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Craig wrote:Cracker shots AW.
Hi and cheers Craig, hope the three of you are having a wonderful time.
Your photos are great, I’ve recognised a few of those spots from being in that area for three weeks January gone. Safe travels. AW
Very nice AW. Good use of light and reflection. Like the windmill particularly.
Love your eye for light @AW
blackers wrote:Very nice AW. Good use of light and reflection. Like the windmill particularly.
Blackers . Hi mate. All the best to you.
I’ve mentioned previously I observe and listen to what you write about photography, it’s definitely helped.
I don’t just snap away immediately with the phone, I take the time to compose the picture, look at the available light or lack there of.
I’m using the iPhone in a better photographic way for me that is. I’m no photographer, but I love beautiful subjects and photos. Thanks for your advice. AW
GuySmiley wrote:Love your eye for light @AW
GuySmiley. Hi pal.
Thanks.
Well a reciprocal loved your B&W photo of your dog on WOTD, another timely snap on life’s road. Good one . AW
A few days ago I was commissioned by our Field Naturalists Club and the City of Greater Geelong to construct two very sturdy wing walls to an existing bird hide at Jerringot Wetlands.
These additions were required as people approached the first iteration, water birds would be scared off by people arriving to use the hide.
It gets flooded periodically hence the 400mm gap at its base to reduce hydraulic pressure.
Alas, 24 hours later I drive past, I always like to check my work, it’s just a habit, it’s gotta be spot on.
I walked behind one wing wall and noticed this.
A Saunders Case Moth had kicked into action and constructed a 250mm long cocoon, fascinating.
The biological world waits for no one. Entropy is amazing. AW
Nice work there @AW
that second shot's a great silhouette @AW..
you saluting a job well done from that little cowboy hat you're always wearing..
before you ride off into the sunset, whistling your merry tune.
(nice work mate.. fucking crazy those cocoons, hey?
- can't believed they smashed out a cocoon
just as quickly as you can knock up a couple of wings).
basesix wrote:that second shot's a great silhouette @AW..
you saluting a job well done from that little cowboy hat you're always wearing..
before you ride off into the sunset, whistling your merry tune.
(nice work mate.. fucking crazy those cocoons, hey?
- can't believed they smashed out a cocoon
just as quickly as you can knock up a couple of wings).
Basesix. Howdy partener, birdie numb numb ( The Party, 1968)
Very clever use of words by yourself, I’m not surprised.
Gobsmacked when I saw the cocoon, I thought are you shitting me, build me a cocoon and a moth will come.
Yee ha, that silhouette does look like I’m dipping the lid of a cowboy hat, at least my work was not done by a cowboy. AW
GuySmiley wrote:Nice work there @AW
Cheers guy.
Haven’t enquired for awhile.
You sound up and about.
How’s your health mate, genuinely interested. AW
Yes great looking work there @AW.
And to quote Orson Welles re. the second shot "“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! "
And I can't see the word "cocoon" without being reminded of The Militant Black Guy at the video store...
adam12 wrote:Yes great looking work there @AW.
And to quote Orson Welles re. the second shot "“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! "And I can't see the word "cocoon" without being reminded of The Militant Black Guy at the video store...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm9FUuSrgTo
Adam12. Hi fella. Hope ya well.
Cheers, always do my best.
Couple of cheeky funny quotes and skits. You must have a good memory.
Great run of weather, smashing waves last Friday, looks like big incoming this weekend. See what pans out. All the best. AW
All good @AW, cheers
AlfredWallace wrote:GuySmiley wrote:Hey @AW, I did years 7 & 8 in East Melbourne and later worked in the city for years and used to walk past those toilets for years, yes they were an amazing example of public infrastructure. I only needed to use them once and lo and behold two men just appeared out of the cubicle … instant stage fright and I was out of there … and then it was gone. I heard about its reputation and why council demolished later, very sad. They flogged off the amazing tea rooms in the gardens as well
Good stuff GuySmiley, I know you love architecture as well. There’s something innate about clever, thoughtful and meaningful design, it grabs you. AW
Talking about loving architecture you can't go past Iwan Iwanoff without realising how truly talented a lot of architects are.
garyg1412 wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:GuySmiley wrote:Hey @AW, I did years 7 & 8 in East Melbourne and later worked in the city for years and used to walk past those toilets for years, yes they were an amazing example of public infrastructure. I only needed to use them once and lo and behold two men just appeared out of the cubicle … instant stage fright and I was out of there … and then it was gone. I heard about its reputation and why council demolished later, very sad. They flogged off the amazing tea rooms in the gardens as well
Good stuff GuySmiley, I know you love architecture as well. There’s something innate about clever, thoughtful and meaningful design, it grabs you. AW
Talking about loving architecture you can't go past Iwan Iwanoff without realising how truly talented a lot of architects are.
garyg1412. Hi mate, great to hear from you hope you’re well.
Incredible, can’t believe I’d not heard of him before. I just read his biography, wow what a talented person, the journey to Australia and his life, I’m going to read more later.
I love that use of concrete blocks and bricks.
Foresight like many don’t have.
