| The colonnade of the old GPO in Martin Place - above, looking east - below, looking west |
Designed by James Barnett and constructed between 1886 and 1891, the GPO was sold by the Commonwealth Government to private interests in 1997. It was reopened in 1999 as a mixed retail building with a Westin Hotel occupying the upper storeys.
I am most appreciative of a suggestion by
Ben from Nelson Daily Photo which resulted in the following version of the above image. Thanks, Ben!
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Nice choice, Julie, for the theme. I'm looking forward to seeing the interpretations of 'passageway' roll in. FYI I'm becoming more and more wizened by the hour...amazing the transformative power of pain.
ReplyDeleteYou can't beat arches and archways for gracefulness.
ReplyDeleteAnd you captured some beautiful light coming in.
The first shot is amazing Juile. I love passages and this one seems to be one long passage.
ReplyDeleteI would very much like to be walking down this very passageway!
ReplyDeleteJulie ~ These are beautiful. Makes me want to walk through them.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous golden light - almost amber. Dreamy.
ReplyDeleteSplendid photographs, Julie. I would love to spend time in this passageway.
ReplyDeleteI love this image!
ReplyDeleteVery grand, I like it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photograph!
Brilliant shots Julie. Terrific choice for the theme day.
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What a great shot! I love the curves and the warmth of the light.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a gorgeous place to walk through. I wonder if it's the same Barnett as the lane in my post...
ReplyDeleteHow was the photo shoot?
http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/2010/01/colonnade-of-time.html
ReplyDeleteNot a personal photograph but I hope it catches the mood.
Nice one - good perspective and lovely colour. Yes, mine is Devonshire Street tunnel. I was trying to do a nice moody b&w underpass shot but that's on my kaput hard drive.
ReplyDeleteNice pick! Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, very nice indeed. The first one is my favourite, marvelous architecture and excellently posed. The tables? in the rear look very interesting.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
Melbourne Daily Photo
That's a great passageway. I'd love to investigate the restaurant we see.
ReplyDeleteSo cool! ;)
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely and graceful columns and arches!
ReplyDeleteYou found a perfect subject! It reminds me of Rue de Rivoli quite a bit, and for some reason, the California missions. Lovely shots!
ReplyDelete-Kim
Two marvelous images, Julie! Love the golden tones accented by the light all through this old structure's majestic colonnade. The shops and restaurants are similar to my passageway post today, but with a much more elegant style.
ReplyDeleteI love the second shot so much. It has great potential for gallery space wall.
ReplyDeleteI would correct the angle a little and crop to square or 8x10 format (keep all from left and crop off the right side).
Fantastic urban image!
Don't why Blogger posing same comment multiple times after failing to the first one.
Here you go again.
Thank you for that, Ben. I have cropped it square and it makes a massive difference. Brings out the elegance of the stance of the waiter and adds to the pillars that are visible through the furthest archway. Don't think of things like that. Much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI love these photos and this area. Thanks for the encouragement, regards
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I'm glad you are not offended by my comment. It's a beautiful shot.
ReplyDeleteIt was an insightful suggestion. I will post the adjusted shot with immense appreciation.
ReplyDeletelove the third image
ReplyDeleteWow, Julie! It's fantastic. It gives more clear interest to the main subject and same time it retain great atmosphere. Well, done!
ReplyDeleteI'm always fascinated to see what you choose for theme day. I like that building since its refurb though the shops are a tad expensive for me. The new crop is great with the person dressed in red adding a special spot of interest
ReplyDeleteThanks, guys.
ReplyDeleteJoan, yes the red woman adds but I think the red banner above balances her, too. For me, it is the waiter, and the shine on his heels which I can almost imagine as a pair of white socks. How Fred Astaire he is!
i visit your blog at 12 a clock
ReplyDeletei'm hungry to see this passageway
Beautiful! I thought for a second we were in Fabrizio's Turin. Beautiful arches, colonnades, vaulted ceilings. Wonderful colours. I truly wouldn't have known I was in Australia.
ReplyDeletesuperb images. i wish i was there.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely Julie!
ReplyDeleteNot only a great theme day choice, but your photographs are superb. I can imagine the hotel is rather pricey and the shops are expensive, too, but I wouldn't mind spending a little time there - you know, a year or two!
ReplyDeleteI love this photos, so alike from a place here. I might post them in a few days if lazyness doesn't catch me.
ReplyDeleteGood choice!
Wow! What a passageway. I would love to take a few pictures of it myself. These are really nice shots.
ReplyDeleteThe great thing about a photo like this is that it invtes us, maybe persuades us to see things that we would miss with a glancing look. Maybe what makes a good photographer is really seeing what is before you.
ReplyDeleteWow, Ben's suggestion just made the photo seem like we are right there, peeking at the scene, almost in it. I like seeing the detail clearly at the end of the collonade, as it pulss my eye all the way through now. Like Fabrizio's white passage with the hanging lamps, I now the hanging lamps less as a line and more individually in this cropped view, which I didn't catch before. The view is compressed and covers a lot of distance so I'm thinking you used a long lens. This is really lovely.
ReplyDelete-Kim
Nice, Julie! I'm always a fan of arcade areas like this ... they feel so "old world" and civilized.
ReplyDeleteGreat colonnade shots!
ReplyDeleteDo you know there are 35kms of colonnades in the city of Bologna, Italy? I was amazed, but the city is so hot in summer that it surely makes sense.
I answered your questions on my page, but in case you haven't read it, here it goes:
Yes, this passageway looks rather strange, but maybe this will help to understand the pic:
1- It's a private passageway, you can see #20 on top of the 'arch';
2- In the old days (and this is pretty old) it was not uncommon for humble people to have one door (non existant here...) leading to a patio with several houses all under the same door number.
3- I believe many transformations must have taken place here over the centuries), maybe that's why this place simply doesn't make sense... (you can even see concrete in the background where there was once a door);
4- The picture is a tile panel, maybe baby Jesus! :-))) Honestly, no idea...
5- The old rusty plate outside on the right is actually a box belonging to the water system (AGUAS = waters), but I don't even know if it's still in use.
Ecellent pictures, nice compositions!!!!
ReplyDeleteI like this work.
Serge
Thank you for showing wonderful scenery.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend.
From the Far East.
Best regards.
ruma