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Chinese Gardens of Friendship | Sydney
The Chinese Garden of Friendship is a Chinese garden in Chinatown, Sydney, Australia. Modelled on the typical private gardens of the Ming Dynasty, the garden of...
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The Chinese Garden of Friendship is a Chinese garden in Chinatown, Sydney, Australia. Modelled on the typical private gardens of the Ming Dynasty, the garden offers an insight into Chinese heritage and culture.
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Location
This photo was taken at The Chinese Garden of Friendship in Chinatown, Sydney, Australia.Time
The photo was taken in late afternoon. We had just arrived in Sydney that morning and just started exploring the area around our hotel. We discovered this Chinese Garden and spend a few hours there before it closed for the day.Lighting
The late afternoon low sun was shinning through the trees in the background and produced the nice refection in the pond. At the same time, the position of the sun allowed the Pagoda and foreground to standout in the scene. It's too bad that the light did not provide for a blue sky, but that may have distracted from the photo.Equipment
I used a Nikon B700, handheld. Settings on automatic: Aperture: 33/10, ISO: 200, Shutter Speed: 1/125, Focal Length: 43/10. This is a new camera for me which I carry around all the time for the "just in case" photo opportunity. As long as there is good light, this camera takes very decent photographs.Inspiration
The peaceful nature of the Chinese Garden of Friendship as we walked up was inspirational. The calm water, tall bamboo, other foliage and rock formations around the pagoda as it overlooked the water was so tranquil. Obviously, that is the exact reason and design of the Chinese Garden. It really works!Editing
The photo was cropped for printing and framing.In my camera bag
The Nikon D500 with a Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens is my main gear for birding. When I don't need the reach of the Sigma, I use a Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR as my main "walk-about lens". That combination gives me good range for most settings. I recently purchased a Nikon B700 that I carry when just running about on non-photo missions just in case I see something to photograph. I am amazed at that little camera and now carry it with me along with the D500 for occasions with good light, landscapes and stationary subjects.Feedback
The important aspects of capturing photographs similar to this one would be the lighting and composition of objects in the photo. In this case I composed the shot using the rule of thirds where the main object (the Pagoda and rock formation) was placed in one third of the frame and the tree overhanging the water in the second while the bamboo and foliage made up the remainder of the shot. This gave the photo a sense of depth, looking backward over the water to the light comping through the trees.