We underestimate using grey blocks for beautiful aesthetics in natural settings especially when you don’t want the building to be the dominant feature in a landscape.
I worked on a house in 2016 in Apollo Bay up the back of town on the side of a hill, from down at sea level when you looked towards the hill the house was almost invisible. We are blessed with great current day architects in Australia, Glenn Murcutt, Paul Morgan, Sean Godsell and many more.
Harry Seidler shaped much of modern day Sydney, of course not one of our own, but Jorn Utzon, the Dane who designed the Opera House and many other great places globally, especially in the Mediterranean. AW
AlfredWallace wrote:garyg1412 wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:GuySmiley wrote:Hey @AW, I did years 7 & 8 in East Melbourne and later worked in the city for years and used to walk past those toilets for years, yes they were an amazing example of public infrastructure. I only needed to use them once and lo and behold two men just appeared out of the cubicle … instant stage fright and I was out of there … and then it was gone. I heard about its reputation and why council demolished later, very sad. They flogged off the amazing tea rooms in the gardens as well
Good stuff GuySmiley, I know you love architecture as well. There’s something innate about clever, thoughtful and meaningful design, it grabs you. AW
Talking about loving architecture you can't go past Iwan Iwanoff without realising how truly talented a lot of architects are.
garyg1412. Hi mate, great to hear from you hope you’re well.
Incredible, can’t believe I’d not heard of him before. I just read his biography, wow what a talented person, the journey to Australia and his life, I’m going to read more later.
I love that use of concrete blocks and bricks.
Foresight like many don’t have.We underestimate using grey blocks for beautiful aesthetics in natural settings especially when you don’t want the building to be the dominant feature in a landscape.
I worked on a house in 2016 in Apollo Bay up the back of town on the side of a hill, from down at sea level when you looked towards the hill the house was almost invisible. We are blessed with great current day architects in Australia, Glenn Murcutt, Paul Morgan, Sean Godsell and many more.
Harry Seidler shaped much of modern day Sydney, of course not one of our own, but Jorn Utzon, the Dane who designed the Opera House and many other great places globally, especially in the Mediterranean. AW
AW watch the episode on Paganin House on ABC's Renovation Australia. It will get you so pumped up on mid century modern architecture. It's such a pity this era of architecture is not being protected in Australia at the moment. Developers are mowing down our history on a massive scale, especially in the big cities. Tragic.
garyg1412 wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:garyg1412 wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:GuySmiley wrote:Hey @AW, I did years 7 & 8 in East Melbourne and later worked in the city for years and used to walk past those toilets for years, yes they were an amazing example of public infrastructure. I only needed to use them once and lo and behold two men just appeared out of the cubicle … instant stage fright and I was out of there … and then it was gone. I heard about its reputation and why council demolished later, very sad. They flogged off the amazing tea rooms in the gardens as well
Good stuff GuySmiley, I know you love architecture as well. There’s something innate about clever, thoughtful and meaningful design, it grabs you. AW
Talking about loving architecture you can't go past Iwan Iwanoff without realising how truly talented a lot of architects are.
garyg1412. Hi mate, great to hear from you hope you’re well.
Incredible, can’t believe I’d not heard of him before. I just read his biography, wow what a talented person, the journey to Australia and his life, I’m going to read more later.
I love that use of concrete blocks and bricks.
Foresight like many don’t have.We underestimate using grey blocks for beautiful aesthetics in natural settings especially when you don’t want the building to be the dominant feature in a landscape.
I worked on a house in 2016 in Apollo Bay up the back of town on the side of a hill, from down at sea level when you looked towards the hill the house was almost invisible. We are blessed with great current day architects in Australia, Glenn Murcutt, Paul Morgan, Sean Godsell and many more.
Harry Seidler shaped much of modern day Sydney, of course not one of our own, but Jorn Utzon, the Dane who designed the Opera House and many other great places globally, especially in the Mediterranean. AWAW watch the episode on Paganin House on ABC's Renovation Australia. It will get you so pumped up on mid century modern architecture. It's such a pity this era of architecture is not being protected in Australia at the moment. Developers are mowing down our history on a massive scale, especially in the big cities. Tragic.
garyg1412. Hi fella.
Thank you, I share your latter sentiments.
There’s been a name for the syndrome you’ve so well pointed out, I’ve known it for 25 years.
It’s called ‘Urban Infill Architecture’ where buildings of beauty and heritage nature
relevant to Australia, are knocked over on a whim, when all they really need is well spent funds to refurbish and restore them. In their place comes whatever design and architectural flair is ‘hip’ at the time.
The problem with this syndrome is it then sets a precedent for others in that street to then be able to knock over there place and build some new type of abode that’s not in keeping with the previous heritage covenants. It’s an urban disease.
Planners poke holes in the regulations citing some minor safety issue and before you know it, it’s demolished.
Similar to the Fitzroy Garden toilet block, again it’s driven by insurance companies who insure the state or the local government relevant to the issue. All the best. AW
In semi lockdown I'm finally sorting through a lifetime of photos and inspired by what Craig and Andy recently posted I thought why not.
We travel a fair bit and there has to be some crackers in the vaults.
Good if we follow the Swellnet tradition of not naming or being too obvious.