I was in Melbourne for last week, had a great time. This series of photos is mainly from the CBD.

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Brilliant, amazing, sensational photos Mornb.

You can not love Melbourne

Ah, words can't describe this city...

Extremely beautiful pics, thank you for sharing them : ).

Btw. you should post them in the international section.

You've got a good eye for colour and detail Mornnb. Excellent shots.

Absolutely stunning photos Mornnb! Some of the best I've seen of Melbourne! The shot of the sky reflecting off Rialto is incredible!

One place to try next time (if you didn't this time) is inside the foyer of the Intercontinental Hotel! It's quite striking and has the potential of being a great photo.

Thanks for sharing.... wish I had your skill with the camera...you've captured brilliant aspects of Melbourne city.

You have a great eye Mornb, thanks for the upload.

Very nice, you've done a great job. All the classic views, and some great street and interior scenes. The one of Rialto is especially good.

Wow, I like every single shot. Even the bogans look cool. Well done mornee :cheers:

For a Sydneysider, this is excellent. You've captured the street life of Melbourne very well. You've got the gift of the gab in taking such shots. I cannot match that personally.

Amazing photos! Certainly do have a talent for capturing street life scenes! :)

+1 for the international section.

I love this shot, shows Australia's true ethnic diversity, probably one Australian in this shot. Love it!

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For a Sydneysider, this is excellent. You've captured the street life of Melbourne very well. You've got the gift of the gab in taking such shots. I cannot match that personally.

Thank you, yes it's not my native city. And Melbourne has such a different personality to Sydney. I should post a similar thread for my Sydney collection, they're of similar quality.
I also photographed Fitzroy, St Kilda and Carlton. Will post soon.

^^The one white guy in that photo looks like Andy from Parks and Recreation :lol:

Well done, man. I love that one of the hoddle grid at night from Eureka. Normally people only fit the eastern side in, but you've managed to get almost the whole thing, which gives you a much better sense of scale for what is still the heart of the city.

10-22mm wide angle lens is to thank for being able to include the whole hoodie grid. Also reflections on the glass were a big problem, I ended up having to put my jacket on the window and over the camera. Why is the open air observation deck facing the wrong direction?

Beautiful photos, you really captured the beauty of last week, the weather was incredible and there was such a great vibe in the city. What brought you to Melb last week?

What brought you to Melb last week?

The opportunity to photograph this great city! Had a week I was free.

Simply beautiful shots.

Here's some B sides.

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+1 for the international section.

I love this shot, shows Australia's true ethnic diversity, probably one Australian in this shot. Love it!

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hmmm what does it mean to be Australian? Potentially they all are. Yes Melb is incredibly diverse, that's why I love it so much.

Fannytastic pics. I miss Melbourne so much, it may be time for another trip real soon. Thanks for the inspiration ;)

hmmm what does it mean to be Australian? Potentially they all are. Yes Melb is incredibly diverse, that's why I love it so much.

Melbourne is not the only one like that though, pretty much any city in Australia is just as diverse. :)

Wonderful photos Morn! Just spectular! Melbourne is just breathtaking, really.

Please do a Sydney set!

Fannytastic pics. I miss Melbourne so much, it may be time for another trip real soon. Thanks for the inspiration ;)

Indeed, I'm still trying to find some coffee in Sydney as good as this small place I went to in Fitzroy.

Melbourne is not the only one like that though, pretty much any city in Australia is just as diverse. :)

It goes as follows. Sydney 39% born overseas, Melbourne 35%, Perth 33%, Brisbane 26%.


Please do a Sydney set!

Sure, I will gather a similar collection together from my Sydney photos!

It goes as follows. Sydney 39% born overseas, Melbourne 35%, Perth 33%, Brisbane 26%.


But that's not a clear indication because I'm sure 90% of the Brisbane's 26% are all from New Zealand and the surrounding islands.

But that's not a clear indication because I'm sure 90% of the Brisbane's 26% are all from New Zealand and the surrounding islands.

From wiki (2006 figures):

Metropolitan Areas with High Proportion of Australians of Asian ancestry (2006 Census)[3]

Metropolitan Area
Asian population(Est)
Asian people as % of total population

Sydney, NSW
683,917
18.8%

Melbourne, VIC
565,056
16.18%

Perth, WA
136,848
9.47%

Brisbane, QLD
130,598
7.41%

Adelaide, SA
68,640
6.21%

Canberra, ACT
30,113
9.32%

Darwin, NT
10,551
9.96%

/\/\ Since when are New Zealanders considered Asian???

That's not what he's saying. The stats show that in 2006 Sydney and Melbourne were by far the most Asian cities in Australia, both in sheer numbers and percentage wise. I'm sure the Asian population is much higher now in all cities due to the immigration boom over the past five years.

That's not what he's saying. The stats show that in 2006 Sydney and Melbourne were by far the most Asian cities in Australia, both in sheer numbers and percentage wise. I'm sure the Asian population is much higher now in all cities due to the immigration boom over the past five years.

I never argued against that......

But that's not a clear indication because I'm sure 90% of the Brisbane's 26% are all from New Zealand and the surrounding islands.

I don't think so. From memory, there are considerably more ex pat Brits in Brisbane than there are New Zealanders. There's also a large number of South Africans in there as well I think.

lol it's probably just because the maoris and such are just more noticeable, as they tend to be rather loud and annoying a lot of the time - at least the ones that live on the coast...

It goes as follows. Sydney 39% born overseas, Melbourne 35%, Perth 33%, Brisbane 26%.


is that from the 2006 census?

BTW lovely shots of Melbourne m))

I don't think so. From memory, there are considerably more ex pat Brits in Brisbane than there are New Zealanders. There's also a large number of South Africans in there as well I think.

Look....I wasn't being totally serious and the figure I gave was just on my own experience in Brisbane which has been that I have noticed more Kiwi's here than anywhere else I've ever been.

is that from the 2006 census?)

The stats are from the 2006 census, yes.

I don't think so. From memory, there are considerably more ex pat Brits in Brisbane than there are New Zealanders. There's also a large number of South Africans in there as well I think.

...sounds like a truly wonderful cultural mix...Brits, Sth Africans and Kiwi's...what, no Rhodesians?

...sounds like a truly wonderful cultural mix...Brits, Sth Africans and Kiwi's...what, no Rhodesians?

Rhodesians?...are the 130,000 asians not to your liking ;)

...sounds like a truly wonderful cultural mix...Brits, Sth Africans and Kiwi's...what, no Rhodesians?

They're just the three largest groups. The full list is a lot more diverse with various countries from Europe (inc. Spain and Germany), South East Asia (inc. Vietnam and China), as well as India and the US making the top 20.