On this week’s photo walk I decided to use only my long lens (50-230mm APSC, which is 77-352mm full-frame). This let me really zoom-in and isolate my subjects in the frame, which can be challenging, but is fun to do.
Parks VIC boat and runabout on the Yarra River
Photo of a green-and-cream, flat-bottom boat towing a runabout next to it as it makes its way down an urban river. The boat is about to pass underneath an eight-lane road bridge.
Bicycle hoops in Docklands, Melbourne
Black-and-white photo of maybe twenty metal bicycle hoops installed in a covered area outside an office building. There is one bicycle locked to a hoop about two-thirds of the way down.
Collins, Bourke, and La Trobe Street crossings over Wurundjeri Way and Southern Cross train lines
Photo that shows three vehicle and pedestrian bridges across a road and several train lines.
I don’t do drama, I do nails
Photo of an advertising chalkboard placed outside a nail salon that reads, in bright, stylised, chalk colours, “I don’t do drama, I do nails”.
Frankston train crossing the Melbourne Aquarium building
Close-up photo of a yellow-and-blue train train travelling down an elevated train line next to a blue building.
Let them out!!!
Photo of a sign on a building that reads, “Melbourne SEALIFE Aquarium” below which someone has graffitied, in all capital letters, “let them out!!!”.
Guiding boat renters back to the dock
Photo of a woman standing at the end of a short dock on an urban river. The woman is talking to some people on a boat that’s just off-camera.
Getting new boat renters on their way
Photo of a man standing at the end of a short dock on an urban river. The man is talking to some people on a boat that’s just off-camera. In the foreground are four people sitting on a small boat that has a large table build into the middle of it. This and several other identical rental boat are docked along the river.
Go-Boat ‘GOBO’ docked along the Yarra River
Photo of a motorboat docked on its own alongside a short dock on an urban river.
Checking her phone while heading slowly down the Yarra River
Photo of a woman piloting a motorboat down the middle of an urban river. The woman is looking down at the phone she is holding in her hand.
Killing time while waiting for friends
Photo of a man sitting in a river-viewing area next to some trees. The man is looking down at the phone in his hands.
Chatting on the Evan Walker Bridge across the Yarra River
Photo of a man and woman standing on a pedestrian bridge across an urban river, chatting with each other. The man is leaning back onto the railing. Another man, wearing earphones and looking at his phone, is walking along the bridge near them.
Sweep rowing training on the Yarra River
Close-up photo of two sets of sweep rowers (in which each person holds only one oar with both hands) from the Australian national team rowing along an urban river.
Sweep rowers on the Yarra River
Photo of two sets of sweep rowers (in which each person holds only one oar with both hands) from the Australian national team rowing along an urban river. In the background, and parked along the farther bank, is a low, flat, blue-and-white, river cruise boat with a ‘Melbourne River Cruises’ sign painted on it.
Guiding the sweep rowers on the Yarra River
Photo of a motorboat with three rowing coaches/trainers making their way along an urban river.
Piloting the Yarra Duchess along the Yarra River in Melbourne
Photo of a man piloting a blue-and-white coloured, flat-bottomed, river cruise boat along an urban river.
Barista at AFLOAT pouring a beer from the tap
Photo of a barista at AFLOAT, a floating bar and restaurant on the Yarra River in Melbourne, pouring a beer while chatting to one of the servers.
Don't forget life.
Photo of a postcard-sized, zine-like, printed poem stuck with tape to the pillar of a green-coloured outdoor stairway. The poem reads, “Life is frantic chaos. But there are still roses for you to stop and smell. Don’t forget life”. It is signed @jaidynpoetry.