Luna Park, Vivid Sydney, Spirit of Fun

"Spirit of Fun" is a son et lumière or a sound and light show on the facade of Coney Island at Luna Park in the north shore suburb of Milson's Point. This animated light projection was created by Electric Canvas, as part of Vivid Sydney festival and celebrates the history and magic of the amusement park, open since 1935.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Amaze Me Monday, Through My Lens, Blue Monday, Ruby Tuesday, Pink Saturday.

The Rocks, Vivid Sydney, Earth

"Earth" is an artwork suspended from the Overseas Passenger Terminal for the Vivid Sydney festival. It fuses detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface with a composition of cosmic sounds, hoping to create the sense of awe and wonder experienced by astronauts as they view our planet from outer space. The work measures 3.75 metres in diameter and was created by British artist Luke Jerram with a surround-sound composition by composer Dan Jones.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sundays In My City, All Seasons.

Darling Harbour, Vivid Sydney, Fantastic Oceans

''Fantastic Oceans'' is an art-meets-technology water fountain, light and laser experience on Cockle Bay, which is part of the Vivid Sydney festival, which is running from 25 May to 16 June, 2018. It was created by Australian Glenn Turner from Oracle Liquid and celebrates an environment where bio-luminescent creatures live deep beneath the ocean.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

The Rocks, Vivid Sydney, Luminous Flight

"Luminous Flight" is an artwork suspended above Kendall Lane, beside the Discovery Museum at The Rocks, part of the Vivid Sydney festival, which runs from 25 May to 16 June, 2018. It features five coloured kites designed by Australian artists Kathryn Bevz and Martin Bevz.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Darling Harbour, Sydney Convention Centre and Sofitel Hotel, Vivid Sydney

This view of the International Convention Centre Sydney and the Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour Hotel, behind Harbourside shopping centre at Darling Harbour is from Pyrmont Bridge. ''Fantastic Oceans'' is an art-meets-technology water fountain, light and laser experience on Cockle Bay, which is part of the Vivid Sydney festival, which is running from 25 May to 16 June, 2018. It was created by Australian Glenn Turner from Oracle Liquid and celebrates an environment where bio-luminescent creatures live deep beneath the ocean. The buildings also feature light displays for the festival.

Linked to: Signs, Signs

The Rocks, Vivid Sydney, Illuminosaurus

This illuminated artwork is located at Atherden Street, near the corner of Playfair Street at The Rocks, as part of the Vivid Sydney festival, which runs from 25 May to 16 June, 2018. "Illuminosaurus" is a 3 metre high dinosaur, captured in a moment of fierce pursuit. It was designed by Australian artist Adrienn Lord in collaboration with Richard Neville and Nick Sheen from the UK.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday, Wednesday Around The World, Travel Photo Thursday.

Darling Harbour, Cape Bowling Green lighthouse, Vivid Sydney

These animated light projections are on the Cape Bowling Green lighthouse at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, as part of the Vivid Sydney festival. The office towers in the background are located at Barangaroo.

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Pictorial Tuesday, Travel Tuesday, Blue Monday, Ruby Tuesday.

The Rocks, Australian Steamship Navigation Company Building, Vivid Sydney

This animated light projection is on the Australian Steamship Navigation Company Building along Circular Quay West at The Rocks, as part of the Vivid Sydney festival. "Mystery Gateau" was created by Network Ten with animation studio Mighty Nice Australia and shows characters building a birthday cake, which celebrates two milestones: the 10th anniversary of Vivid Sydney and 10 years of the internationally renowned cooking show MasterChef Australia.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Amaze Me Monday, Through My Lens, Blue Monday, Ruby Tuesday, Thursday Doors.

Jesse Street Gardens, Vivid Sydney, Synergy

This illuminated artwork is located at Jesse Street Gardens, along Loftus Street at Circular Quay, as part of the Vivid Sydney festival, which runs from 25 May to 16 June, 2018. "Synergy" is a large plywood tree surrounded by similarly stylised ferns which represents complex superorganisms in nature. It was created by Australian artists Jun Ji Moey, Tsz Kin Liu, Jane Fan, Jonathan Hribar and Christie Wong in collaboration with Jeremy Low, Jason Chu, Emily Chan, Yuen Chan, Andy Zheng, Anthony Feizi-Sobbi, Dylan Goh, Mahima Mandal, Kevin Yu and MAKE Club University of New South Wales.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sundays In My City.

