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Melbourne by Night

            Melbourne, the city where I live, has a very beautiful skyline, perhaps even more so at night. Melbourne has long claimed to be a city that comes to life at night, and it certainly has its pick of laneway bars and and cafes, nightclubs and a live theatre and a vibrant entertainment scene that it is renown for worldwide.  This photo was taken on the banks of the Yarra River looking across the the Melbourne Central Business District with its tall skyscrapers from a temporary structure built during a food and wine festival.  The arts precinct of Federation Square featuring the Ian Potter Gallery for Australian Art is highlighted in blue. No, I wasn't drunk when taking this shot, although it was a cold evening and I had had some red wine to drink: the Dutch angle was done on purpose. 

The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 13th of August is "city by night".  It is seldom that I take photos at night.  Being able to capture enough natural light to make an image that isn't blurry, yet be dark enough to capture the beautifully coloured lights I see in my mind's eye is very hard.  Thus when the theme was announced I had to wrack my brains and dive back almost ten years ago to October 2012 when I took this rare night shot that actually worked out.  I hope you like my choice for the theme, and that it makes you smile.

Taken on: October 23, 2012

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Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, f/2.8, 1/8 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.125 sec (1/8)
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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