Our last day in Australia was spent wandering the quays in Sydney around The Rocks, the Botanic Gardens and then Hyde Park towards sunset. While standing in front of the Archibald Fountain near the parks northern entrance, the sun was setting down Market Street towards the St. James tube station and the sunlight was bouncing off the buildings creating an indirect diffuse glow. It was a beautiful scene, with families having a Saturday afternoon in the park, including making bubbles, all while the Mardi Gras parade goers were suiting up and organizing themselves all around the fountain plaza between the gothic St. Mary’s Cathedral and the ultra-modern Market Street with the Sydney Tower Eye.
This is a scan of an 8×10 print on Ilford MGFB (silver gelatin) paper with selenium toning, shot on HP5+ black and white film, with a Canon F-1 camera and a 35mm f/2.8 lens.
Timothy Dahlum 