The 75m (245ft) colour-changing light tunnel, Trapezoid by ArtAV, at Lightscape in the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens. We are now on the uphill climb back to the Herbarium.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 183
Lightscape 2025 – Trapezoid
Lightscape 2025 – Light Arch
The light arch towards the end of Lightscape in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
LIghtscape 2025 – Seeds of Hope
Seeds of Hope by Jeanine Leane at Lightscape in Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens.
“We each have seeds of hope
And seeds of fear inside us
We choose the ones
We will nurture
And grow”
“Seasons of despair
Provide fertile ground
To plant seeds of resistance
And grow
Future solutions”
“It is the nature
Of seeds to know
When to be still
And when to break open
And rise into action”
“Nothing grows without a seed
Nothing changes without growth
Seeds are
Custodians
Of change”
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
Lightscape 2025 – Light and Shadow
Light pillars cast light and shadows across the lawn just after Water Stories as part of Lightscape in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
Lightscape 2025 – Water Stories – Diving Ducks
Water Stories at Lightscape in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. Water Stories was the projection of First People artist work on to a giant spray of water droplets over the Ornamental Lake. This piece is Diving Ducks by Jonesy (Barkindji/Mialli) an acrylic on canvas work from 2024.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
Lightscape 2025 – Water Stories – Platypus Dreaming
Water Stories at Lightscape in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. Water Stories was the projection of First People artist work on to a giant spray of water droplets over the Ornamental Lake. This piece is Platypus Dreaming #2 by Dools (Gunaikurnai) an acrylic on canvas work from 2023.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
Lightscape 2025 – Lines of Country – Separation Tree
Lines of Country by artist Lewis Wandin Bursill on the Separation tree in the Royal Botanic Gardens for Lightscape 2025. The people of Melbourne gathered under this tree on 15th November 1850 to celebrate Victoria’s separation from the colony of New South Wales.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
Lightscape 2025 – Lines of Country – Lionshead Tree
Lines of Country by artist Lewis Wandin Bursill on the Lionshead tree in the Royal Botanic Gardens for Lightscape 2025. The tree is one of giant river red gums in the Gardens that were growing here well before white settlement.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
Flinders Street Subway
We had a family trip in to the Royal Melbourne Show for the fireworks and general spectating today. This is ahead of the Corgi extravaganza on Tuesday, with 57 across the two breeds entered on Breed Day.
With the reopening of the Degraves Street Subway the mid-station subway between platforms at Flinders Street has reopened as well. On the Yarra River end this reminder of how things used to be is there. The railway lines to St Kilda and Port Melbourne were converted to light rail (tram). The conversion involved regauging the track from 5′ 3″ back to 4′ 8½” and reducing the electrical system from 1500V to 600V.
It’s nice to see this piece of history being preserved, but it sould do with some restoration!
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 18mm
- ISO: 274
Lightscape 2025 – Floodlit Trees
A Lightscape is isn’t just about some fancy artwork by a design team, the landscape of the Royal Botanic Gardens get to shine through.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
Lightscape 2025 – Ros’O
The clusters of giant reeds by TILT line the path of the Royal Botanic Gardens for Melbourne’s Lightscape.
- Aperture: ƒ/6.3
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 14mm
- ISO: 4000
Lightscape 2025 – Neon Bird Boxes
A sample of the Neon Bird Boxes by Culture Creative at Lightscape in the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 400