The Big Smoke
This work has been featured in the recent redbubble book The City .
“The Big Smoke” also was announced the winner of the Breaking the Rules V: Straight vs Crooked Challenge in the Photography 101 Group
Looking at the Sydney CBD from the rooftop parking at Broadway Shopping Centre. In the distance you can see the smoke coming in from backburning operations on the north side of the City.
Please also visit my website alexkess.com .
Cheers and Thanks,
Alex
The Big Smoke belongs to the following groups:
JPG Cast-Offs, Sydney, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄ and The Urban Environment Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Sharon Hammond
Great work. Your pp style is very impressive
Murray Newham
Fantastic Perspective, it’s like Spiderman himself took it mid swing!
Paul Vanzella
Wow wee – this is very Gotham City – I love it… The treatment on the buildings is superb and I love the sense of scale with the tiny cars… Lovin’ your workas always. Brilliant shot!
hugo
good shot, with interesting perspective!
Achim Casties
Great shot! Very surreal atmosphere. Was it a purely natural shot?
Robert Knapman
Love your work. Keeping an eye on it too. Cheers
Lindsay Blamey
Oh yeah! – THis is awesome!!!
meanderthal
yep…... this is the shit….. creative composition….brilliant treatment…. fav!
alexkess
Thank you everyone for the awesome comments.
Achim: This is a HDR image made up of 7 different exposures, processed with Photomatix. The only real alterations in PS were to Saturation and Contrast.
Melinda Kerr
That’s great. Love the angle.
Tony Xanadu
Alexkess I’ve seen most of your RB photos and I have to say your the king of HDR.
Brilliant shot.
Naomi Mawson
Very cool shot indeed.
Juilee Pryor
This is fantastic work. Yes I agree with Paul…very Gotham City indeed. Wonderful perspective on a city I know so well. Gorgeous.
mattmawson
Fascinating angles and perspective complementing great colours and shading. Neat!
Peter Hammer
Great angle and wonderful shot.
Lost Lost
Very nice as always. This is one shot i don’t mind a sideways horizon :)
noslegof
i like the ‘industrialness’ and urbanity of your works
great
Christina Norwood
Angle is great, composition and colour is great, love that HDR painterly look.
Ange
great shot, composition.
rooftop broadway shopping cntre hey…must go up & have a look at the view:)
Sue Nueckel
Love this shot!Is this HDR??Great comp and the tones just blow me away!
nick board
Brilliant I’m new to this site,and HDR, but seeing your work, i am going to get out there!
Regards Nick
Sorin Reck
I can’t stop looking! Amazing Shot!
Torfinn Johann...
A stunning shot! Great work!
Kevin Kroeker
amazing image… love the perspective.
Martin Mullen
This portrayal is excellent!
Outstandingly good!
humanalien
LUV THIS ONE , ALL OF THEM REALLY STRONG AND DENSE F#$CK YEAH!!
Jeff Burns
Wonderfully done
Chris Clark
stunning
Shane Huckaby
WOW!! Very nice
jasonjerbil
nice shot
Ganz
Speechless. How the…
Andy Harris
This is absolutely fantastic…. ! Like a shot out of an old comic book or something…. super!
GeoGecko
Reminds me of the movie, Metropolis.
Jason Connolly
A brilliant piece of work, very impreesed to say the least.
Paul Carson
Oh wow, this it truly incredible. It doesn’t even really look like Sydney, except it does… kind of Matrix-esque, somehow. Familiar, but not.
Atreju Hood
WOW! Love the angles and textures. :)
aock2908
HOME!!!
midzing
awesome tones and I love the angle,,, well done
Philip Johnson
great hdr and perspective
Peta Ridley
Wow Alex, this is my favourite of your work. Love what you have done with my home town of Sydney here!
P x
DANNY HAYES
superb work – puts a completely different prospective on a view from form roof top – love it
Jeremy Harrington
this is great.. very nice work
Elana Bailey
Fab treatment and perspective. An instant fav. Well done.
Simon Duckworth
Certainily caught my eye browsing.. excellent perspective and after treatment
Sashy
wow. looks like a Blade Runner scene. fantastic work
Dreamcoat
Great wide perspective. I like the distortion created from wide lenses.
Adria Bryant
Beautiful shot! Love the point of view and the color of the sky!
MichaelA
Fantastic shot!!
