international.
This is a very well produced scene which certainly says Australia.
Such a viewpoint was well worth all those steps.
Something I have spotted in there is an interesting abstract sculpture in the top right corner. Posted: 07/18/2026 07:41:33
It is good to have an Australian side to the group as it makes us even more international.
This is a very well produced scene which certainly says Australia.
Such a viewpoint was well worth all those steps.
Something I have spotted in there is an interesting abstract sculpture in the top right corner. Posted: 07/18/2026 07:41:33
Thanks for your welcome and comments John. That historic building in the center right, behind the opera house is our Government House and yes, that sculpture is in its grounds. I'm hoping to get back there in the next month or two and get some images there. Posted: 07/19/2026 04:08:52