On a day like today #6

Ted Szukalski

Chilling Out

End of a hot Sydney day and the next train home is some time away. Take newspaper (MX is free), a fizzy drink and escape the sun in the shade of the sandstone building of the Central Station. Just chilling out.



Visibly not happy

This lady was visibly not happy. Sitting in the centre of the beautiful Darling Harbour she paid little attention to what was happening around her and was deeply submersed in her thoughts.




Silhouettes

I often use my Canon 580EX flash to fill in scenes like this, where strong sun generates deep shadows and it is impossible to actually view faces or details. This time the silhouettes of the people against this old building were very interesting on their own and thus I decided to take this photograph without the flash.



Redhead Rocket

This young lady who I call Redhead Rocket just zoomed in front of my camera. I think I managed to capture how dynamic her step was. In this case I did use Canon 580EX as a fill in flash to get some details in her black top.



Man Made Environment

Who designs all these hard structures that surround us? Steel and concrete in this particular case is so dominant it is at odds with its purpose - to create recreational space of the Darling Harbour. It looks like a machine park more than a space designed for fun walk. It doesn’t seem to bother this pretty Asian girl but it seemed out of place to me.




He is so funny

This couple was observing another man in a park with obvious amusement. They were very nice and allowed me to capture the moment. The girl was of Polish origin and recognised that in my surname instantly too. The photos may not be the best from technical aspect but it was a fun to capture them in this pose.




What Performance?

I just love this scene. There is a street performance behind the man and thus all the people have their backs to me. This man on another hand was more interested in me photographing him than a man juggling something on a tight rope.

Seneca

I don't think I've ever seen a man wear capris. Perhaps he's starting a trend.

It's like he's saying..."Go 'head take me picture - oui oui" . Good shot Ted!

kres

This one is great. I love the expressions

Ted Szukalski

I had to find out what capris are before i could answer. . This is Australia for you. Fashion unlimited (or lack of) both for men and women.

Seneca wrote:

I don't think I've ever seen a man wear capris. Perhaps he's starting a trend.

It's like he's saying..."Go 'head take me picture - oui oui" . Good shot Ted!

Ted Szukalski

Thank you. They were really in playful mood and had a good laugh when I told them this photo will be on the Internet.

kres wrote:

This one is great. I love the expressions

Seneca

Ted Szukalski wrote:

I had to find out what capris are before i could answer. . This is Australia for you. Fashion unlimited (or lack of) both for men and women.

Sorry Ted...I forget that the majority of the members here are men...my bad!

christulk

Seneca wrote:

Sorry Ted...I forget that the majority of the members here are men...my bad!

Capris????

Ted Szukalski

2/3 or 3/4 long pants - another words coming down only to half of you calf muscle. Yeah, I know it took some googling to find this one out ;-)

christulk wrote:

Capris????

pathfinder

H CB!!

System

as usual, neat pics, ted-

I really liked the couple-

Seneca

christulk wrote:

Capris????

- Again...sorry for the assumption...Capris are 3/4 length pants that women wear...I suppose I shouldn't be sexist...I see the guy in the pic is wearing them too.

When my mother was growing up, they were called Petal Pushers.

My apologies to all the men here - next time I'll use a defination when using terms for women's fashion. :ivar