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The ugly side of Sydney

Postby Killakoala on Mon May 23, 2005 8:20 pm

Yes, every now and then Sydney has a Melbourne day. Last week we had one so i shot it.

Dark, grey, overcast and rainy. Taken at 0930 (AM)

Thankfully it doesn't happen very often.

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Postby kipper on Mon May 23, 2005 8:28 pm

Mate, we've had nothing but sunshine for ages down here dude :0
I got a suntan today, lovely 22degC.
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Postby Geoff on Mon May 23, 2005 8:32 pm

Great shot Steve! Kipper - tomorrow in Sydney it will be 23degrees! Ahhh gotta love that. Where do u find a scene even remotely similar to Steve's shot in Melbourne? :)
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Postby birddog114 on Mon May 23, 2005 8:42 pm

Steve cloned the Melbourne weather to Sydney! Great job!
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Postby johndec on Mon May 23, 2005 8:49 pm

Now you've started something Killa :!: The mexicans are going to flame you big time :lol:
If I'm alone in a forest and my wife is not around to hear what I say, am I still wrong ??
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Postby Geoff on Mon May 23, 2005 9:03 pm

Birddog114 wrote:Steve cloned the Melbourne weather to Sydney! Great job!


Hahahaha...funniest thing I've read here all day!!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Postby yogi on Mon May 23, 2005 9:30 pm

Hmmmmm....

Interesting B & W. Did you try try Sepia also ???
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Postby Matt. K on Mon May 23, 2005 9:37 pm

Steves taken the colour filter off his D70! :lol:
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Postby Glen on Mon May 23, 2005 10:01 pm

Very nice Steve :wink:
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Postby Killakoala on Tue May 24, 2005 1:27 pm

A Canon B&W Compact flash card in a Nikon :)
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Postby daniel_r on Tue May 24, 2005 1:50 pm

Steve,

your pic is a bit of a contrast to those from the night mini meet :)

Reminds me of the view from my hotel room on a visit to Sydney last year (Mercure on Broadway):

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Postby leek on Tue May 24, 2005 1:58 pm

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I bet that wasn't the view that they have on the hotel website...
Nice shot of the brewery...

Steve... Some days are just like that... Usually the days when we don't have to work...
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue May 24, 2005 2:09 pm

Steve - the many, and varied, faces of this great city - nice shot
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Postby stormygirl on Tue May 24, 2005 2:50 pm

Some information you may be interested in Sydneysiders:

Sydney average annual rainfall...........................1220mm

Melbourne average annual rainfall........................600mm


Just something you may want to ponder before you bag the 'Mexicans' weather again :wink:

After our 'big wet' in Feb, we have had an extremely dry March, April and May, with very little or no rain, and beautiful clear blue skies and above average temps. It has been a while since we've had any sort of cloud cover! :wink:

Beautiful picture by the way Killa :wink:
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Postby Greg B on Tue May 24, 2005 2:55 pm

My good lady wife, being a Queensland girl who moved to Melbourne, critically reviews
the weather on a daily basis, and likes to share her thoughts on this subject with me.

That pretty much absorbs every particle of interest I have in the
subject, possibly even slightly more than that.

However, it is a very good photo Steve :)
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Postby the foto fanatic on Tue May 24, 2005 3:28 pm

Greg B wrote:My good lady wife, being a Queensland girl who moved to Melbourne, critically reviews
the weather on a daily basis, and likes to share her thoughts on this subject with me.

That pretty much absorbs every particle of interest I have in the
subject, possibly even slightly more than that.

However, it is a very good photo Steve :)


I always knew that there was something special about you, Greg.

Now I know - it's your wife! :lol:
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Postby gstark on Tue May 24, 2005 3:50 pm

cricketfan wrote:
Greg B wrote:My good lady wife, being a Queensland girl who moved to Melbourne, critically reviews
the weather on a daily basis, and likes to share her thoughts on this subject with me.

That pretty much absorbs every particle of interest I have in the
subject, possibly even slightly more than that.

However, it is a very good photo Steve :)


I always knew that there was something special about you, Greg.

Now I know - it's your wife! :lol:


Trevor,

She's a lovely lady, but lost the lot in a gambling spree at the Casino. That's how she, er, "won" Greg. :)
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Postby Greg B on Tue May 24, 2005 3:54 pm

I'm the booby prize :lol:
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Postby gstark on Tue May 24, 2005 3:56 pm

Greg B wrote:I'm the booby prize :lol:


I flatly refuse to touch that one!
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Postby the foto fanatic on Tue May 24, 2005 4:48 pm

gstark wrote:Trevor,
She's a lovely lady, but lost the lot in a gambling spree at the Casino. That's how she, er, "won" Greg. :)


That's a good reason for greater transparency in Casino gambling, don't you think? :lol:
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Postby ozimax on Tue May 24, 2005 10:49 pm

stormygirl wrote: Sydney average annual rainfall...........................1220mm

Melbourne average annual rainfall........................600mm


Melbourne - world's largest experimental weather station! :wink:
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It doesn't rain, it drizzles (and drizzles and drizzles) :D
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Postby ozimax on Tue May 24, 2005 10:52 pm

 BTW Killa, great shot of Sydney, the jetcat whatever really stands out with the white wash behind.

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Postby jethro on Tue May 24, 2005 10:57 pm

stormy i didnt relise you came from the greatest state on earth which my heart ponders. why did you move to .......melbourne?
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Postby stormygirl on Tue May 24, 2005 11:06 pm

Hey Jethro,

Born and bred in Melbourne, wouldn't move to Sydney if ya payed me....too humid! Although the storms would be wonderful! :lol:
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Postby jethro on Tue May 24, 2005 11:09 pm

a lot warmer in winter is a plus but the down side is megaheat in summer and bushfires.
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Postby johndec on Tue May 24, 2005 11:27 pm

I must admit in all honesty that I have no problem with Melbourne per se.. In fact I reckon there are 2 great things that come out of Melbourne:

1. Carlton Draught
2. The Hume Hwy

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If I'm alone in a forest and my wife is not around to hear what I say, am I still wrong ??
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Postby jethro on Tue May 24, 2005 11:34 pm

ive only been to melb twice and found it quite plesant .... the casino and Caughfield Races what a Blast! I did think the south bank was prety cool
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Postby marcus on Tue May 24, 2005 11:57 pm

Johndec: for me it's VB
Jethro: You gotta try and hide that "red neck" of yours! :lol: :oops:
and learn to spell!! :roll:
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Postby johndec on Wed May 25, 2005 12:06 am

3. VB :D
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Postby PiroStitch on Wed May 25, 2005 12:19 am

The only bad thing about Melbourne is no rally of Australia here :(
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