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Thankfully Ana Andres had once again organised a Drink & Click for Vivid 2015.

As I hadn’t yet been out to Vivid this year it was a perfect opportunity to get out with some friends for the annual photographic pilgrimage and check out what was on offer from this year’s Vivid 2015.

Vivid Glow

NIKON D750 + 16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0 @ 22 mm, 30 sec at f/11, ISO 100

Note: These images (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger – so click any of the images below to see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer.

Starting at the Orient Hotel in the Rocks for some food and drinks it was a chance to just sit and chat and catch up.

Soon an hour or more had passed and we were off into the night to check out the nearby sights.

First stop an interpretive piece with Ana on the lit swing – handheld with a slow shutter and an intentional camera spin 🙂 – OK – I couldn’t be bothered getting the tripod out 🙂

Ana’s Swing

NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 50 mm, 4 sec at f/8, ISO 100

To be honest I reckon this lit sculpture titled Affinity was the best of the pieces down in the park next to the MCA on Circular Quay.

Designed by Amigo & Amigo and S1T2, Affinity raises awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

It’s a large-scale sculpture, made of orbs that light-up and make sounds when you touch them, depicting the complexity and connectivity of the human brain. The orbs represent neurons in the brain and the transmission of messages, exploring the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.

Vivid Colour

NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 125 mm, 1/125 sec at f/8, ISO 2500

Then we were off back through the Rocks towards Argyle Arch and eventually up onto the Harbour Bridge to try some high perspective views of the Opera House and the City.

Natundated

NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 28 mm, 1/30 sec at f/5.6, ISO 6400

I was keen to check out the Argyle Arch this year as I’d not actually ever seen the projections in here and the last time it had been lit up light this was a number of years ago.

The projections in here were on an enormous scale – think IMAX screen sized. The entire streen had been blocked to traffic so it allowed people to gather underneath to stare upwards in fascination or just relax and lie on the road to enjoy the view.

With so many people staying relatively still it allowed us to gather up on the nearby overpass looking into the tunnel and shoot across and down into the tunnel for a view which included the huge projections as well as the interesting glow of light in the street and the people and most importantly their shadows.

Craig Murphy also kindly offered to do a few runs through the tunnel with an interesting light globe he’d brought, light painting the scene with a trail of light. So with me on the phone directing him we did a few runs through the tunnel with a nice long 30 second exposure.

Vivid Directions

NIKON D750 + 16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0 @ 22 mm, 30 sec at f/11, ISO 100

Up on the deck of the bridge at the southern pylon it was time to try some shots of the Opera House projections. To be honest the projections this year were uninspiring. I think Gerry summed it up best with his kids cartoon references.

SOH in Green

NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 98 mm, 2 sec at f/8, ISO 400

Then when the corner spot was finally free it was time to shoot what I actually came up here to try. I was hoping to get a nice high vantage point view over the whole of Circular Quay with the city buildings surrounding it all lit up in bright colours for Vivid 2015.

Circular Skyline

NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 28 mm, 1/2 sec at f/8, ISO 800

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