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Mind Games

So the drones have arrived in Sydney.
They control the show, but can they control our minds?

This is a new version of one of the many images I have of the Drone Shows on Sydney Harbour, Sydney Cove and Darling Harbour during the Vivid Light Festivals of 2023 and 2024.

Photographed from beside the south-eastern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Along the Cahill Walkway. Next to the Cahill Expressway. No tripod - the camera was resting on the side of the harbour bridge, lol.

So here's John Lennon with his song 'Mind Games'. But I don't think he could have anticipated drones. OR maybe he did.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVYXWVs0Prc

Check out the amazing 'retro' video clip of John Lennon walking through Central Park, in New York.

My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens.

Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.

Taken in: Australia / New South Wales / Dawes Point (show map)

Taken on: June 12, 2023

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Sydney

Sydney harbour

Sydney skyline

City of Sydney

drone formation

drone light show

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drone show

Vivid 2023

Vivid Sydney

Vivid Sydney 2023

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Vivid Sydney light show

Opera House

Opera House sails

The Opera House

The Sydney Opera House

Sydney Cove

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/7.1, 0.6 sec, 16mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.6
Focal Length:	16mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 8.1 (Windows)
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