Friday, 27 November 2009

Sydney Park, sunset

The silhouettes of the old brickworks chimneys at Sydney Park against a fiery sunset. The same chimneys decorated at Christmas can be seen here.

84 comments:

BlossomFlowerGirl said...

Stunning photos with glorious colours - it's a joy just looking at them.
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Leif Hagen said...

Extraordinary sunset skywatch photos! Bravo!

Cher said...

amazingly fiery! the photo is blazing hot literally and figuratively.

Sylvia K said...

Magnificent captures! The colors are indeed glorious!! What a way to end a day!

Have a great weekend!

Sylvia

Julie said...

Good techical work here, Jim. You have squeezed the light just perfectly to get a good silhouette and a perfectly blazing sky.

Exceptional!

Linda said...

Surprising - like a Sydney Stonehenge.

Colin Campbell said...

Very beautiful.

Riet said...

Beautiful sky pictures. Great shots

Lindz said...

very beautiful

Vaiheinen said...

Oh. Great and so beautiful sunset!

Eaglesbrother said...

Simply put...AWESOME !!!
Great with the old stacks against a firey sky.


Eaglesbrother

Dirkjogt said...

Great silhouets against the sunset

Julie said...

They look like fire is behind them! Amazing capture. Love the colour in the Dolphin point image :)

AL said...

Outstanding photo Jim!

Carver said...

That's a wonderful shot.

vincibene said...

WOW! Fantastic shots, I love the silhouettes of the chimneys and the fiery colours behind them.

joo said...

The colour of the sky is fabulous! Terrific photos.

eileeninmd said...

Amazing colors, your sunset photos are wonderful.

christina said...

Wow!! Amazing pictures, I love it!!

John`s Photography said...

Stunning photos!

Hagen på Granheim said...

Wow! So beautiful, and amazing colours. Great photos :)

eden said...

beautiful sunset and great silhouette. perfectly captured!

AKO said...

So wonderful and strong colours! They even make the chimneys beautiful! :)

ifmomsaysok said...

Amazing colors! I like how you framed the tree between the two chimneys in the first shot.

Joops said...

Stunningly beautiful!

Rune said...

Wow..stunning photos!!

zemphoto said...

Very nice shot. I love the photos of sun and sand and good weather - we lack that in the north this time of year. I have a similar shot to yours, which I may post next week. Thanks for visiting and commenting on my photoblog too.

Luiz Ramos said...

Sunset, colours and images.
Beautiful.

Pearl Maple said...

Stunning colours in your sky this week and all the more interesting to be viewed from the brickworks.

Mona said...

Amazing! The chimneys looks a bit disastrous in the glorious sunset.

Lorac said...

Love this choice of photo. The colour is superb, Jim!

Quasi Serendipita said...

Lovely sunsets - and great silhouettes!

Janie said...

I love the composition and the great glowing colors.

Jossie said...

Wonderful shots, amazing colors.

Karine said...

What an amazing way to capture the sunset! It's a great idea to decorate the chimneys for Christmas too :o)

Hildred and Charles said...

A fiery sky, and the chimneys are very striking decorated for Christmas.

uncleawang said...

Stunning sunset,it's beautiful:)
Have a wonderful weekend.

SandyCarlson said...

An industrial Stonehenge. Great shots.

Japa said...

Beautiful sunset.

koala said...

Really good one!!!
I have a question. How do you add your link to your comments without getting this:
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J Bar said...

koala, I have created an HTML link. If you google 'HTML links', you can find an article that explains how to create one.

Ann said...

Absolutely beautiful. They work so well as silhouttes against that intense sunset.

lazyphotog said...

Very nice.

Martha Z said...

The chimneys added a nice touch to an already fantasic sunset. They look neat decorated for Christmas as well.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Very dramatic shots.

tim said...

whoah! there is no other words to explain this! amazing! i love it! wow!

Shadowplay said...

There is something compelling about towering objects set against a blistering sunset. You've captured the mystery, the awe of it. Beautiful.

Rajesh said...

The orange glow of the sky is amazing The chimney in the foreground give the pictures a nice feel.

Jim K said...

Awesome colors.

lazyclick said...

Nice shot. The dark chimney and the glowing sky form an excellent view.

luna miranda said...

impressive shots! the sunset is gorgeous!

Clueless in Boston said...

Very beautiful sky shots.

Vicky said...

Great capture, the silhouette and the colors are well balanced. Thanks for sharing

Alexander said...

A beautiful setting to place. I like the rich orange background of the skies, complimented well with the silhouette of 3 pilers.

Have a good weekend.

Alexander
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Pietro said...

Really interesting shots.
Happy Sky Watch!

Hilda said...

Gorgeous oranges!
I find it kind of strange to hear of chimneys in a park, but I'm sure they must have an historical significance.

Glennis said...

Extra good photo well spotted so firey. Also good when decorated for Christmas.

Augenblicke und Wortgeschenke said...

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J Bar said...

Yes, Hilda, the old brickworks were demolished or filled in to create the park. Four chimneys in one corner of the park were preserved for their heritage value.

overtiredmum said...

great idea for a shot, well taken. beautiful xo

cara said...

Fabulous. Well done!

Lianne said...

love those silhouettes!

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Ida said...

Wonderful!
Beautiful colors and lines.
I like it a lot.
Great! :)

Happy weekend!

Jan K. said...

Great shots.
I like the fiery sky!

Elisabeth said...

Excellent! Great color...unusual silhouettes. Thanks for sharing.

Gunilla said...

Beautiful,great, and fantastic photos.
Have a nice weekend
Gunilla in Sweden

MARGARET GOSDEN 2 said...

I like the way these chimneys are decorated for day time viewing and Christmas. Great as silhoettes today - like my view can be. Thanks for visiting.

Keith W said...

Beautiful! Great photo! The chimneys provide an erie feeling to the photo.

JOE TODD said...

Great photos and they look pretty neat decorated.Neat comparison

NatureFootstep said...

stunning images with hose chimnys.

syel said...

stunning fiery sunset!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

J Bar: Those are stunning captures, thanks for sharing with SWF.

Al said...

Incredible colors behind the interesting silhouette. Great pictures.

Owlfarmer said...

I am never going to complain about "interference" from technological artifacts again, Jim. These are great--and so is the sequence on the other blog from last week. Thanks for sharing skies from down under!

Tarolino said...

So simple and so elegant. The sky is absolutely glorious too.

Light and Voices said...

Kewelopolis! I adore the composition of this photograph with the columns and the sky.
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LV said...

Beautiful pictures from your beautiful part of the world. Thank you taking time to visit my blog.

JM said...

These are just fantastic!

D Herrod said...

Beautiful

Cathy said...

Beautiful colors in the sky. Great photos!

Debra said...

The fiery colors are amazing! The tree looks like it's on fire. What a great sunset shot! Beautiful!

Dot said...

Absolutely stunning!

Johan Donald said...

What a amazing images. Really out standing.

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thomas said...

Really nice silhouettes and a stunning sunset.