Older photos – part 2
Next up we have my partial attempt at Sculptures by the Sea at Bondi Beach, partial in the fact that I only got half way before having to leave to head to dinner. Definitely need to make more of an effort to go, more than once preferably as it's one of those events that is always so much fun (photographically). So much choice of subject and in varying environment makes it a challenge to capture something different.
Would love some comments on this photo, bit of an experiment with the composition and the post (and funnily enough, not even a sculpture itself!)
Below is my take on Sculptures by the Sea 2011.
Click for the rest of Sculptures 2011
So the reason the photos from above were cut short was the need to attend Steve's and Janet's birthday at Hurricanes in Darling Harbour. Photos from the night below, nothing too fancy seeing as I only had my 35mm f/2 and no flash with me (I've been pretty lazy these days).
Click for pics of Steve and Janet's 23rd
I am a marathon man…
...well almost. This Sunday is d-day where the City2Surf will commence and I find out if I'm actually a marathon man or not. I did my final run on the treadmill at the gym today (yes, I know it's not the same) and I finally managed to do a 14km run. While the City2Surf is a little more hilly than a flat run on a treadmill, I think it's pretty good that I could manage to do the 14km run on the treadmill.
I actually managed to do it in 82 minutes with an average speed of 10.4km/h. Pretty happy with that and it instills some confidence for Sunday. Bring it on!
I also compiled a little chart to map my speed as I did the run.
14 kilometers!
For those doing the run on Sunday, good luck and see you at the end (I'm in the Yellow group btw).
City 2 Surf – 5 weeks to go
With five weeks to go until the torturous 14 kilometer marathon known as the City 2 Surf, it's been on my list of things to do for a few years and this time I'm actually going to do it. The proof is below, the bib came today and I'm in the Westpac Yellow group, i.e. the one for walkers and joggers. Probably should have gone into the blue group looking back now but I'm just starting out so Yellow will have to do.
53973
Bib number is 53973, nothing special or fancy about it but I'm aiming for a sub 90 minute time and hopefully if I can keep up my training at the gym, I should be able to make it. I'm currently quite confident of making it the whole way without walking, whether or not I can maintain an average speed of just over 9km/h over the treacherous heartbreak hill will remain unknown.
Hope everyone else doing the run has been preparing for it, it should be a blast .
Sculptures by the Sea – Bondi – 2009
Went on a little trip to Bondi to check out the Sculptures by the Sea exhibition at Bondi Beach on the 12th of November with Winnie and Jimmy. It was a ridiculously hot day but a couple of hours later, the clouds came rolling in and thunder could be heard. Before we knew it, the rain came pouring down as we scuttled to get back to our cars, drenched. It was a fun day though and I managed to get some okay shots, not as many or as good as I would have liked, but it was interesting to use a different lens this time round. I would have liked to try again with the wide angle, but I didn't get the opportunity (well I was lazy) to go back there and reshoot.
Photos are below (note: the first two aren't sculptures obviously).
