YARRA SUNRISE

Crack of a Winter dawn and the young rowers of the University Rowing clubs get ready to race in the icy water. Ah, youth! I'm content to photograph them wrapped in my warm coat and gloves.

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SUNRISE

Sunrise over the Yarra River in the City.

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POND

One of the ponds in the Darebin Parklands, on an Autumn morning.

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SOUTHBANK SKIES

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REFLECTING AUTUMN

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REFLECTION

A corner on one of the busiest thoroughfares in Melbourne, Hoddle St that becomes Punt Rd, further South. Reflected in the glass is the Collingwood Housing Commission Building built 1971. There are 47 of these template designed steel framed concrete towers consisting of pre-cast slabs covered in exposed aggregate, some as tall as 20 to 30 storeys, which were constructed across inner Melbourne during the 1960s and early 1970s.

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SUMMER POND

Beautiful Summer morning in the Darebin Parklands at Alphington.

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MOORHEN

Moorhens are medium-sized water birds in the genus Gallinula, Latin for 'little hen', in the rail family Rallidae. The genus currently includes seven species, of which one is extinct, and two others probably are. Three species formerly included in Gallinula have been found to have enough differences to be placed in two separate but closely related genera.

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DUCKPOND

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KEW BOATHOUSE

Historic Studley Park Boathouse, Kew, is only 10 minutes from the city centre and offers visitors the opportunity to dine in the restaurant, relax over a lighter meal in the indoor/outdoor café, or have a light snack from the kiosk while enjoying sweeping views of the Yarra River and natural bushland. You can also hire row boats, canoes and kayaks from the oldest operating boathouse in Australia. Open every day of the year except Christmas Day. Kids love the place as there are activities, animals and wide open spaces to play in.

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SUNRISE AT THE PARKLANDS

Darebin Parklands, in Fairfield/Alphington/Ivanhoe, is a pocket of natural bushland that is unique given it is only 7 km from the Melbourne CBD. There are hidden treasures within the park including remnant orchards and crops that were grown on the fringe of a growing city during the mid-1800s. A dairy farm, vineyard, quarry and tip site were all at times active industries within the bounds of the park, and clues of this can still be found if one knows where to look. Sunrise there is quite magical.

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ON THE WATER

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SUNSET ON THE LAKE

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DAREBIN CREEK

Fish ladder on the Darebin Creek at the Darebin Parklands in Alphington. An important conservation area for native flora and fauna.

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RAINY NIGHT

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POND

The large pond at the Darebin Parklands in Alphington. A natural reserve in an urban setting associated with the Darebin Creek. A place for relaxation, meditation, conservation and a haven for native fauna and flora.

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GOLDEN EGG

The reflection of the rising sun on a duck pond.

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MORNING LIGHT

In the Darebin Parklands, in Alphington, an inner suburb just 6.5 km from the City centre.

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AUTUMN SUNSET

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TWILIGHT

The City viewed across the Yarra, at twilight.

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