Melbourne after dark

Travis Easton

Melbourne after dark

Took this one last Saturday night after doing a percussion session down in Geelong for the new Sons of Korah album. Usually I stick to the natural landscape but this is purty nice all the same.

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Melbourne after dark by Travis Easton
Melbourne after dark by Travis Easton
  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    wow

    so so BRILLIANT

  • Robert Mullner

    Robert Mullner

    Love it Trav…I’ve often thought about doing the cityscape thing, we have such a nice looking city at night…you’ve got me wanting to get my camera out…!

  • Travis Easton replied

    ‘Get your camera out’?? I thought yours was surgically attached… ;-)

  • Erin Lyall

    Erin Lyall

    I like the different perspective of the city at night.

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Absolutely stunning …

  • Wanda  Lechene

    Wanda Lechene

    great night shot i like it great work

  • stephaniek

    stephaniek

    VERY nice!

  • joak

    joak

    very futuristic lookin travis good work

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    I love the light ~ feeling of celebration and excitement of being out on the town ~ well done Travis ~ nice to see you “stepping out” ;) & playing out too? what do you play?

  • Travis Easton replied

    Hi Linda,

    I teach drums/ percussion for a living and have written some books too. With four kids I don’t gig as much as I used too but I still enjoy doing sessions and one off things here and there. Over the years I’ve also amassed a fairly large collection of exotic percussion instruments from around the world and more often than not my instruments get me the gig as much as my prowess as such. Thanks as always.

  • NICKY7

    NICKY7

    Exceptional photograph really great capture , the wheel is the key . And there is not any litter about amazing

  • Travis Easton replied

    The litter comment is interesting, because we don’t have much I don’t notice it not being there. nice to think that we seem to be getting better at binning stuff (although I dare say council workers go at it hard too), thanks Nicki.

  • Rany Lutz

    Rany Lutz

    Super!!

  • Mar Silva

    Mar Silva

    Beautiful lighting!

  • David DeWitt

    David DeWitt

    Brilliant! And that goes for the lighting as well as the composition. the walkway draws you right into the city balanced beautifully with the large ferris wheel on the left andt the tall buildings on the right. This has to be one of your best!

  • Travis Easton replied

    The bubble and what people like I always find fascinating. Personally I find the city a drag and generally avoid it where possible so I have little emotional connection with this shot. My nature shots on the other hand have a whole experience behind them of getting there and the whole state of mind I was in when taking the shot. For me this becomes inseperable from the picture itself and therefore my emotional connection is far stronger. That’s why the ‘one of your best, comments surprised me as although I like it on an aesthetic level the picture itself doesn’t actually mean anything to me. Thanks for dropping by David.

  • gaylene

    gaylene

    great shot – waiting for the ferris wheel to start spinning down the street

  • Brett Foster

    Brett Foster

    Strikingly clean shot of the city Trav. Impressive lines and lighting.

  • Tony Middleton

    Tony Middleton

    fantastic work Trav. I like the fact that you don’t have the ferris wheel spinning as i feel that would draw my eye and attention away from the path to the buildings..

  • Travis Easton replied

    I’d love to say that was on purpose but in actual fact it was the third shot from an auto bracketing sequence and it being still for the 10 second exposure was pure luck. Thanks as always Tone.

  • Lois Romer

    Lois Romer

    great one. havent been into the city at night for a while and this just makes me want to go.

  • Travis Easton replied

    The ferris wheel is a great subject, I’ll post some more soon, appreciated as always Lois.

  • Peter Hill

    Peter Hill

    Fantasmagoric light !! Very purdy indeed :)

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Stunning work! Love the colour and light.

  • dzf1z1

    dzf1z1

    Very Nice! Perhaps you should rethink your natural landscape preference! Grin.

  • Travis Easton replied

    Funny thing is, I’m more into the nature side of it than the photography side of it… thanks for stopping by for a grin.

  • Klaudy Krbata

    Klaudy Krbata

    Fully Atmosphere, Stunning! This month The Best Image, Bravo! Travis

  • Robert Hardy

    Robert Hardy

    Fantastic image, well done on the composition and exposure.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    What a beautiful city you have!! Great capture!!!

  • Maya -

    Maya -

    Beautiful photo of Melb.

  • John Dekker

    John Dekker

    nice work Travis, lovely perspective and lighting

  • hardhhhat

    hardhhhat

    Great shot love the composition and lighting in this.

  • Mui-Ling Teh

    Mui-Ling Teh

    Really love the prespective of the bridge leading towards the distant city; there is a nice sense of depth here; especially with lines created by the wood strips.

  • Brett Still

    Brett Still

    Fantastic image!

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    fantastic shot Travis getting the wheel and the city into the shot just lovely

  • Craig Watson

    Craig Watson

    Great shot Travis… you should add a date after the words… “last saturday night”!

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Nice comp and exposure

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    excellent night capture! great perspective!

  • betha

    betha

    You have an impressive collection, I love this one!

  • Laurie Puglia

    Laurie Puglia

    This is a brilliant shot :) laurie

  • Lensman2008

    Lensman2008

    Hi Travis,
    I found your RB page just from visiting the ‘Home’ page.
    I was struck by this pic on the grounds that we had a similar Ferris wheel here in Nottingham, UK, last winter.

    I fully understand your philosophy about ‘craving the call of the great outdoors’ (my words) and although I live little more than a mile and a half from my home town, I still prefer the great outdoors myself.

    A great ‘cityscape’, in spite of your feelings to the contrary.

  • Melissa Park

    Melissa Park

    Congratulations!! this image has made it into the

    in the ‘Under City Lights’ challenge in the Prize Challenges!! group!!

  • Laurie Puglia

    Laurie Puglia

    love all the light here travis :)

  • Elizabeth Bravo

    Elizabeth Bravo

    Very beautiful shot. I love the angles as everything seems to lean in. It draws the eye and makes you feel like you could walk right in. Beautiful. The best of the best shots make you want to find that spot and stand right there at the same time. I would….like to stand there. Great job.

  • Brendan Schoon

    Brendan Schoon

    Fabulous shot Travis!! Great composition and DOF, excellent!! Very well done.
    Brendan

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    awesome;

  • x- pose

    x- pose

    Fantastic, instant fav!!!!!!!!

  • Michelle BarlondSmith

    Michelle Barlo...

    BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO great lines

  • JuliaWright

    JuliaWright

    Awesome shot

  • Aleksander

    Aleksander

    beautiful lighting and composition Travis!

  • traveller

    traveller

    This one ticks all the boxes, fantastic shot Travis, instant “fav”.

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Great depth and lines in this. That particular walkway was closed off this week when I visited!

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    I love everything about it Trav, it is very beautiful!

  • gaylene

    gaylene

    Superb – as always from you Trav

  • Luca Renoldi

    Luca Renoldi

    Superb exposure, lighting and colors. Fabulous nght shot.

  • Lyn Evans

    Lyn Evans

    Incredibly beautiful

  • CinB

    CinB

    fantastic crisp image

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