Luna Park Does HDR - Moods of A City #24 - The HDR Series
Luna Park (Sydney) is an amusement park situated on the gorgeous Sydney Harbour, overlooking the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. Opened in 1935, Luna Park is an iconic part of Sydney for residents and visitors alike.
From 1924 – 1932 the Luna Park site was occupied by Harbour Bridge workers. They built two large workshops and a wharf on the site to assist in the Bridge’s construction. Following the conclusion of the construction the New South Wales Government rendered the site to be used as a recreational area.
The park was constructed in just over 3 months, following the hard work of 800 structural workers, 70 electricians and 35 artists, among many others! Luna Park, Sydney opened at 8.00pm on 4 October, 1935. The park was an immediate success and the admission charge was abolished after the first year!
The park remained open during the war years, however, the lights were “browned out”. Luna Park became a hugely popular stomping ground for Servicemen, both American and Australian. The park closed every winter, providing the opportunity to renovate, repair and add new attractions. Unfortunately, a tragic fire in 1979 in the Ghost train ride caused Luna Park to close down completely.
In the years that followed, the park changed hands a number of times, was threatened with demolishment, re-opened and closed until finally in 1990 the Government passed the Luna Park Site Act, which protected the land. A Luna Park Reserve Trust was established and took control of the park in October 1990. Major restoration of the park and all of its buildings commenced in 1992.
This shot was taken using a Nikon D300, nikon 18-20mm lens and processed using Photomatix
For visitors to Sydney Luna Park can be reached via a regular ferry service from Circular Quay
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salsbells69
Excellent image and great history too Phil. Well done
Philip Johnson replied
love how the cheeks jump out at you thats the hdr at work
barnsis
Not sure that is a mouth I would want to walk into:0 :) Good use of light and shadow.
Philip Johnson replied
love how the cheeks jump out at you thats the hdr at work
Sue Buckingham
Fantastic image and info Philip. I am jealous that you have the Nikon D300! Is it everything you expected? x
Philip Johnson replied
everything and more, well more would be the d3 but i’ll have to wait till next thursday to win the 30 million lol
The d300 is great it’s heading to camera of the year
thanks the feedback Sue
RLHall
Very cool. Awesome capture, great colors, I love the lit up teeth and eyes and those puffy cheeks!
Ben Pacificar
Nicely done Philip!
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Lam Tran
Fantastic capture my friend! Great perspective and colors, well done!
Deborah Benoit
Fastastic colors, excellent work.
Ekascam
Yes a great icon for Sydney, nice treatment Philip..
Sean Farragher
great shot
Virginia McGowan
fabulous, love my Luna Parks
Lesley Hill
Philip you had a very busy and very productive night!!!! Truely amazing images almost makes you want to move to Sydney!?? Naw, still love Melbourne!! I don’t need to move, I can just look at your beautiful work!!
David Iori
Great Shot Phil
Tom Gomez
Well it certainly amused me, fine shot …
midzing
fantastic shot,,, love the history,,, well done
Mel Spittall
hey Philip, this ones super cool!!!! love those colours!! the history bit’s great too :)
Beth Mills
Aaah, memories, memories…. Thank you for sharing this shot and history with us Philip!
Steve Chapple
As good an image of this as I have seen, perfect detail and great perspective Phillip.
emmmee
It looks slightly crazed, being green. What a good shot!
cbrook
Wicked good shot man! Looks like you can have a lot of fun in there ; – )
Steven Agius
Excellent capture.
Alf Caruana
great photography Phillip, I like the up close look…I enjoyed reading the write up to.
Victoria Rusnac
nice!
justjason
BLAM!!!!THAT is so in your face and ALIVE!!! Great shot!
naturelover
Wonderful photography Philip and interesting information on a Country I have never seen- great to have it brought to me this way! thankyou!
RebeccaT
LOVE this!
HeatherTS
haha! if this said “looney park” it would be a fitting piece on my page! lmao i like this piece vewry fun…
Steven Godfrey
Amazing…I absolutely need to see and shoot this for myself someday. Nice shot!
pattihaskins
Wonderful catch of color, great whimsy.
cammiecakes
Very cool.
DApixara
great night shot!!!!!!
EarthGipsy
Stunning! Great history too.
Congratulations on achieving the Top 10 in the My Neighborhood’s Tourist Traps Challenge. Very well deserved!
Philip Johnson replied
thanks EG