the story begins: Night cruise on the Paramatta

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Night cruise on the Paramatta

Owh... from QVB, we went back to our hotel, had a good rest, and in the late evening, we went on a night cruise down the Paramatta river. We had our dinner at the usual Oporto cafe.

The night cruise started at about 8 PM at Circular Quay, and took us all the way to Sydney's Olympic Park. What a stunning view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House! It was very challenging for me to capture the both the Opera House and Harbour bridge at night on camera. Wait! Remember, I was on a moving ferry, and holding the camera with bare hands and with no tripods! Huhuhu... it was so freaking difficult! But I somehow managed to do some proper photography on the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge the following days. Here are some pics taken during the night cruise:

Darling Harbour, Cockle Bay.

It was getting too cold for En Arip...

It's amazing to see how the different the bridge looks from down under it...

No less romantic than Paris...

To enjoy the true beauty of the bridge, you have to stay at a distance...

The Opera House splashed in majestic light.

The two gems of the Sydney bay area...

Next entry:

Bondi Beach! Stay tuned!

21 Comments:

At 10:31 AM, KaSiH said...: ala teringin nk naik cruise...ada cruise tasik kat sini..tp panas...romantik kan nek mlm2...*tgh berangan nih..!
At 10:39 AM, ginseng4desoul said...: Sydney Opera House.. suker sgt kat waterfront dia tuh. I tak jadi naik night cruise dia... masa tuh hujan. There's also a pretty good cafe along the waterfront.
At 10:47 AM, Mediviron UOA Clinic said...: ur last pic, puffy eyes a bit. u lack sleep. did u visit the strip bars, u notti u?

:)
At 11:56 AM, Esah said...: waaaa!! cantik nyer pemandangan waktu mlm... teringin gak nak nek cruise waktu mlm.. hmmm.. bila la leh dpt ek..
At 12:29 PM, akupunyahal said...: apa2 pun pic uols tetap cantikkk... perlu kah pakai pro lens segala? tidakkk...yer
At 1:32 PM, Bernard said...: Erm...what happened to the tripod? Did you use any tripod throughout your entire journey to Australia? Coz your photographs were superb!
At 5:30 PM, wahdi said...: Hi Kasih, wah cruise tasik putrajaya tu kah?? dia pusing mana ek? Cyberjaya ke? hehe
At 5:31 PM, wahdi said...: Ginseng- Huhu i suka Portobelo cafe betul2 depan Sydney Opera tu my 1st visit on 1992 cafe tu dah ada kat situ ;)
At 5:32 PM, wahdi said...: Chen- No lah i buat memek muka dalam pic tu, sbb tu my eyes look puffy ;)
At 5:33 PM, wahdi said...: Hi ecah, huhu siok yer memalam, gi ler ajak Kasih huhu
At 5:34 PM, wahdi said...: Thnx Malim, pro Lense? aiyoo rasa tak perlu kot sbb i bkn photographer professional hehe
At 5:35 PM, wahdi said...: Hi Bernard mostly, semua pic setakat ni tak pakai tripod, huhu i didn't bring along the tripod that night. Huaaaa was so rushing and left it on my bed! :(
At 10:38 PM, anne said...: mmg 2 magnificent structures...the bridge and opera house....

bila la dapat pegi....
At 1:43 AM, Unknown said...: wah..
bestnye..
good job bro..
the pics are really wonderful..
At 10:21 AM, ezrazlin™ said...: cruise time mlm..cun mmg cun wahdi! did it dulu..mmg breeze and mmg rasa taknak turun!

a question..bau apa2 tak time cruise tuh?
At 10:55 AM, wahdi said...: Anne - Kan? the view was so stunning...hehe takpe pasni u gi ler ;)
At 10:56 AM, wahdi said...: hi Raz, thnx!! btw welcum to my blog =)
At 10:56 AM, wahdi said...: Ezra- Hahaha tanak turun tu,takde plak bau masa tu maybe perfume i kuat sgt hohoho
At 3:28 PM, zackzara said...: U did it again!

*tanak cakap ape2 dah..pics cantik yg amat..terkedu terpaku tgk pics2 segala*

:)
At 10:05 AM, wahdi said...: Hi Zara thnx! *nangis tepi Sydney opera ;)
At 2:15 AM, ezrazlin™ said...: haha perfume lagi kuat yer wahahahaha! wahdi..zara tu jeles tu u snap pics lawa2..she's in learning mode wahahahahahah!