Circular Quay, Vivid Sydney, Visible Dynamics

These spinning, illuminated artworks are currently located at Circular Quay as part of the Vivid Sydney festival, which runs from 25 May to 16 June, 2018. "Visible Dynamics" was designed by Dutchanee Ongarjsiri in collaboration with Ming Zhang, both from Thailand.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

Botanic Gardens, Rose Pavilion

A view of the Rose Pavilion in the Royal Botanic Gardens, rising up to the Sydney skyline in the background. The pavilion is flanked by two Marble Lion sculptures. The towers above are Chifley Tower on the left and Aurora Place on the right.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Botanic Gardens, The Calyx

"Pollination" is a flower exhibit at The Calyx, an indoor and outdoor exhibition space at the Royal Botanic Garden. The colourful garden beds feature orchids, daisies, gardenias and lilies. The green wall stands at 6 metres high and spans 50 metres and features dicondra, syngonium and heuchera, planted to form the word Pollination.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Floral Friday Foto.

Paddington, Four in Hand Hotel

The Four in Hand Hotel is located on the corner of Sutherland Street and Elizabeth Street, in the inner city suburb of Paddington. This historic hotel has been the subject of plans to convert it into a private residence. Following protests from local residents, the local council has placed a conservation order on the building and applied for a heritage listing to save it.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday, Wednesday Around The World, Travel Photo Thursday, All Seasons.

Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Super Dome

The Sydney Super Dome is a large multipurpose arena located at Sydney Olympic Park, at Homebush Bay. It was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, It is currently known as the Qudos Bank Arena and hosts many concerts and events.

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Pictorial Tuesday, Travel Tuesday, Blue Monday.

St Peters, mural

This mural along the railway laneway, on a wall extending behind a comic book shop on the corner of King Street, in the inner city suburb of St Peters.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Amaze Me Monday, Through My Lens.

Camperdown Cemetery, St Stephen's Anglican Church

Camperdown Cemetery is a historic cemetery located along Church Street in the inner city suburb of Newtown. St Stephen's Anglican Church is located within the present bounds of the cemetery. It was designed by Edmund Blacket and built in 1874 in the Gothic Revival architectural style.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday, Sundays In My City.

Circular Quay, ferries

These ferries have simultaneously reversed back from the Circular Quay ferry wharves, spun around and are heading towards Sydney Harbour, passing the apartments at East Circular Quay. The Sydney RiverCats are a class of catamarans operated by Harbour City Ferries on the Parramatta River from Circular Quay to Parramatta.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Sydney Town Hall

Some interesting cloud patterns in an autumn sky above Sydney Town Hall. The heritage listed building was designed by John H. Wilson and completed in 1889 in the Grand Victorian Second Empire architectural style. It has had continual use as the offices of the local council of the City of Sydney and as the city's civic and cultural centre.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Botanic Gardens, mosaiculture

This mosaiculture is horticultural art in the shape of a bee. It stands at an intersection of walkways in the Royal Botanic Gardens, to promote the "Pollination" display at The Calyx exhibition space.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Floral Friday Foto, Fences Around The World.

Sydney Olympic Park, walkway

The trees along the pedestrian mall at Sydney Olympic Park, in the western suburb of Homebush Bay, have turned various shades of autumn colours. The walkway is bounded by Olympic Boulevarde, Cathy Freeman Park, Dawn Fraser Avenue, Showground Avenue and extends beyond to Sydney Olympic Park Railway Station.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday, Wednesday Around The World, Travel Photo Thursday.

Sydney Olympic Park, Abattoir Heritage Precinct

Abattoir Heritage Precinct is bounded by Herb Elliott Avenue, Showground Road and Dawn Fraser Avenue, at Sydney Olympic Park, in the western suburb of Homebush Bay. This building was originally the administration block for the State Abattoirs, designed by Walter Liberty Vernon and built in 1915 in the Federation architectural style. The buildings were redeveloped for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games for use by the Sydney Olympic Park Authority. They are now used for sporting administration offices, visitor information and a café. Maiden Gardens, named after botanist and public servant Joseph Henry Maiden, is a Federation style garden.

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Pictorial Tuesday, Travel Tuesday, Ruby Tuesday.

The Rocks, George Street, mural

This mural is painted on the front of a couple of traffic signal boxes along George Street, at The Rocks. They are close to the Brown Bear Lane mural and extend the theme of that artwork which depicts Brown Bear Lane in 1901, once located close to this spot. The signal boxes are under the railway viaduct which was built in 1956 to nearby Circular Quay railway station.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Amaze Me Monday, Through My Lens.

