Shadow Shot Sunday! This is a part of Sydney city I'm quite fond of: it's on the corner of Bridge Street and Phillip Street looking south. Bridge Street has some big old sand stone public buildings from the late 1800s and early 1900s. You can see one of them on the left here. In the distance is my favourite building in Sydney (which I keep meaning to blog about) called the Chifley.
Shadow Shot Sunday, by the way, is a highly addictive meme set up by the super Tracy of Hey Harriet! Absolutely anyone can enter and here are the instructions on how to do so.
Sydney sits on sandstone which is a soft, easy to carve stone. A lot of Sydney was built out of this stone originally and it is still used for buildings today although it is quite expensive. I love it! The colour of it, depending on where it is quarried, can range from a buttery golden colour to a pale fawn almost white colour and I even grew up on a hill of it that had washes of pale strawberry pink through it. The sandstone buildings in the city always makes me think of short bread biscuits!
Lovely shadows and beautiful, interesting architecture! Terrific captures for the day! Have a great weekend, Sam!
Sylvia
Posted by: Sylvia Kirkwood | January 10, 2010 at 07:51 AM
Oh, very nice! Especially the first one!
Posted by: Bobbie | January 10, 2010 at 08:09 AM
We sure do live in a lovely city :) Great photos Sam.
Posted by: Ellen | January 10, 2010 at 08:13 AM
These are great shots, reminds me to explore this wonderful city one day with a camera!! Enjoy the rest of your weekend x
Posted by: Lee Mills | January 10, 2010 at 08:18 AM
Very interesting about Sydney being built on sandstone. It looks very cool in the shadow of that building. Sandstone is a lovely stone(that sounds silly somehow but still!) There is a church near Blackheath which must be built of it-it is a lovely pinky sandy colour.
Posted by: Sarah | January 10, 2010 at 09:32 AM
I love these old sandstone buildings. It's easy to see why it would have been such a popular building material if it was not only beautiful but readily available.
The first shot looks a bit like a canyon, the buildings seem tall and close together.
Posted by: Martha | January 10, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Feels like somewhere in Europe Sam!
Love the color of that building~and the juxtaposition-old & new
Great Sunday darrrlin'
xo
Posted by: lenorenevermore | January 10, 2010 at 10:13 AM
yes, i'm always surprised that sydney is such a different colour to melbourne. great pic x
Posted by: PRIMOEZA | January 10, 2010 at 10:18 AM
What stunning shots Sam!
Posted by: Natalia | January 10, 2010 at 10:20 AM
Such gorgeous photos! I studied architecture in college and I miss it so!
xoxox,
CC
Posted by: Couture Carrie | January 10, 2010 at 10:40 AM
That's a lovely series of pictures!
Posted by: Quasi Serendipita | January 10, 2010 at 11:22 AM
The skyline of the lovely Sydney is beautiful, the old and new sitting together in harmony. The sandstone facade of the old buildings, however, are classier and elegant while the new are of more efficient modern designs. Perhaps a bit less soul than the old if more functional.
All the old designs are great, with arches and wrought iron so in character with the style of its day. The old so often has a class that is lacking today...
Posted by: Ralph | January 10, 2010 at 12:44 PM
Fabulous post. And the entry shot is terrific. Love the texture of the buildings, of course, but also the strong vertical, especially that strong sky. Nice!
Posted by: Deb | January 10, 2010 at 02:52 PM
Oh, I especially adore the first picture. It seems the perfect location for a romantic tryst with a cute boy!! :)
Posted by: Cafe Fashionista | January 10, 2010 at 02:57 PM
We've not long returned from a trip to Sydney, so thanks for the nostalgia kick. You have included some of my favourite buildings.
Posted by: Robyn Dixon | January 10, 2010 at 04:42 PM
I feel like I'm stalking Robyn above as I've been closely following behind in her visits & comments. Funny thing is, last week I was stalking you Sam!
That top photo is a stunner! I love the angle of it and the sweet blue sky peeking through. Your city certainly is a fascinating one. I'm quite jealous of your beautiful beuildings! I like the comparison of sandstone to shrotbread biscuits! How true! Hope you've enjoyed the weekend so far Sam xo
Posted by: Tracy | January 10, 2010 at 06:38 PM
That is such a gorgeous photo and Sydney is such a beautiful city! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and love to you!
Posted by: Jacqueline | January 10, 2010 at 11:52 PM
We have a lot of old sandstone buildings too, beautiful monuments to man's obsession with grand structures.
Posted by: Sweet Repose | January 11, 2010 at 07:34 AM
How beautiful! I love the photo with the green gate - it's so romantic.
Posted by: Emma Wallace | January 11, 2010 at 01:35 PM
these are beautiful...what amazing architecture!
Posted by: hanako66 | January 12, 2010 at 11:19 AM
Awesome Shadow Shot...I am so not regular...gosh, I still adore it though..I'm an every second weeker I think..hehe.
Its so cool how much you enjoy your city and tend to explore it. I can't wait till its spring and not so cold here, cause its hard to leave the house when its sooo cold.
Posted by: Kathleen | January 12, 2010 at 01:35 PM
i do like that bridge street shot especially ... it is a gorgeous city here!!
Posted by: KIM | January 12, 2010 at 10:47 PM
Gorgeous pictures (as usual), Sam! :) I'd love to live in a city full of short bread buildings!
Posted by: Rebecca | January 13, 2010 at 01:57 AM