When : March 2015 Weather : cool-warm. 20-28C
Leica M240, Monochrom/35 summilux and 90mm summicron
In Sydney for a meeting, we set off across the harbour bridge at 6am to try and catch the sunrise from Kirribilli…The Harbour Bridge is a great vantage point for viewing the Sydney Opera House….the weather though was unkind and we were faced with a cloudy and rainy dawn….
the sydney opera house predawn
the joggers were out on the Harbour Bridge even at that time
The Opera House by day
The pelicans at fish port were friendly…
and came up real close …
I had an hour to kill and the Sydney Botanic Gardens beckoned
These rather smart crows welcomed me…
unidentified bird
from the side
wood duck
Sulphur crested cockatoo
black headed Ibis
unidentified
the flora was interesting too…pink bananas
flowers in the sun..
a wee spider
yellow wattled lapwing?
Black headed Ibises are everywhere in Sydney
Though the Sydney Botanic Gardens is easily accessible from most parts of the city centre, it is a charming oasis and well worth spending some time at….. I was also pleasantly surprised that the birds were close enough for my to shoot them using my rangefinder Leica M240 with a 90mm F2 lens only….
The Natural Traveller 
Totally great shot doc, especially the jogger and flower in the sun I like it very much.