Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Botanic Gardens, Vivid Sydney

The Wishing Well Fountain sits outside the Palace Garden Gate entrance to the Royal Botanic Gardens on Macquarie Street. The blue illumination was part of Giving Gardens, a display of growing plants and light projections for the Vivid Sydney festival. Governor Lachlan Macquarie declared part of his Governors Domain a Botanic Garden in 1816 and put up a wall to protect it. The Royal Botanic Gardens and Mrs Macquaries Road through it, were developed under the direction of his wife Elizabeth Macquarie.
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33 comments:

  1. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Wednesday, 30 June 2010 at 00:11:00 GMT+10

    What a beautiful blue! Like magic.

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  2. UnknownWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 00:18:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful!

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  3. ~CherylWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 02:38:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful photo, equally beautiful idea! Did your wish come true? :)

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  4. AnonymousWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 06:06:00 GMT+10

    very nice shot...love it
    congrats
    nice day, dear
    graceolsson.com/blog

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  5. 2sweetnsaxyWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 08:30:00 GMT+10

    Great fountain. What a lovely shade of blue.

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  6. eileeninmdWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 09:09:00 GMT+10

    Looks very pretty lit up with the blue, beautiful fountain and photo!

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  7. AnonymousWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 09:35:00 GMT+10

    Surely I would have a wish or two. Beautiful image indeed. A great Wednesday for you.

    daily athens

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  8. edenWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 09:55:00 GMT+10

    Wow, lovely!

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  9. JanWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 10:23:00 GMT+10

    Great to see photos from Vivid Sydney Festival.

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  10. ☺lani☺Wednesday, 30 June 2010 at 10:35:00 GMT+10

    Oh, I love that blue fountain, beautiful!

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  11. LoracWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 10:37:00 GMT+10

    Gorgeous fountain Jim! Love the colour too.

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  12. tinyskilletWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 10:38:00 GMT+10

    What a great water photo! It beautiful at night like that!

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  13. Gemma WisemanWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 10:42:00 GMT+10

    A stunning blue light! It must be awesome to see in the darkness of night!

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  14. Roberto Machado AlvesWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 11:21:00 GMT+10

    Beatiful blue. It"s stunning.

    Regards

    Have a nice day

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  15. EbieWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 11:58:00 GMT+10

    You have always shown the best of what Sydney has to offer!

    Love the blue glow of the fountain!

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  16. TaraWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 12:12:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful water photo...

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  17. Carolyn FordWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 12:15:00 GMT+10

    I love lighted fountains with color! This is exquisite!

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  18. carolina mtsWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 12:38:00 GMT+10

    Like the color and shape!

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  19. GledwoodWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 14:34:00 GMT+10

    Hi there's some beautiful pictures here...

    ... can I ask you a question: sprichst Du Deutsch? Ich habe dein Link in einem deutschen Blog gefunden...

    I do a deutscher Blog too, if you're interested...

    ;-)

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  20. AlWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 14:37:00 GMT+10

    OH wow! That a unique fountain, not like those with different colors, now it's only blue! Or was it the blue color's turn when you snapped on it?

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  21. JimWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 14:40:00 GMT+10

    AL, normally it has a golden glow but for the Vivid Sydney festival, they gave it a blue hue.

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  22. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪Wednesday, 30 June 2010 at 16:10:00 GMT+10

    I presume is the blue light bulb that is making the beautiful blue colour.

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  23. PeterWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 17:18:00 GMT+10

    like wow - hope you made a wish - looks like some radiation from the oncology dept.

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  24. catWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 17:55:00 GMT+10

    What a gorgeous fountain.

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  25. lina@happy familyWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 18:50:00 GMT+10

    Very lovely fountain...I love the color. Thanks for visiting :)

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  26. Joan ElizabethWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 20:50:00 GMT+10

    I am always grateful for the people who had the foresight to lay our parks and gardens and plant the beautiful trees that they would never see in their mature beauty.

    You've done a really good job on these night shots.

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  27. LindzWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 20:53:00 GMT+10

    isn't that nice, sydney turned so colourful during the festival, this is fantastic shot

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  28. JimWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 21:35:00 GMT+10

    Gledwood, unfortunately I don't speak German but I can use a translator for your blog.

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  29. diane bWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 21:53:00 GMT+10

    Great night shot, I haven't mastered that yet. I'm with Peter, it looks a bit eeirie.

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  30. KaoriWednesday, 30 June 2010 at 22:28:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful glow!

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  31. SnapThursday, 1 July 2010 at 00:33:00 GMT+10

    Magical! I love fountains!

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  32. Betty ManousosFriday, 2 July 2010 at 03:31:00 GMT+10

    Fantastic picture and fountain!
    My wish?..
    Thanks so much for sharing it!
    ~B :)

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  33. Melbourne Australia PhotosWednesday, 9 May 2012 at 12:00:00 GMT+10

    Much better at night than during the day, Jim!

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