Metal Jungle
By: Zhang Wenjie
Tags: architecture, BridgeClimb, city, people, photoblog, photography, repetition, Sydney Harbour Bridge, texture, urban
| Aperture: | f/6.3 |
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| Focal Length: | 70mm |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Shutter: | 1/40 sec |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 450D |
The first time it hit me that Sydney was an expensive city, was while I was researching things to do there. The idea of a sunset climb on the Sydney Harbour Bridge struck me as wonderfully iconic. What better way to experience a sunset than a carefree romp (that was before I discovered the blue jumpsuits, safety harness and no-camera policy) on one of the most visible landmarks in Australia? It didn’t take me too long to get that little bubble burst. A normal climb costs AUD$200 for one person, while a sunset climb comes at a 25% premium. I was sorely tempted to throw caution/ money to the wind, but settled with snapping pictures from the pylon lookout instead.
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I really like this angle and the parade of blue overalls.
Thank you!
That is one amazing photo. How do you get up the pylons??
One of the pylons is actually a lookout point. Just pay and head on up. Same pylon as the image before- just a different side. The pylon is accessible from Cumberland street
took us a while to navigate there.
ahhhh. I ahve never been up the pylons. SO good to know for my next trip home. Like I said below, I love the lines in this photo. You did it masterfully!
Yeah, it’s a v touristy thing to do. Heh.
The lines are spectacular. Still in so much happiness about you being freshly pressed for your previous sydney photo! I hope everyone checks out your whole portfolio. So amazing!
Great photo. It really shows the huge scale of the bridge without having to see the hole thing.
Yeah- a handy trick I picked up from the experts
Wow! That is an AWESOME picture. I like the balance of it where the blue is slanting away from the center.
the concrete and steel technopolis of contemporary man.
wow…. thats awesome….
Thank you!!
Incredible!!!
Thanks! Nice user name btw..
Great shot!
Thanks
Great snapshot. I’m not sure how much better the view would be atop the bridge, but the view from the lookout pylon seems to work well. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Thanks! I imagine it will be more majestic, seeing as I can get part of the bridge in as well. But since there’s no bringing cameras up on the bridge, I’ll never know
I honestly love this photo. I’ve been in Sydney all my life and never realised how amazing our beautiful coathanger is! :]
I was utterly besotted with it. You can’t imagine how many pictures I took of it. Ha.
Fantastic picture! And more unique than the sunset might have been, as you frequently can’t predict how spectacular a sunset will be.
Truer words- I actually did not get a decent fiery sunset the entire week I was there. Ah well.
Fortunately the sun rises & sets no matter where we are and can bring us great beauty on otherwise ordinary days.
love it! makes me wanna look at booking a trip out the US
I saw Oprah do the climb in her final season show. Always wondered what they were doing there. Going to repost this to my blog for my next “Places I’d like to go”.
Well they line you up for photo taking. I believe you need to pay for those photos too. Still, it’s a conceptually quintessential Australian experience I think..
Reblogged this on JAXEPEDIA and commented:
I lived in Australia when I was a little girl with my parents so I was way to young to go on a sunset climb of the Sydney Harbor Bridge but this is definitely on my list for the future. Check out my complete list posted at http://www.JacquelineJax.com
looking at this picture, my head goes dizzy. very em… constructive! great shot!
Ahem. Was trying to show the scale of the bridge
what a great picture, love it!
Thank you!!
Fabulous pic! Like the lines.
Thank you! Wanted to show the intricate metal details