Mystic River

Thank you very much, Lorilee. I’m privileged to live in a beautiful city.

Thank you, Maremarie – I just walked past the river on a whim and it’s a good thing I did so!

Thank you, JustArt – who would have thought a train station could be such a beautiful subject to photograph?!!

Thank you, Anne-Marie. It was just one of those amazing Melbourne dawns.

G’day, Ralph. Thanks for gving this one your thumbs-up. You know this sort of light as well as I do.

Thank you, Scott – we are lucky to live in a country where the light is really inspiring.

Thank you, David. Glad you liked the image. From memory, I shot about eight or ten frames from a variety of angles, but this one has a slight edge over the others!

Thank you, Jenny. I was pretty happy with the shot, as you have said, but it’s interesting to see the wonderfully supportive comments as well.

Thank you very much, Ourjrny. It’s a simple story, but I have always felt that every picture has a tale to tell. This is my way of doing it!

Thank you, Macro Magnon. I guess sometimes the unexpected views make surprisingly decent shots. I was very lucky with the light and the almost-calm water!

Hi Rod, thank you for that wonderful comment. You’re absolutely right – the colours that cloak the land just before sunrise and just after sunset are the ones that produce some great effects.

Hi Kathy, thank you very much. I was very lucky with the weather that morning – the breeze was such a huge factor!

Thank you very much, Sylvia. It gives me great pleasure to share information, not just the thought process behind each shot, but the settings as well. Great to know you found both aspects useful.

Thank you very much, Trudi. The light and reflection made the station look like some mystery palace! Glad you like the shot ….

Thank you very much for that compliment, Indrani. It was such a silent morning, and I think that too heightened my appreciation of the tranquil scene.

Thank you, Svetlana. Melbourne is a beautiful city to photograph – so I was lucky to have a wonderful subject.

Thank you very much, Jonice. The lights and their reflection drew my attention like a magnet. So glad you liked this shot.

Thanks, Walter. I was very lucky with the soft breeze that morning. If the surface of the river had been choppy, this shot would not have worked. Sometimes luck plays a huge part in a decent photograph.

Ma’am, I bow so, so, so deep and with such sincerity. Thank you for a comment I’ll always remember. My wife deserves all the credit for my interest in photography – she insisted on buying me my first digital SLR three years ago.

I enjoyed sharing photography hints and tips with bloggers and then a friend of mine in Sydney introduced me to RedBubble eight weeks ago. Thank you, Lois, for this great thumbs-up.

Thank you very much, Carlie. I was lucky with the light and the breeze, but taking this shot without a tripod was an interesting challenge. I guess in a way it also validates my decision not to have used a tripod at any stage!

Thank you very much, ReviveTheLight. Flinders Street Station is such a historic structure, with beautiful lines and domes, but it is quite simply transformed when the lights are on.

Thank you very much, Brandie. I’m so glad you liked the shot – and the reflection. Melbourne is a beautiful city for photographers and artists.

Thank you very much, Maxy. I’m chuffed that you like this shot. I actually shot about a dozen frames, but this has a slight edge over the others. Strange to think that those beautiful lights are from a station!

Thank you very much, Cheryl. The reaction to this shot has really been very heartening.

Thank you very much, Shoaib. It’s a scene I see often, at different times of the day, but this time there was something special!

Thank you very much, Temagami, for that kind comment and the favourite. I was just very lucky with the weather, light and breeze. The combination that day was perfect – all I had to do was hit the shutter.

Thank you very much, John. The light was just right – ten minutes earlier or later and the effect would not have been the same. Just lucky that I was there at the right time!

Thanks you very much, Brian. Glad you enjoyed this shot. It was great to come across your work a few hours ago, too.

Thank you very much, LoneAngel. Great to know you like this shot. I was lucky to be there at just the right time.

Thank you very much. The pre-dawn light was just perfect for the sky and the reflection. I was lucky!

Hi Mike, thank your for the heads-up. Very kind of you.

Thank you, Thomas. A lot of time it’s just luck, I think!

Hi Mike – I’ve only just seen this, first thing Monday morning here. What a great start to my week. Thank you to you and your co-hosts for featuring this shot and thank you for your generous acknowledgement of the fact that it was shot sans tripod.

Thanks for that fantastic comment. I particularly thank you for the word ``supreme’’. Yes, it’s a very beautiful city – in every season of the year.

Thank you very much, Prasad. It’s my tribute to a beautiful city.

Thanks for letting me know, Mike – and a big thank you to everyone who gave it the nod.

Thank you very much, Svetlana. A few minutes earlier or later and the effect would not have been as striking, I guess. I was lucky with the timing!

Thank you very much, BubbleBlue. I’m so glad you liked the shot.

Thank you very much, Garth. Glad you liked this view of a beautiful city.

Thank you very much, Helmut. Sorry it’s taken me four days to reply. Melbourne is a beautiful city – and it was bathed in beautiful pre-dawn light when I took this shot.

Thank you very much. It’s interesting that the golden glow (and its reflection in the river) actually comes from a humble station platform!

No worries at all, Jeannie – sorry it’s taken me a few days to realise I hadn’t replied to you.

No worries at all, Jeannie!

Thank you very much, Mike. The calm conditions really helped, because the reflection was so clear.

Thank you very much, Joshua, for featuring this shot. And thank you, too, for letting me know. I’m rather proud of this shot, as I never use a tripod!

Thank you very much to you and your co-hosts, Tori. And thanks too, for taking the trouble to let me know. It’s an honour …..

Thanks very much – I was lucky with the light that morning!

Thank you very much. I was lucky with the weather – hence the quality of the reflection too.

That’s absolutely wonderful news. Thanks so much to you and your co-host – and thank you, too, for letting me know.

Thanks so much, Linda. That’s a wonderful comment. I have been privileged to use my cameras in some of the world’s most beautiful places, so thank you for telling me to submit more images to your group. Really appreciate it.