This week I have returned to QVB to photograph the center west staircase. The challenges for the photographer are quite numerous for this task. The staircase is quite small and thus not allowing for a good angle. The bottom level is notoriously dark. You should see three flights of stairs but in fact the last one is barely there. I also always wish for a tall ladder so I could capture more of the top level too. Finally, one needs to be super patient as QVB is a very popular destination and to see all three levels of stairs without people takes some time.
Here is a topic I always feel I have never explored to any meaningful extend: Queen Victoria Building. It is vast architectural marvels provide for endless photographic opportunities on large as well as macro scales. Many of the interesting components of QVB are difficult to photograph due to inaccessibility, poor light or simply the crowds.
The photograph shown here is the staircase from the Southern end of the Queen Victoria Building, taken from the top floor. Initially I intended to do the reverse shot from the lower level looking up, however the strong down lights installed on the lift shaft make such photograph next to impossible.
A photograph of an older couple standing in front of the Queen Victoria building and talking about something behind them as the man’s pointing hand may indicate. I took this photograph because of their relation to the direction he was pointing to. I could imagine him saying “this behind us, my dear, is a Queen Victoria Building and we are standing right next to the Queen Victoria statue” and yet neither of them turned around to look.
This musician was playing in front of Queen Victoria Building. Now, I personally do not consider a mandolin as great contemporary instrument for self expression but this young man thought otherwise. Playing his mandolin music, as if it was the best of Gibson guitars he poured his heart into the performance.
It is not often that I think of Telstra BigPond as “cool”. It is a reliable ISP. I use it for email and blogging. Today, BigPond had an advertising campaign in front of QVB (Queen Victoria Building, Sydney), which not only looked cool but in fact attracted quite a lot of notice. The promotion is called Suitables
