A misty morning (sunday 10th june)

I didn't sleep well. Waking at 03:47 and not sleeping again. Some may say that's normal, but not for me. I turned on the radio and learned it was foggy in Melbourne. So around 6:15 (at least 1 hour before sunrise) I departed for the city. At 06:30 and half way there I pondered how it could be totally dark so close to sunrise. I stopped at McDonalds for a large Cappuccino and made my way into Melbourne. But the fog, if it had been there earlier, had vanished with any thoughts of shooting the city skyline shrouded in mist.

Instead I parked in Linlithgow Avenue, beside the Queen Victoria Memorial, and proceeded to make the most of an unusually (for me) early wake up. Most of the Melbourne shots were taken around the popular (for wedding shoots) Janet Lady Clarke Rotunda.

Around 07:30 I hopped back in the car and headed home. Then I noticed dense fog in one of the local valleys just above the Dandenong Creek. So I detoured to Nortons Park and took a few slightly misty moments. Hope you enjoy!

Autumn leaves still lie easily 10cm thick on the ground here. Doesn't look cold but it was no warmer than 3.5 degrees c!

A selfie ten minutes before sunrise.

Reflections of the Janet Lady Clarke Rotunda (07:28)

Some real mist in Nortons Park and filling the valley beyond. (8:08 am). No sunshine to be seen yet due to dense clouds on the Eastern horizon (behind me).

A darker feel using Lightroom's "Punch" B&W preset.

Misty simplicity 

Those Silos

I awoke at 05:40 thinking I was early. Unfortunately the clocks had been set back an hour which meant that the sun would be up in fifty minutes, not in one hour and fifty. It turned out to be a very beautiful sky. Which I enjoyed while making my way to the Silos. Unfortunately any colour had vanished by the time these pics were taken. So I'll try to go back. But rather than waste them, here are a couple for the record.

Handheld at 1/50. So the water really was this mirror like. Not a breath of wind... yet. You would not get this in the evening.

Then this happens: They get up early too. Must feel extra cool gliding through such still water. Wouldn't want to fall in though!

On the tripod with a filter for 15s. 

All of a sudden I see this A380 flying super low from North to South crossing the Yarra right above my head. I can hardly believe my eyes, nor my ears as it was so quiet. Almost felt unreal seeing one so low... except I have the pic to prove it (this was not taken with the bird lens).

A six-shot stitched pano (at 70mm) facing East toward the Hoddle Bridge (1938). Time for the City of Melbourne (or someone) to take responsibility for the shocking run-down graffiti-infected sign on top of those Silos!