Digital Photo Gallery of Ted Szukalski
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Darling Harbour before storm

Another postcard style photograph from Darling Harbour. This photo utilises evening sun to the west and heavy cloud cover as a the background to the east.

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I took the photograph of the “Sky View” Ferris wheel in Sydney’s Darling Harbour. The unusual aspect of this Ferris wheel from the point of photography is how close I could get to its base without any obstructions. The photo was taken during a cloudy afternoon, which provided dramatic looking clouds as a background.

Darling Harbour Before Storm MG_2236

Rainy days do not mean you cannot take photographs. Quite the opposite some of the best landscapes I have seen have been taken with very heavy clouds. Selecting a moment to take the photograph is important, I for one like the time before storm when the clouds a low, dark and heavy and yet on another side you get sun underneath the clouds. naturally this favours early morning or or before sun set photography. Here is an example of such light conditions from a recent rain in Sydney.

Tim Bailey - Channel 10 Weather Man

Many television stations often broadcast their weather forecast from a location. Channel TEN has selected to use Darling Harbour for today’s evening weather. Their presenter, Tim Baily is quite a popular personality and a small crowd has gathered to watch “making of the weather”. This is one of these unusual situations for a street photographer where at least some of the lighting was done by professionals.

Spiral Fountain - Sydney, Darling Harbour

The Spiral Fountain located in Sydney’s Darling Harbour is very popular with many tourists and children. The temptation to take off your shoes and walk the water filled spiral to the center is hard to refuse. It is also one of the most photographed attractions.

Sega World Building - Sydney, Darling Harbour

Sega World Sydney opened in March 1997, in the Darling Harbour at a cost of A$80 million, and was described as “Australia’s Interactive Disneyland”. However, due to a low attendance and constant financial losses, the park was closed in November 2000. Today you can find a lot of small shops and food outlets there and Northern Territory Tourist office.

Who designs all these hard structures that surround us? Steel and concrete in this particular case is so dominant it is at odds with its purpose - to create recreational space of the Darling Harbour. It looks like a machine park more than a space designed for fun walk. It doesn’t seem to bother this pretty Asian girl but it seemed out of place to me.