09.24
So on Tuesday night I might have had a few glasses of wine. And beer. And saki. And cocktails.
But when I woke up at 6am the next morning to a room bathed in red light, I really didn’t think I’d had enough to make my eyes bleed. What on earth/mars was going on?
My photojournalistic gene instinctively kicked in (quite fortunately as the adrenalin boost instantly cleared my hangover before I realised I was supposed to have one) so I grabbed the 5D2 and headed out on to the balcony to survey the most surreal experience since…well, the night before to be honest but I won’t go into that now!
A quick change and I was down on Bondi Beach for a few more shots.
I couldn’t believe that people were working out as usual in the middle of a dust storm! And then I had a pot/kettle moment and realised I could well be ruining a very expensive piece of kit. Oh well, too late so I grabbed the bus and headed to the CBD
and Pyrmont, where I took a few more shots before the sky finally started to lighten up and clear. And my hangover finally kicked in.
Great to see you’re dedicated to the cause Milton. I’m kicking myself for missing it.
My favorite is the first shot of the intersection, so eerily calm with just one shops lights on, which is my favorite bit. Well done mate!
Thanks Daniel! In those early hours Bondi did look like a ghost town wrapped up in a thick orange fog!
hi, im a random person who stumbled upon this site and say some of the pics. they look pretty damn good
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Well thank you for stopping by and leaving such a nice comment my random friend!
[...] The Sydney dust storm was memorable for anyone in the city that morning and especially those, like me, who woke up at dawn to find they had relocated to Mars overnight. I took a heap of shots to commemorate this special event (and put the 5D Mk II’s dust proof claims to the test!) but this one is my favourite. It was taken in the CBD as I made my way to work. The dust was starting to clear but there was still an eerie silence as the city’s commuters tried as best they could to go about their daily routine as if everything was normal, despite this golden mist cloaking them! I like the perspective in this shot and how the silhouetted Centrepoint Tower in the distance gives a sense of how widespread the dust is. Read more about Sydney Dust Storm: Centrepoint Shroud [...]