Opera House

Circular Quay in Sydney is a great place to enjoy the sights and the atmosphere. The sights, of course, are the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, probably the two most famous landmarks in the country. Here's my standard postcard shot of the Opera House, taken last Sunday.

On any given day there are hundreds of tourists milling around on the Opera House steps to get their obligatory photo, but photographing it from front-on doesn't do it justice and it won't all fit in the frame anyway. Since it was my second visit to Sydney I tried to get something different to the first lot, and one of them was this darkened shot with a glimpse of the bridge in the background. It would be better if you could see more of the detail on the roof.

And so the Opera House will continue to attract thousands of tourists, most of whom will end up doing that ridiculous 'star jump' pose on the steps. Grow up, people. That aside, I still find it a great shame that the man who designed the building died without ever seeing it finished.

Next time: A small boat.