I’m a self employed Carpenter/Builder and most would say from the hours that I work that I’m semi retired although that’s not quite the case.
I live in Melbourne which is located on Port Philip Bay a 1930 sq kilometre body of water with a very narrow entrance to the ocean.
In the middle of Winter last year I had a job to do on a property right on the bay. I took a few photos that day, to maybe get a bit of sympathy for the hard work I do !!
At smoko I took these from the house the first one is looking towards the north and then towards the south.
During lunch I strolled through their rear gate and took these.
Mid afternoon I said stuff it to the boss (me) and then strolled a 150 metres down the beach to take these.
The last one is from the job again to show you how the house related to Port Phillip Bay.
It's a tough life sometimes, but some ones gotta do it Ha!
On a forum here in Oz I posted what you have just read when I got home that night, this next part I again posted to that forum the very next night, for this is what I saw that day.
Hi everyone,
The work site that I took those bayside photos from yesterday was in Chelsea, a suburb of Melbourne that is found south east from the CBD and maybe a third of the way down Port Phillip Bay. I live in the northern suburbs so it's a bit of a drive to get there so as I do most mornings I left home in total darkness. (Middle of July here is smack dead in the middle of Winter) As dawn approached the sky looked as though it had a potential for a nice sunrise. As I got closer to the bay the sky lit up and I looked for a spot to pullover where I could get a silhouette for some photos and this is what I saw.
When ever I photograph sunsets or sunrises I try to get different interpretations on it by taking a few photos from different spots.
I'll try to get branches to the top or a trunk to give the photo that little bit of oomph.
Move around a subject, maybe shoot from a lower angle, you will be surprised the differences that you will get from the one tree and the one sunrise.
A couple more shots of the famous Chelsea Pier before I got stuck into work.
I hope you got some enjoyment from this post, and no there is no need to feel sorry for me for having to work in such trying conditions at such a site Ha!
Col.
------------- The worst day above ground, is a whole lot better than the best one under it. Live life to the fullest while you can.
They are very sought after here, a status symbols to own one. In the east coast town of Southwold (a very chic little town frequented by rich Londoners), they can change hands for £100,000 a time.
And you lot have the cheek to call us `whinging poms`!
You made the choice to live where you do, so get over it. You won`t get much in the way of sympathy from me. If you don`t like it then do something about it!
I have been looking at all of your pictures (these and the trip report ones) and I have decided the reason they all look so spectacular is the sky, it is rare to see sky like that over here and I think the colour of it stands out incredibly. And you also frame the shot very well
Please don't think I'm posting these threads to boast or rub anyones nose in their own weather or where they are or come from. These have all been posted down here as well and I'm just showing you bits of our country and our life style.
The brightness and clarity of our skies are often commented on by visitors and our weather does have it's benefits.
Thanks for your comments.
Regards from Col.
------------- The worst day above ground, is a whole lot better than the best one under it. Live life to the fullest while you can.
Temps regularly in the 30s are fine for sitting on the beach, but not so good when working on a building site. A good photographer can capture similar pics around the UK coast if the light is right.
To suggest 'rubbing noses' misses the point by suggesting somewhere with hot sunny weather all yr is 'better' than somewhere with seasons giving a contrast, which probably it is not.
While I like going down to southern France & Spain on my hols to get my 'fix' of 30+ temps I find about 18deg is about ideal temp for day to day living. Once temps get into high 30s, I feel like I'm going slightly mad.
In the end, it's what one is used to & plenty prefer to stick with that wherever one lives in the world.
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Topic: A Tough Work Site.
Great shots,keep them coming.