Camperdown Cemetery, Andrews monument

Camperdown Cemetery is an historic cemetery located along Church Street in the inner-city suburb of Newtown. The cemetery was founded in 1848 and was for twenty years the main general cemetery for Sydney, with the total number of burials being about 18,000. St Stephen's Anglican Church is located within the present bounds of the cemetery. John Roote Andrews was a monumental mason who carved most of the monuments and headstones in this cemetery. He provided his family with this memorial in the Scottish style, with a canopy supported on four small caryatids and decorated with the thistle and vast majority of them are from Sydney sandstone and are the product of the flag of St Andrew.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday, Sundays In My City.

Garden Island, HMAS Adelaide

The HMAS Adelaide (L01) is a Canberra class landing helicopter dock ship of the Royal Australian Navy. It was launched in 2012 and is seen here at the Garden Island dockyard, the home port of the naval fleet based on the east coast of Australia. It is named for the city of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. Garden Island is a marine engineering and refit centre for the Royal Australian Navy and Thales Australia with the docks extending along Woolloomooloo Bay from Potts Point to Woolloomooloo. This view across Woolloomooloo Bay is from Mrs Macquaries Point in The Domain at sunset.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Sans Souci, Kogarah Bay, sunset

This sunset view of a small reserve with a walkway leading down to Kogarah Bay, is from The Promenade, in the southern suburb of Sans Souci. A daytime view can be seen here.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Fences Around The World.

Reserve Bank of Australia

The front entrance and foyer of the heritage listed Reserve Bank of Australia along Martin Place. The Reserve Bank building is a 22 storey office tower bounded by Macquarie Street, Martin Place and Phillip Street. It was designed by F.J.Crocker and built in 1964 in the Post War International architectural style. The foyer wall mural was designed and installed by local artist Bim Hilder. It is made up of many separate small parts of beaten copper and bronze, quartz crystal and semi-precious stones.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thursday Doors.

Sydney Opera House, ferry

This Emerald class ferry, operated by Sydney Ferries, is part of the fleet that cruises up the Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River. It was acquired in 2017 and named after Victor Chang, a pioneering Australian heart surgeon. It's seen here making its way past the Sydney Opera House heading towards the Circular Quay ferry terminal. 

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday, Wednesday Around The World, Travel Photo Thursday.

Hyde Park Towers

Hyde Park Towers is a commercial and residential building along Elizabeth Street. The heritage listed building was built in 1913 in the Federation Free Classical architectural style, as the ironmongery for the for the Mark Foys department store opposite. It was converted into a service station and car park in 1934, known as the Hercules Motors Parking Station. When part of the building was demolished and redeveloped into a 32 storey apartment block in 1995, the street facade with the crest of the department store was retained for commercial and retail use.

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Pictorial Tuesday, Travel Tuesday, Ruby Tuesday.

The Rocks, George Street, mural

The Brown Bear Lane mural is painted on the side wall of a shop along George Street, at The Rocks. It depicts Brown Bear Lane in 1901, which was located close to this spot. The Rocks' very first pub, The Romping Horse, was located on the corner of the lane from 1789, later known as The Brown Bear (1836–1900). The lane became Little Essex Street but disappeared around 1913 when a row of shops was built between Essex Street and this location. The row was partly demolished in 1956 when the railway viaduct was built, connecting to nearby Circular Quay railway station.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Amaze Me Monday, Blue Monday, Through My Lens.

State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Wing

The front entrance of the Mitchell Wing of the State Library of New South Wales, the oldest library in Australia, is located along Shakespeare Place, off Macquarie Street. The Mitchell Wing was completed in 1910 and built to house the collection of Australiana donated by book collector David Scott Mitchell to the people of New South Wales. The facade of this heritage listed building is designed in the Neo Classical architectural style.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sundays In My City.

Aurora Place

Aurora Place is a commercial and residential development bounded by Phillip Street, Bent Street and Macquarie Street. It comprises of a 41 storey commercial tower, an 18 storey residential building and supporting retail facilities around the piazza. Aurora Place was designed by Renzo Piano, Mark Carroll and Shunji Ishida and completed in 2000. This view is from the Royal Botanic Gardens with Chifley Tower on the left and Governor Phillip Tower on the right.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Sydney Harbour, sunset

A sunset view across Sydney Harbour to the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, viewed from Mrs Macquaries Point in The Domain.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Kyeemagh, Sculpture @ Bayside

"Signposts for the Universe" by Leon Lester is an artwork which was part of the 7th annual Sculpture @ Bayside, an event that takes place at Cook Park, on the Botany Bay foreshore in the southern suburb of Kyeemagh. The temporary outdoor exhibition ran from 15 April to 4 May 2018 and features the best artworks from the Bayside Arts Festival.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Fences Around The World.