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Designed by colonial architect James Barnet, the building was constructed in stages from 1866 to 1891. (The former GPO was demolished in 1862 but one of its six columns still stands in Mount Street Plaza, North Sydney Another can be found off Bradley’s Head, Mosman.)
The clock tower was demolished in 1942 to reduce the visibility of the GPO in case of an air attack on Sydney. It was rebuilt in 1964.
This building was the headquarters of the NSW postal system until 1996, when it was sold and refurbished. The building now contains shops, cafes, restaurants, and bars. The Westin hotel and Macquarie Bank office towers stand in the former courtyard, now converted into an atrium Australia Post maintains a presence in the form of a “Post Shop” at the corner of Martin Place and George Street
Source: Wiki:
Technique: HDR 5 Bracketted Exposures , tonemapped in Photomatix
Equipment: Nikon D300 Sigma 10-20mm
Philip Johnson is a Photographer located on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Specialising in HDR photography his works have been shown in galleries,published in Tourism campaigns. His work will also be available as Jig Saws through Crown & Andrews
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fantastic point of view Philip! intense hdr. well done!
thank you the Sigma 10-20 comes in handy for many things
– Philip Johnson
Super angle and fantastic colours Philip …
thanks Tom, it’s good old Sydney Sandstone.recently we had an event called Sydney Open where 50 buildings were opened for the day to view. They said how many heritage buildings were demolished, but some were protected, when this was done they had to develop tradesman to look after the craftsmanship to protect these gems because the experice had nearly died out
– Philip Johnson
Awesome work Philip. My father has work for Aussie Post for over 41 years. He started as a telegram delivery boy on a push bike in Maryborough, Qld. I’ll send him a link to this, I am sure he’ll appreciate your work.
its a great old landmark now a swanky hotel called the Westin, its a survivor in Sydney heritage buildings
– Philip Johnson
great shot
excellent as always :)
I have the Sigma 10-20 either. I don’t use it enough but I really like it. I’ll try to work on that next year ;)
I like the perspective and the colors are so rich..you did it again Philip…Great job!..Renee
beautiful scene
Just love it.