Southbank / Crown Casino by night

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One of my favourite desinations for photo outings is a eating/entertainment strip which runs along the Yarra river, called Southbank. It's on the fringe of the Melbourne CBD, so it's a popular destination for visitors and locals alike. By day, visitors are attracted to the neighbouring arts centre, art galleries, craft shops, and is easily accessible by public transport. By night though, the reflections on the Yarra river make for magnificent shooting, provided you bring your tripod!


View of Southbank from the Flinders St Bridge

Southbank is also home to Crown casino, which is a haven for people seeking nightlife and restaurants. There's a cinema hidden somewhere in there too.


Flags in front of Crown Casino. The tower is an expensive five star hotel.

When darnkness falls, they put on a show every hour with these great big flame towers, which spew forth balls of flame. It's truly a sight to behold, as night temporarily turns into day. These gas explosions not only fills the area with light, the heat is very warm on the skin - it almost feels like summer.


Great balls of fire!

When the show starts, everyone stops to watch - it's uncanny. If you look closely in the foreground, you might even spot our famous Adam with a certain 30D and tripod!


Night turns to day

Thanks for looking, hope you enjoyed the pics!

[EnglishBob]

Great series, I love night shots.

[Irma]

Your pictures are beautiful and go excellent with your description of the place. Melbourne looks so alive at night...

[Wedding Shooter]

I like the opening shot ST.

[shuttertalk]

Thanks Craig, Chris and Irma...

Irma - it's a pretty nice place to hang out...