DonDavisUK
Stunning image! I like the angle you’ve chosen to capture this, and the framing of the shot. Unusual and highly effective. Don.
LindaMcCarthy
An incredible shot! Outstanding work.
deathcockroach
very cool
Steve Chapple
Stunning work and well deserving of the home page…congrats.
Matthew Bonnin...
This is superb. I’m not usually a fan of this type of processing but here it works tremendously well. Congrats.
Per Ove Sleen
Fantastic shot, makes everything look like something out of a Sci Fi movie….
POS
Chris Clark
stunning and outstanding work – congrats on making the home page
DesignbySolo
Great coloring and depth
PPPhotoArt
absolutely awesome POV!!! congrats on home page!!
S4art
Stunning!
Mahjabeen Mankani
excellent composition. congrats on homepage
Renestl
Nice shot and very cool angle
Ron Fitzgerald
Works for me, a great shot, have lived in Glebe and the city never looked like this for me.
Nicole Goggins
great shot!
Joanne Bradley
Impressive shot, excellent point of view and treatment! Congrats on homepage feature!
Heather Hartkamp
A most dramatic image! Superb!
alexkess
Thanks to everyone commenting. Really made my day.
solareclips~Ju...
Excellent comp, and great pov!!!! Congrats on the front page feature!
Priscilla Rodr...
wow, fantastic all around.
mikoto
i love this photo, sydney has such a NYC feel to it from some angles. awesome.
Bruce Dickson
One of the more unusual Sydney perspectives … what no opera house?
Jan Piller
Great image!!
Peter Marin
Top work, I love this.
josiem
incredible image!
Monica Vanzant
This is a stunning Alex. The perspective makes it look almost futuristic. Thank you for sharing.
TREVOR IRWIN
Absolutely stunning art. Your work is some of the best I have seen on RB and indeed the net. Wonderful detail and a great piece of art.
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teegan
great image!
Joseph borg
awesome view point
brilliant HDR work
Congrats
99gnome
Wow, what a great shot and amazing use of hdr. The angle rocks, that’s for sure :D
alexkess replied
Thanks for your comments.
Nvision Ink
wow is right!! this is a very cool angle/perspective of the city!!
alexkess replied
Thank you Neil.
Christian Hartung
great shot, well done
alexkess replied
Thanks Christian.
KreddibleTrout
wow. it leans.
conniecrayon
great picture… congrats at being featured in the book
alexkess replied
Thanks you connie!
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding ;once again cheers;
alexkess replied
Thank you Scott!
Robert Armstrong
Totally awesome shot dude! Wicked! :-)
alexkess replied
Thanks, Robert!
GerryMac
fantastic capture!
alexkess replied
Thank you Gerry.
Taylor Sawyer
Congrats! This photo will be featured with the top ten and two honorable mentions. And you will be featured artist for a few days! Please submit this work to the group NOW so that it may be featured! (If it is already part of the group, please remove it and resubmit it, Thanks!)
alexkess replied
Wow , awesome! Thanks to all who voted. I just submitted it to the group.
whatsthatbeeping
Outstanding work Alex
alexkess replied
Thank you.
Anthea Slade
Oh my this is the best photograph of Sydney I have ever seen. The angle and perspective is so fresh and unique…I love the ominous atmosphere you have created. Brilliant. Can see why it won the Challenge. Congrats.
alexkess replied
Thank you Anthea.
anaisnais
Great shot, nice angle adds interest….well doen, kindest thoughts, Anna-Marie.
alexkess replied
Thank you very much Anna-Marie.
Ben Herman
Fantastic! interesting angle works well to extend cityscape on horizon.
alexkess replied
Thank you Ben.
RonnieGinnever
unique view – nicely done!
alexkess replied
Thanks Ronnie!
BlaizerB
this is a great angle and view on things, cheers
alexkess replied
Thank you.
Mary Ann Reilly
WOW Is this rocking:)
Anji Johnston
Fantastic distortion
jwinman
wow… such incredible depth and tone! I love the tilted horizon.
botticcelli
fantastic work
Elizarose
WOW… All I can say is Wow!
William Bullimore
Wonderful perspective and treatment.
morpheus71
Fantastic perspective and treatment!
dvande1
Really dig all there is to see in this shot. Superbly done!
Ross Lennox
Amazing shot!
Ludwig Heinrich
Cool
Sharon Mau
It is truly extraordinary Alex, brilliant and creative.