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(My) Photo of the day



I am being lazy here and AGAIN going back to the waterfront. Yes, you've seen the Derwent here, here, here, here and here, but hey, I live right by the river! I know that I have promised a bit of variety, but I really liked the way the colours have come up on this one. The orange boat that you can see there is L'Astrolabe, as previously featured on this blog.

It would have been about 7:50 am, brisk morning on the walk to work. I will try to capture some ‘urban grit’ tomorrow! Maybe a broken bottle or blood trickling down the gutter. Maybe even some old cigarette butts floating downstream. That'd be nice.

Comments

Anonymous said…
You are writing made me smile, I could write with same words about my objects.
You are living in Tasmania, I have to look at the weather of it.
I can tell you, that we have during winters even - 35 degrees Celsius and our houses - wooden or concrete - are very warm inside, they have to be :)

Do you need some heating system inside your houses?
Anonymous said…
The blues are really nice. The ripple in the water is the only disturbance. No jet trails in the sky.
Kris McCracken said…
Here in Hobart it's generally mild weather-wise. In Winter the lowest it ever gets is around 5 °C, in Summer the hottest it gets is around 38 °C. Generally though we hover between 12 °C and the low 20s.

We're lucky enough to be in a new house, so it's built with maximising the sun and keeping heat in. We've got a heat pump inverter, but don't have to use it much. It's a big improvement on the older houses that I've lived in, which were terrible for keeping warm in!

And Abe, we don't have a huge amount of air traffic, so not that many jet trails.
Anonymous said…
The blue in the water is amazing, such as the sky.
Great light there.
Nice to dscover your project.
Jim Klenke said…
This is a great picture. I love how the water looks so calm.
Anonymous said…
Kris, you're funny here. You make me remember my year in Australia. It was so easy-going and safe compared to life in Israel. I remember thinking that the only thing there was to trouble me in life there was the flies.
No worries, mate.
iBlowfish said…
I don't mind to see your another river shot with different light and day. This one looks serene with its quite water.
I like this big. It is very peaceful and pleasant.
Anonymous said…
Oh lovely - I really like the ripple effect on the water.
Anonymous said…
An odd comment from me: but that is the only time to see waterfront: when humans have not gotten there yet in the morning. Once they arrive, the peace is ruined. One reason why I like it here where I live: people are not allowed in the wetlands so that the wildlife is not disturbed. And I live across the road, so it's perfect all the time. Animals don't have to hide during the daytime.

Your photo reflects this peaceful beauty that I am speaking about, even if it is developed land, it is now content.
The water looks so calm, it's almost solid. Great picture!
Karlis Beinerts said…
It's great that you have the large photos as well. It really enriches the impression that one can get from your photos.
This particular one reminds me of my own "photo of the year 2007"
Cheers
Uma por Dia said…
I like your photo but I'm very curious about the one tomorrow :)
Anonymous said…
It is so blue and clean looking. Our river is kind of brown and dirty right now.
Lara said…
the colours in this photo are amazing! I am really glad you led me to your blog - your writing is so cool!
Kris McCracken said…
The photos that I really like (such as this one), I prefer to put up in bigger form, maybe someone out there would like it as a wallpaper. I myself often switch wallpapers and use pictures that I find on CDP.

The Derwent is looking a lot better since they started taking pollution seriously in the late 1980s.
Anonymous said…
Great Photo! Love the colours

When it comes to taking photos around hobart I always find myself drawn to both the Derwent and the Mountain. Take a thousand shots of each and there will still be many more waiting to be taken!

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