The day started out quite dull, I was sitting with the warm coffee cup in my hands as the heater warmed the room around me. I looked out the window and the sky was quite dull and everything was quite damp from the previous nights rain. No birds were around chirping away, I longed to hear that sound as I know when I do the weather is beginning to turn and become much nicer than what we have.
I had the urge to go out and take more photos, but the problem was I could hear the sound of rain on my office roof which is made of tin, but I had decided even though it was cold and wet I wasn't going to let this stop me from going out and enjoying myself. I was a bit out of my comfort zone again as I had never taken photos in the rain before and I had a big fear that my camera would get wet. I had seen photographs from many photographer which had been taken in the rain, my inspiration is a a photographer called Trey Radcliff he had taken many shots in the rain, so I thought why not pack up my gear and venture out again. I decided to go into town and along the Yarra River as I walked into the Crown Casino I could smell the aroma of coffee being brewed, I decided to grab one and to wait for the rain to stop before I stepped out onto the path that ran between the Casino and the river. People darted here and there and the rain didn't seem to damper any of them as they shock them selves and walked into the warmth of the casino.
Well finally it has stopped raining enough for me to be able to go out in the cold and grab a few shots, surprisingly being my first time taking photos in the rain, if I must say they came out pretty good, but I think I will let you be the judge of that and wait for your comments below.
Once again the rain began to fall and we had to rush inside, I was very fearful about getting my camera wet so we took a leisurely walk through the plaza at Crown Casino. In all the years it had stood in the city this was the first time I had walked inside the casino, actually I wasn't impressed with it everything was very over priced in all the shops, and as I looked around the restaurants didn't seem to have too many people inside.
I had decided I wanted to take more photos as it was starting to get dark and I wondered how the photos would come out with all the lights, colours and the puddles on the ground. We ended up in the Bourke Street Mall, how lucky where we, we managed to get a parking spot just around the corner from where we wanted to go. As we turned the corner into Bourke Street I could see the sign for KFC and McDonalds yes food, the cold had made me feel quite hungry.
It was quite dark and seemed even colder when we stepped back onto Bourke Street, I grabbed my camera and started to take a few photos I was thankful the rain had stopped for a short time and these were the photos I got.
As you will notice I have taken another shot of this purse during a bright sunny day and you will see that the effect at night is quite different. The outside shone in the light. I stood and looked at the purse and asked myself why did they keep moving it and wondered where it would be next time I was in town. Would it be in the same spot or in another street?
As I walked past the Just Jeans store I happened to look at the ground and noticed the image of the sign which hung out the front, I grabbed my camera and hoped that it would make another great shot, and yes it did as you can see.I was amazed even though it was still very cold and quite damp, there were people every where, running for that tram, tourists with thick accents taking photos to take back home to show family and friends.
Cars speeding past splashing that terrible puddle up when they drove through it making anyone who was close enough wet. The city lights shone brightly in the puddles and made for some amazing photographs.
The lane ways looked eerie as the light shone above with a few puddles here and there. I didn't dare venture down them not on a cold dark night. The graffiti on the walls still looked as enticing at night as it did during the day.
